Quiet hours in Manatee County, FL — also called the noise ordinance, nighttime noise rules, or residential quiet time — define the hours during which excessive noise is prohibited.
In unincorporated Manatee County, sound must not exceed 55 dBA / 60 dBC at night (11:00 p.m.–7:00 a.m.) or 60 dBA / 65 dBC daytime. Fridays, Saturdays and pre-holidays extend daytime to midnight. Cities set their own rules.
Manatee County Code § 2-21-34(2)(b) caps sound from any source at the receiving property. Daytime (7:00 a.m.–11:00 p.m., Sun–Thu) limit is 60 dBA or 65 dBC; nighttime (11:00 p.m.–7:00 a.m.) drops to 55 dBA or 60 dBC. Friday, Saturday and the day before a federal holiday, the daytime window runs to 12:00 midnight. Residential land adjacent to commercial use is allowed 72 dBA / 77 dBC daytime. Continuous sound is reduced 5 dBA; short, non-repetitive sound gets +5 dBA in daytime. A separate 'noise disturbance' standard lets officers cite by ear without a meter.
Escalating civil fines: $100 first, $250 second, $500 third within 365 days; or notice to appear as a second-degree misdemeanor (FS 775.082). Officers give ~15 minutes to correct first.
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