Quiet hours in Plant City, FL — also called the noise ordinance, nighttime noise rules, or residential quiet time — define the hours during which excessive noise is prohibited.
Plant City enforces quiet hours from 11 PM to 7 AM under its noise ordinance, prohibiting unreasonable sound that disturbs neighbors. Agricultural operations are exempt under Florida Right to Farm protections.
The Plant City Code of Ordinances prohibits loud, unnecessary, or unusual noise between 11:00 PM and 7:00 AM within residential districts. Plant City leans on FL Statute 877.03 (disorderly conduct) for enforcement of noise that offends the senses of a reasonable person. Because Plant City is surrounded by strawberry fields, citrus, and cattle operations, agricultural noise (harvesters, irrigation pumps, frost-protection fans) is protected year-round under the Florida Right to Farm Act (FL 823.14). Complaints are handled by Plant City Police non-emergency dispatch.
Civil citations typically start at 100 dollars for a first offense, rising to 250 dollars or more for repeats. Chronic offenders may be charged under FL 877.03 as a second-degree misdemeanor.
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