Richmond, TX Noise Ordinances: Quiet Hours (2026)
Quiet hours in Richmond, TX, also called the noise ordinance, nighttime noise rules, or residential quiet time, define the hours during which excessive noise is prohibited.
Key Facts
- Nuisance Chapter
- Chapter 22 governs locally
- Presumption
- Texas Penal Code 42.01 presumes 85 dB
- Penalty
- Class C misdemeanor up to $500
- Contact
- PD non-emergency 281-342-2849
- Compliance
- Code Compliance 281-342-0559
Summary
Richmond does not publish a code section setting numeric residential quiet hours. Loud noise complaints are addressed through Chapter 22 (Nuisances) and Texas Penal Code Sec. 42.01 (Disorderly Conduct), which presumes noise unreasonable above 85 dB after a peace officer's warning.
Sec. 42.01. DISORDERLY CONDUCT. (a) A person commits an offense if he intentionally or knowingly:(1) uses abusive, indecent, profane, or vulgar language in a public place, and the language by its very utterance tends to incite an immediate breach of the peace;(2) makes an offensive gesture or display in a public place, and the gesture or display tends to incite an immediate breach of the peace;(3) creates, by chemical means, a noxious and unreasonable odor in a public place;(4) abuses or threatens a person in a public place in an obviously offensive manner;(5) makes unreasonable noise in a public place other than a sport shooting range, as defined by Section 250.001, Local Government Code, or in or near a private residence that he h
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Full Breakdown
Richmond's noise enforcement leans on Chapter 22 of the Code of Ordinances (Nuisances) and the Texas disorderly conduct statute rather than a stand-alone time-of-day quiet-hours ordinance. Texas Penal Code Sec. 42.01(a)(5)-(6) makes it a Class C misdemeanor to make unreasonable noise in a public place or near a private residence; subsection (c) presumes noise unreasonable if it exceeds 85 dB after the responding officer warns the person. Richmond Police Department non-emergency dispatch (281-342-2849) takes complaints; persistent issues route to Code Compliance at 281-342-0559. Fort Bend County does not have a county-wide noise ordinance, so unincorporated complaints fall back on the Penal Code. A 2019 resident petition over the Whiskey River venue highlighted the absence of clear local time-based limits. HOAs in Richmond subdivisions add private quiet-hour rules through deed restrictions enforced under Texas Property Code Chapter 202.
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