Quiet hours in Riverview, FL — also called the noise ordinance, nighttime noise rules, or residential quiet time — define the hours during which excessive noise is prohibited.
Riverview is unincorporated Hillsborough County. Noise is governed by County Code Chapter 36 (Article VI, Division 2 — Sections 36-429 et seq.), administered by the Hillsborough County Environmental Protection Commission. The ordinance prohibits any sound that is unreasonably loud, disturbs the peace, or constitutes a nuisance to a reasonable person.
Because Riverview has no separate municipal government, Hillsborough County's Noise Control Ordinance — codified in Chapter 36 (Offenses and Miscellaneous Provisions), Article VI (Offenses Involving Public Peace and Order), Division 2 (Noise), Sections 36-429 et seq. — applies. The Environmental Protection Commission of Hillsborough County (EPCHC) administers the ordinance and operates a noise hotline at 813-627-2600. Specific decibel limits and quiet-hours windows are listed in the ordinance's enforcement tables, with stricter nighttime limits typically applying between 10 or 11 p.m. and 7 a.m. (or 8 a.m. on weekends). Construction, lawn-care, and amplified-music are the most common complaint categories. The ordinance also has a Nuisance Animal Noise provision enforced separately by Pet Resources.
Violations of Chapter 36 are civil infractions enforceable by the EPCHC and the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office. Fines accrue under the County's civil-citation schedule. Repeat or commercial violations can be referred to the Code Enforcement Special Magistrate.
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