North Port, FL Noise Ordinances: Quiet Hours (2026)
Quiet hours in North Port, FL, also called the noise ordinance, nighttime noise rules, or residential quiet time, define the hours during which excessive noise is prohibited.
Key Facts
- Daytime limit
- 60 db(A), 7 a.m.-10 p.m.
- Night limit, weekdays
- 55 db(A), 10 p.m.-7 a.m.
- Night limit, weekends/holidays
- 55 db(A), 10 p.m.-10 a.m.
- Measured at
- receiving property line
- Max fine
- $500 or 60 days jail
Summary
North Port drops the residential noise limit from 60 db(A) daytime to 55 db(A) overnight, 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. on weekdays, 10 p.m. to 10 a.m. on weekends and holidays, measured at the receiving property line.
No person shall operate or cause to be operated any source of sound which travels off of the property limits where the sound originates in such a manner as to create a sound level which, when measured at the property line of the receiving property, exceeds the limit set forth for the receiving land use category in Table 2... Residential or public space: 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., 60 db(A); 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m., weekdays, 55 db(A); 10:00 p.m. to 10:00 a.m., weekends and holidays, 55 db(A).
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of the City: Supplement 65 | Unified Land Development Code: Supplement 22).
Full Breakdown
City Code § 46-43 sets maximum sound levels by receiving land use; for residential property and public space the ceiling is 60 db(A) from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. and drops to 55 db(A) overnight (10:00 p.m.-7:00 a.m. weekdays, 10:00 p.m.-10:00 a.m. weekends/holidays), with a 10-percent-of-measurement tolerance over a minimum 10-minute sample. Section 46-41 backs this with a general prohibition on loud, unnecessary or excessive noise anywhere within city limits, and § 46-42 layers hour-specific bans, radios, TVs and similar devices are barred from producing excessive noise across a residential line between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m.
Violations & Fines
Code violations are punishable under § 1-7 by a fine up to $500, up to 60 days imprisonment, or both; continuous violations count as a separate offense each day, and civil infractions run $50 first offense, $150 second, up to $500 for later offenses.
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