Quiet hours in Willis, TX — also called the noise ordinance, nighttime noise rules, or residential quiet time — define the hours during which excessive noise is prohibited.
Willis Code §92.21 prohibits sound nuisances that unreasonably annoy, disturb, injure, or endanger the peace, comfort, repose, health, or safety of a reasonable person. No specific decibel limits are codified.
The City of Willis Code §92.21 (Sound Nuisance Prohibited) prohibits a range of noise activities that unreasonably disturb neighbors, including excessive animal sounds, unnecessary horn use, radio or television operated without a city secretary permit, bells or gongs calculated to disturb neighbors, shouting by vendors that disturbs the peace, drums or loudspeakers used for advertising, and amplifiers on vehicles. The standard is whether a reasonable person would be unreasonably disturbed. Texas Penal Code §42.01 (disorderly conduct) provides additional state enforcement for criminal-level noise. Willis Police enforce these provisions. The ordinance was originally adopted in 2005 and amended in 2013.
Violations under §92.99 — standard penalty for Willis ordinance violations. TX Penal Code §42.01: Class C misdemeanor up to $500.
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