Noise Ordinances in Florida (2026)

Unincorporated St. Lucie County caps residential sound at 60 dBA from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. and 55 dBA from 10 p.m. to 7…

Alachua County lowers its ambient noise ceiling every night from 9:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.: residential property lines…

Unincorporated Bay County drops its outdoor sound limit from 60 dBA to 55 dBA at neighboring property lines in…

Boynton Beach enforces an 11:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. noise curfew under City Code Sec. 15-8.5(b). During those hours…

Brevard County caps outdoor sound at 55 dBA (60 dBC) on residential land and bans plainly audible noise disturbances…

Between 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., Cape Coral's Noise Control Ordinance presumes a violation if sound from your property…

Charlotte County's noise ordinance (Sec. 2-5-131, Ord. 94-02) bans excessive, unnecessary or unusually loud noise that…

Cocoa bans yelling, shouting, whistling or singing loudly enough to create a noise disturbance anywhere in the city…

Collier's residential sound limit drops from 60 dB(A) daytime to 55 dB(A) overnight under Table I of the county noise…

Amplified sound audible 100 feet away is a violation after 11 p.m. on weeknights and midnight on weekends, until 7 a.m.

Coral Springs bars yelling, shouting or singing on public streets and bans outdoor vacuum/blower cleaning…

Dade City, Pasco County, Florida, presumes a noise violation whenever sound is plainly audible 200 feet or more away…

Daytona Beach bars shouting, whistling or other disruptive noise on public streets and running TVs, radios or stereos…

Deerfield Beach repeats a 9:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. curfew across the noise chapter's specific prohibitions, barring…

Doral treats any radio, TV, phonograph, or similar device played between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m. that is plainly audible 100…

Unincorporated Escambia County has no blanket decibel curfew; the County Noise Abatement Ordinance (Code Ch. 42) bars…

Unincorporated Flagler County caps outdoor sound at 55 dBA overnight (10 p.m. to 7 a.m.) and 60 dBA during the day in…

Fort Lauderdale Code Chapter 17 (Noise Control) caps residential outdoor sound at 60 dBA / 70 dBC from 7:00 a.m. to…

Fort Myers bars TVs, radios, phonographs, and yelling or shouting from being audible off-property between 10:30 p.m…

Gainesville bans operating any loudspeaker or public address system during nighttime hours, 10:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m., if…

Gulfport bans loud radios, CD players and musical instruments between 9:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. if the sound reaches a…

The Hernando County Noise Control Ordinance sets decibel limits at the property line: 60 dBA daytime and 55 dBA…

In unincorporated Highlands County, the Noise Control Ordinance bars any excessive, unnecessary or unreasonable noise…

Unincorporated Hillsborough County bans any 'noise disturbance' at any hour, not just at night. Sec. 36-434 makes it…

Hollywood's quiet hours run from 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. on residential property, capping any continuous sound source…

Jacksonville bars construction work and motorized-unit noise between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. near residential land…

Jupiter bars lawn mowers, edgers, chainsaws and power hand tools from running in or within 500 feet of a residential…

Kissimmee bars residential noise that's plainly audible 15 feet from the property line between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m…

Unincorporated Lake County bans excessive noise at any time of day or night: sound so loud, long or intense that it…

Lakeland's noise ordinance, Sec. 70-46, bans any sound that disturbs a reasonable person's quiet, comfort and repose at…

In Largo's residential zones, noise above 72 dBA during the day and 55 dBA overnight is unlawful at the nearest…

In unincorporated Lee County the residential sound limit drops from 66 dBA to 55 dBA between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m…

From 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. on weekdays (10:00 a.m. on weekends and holidays), Leon County bars loud loudspeakers and…

In unincorporated Manatee County, sound must not exceed 55 dBA / 60 dBC at night (11:00 p.m.–7:00 a.m.) or 60 dBA / 65…

Unincorporated Marion County sets time-averaged decibel limits that drop at night: residential areas fall from 65 dB(A)…

Melbourne bans any sound between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. that annoys, disturbs or endangers the comfort or peace of a…

Miami bans jukeboxes, radios, musical instruments, and amplified sound from business premises between 11 p.m. and 7…

Miami Beach bans outdoor power tools, mowers, edgers, blowers and chain saws between 8:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. on…

Miami-Dade County bans loud radios, TVs and stereos audible 100 feet away between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m., a rule enforced…

