Little Elm imposes specific quiet hours for short-term rentals: 10 PM to 8 AM on work nights (Monday through Thursday) and 11 PM to 8 AM on weekends (Friday and Saturday). Rentals are expressly prohibited from being used as party venues. Hosts must include a written party prohibition in all advertisements and listings.
Short-term rental properties in Little Elm are subject to specific noise standards beyond the general noise ordinance. Quiet hours for STRs are Monday through Thursday from 10 PM to 8 AM, and Friday through Saturday from 11 PM to 8 AM. These align with the general noise ordinance time restrictions in Sec. 70-55. Critically, the STR ordinance includes a standalone party venue prohibition: rentals cannot be used as a party venue, defined as a social gathering or special event primarily for eating, drinking, or entertainment that disrupts surrounding properties. Hosts are required to include written notice of the party prohibition in all advertisements and listings on platforms like Airbnb and VRBO. The general noise ordinance provisions also apply, including the prohibition on sound devices audible beyond 50 feet and the reasonable-person disturbance standard. Noise violations at STR properties are subject to both the general noise penalty (up to $500 per offense) and the STR progressive enforcement system, which can result in registration suspension or permanent revocation.
Up to $500 per offense plus STR progressive enforcement. Party venue violations may trigger 6-month to permanent reapplication bans.
Little Elm, TX
Little Elm does not establish specific numeric decibel limits in its noise ordinance. Instead, Sec. 70-55 uses a reasonable-person standard, prohibiting nois...
Little Elm, TX
Little Elm regulates amplified music through Sec. 70-55, restricting radios, TVs, musical instruments, loudspeakers, and similar devices in residential areas...
Little Elm, TX
Little Elm regulates industrial and commercial noise through the general noise ordinance in Sec. 70-55. Industrial operations in nonresidential districts mus...
Little Elm, TX
Little Elm specifically prohibits outdoor music in parks, public places, and nonresidential districts without a town-approved special event permit or facilit...
Little Elm, TX
Little Elm restricts construction, maintenance, repair, alteration, and demolition work in residential districts and quiet zones to daytime hours. Under Sec....
Little Elm, TX
Little Elm enforces noise restrictions under Chapter 70, Article III of the Town Code. Sound devices including radios, TVs, and musical instruments are prohi...
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