Quiet hours in North Richland Hills, TX — also called the noise ordinance, nighttime noise rules, or residential quiet time — define the hours during which excessive noise is prohibited.
North Richland Hills prohibits unreasonably loud noise between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. that disturbs neighbors, enforced under the city noise ordinance and Texas Penal Code 42.01 disorderly conduct.
North Richland Hills Code of Ordinances Chapter 18 (Offenses and Miscellaneous Provisions) establishes the city nighttime quiet period from 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m., during which no person may make, continue, or cause to be made any loud, disturbing, or unnecessary noise that annoys or disturbs the quiet, comfort, or repose of a reasonable person of ordinary sensibilities. The ordinance applies to residential zones across the city, including Smithfield, Richland Hills West, and neighborhoods near North Hills Hospital. Outside quiet hours, sound must still not rise to a plainly audible level at a distance of 50 feet from the property line. Violators are first warned by NRH Police, but repeat or refused compliance leads to Class C misdemeanor citations with fines up to 500 dollars per incident. Texas Penal Code 42.01(a)(5) also makes unreasonable noise a state-level disorderly conduct offense. Call NRH Police non-emergency at (817) 281-1000 to report.
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