Miramar bans loud, disturbing and unnecessary noise citywide under City Code § 10-115, and singles out radios, TVs and…

New Port Richey enforces an 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. noise curfew: any sound plainly audible 100 feet from the source…

North Port drops the residential noise limit from 60 db(A) daytime to 55 db(A) overnight, 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. on…

Unincorporated Okaloosa County caps single-family residential noise at 60 dBA daytime and 55 dBA from 10:00 p.m. to…

Orlando bars unreasonably disturbing noise on residential property at any hour, and sets a bright-line nighttime test…

Unincorporated Osceola County enforces a nightly noise curfew: sound crossing your property line cannot exceed 45…

Palm Bay's noise code targets yelling, shouting, hooting, whistling, or singing on public streets, particularly between…

Unincorporated Palm Beach County bans noisy construction, demolition, and lawn or garden equipment at residential…

Yelling, shouting or singing loudly enough to disturb others between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. is banned outright under…

Pasco County enforces a nightly noise curfew under Code § 66-97(4)(a): ordinary residential noise can't top 55 dBA at…

Pembroke Pines bars loud or raucous noise that disturbs the neighborhood between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. Sunday…

In unincorporated Pinellas County, residential noise cannot exceed 55 dBA at the property line during quiet hours…

Plantation treats 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. as night. A device plainly audible fifty feet away at night violates chapter…

Unincorporated Polk County has no fixed decibel-based curfew. Instead, any sound plainly audible 50 feet from its…

Pompano Beach cuts allowable sound levels after 10:01 p.m. Single-family residential property drops from 55 dBA by day…

Port St. Lucie sets decibel-based nighttime limits under Code of Ordinances Chapter 94: in residential areas the…

Safety Harbor bans loud and raucous noise citywide and sets a nighttime curfew: yelling, shouting and outdoor…

In unincorporated Santa Rosa County, nighttime runs 9:01 p.m. to 6:59 a.m., when noise measured at a residential…

City of Sarasota noise rules bar lawn mowers, saws, drills, grinders, and similar power tools between 10 p.m. and 7…

Unincorporated Sarasota County's quiet hours run from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m., when Sec. 54-118 drops the residential noise…

The City of Satellite Beach names yelling, shouting, hooting, whistling and singing on public streets between 11:00…

Unincorporated Seminole County bans any Noise Disturbance under Code Sec. 165.21, and Sec. 165.22's Table 1 cuts the…

St. Johns County Ordinance 2015-19 sets nighttime quiet hours of 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. Sunday through Thursday and…

St. Petersburg's catch-all noise table in Section 11-54 tightens the property-line audibility standard every night…

Sunrise caps residential sound at 60 dBA daytime and 55 dBA from 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. under City Code Sec. 9-22…

Tallahassee Code of General Ordinances § 12-94(b) sets a nighttime noise curfew inside the mapped Urban Core: any sound…

Tampa Code § 14-154 makes noise that's plainly audible 100 feet or more from a property line between 10:00 p.m. and…

Titusville's noise ordinance singles out sound between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. as presumptively unlawful. Playing a…

Volusia County's Table I cuts the allowable sound level at the property line after 10:00 p.m., dropping from 60 to 55…

Construction work in Davie can't exceed 50 dBA at the property line between 7 p.m. and 7 a.m. or at any time on…

Construction, demolition, excavation, grading, pile driving and similar equipment may not run between 9:00 p.m. and…

Bay County exempts construction, repair, demolition and pile-driving noise from its general noise-nuisance rules only…

Construction work in Boca Raton is barred before 7 a.m. or after 6 p.m. on weekdays, before 8 a.m. or after 6 p.m. on…

Boynton Beach bars construction, drilling, excavation and demolition noise on weekdays outside the hours set in Sec…

Unincorporated Brevard bars construction tools and equipment before 7 a.m. or after 8 p.m. on weekdays and Saturdays…

In unincorporated Broward County, construction, repair, alteration, testing, drilling, and demolition tool noise is…

Charlotte County (Sec. 3-2-73) bars construction, demolition, and power-tool noise plainly audible across an inhabited…

Unincorporated Citrus County bars construction and demolition equipment noise between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., even…

Cocoa bars mechanically powered construction, drilling and demolition tools between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. Even…

Site preparation and construction activity in unincorporated Collier County is confined to 6:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m…

When the city manager grants a special permit for construction work outside standard hours, the noise it generates is…

Coral Springs bars noisy construction equipment, pile drivers and demolition work between 6:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. on…

