Quiet hours in Brevard County, FL — also called the noise ordinance, nighttime noise rules, or residential quiet time — define the hours during which excessive noise is prohibited.
Brevard County Code Chapter 46, Article IV (Noise) prohibits loud and raucous noise in unincorporated areas. Section 46-131 restricts yelling, shouting, whistling, and singing between 10 PM and 7 AM. Lawn equipment is permitted 7 AM to 8 PM in residential zones.
Section 46-130 makes it unlawful to willfully make or cause any loud and raucous noise. Section 46-131 enumerates specific prohibitions: yelling, shouting, whistling, or singing between 10 PM and 7 AM; operation of heavy equipment (pile drivers, pneumatic hammers, derricks) between 8 PM and 7 AM or anytime on Sunday. Sound trucks with amplifiers are prohibited for advertising except ice cream trucks. Section 46-127 exempts lawn equipment between 7 AM and 8 PM, emergency vehicles, permitted parades and fireworks displays, and religious worship activities. Section 62-2271 links noise standards from Chapter 46 into the land development regulations.
Noise violations are enforceable as code violations in unincorporated areas. FL Statute 877.03 also applies as a state baseline.
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