Austin Noise Ordinance Chapter 9-2 prohibits unreasonable noise after 10 p.m. on weeknights and 10:30 p.m. weekends; second-response loud-party calls within 12 hours trigger cost-recovery billing of the host plus class C misdemeanor citations.
Austin City Code Chapter 9-2 sets the residential nighttime quiet baseline at 10 p.m. Sunday through Wednesday and 10:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday. APD measures sound at the property line; sustained levels above 75 dBA at the source or audible from the next residence violate the ordinance. The cost-recovery provision (Section 9-2-19) bills hosts and property owners for police response when officers must return within 12 hours of an initial warning, with charges typically running $300 to $500 plus officer time. Repeat offenses can result in property-owner notices and short-term-rental license review. Outdoor music venues in the Red River Cultural District operate under separate sound-management agreements with extended hours and decibel allowances.
First responses are typically warnings; second responses within 12 hours add cost-recovery billing of host or property owner plus class C citations under Section 9-2-2 with fines up to $500. Repeats can trigger STR or sound-permit review.
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