Dade City, Pasco County, Florida, bars construction, demolition, land clearing and similar operations that disturb a…

Daytona Beach exempts construction-equipment noise from its noise ordinance only when the equipment runs with standard…

Deerfield Beach limits outdoor construction, repair, alteration, and demolition noise to 7:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. Monday…

Deltona bars construction, drilling, and demolition noise that disturbs neighbors between 7:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m…

Doral limits construction noise to 6 a.m.-7 p.m. daily in business and industrial zones and to narrower weekday and…

In the City of Pensacola, building erection, excavation, demolition, alteration or repair is limited to 6:00 a.m.-7:00…

Unincorporated Flagler County exempts construction noise from the county's general decibel limits under Sec. 22-56…

Section 17-7(4) makes it unlawful to operate construction, repair, alteration, or demolition equipment Monday through…

Fort Myers bars noisy construction, demolition, alteration, repair, or excavation work in or near residential areas…

Gainesville bars construction, drilling, repair or demolition equipment from operating between 9:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m…

Construction noise in Gulfport is barred between 9:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. Monday through Saturday, and between 6:00 p.m…

Hernando County exempts construction noise from its decibel limits only between 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. (Sec…

Sec. 58-47(b) of the Hialeah Code presumes it a nuisance to operate or cause the operation of construction, drilling or…

In unincorporated Highlands County, running construction, excavation, grading, pile-driving, demolition or…

Unincorporated Hillsborough County exempts construction noise from its general noise-disturbance ban only between 6:00…

Construction, alteration, repair, excavation or demolition work in Hollywood is limited to 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m…

Homestead's noise ordinance exempts lawful construction on private property only between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. under…

Jacksonville's noise ordinance bars construction work between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. under Ordinance Code Sec…

Jupiter Town Code § 13-115 bars erecting, demolishing, altering or repairing any building outside 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on…

Kissimmee limits building erection, excavation, demolition, alteration and repair work to 7 a.m.-6 p.m. weekdays and 8…

In unincorporated Lake County, outdoor construction, drilling, repair or demolition equipment cannot run in residential…

In Lakeland, ordinary construction activity is exempt from the city's noise ordinance only between 7:00 a.m. and 9:00…

Largo bars noisy construction work near homes at night. Power equipment producing more than 55 dBA at the nearest…

Lee County sets no fixed construction curfew. Power-driven construction equipment needs a muffler unless it stays under…

Leon County limits construction, demolition and street-excavation noise to 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on weekdays and…

Manatee County allows ordinary construction noise between 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. under Code Sec. 2-21-33(4); anything…

Construction work under a county development permit is exempt from the noise limits only when it occurs between 7:00…

Construction equipment and outside construction work cannot run in unincorporated Martin County between 9:00 p.m. and…

Melbourne exempts permitted construction activity from its decibel limits only between 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. Work…

Miami bans construction equipment noise across residential district boundaries between 6:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. on…

Miami-Dade County bars noisy construction, repair, alteration, or demolition equipment audible at a residence's…

New Port Richey exempts construction noise from its sound limits only 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 10…

North Port bars construction and demolition equipment noise near homes from 9 p.m. to 7 a.m. on weekdays and 9 p.m. to…

Okaloosa County exempts construction activity under an active development permit from its noise ordinance only between…

Section 15-185(n) exempts concrete placement for permitted nonresidential development in unincorporated Orange County…

Orlando exempts temporary construction and maintenance noise from its Chart 1 decibel limits only between 7 a.m. and 9…

Construction crews in unincorporated Osceola County get a narrow noise exemption: work is exempt from every decibel…

Palm Bay bars noisy construction, drilling, or demolition work across a residential property line from 9 p.m. to 7 a.m…

Unincorporated Palm Beach County bars noisy construction work at residential property lines from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m., and…

Palm Coast bars noisy construction equipment between 6:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. under Sec. 35-52(7), and Sec. 35-60 pushes…

Pasco County Code § 66-97 prohibits construction activities that produce noise exceeding 55 dBA at an adjacent…

Pembroke Pines confines routine construction noise to 7:00 a.m. through 6:00 p.m. under City Code § 96.05(J), and…

Pinellas County bars noisy construction between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m. on weekdays and Saturdays, and all day Sunday…

Construction, excavating, grading, demolition and repair work in Plantation is lawful only from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m…

Permitted construction in unincorporated Polk County is exempt from the noise ordinance only when it happens between…

