Quiet hours in Lubbock County, TX — also called the noise ordinance, nighttime noise rules, or residential quiet time — define the hours during which excessive noise is prohibited.
Texas counties cannot zone, so Lubbock County has no county quiet-hours ordinance. Inside the City of Lubbock, mechanical and electronic devices in residential areas are restricted between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. Unincorporated residents rely on the state disorderly-conduct law for late-night noise.
Lubbock County has no general noise or quiet-hours code because Texas counties lack zoning authority in unincorporated areas. Inside the City of Lubbock, Article 14.04 restricts operating mechanical, electrical, or electronic devices and power equipment in residential areas between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., and bans any noise that unreasonably disturbs neighbors of ordinary sensibilities. In unincorporated Lubbock County, the sheriff enforces Texas Penal Code 42.01, which treats unreasonable noise in or near a residence as disorderly conduct, presumed unreasonable above 85 decibels after notice.
City of Lubbock: misdemeanor, fine up to $500 per day, each day a separate offense. State disorderly conduct: Class C misdemeanor.
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