Pflugerville, TX Noise Ordinances: Quiet Hours (2026)
Quiet hours in Pflugerville, TX, also called the noise ordinance, nighttime noise rules, or residential quiet time, define the hours during which excessive noise is prohibited.
Key Facts
- Nighttime hours
- 10 p.m.-7 a.m. (Sun-Thu)
- Weekend nights
- Midnight-7 a.m. (Fri-Sat)
- Nighttime limit
- 65 dB, residential
- Daytime limit
- 70 dB, residential
- Max fine
- $2,000 public nuisance
Summary
Between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. Sunday through Thursday, Pflugerville caps residential noise at 65 decibels, ten quieter than the 70-decibel daytime limit. On Fridays and Saturdays the nighttime window starts at midnight. Breaching it is a declared public nuisance.
Sec. 94.02 NIGHTTIME. The hours between ten (10) o'clock p.m. and seven (7) o'clock a.m. Sunday through Thursday and the hours between twelve (12) o'clock a.m. and seven (7) o'clock a.m. Friday and Saturday. ... Sec. 94.05(A)(1): The intentional, knowingly or recklessly ... making or causing of a noise disturbance which exceeds 70 decibels on any property during the daytime or 65 decibels during the nighttime in residential areas and all abutting public rights-of-way.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4904710; v24 updated 2026-05-26).
Full Breakdown
Chapter 94 sets Pflugerville's nighttime quiet hours as 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. Sunday through Thursday, and midnight to 7 a.m. Friday and Saturday. During those hours any noise disturbance exceeding 65 decibels on residential property or an abutting public right-of-way is a public nuisance under Section 94.05(A)(1); the daytime ceiling is 70 decibels, and nonresidential areas run to 85. Pflugerville police enforce it, measuring with an A-weighted sound level meter. A public-nuisance violation draws a fine up to $2,000, other violations up to $500, and each day is a separate offense. Builders and music venues can buy up to ten extra decibels through a temporary permit from the building official.
Violations & Fines
Exceeding 65 decibels between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. in a residential area is a declared public nuisance, punishable by a fine up to $2,000. Each day of continued violation is a separate offense.
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