Quiet hours in St. Augustine Beach, FL — also called the noise ordinance, nighttime noise rules, or residential quiet time — define the hours during which excessive noise is prohibited.
St. Johns County Ordinance 2015-19 sets nighttime quiet hours of 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. Sunday through Thursday and 11:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. Friday and Saturday, judged by a plainly-audible standard.
St. Johns County zones and polices its unincorporated areas under Florida's home-rule grant (Fla. Const. Art. VIII). Its noise ordinance uses no decibel meter; sound is measured as 'plainly audible' by a reasonable person. Radios, TVs, instruments, and sound equipment that are plainly audible inside a neighbor's home or 100 feet from the source property line during the night windows are prima facie violations. The ordinance mirrors the state breach-of-peace law, Fla. Stat. 877.03. St. Augustine and St. Augustine Beach run their own noise codes inside city limits, and Nocatee and World Golf Village CDD/HOA rules are often stricter.
The St. Johns County Sheriff's Office cites after a warning and 15-minute grace period. Fines escalate $53, $118, $268, then $500; a serious breach of peace is a second-degree misdemeanor under Fla. Stat. 877.03.
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