Citrus County, FL Noise Ordinances: Vehicle Noise (2026)

Citrus County Code § 21-26(1) bars sounding a horn or other audible signaling device of a motor vehicle, engine, machine, or stationary boiler continuously or intermittently for more than 60 seconds, except as a danger or emergency warning. That is the county's only Chapter 21 prohibition aimed specifically at vehicle-mounted noise sources; the adjacent § 21-26(2), covering radios, stereos, and musical instruments, is expressly limited by its own heading to devices "not within or upon motor vehicles," so it does not reach car stereo or exhaust noise.

Instead, § 21-27(a) directly addresses motor vehicles on a public right-of-way: it states such vehicles "are regulated as set forth in Florida Statutes," and that unless otherwise set forth in the noise article, the Table I sound level limits for a receiving land use district do not apply to them. That means a loud exhaust, engine brake, or car audio system operating on a public road is governed by state vehicle-noise statutes, not the county's own decibel table, while an idling or parked vehicle's horn is still covered by the 60-second cap.

Section 21-28(21) separately exempts vessel engine or exhaust noise as provided in Fla. 65. Enforcement of the horn provision runs through the Citrus County Code Compliance Division and Citrus County Sheriff's Office under the standard § 21-32 warning-then-citation process.