STR guests follow the general noise ordinance, Sec. 28-2 in the unincorporated county and Summerville's Sec. 12-32 nuisance standard in town. Summerville can revoke an STR lodging permit after repeated guest-noise complaints.
A short-term rental is bound by the same noise rules as any home. In unincorporated Dorchester County that is Sec. 28-2's ban on unreasonably loud or disturbing noise; in Summerville it is Chapter 12's nuisance standard, which under Sec. 12-32 prohibits any noise that substantially interferes with the comfortable enjoyment of neighbors of ordinary sensibilities. Summerville's STR conditions separately require that a rental create no disturbing or offensive noise. Because Summerville licenses STRs, repeated guest-noise complaints can jeopardize the owner's lodging permit. Hosts commonly set contractual quiet hours and install noise monitors to protect the permit.
Guests or hosts face a misdemeanor noise citation up to $500 or 30 days under Sec. 1-8. In Summerville, repeated complaints can cost the owner the lodging permit.
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