Construction, excavation, and building alteration work is barred between 11 p.m. and 8 a.m. on weekdays and from 11…

Port Orange bans noisy construction, drilling, and demolition work outside set hours. Work causing a noise disturbance…

Section 94.05(n) exempts construction noise between 7:00 a.m. and sundown once a building permit is issued. Work…

Safety Harbor bans loud construction equipment noise on weekdays before 7 a.m. and after 6 p.m., on Saturdays before…

Construction that exceeds the county decibel limits is prohibited between 9:01 p.m. and 5:59 a.m. within unincorporated…

The City of Sarasota bars construction, demolition, and land-clearing noise between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m. on weekdays and 9…

Construction and demolition noise in unincorporated Sarasota County is exempt from Sec. 54-118's decibel limits only…

In the City of Satellite Beach, permitted construction that requires a building permit may run only 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on…

Seminole County's noise ordinance does not set fixed construction start/stop times. Instead, Sec. 165.51(h) exempts…

In unincorporated St. Lucie County, permitted construction noise is exempt only from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays and 8…

St. Johns County Ordinance 2015-19 permits construction and industrial noise only 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Monday through…

St. Petersburg limits when construction equipment can run near homes: weekdays 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Saturdays and holidays…

In unincorporated Sumter County, residential addition and renovation work done under an active county development…

Sunrise exempts construction noise on private property only between 8:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. under City Code Sec…

In Titusville, Florida, construction and repair work covered by Code of Ordinances § 13-103(10) that creates noise is…

Volusia County limits construction noise in the unincorporated county to the hours of 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., seven…

Construction work that produces noise, vibration or dust in West Palm Beach can run only from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m…

Cape Coral exempts permitted construction activity from its noise ordinance only between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m., Monday…

Alachua County treats a dog as a noise violation if it barks, bays, cries or howls continuously for ten minutes, or…

Bay County makes it a citable nuisance for an owner or caretaker to let a dog, cat or other animal bark, howl or make…

It is unlawful in Boca Raton to keep a dog, cat or bird in a residential zone that habitually howls, barks, meows or…

Boynton Beach cites the owner of an animal, bird or fowl that persistently howls, barks or cries loud enough to be…

Brevard County treats a dog, cat, or other pet barking, howling, or whining for 15 straight minutes without…

Broward's property-maintenance nuisance code names barking dogs as a banned noise source when it becomes "Unreasonably…

Charlotte County treats a dog whose howling or barking causes unreasonable annoyance, disturbance or discomfort to…

In unincorporated Citrus County, a dog that howls, barks or whines repeatedly without provocation is a public nuisance…

A dog that barks, howls, bays, or whines for five straight minutes audible at the property line violates Clay County…

Cocoa's noise ordinance makes it a violation to keep an animal or bird that frequently or continuously howls, barks…

Collier County's noise ordinance lets a Sheriff's deputy or Domestic Animal Services officer cite a barking dog as a…

Barking dogs in Coral Gables fall under Miami-Dade County Ordinance 21-28(c), which prohibits animal noise audible at…

It's a civil offense in Coral Springs for an owner to let a dog or other animal bark, whine, howl or make other noise…

Dade City, Pasco County, Florida, makes it unlawful to own or keep any animal that frequently howls, barks, yelps…

Owning or harboring an animal or bird that frequently howls, barks or squawks across a residential property line is a…

Daytona Beach treats habitual or continuous barking, howling, whining or other bothersome noise lasting 15 minutes or…

Deerfield Beach's noise code makes it unlawful for a dog owner to let their animal habitually bark, whine, howl…

Deltona bans keeping any animal whose frequent or long, continuous noise disturbs neighbors' peace and quiet: with the…

Doral's noise code bans keeping a dog, animal, or bird whose frequent, habitual, or long continued noise is plainly…

Escambia County Code Sec. 42-65(h) makes it unlawful for an owner, caretaker or controller of an animal or bird to let…

Section 17-7(2) makes it unlawful to keep any domesticated animal whose vocalizing is plainly audible at the…

Fort Myers makes it unlawful to keep any animal or bird whose frequent or long-continued noise disturbs the comfort or…

In unincorporated Franklin County, it is unlawful for an animal's owner or caretaker to let a dog, cat or other pet…

Gainesville's noise code bans owning or harboring an animal whose howling, barking or other sounds create a disturbance…

