Palm Coast Ordinance 2025-01 (Section 17-68) imposes specific quiet hours of 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. on short-term rental properties - one of the operational standards expressly permitted under the 2023 amendments to FS § 509.032. The STR-specific quiet-hour rule applies in addition to the citywide noise standards in the Palm Coast Code of Ordinances. Operators must inform guests of the 10 p.m. quiet-hour rule in the Sample Lease Agreement required under Section 17-68(A)(2). Violations are enforceable by Palm Coast Code Enforcement with the graduated warning-then-fine framework, with fines up to $250/day first violation and $500/day repeat under FS § 162.09. The Responsible Party designated under the ordinance must be available to respond to noise complaints.
Florida's 2023 amendments to FS § 509.032 expressly permit local governments to impose generally-applicable operational standards on short-term rentals, including responsible-party designation, registration, occupancy caps, and (by extension) quiet-hour rules that apply to all dwellings or that operate within the residential noise-ordinance framework. Palm Coast Ordinance 2025-01 codifies STR-specific evening quiet hours at 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. - a 9-hour quiet window that is more restrictive than the typical residential nighttime noise window in many Florida cities (often 11 p.m. - 7 a.m.). Section 17-68 requires that the Sample Lease Agreement disclose this quiet-hour rule to guests, and the Responsible Party (up to three individuals named on the registration) must be available to respond to neighbor noise complaints. The STR-specific 10 p.m. quiet-hour rule supplements the broader Palm Coast Code of Ordinances noise provisions, which apply citywide to all properties and use the conventional Florida two-prong framework: (1) a plain-audibility test for residential areas during nighttime hours - noise audible from inside a neighbor's residence or at a public right-of-way is prohibited, and (2) decibel-based maximum sound levels by zone classification. During the STR-specific 10 p.m. - 7 a.m. window, any plainly audible noise from the rental (amplified music, loud parties, outdoor gatherings) is enforceable. The Responsible Party designation is critical: under Section 17-68, neighbors and Code Enforcement can contact the named Responsible Party directly, and the Responsible Party is expected to address the issue. Failure of the Responsible Party to respond can be grounds for registration revocation at renewal. Operators should post the 10 p.m. - 7 a.m. quiet hours prominently inside the rental, include them as a contractual term in the Sample Lease, and provide guests with the Responsible Party's contact number for any noise issues. Special outdoor events with amplified sound require a separate City of Palm Coast Special Events permit on the same terms as for any other property.
Violations of the Section 17-68 quiet-hour rule (any plainly audible noise from the STR between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.) are enforceable by Palm Coast Code Enforcement under the ordinance's graduated framework: a warning with a defined correction period for first violations, followed by citations with fines up to $250 per day for first paid violations and $500 per day for repeats under FS § 162.09, plus property liens for unpaid fines. Active disturbances during quiet hours may also be cited by Flagler County Sheriff's Office (Palm Coast contracts with the Sheriff for law enforcement) under both the STR-specific provision and the citywide noise ordinance. Repeated documented quiet-hour violations at a registered STR are grounds for non-renewal or revocation of the city STR registration at the annual renewal cycle. The Responsible Party's failure to respond to noise complaints in a reasonable time is itself a basis for enforcement action against the registration, independent of the underlying noise violation. Pattern violations may also support a public nuisance abatement action under FS § 60.05 or related local nuisance authority. Operators who use the STR for unpermitted parties with amplified outdoor sound during quiet hours face stacking violations: the noise rule, the special events ordinance, and the STR registration's good-standing condition.
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