Gulfport makes it unlawful to keep any dog that disturbs the neighborhood by barking and howling, and separately…

Hernando County's Noise Control Ordinance does not cover animal noise. Sec. 21-136(f) defers barking and animal sounds…

Hialeah makes it unlawful for any animal owner to let a pet disturb neighbors with habitual noise. Sec. 10-2(d) bars…

Highlands County's Noise Control Ordinance makes it a violation for a dog's owner or custodian to let the dog bark…

A dog or other pet that barks, howls or whines nonstop for 20 minutes or more in unincorporated Hillsborough County…

Hollywood makes it unlawful to keep a dog that howls, yelps or barks excessively enough to disturb the sleep, peace or…

Homestead prohibits dogs from barking continuously or excessively in a manner that disturbs neighbors. Miami-Dade…

Indian River County makes keeping a habitually loud barking, yelping, or howling pet unlawful under its animal control…

Jacksonville bans dogs and other animals from barking, howling, or making noise persistently for 30+ minutes unless the…

A dog that continuously or repeatedly barks, cries, howls, or whines loud enough to count as excessive noise is a…

Lakeland Code § 10-2(b) makes it unlawful to keep any fowl or animal, including a dog, in a way that its noise, odor or…

Largo makes it unlawful to keep any animal that barks, whines or howls repeatedly or constantly enough to create a…

Two rules cover a barking dog in unincorporated Lee County. The animal chapter makes it unlawful for any animal to…

Leon County treats a pet's unreasonably loud and raucous barking or noise as a per se noise violation under Sec…

Manatee County treats persistent barking, howling, or other objectionable noise from a dog or cat as a nuisance under…

Marion County's animal code makes an owner responsible for preventing a domestic animal from creating a noise nuisance…

Martin County's noise ordinance flatly bans letting a dog or other animal habitually bark, whine, howl, squawk…

Melbourne treats a barking dog as "impulsive sound" under its noise code, capping it at 65 dB(A) in residential areas…

Miami's noisy-dogs ordinance makes it unlawful to keep a dog that barks, yelps, or howls habitually enough to annoy the…

Barking dogs and noisy animals in Miami Beach fall under Miami-Dade County Ordinance 21-28(c), which prohibits animal…

Miami-Dade County bans keeping a dog, animal or bird whose noise is plainly audible 100 feet away for more than 30…

Letting a pet habitually bark, whine, howl, crow or cackle to the point it seriously annoys neighbors is a declared…

In unincorporated Nassau County it is unlawful under Sec. 6-54(k) for an owner to let an animal bark, howl, whine or…

North Port bans owning or harboring an animal that habitually barks, howls, meows or squawks loudly enough to cross a…

In unincorporated Okaloosa County, an animal that makes continuing or intermittent noise for more than 30 consecutive…

In unincorporated Orange County, letting a dog or other domestic animal make habitual or repeated bothersome noises is…

Osceola County makes it unlawful for an owner to let an animal bark, howl, or make other objectionable noise repeatedly…

In unincorporated Palm Beach County, a dog, cat, or bird that habitually barks or makes objectionable noise is a public…

Palm Coast's public nuisance animal definition makes it unlawful for a pet to bark, howl or make other disturbing noise…

Pasco County Code § 14-98 makes it a nuisance for a dog owner to allow frequent or continued barking or howling between…

Under Pembroke Pines Code of Ordinances § 91.11, keeping any dog whose conduct violates the city's code is unlawful…

A dog or cat that repeatedly howls, barks or whines qualifies as a "public nuisance animal" under Pinellas County code…

Sec. 4-5 makes it unlawful to keep an animal that howls, barks, whines, crows or cackles excessively or continuously…

In unincorporated Polk County, letting a dog bark, howl or whine continuously or intermittently for 10 minutes or more…

Pompano Beach treats a dog or other animal that barks, whines, or howls excessively enough to disturb neighbors' sleep…

Owning or harboring an animal that howls, barks, meows, squawks or makes similar noise for 15 minutes or longer…

Sec. 92.09 bans keeping an animal outdoors that barks, howls or similar between 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., or that does…

Safety Harbor bans keeping any animal or bird whose barking or noise persists at least fifteen minutes, twice in…

Santa Rosa County has no dedicated barking-dog decibel limit. Persistent barking is handled as excessive noise under…

The City of Sarasota bans keeping any animal that frequently or continuously barks, howls, or otherwise makes noise…

Sarasota County treats a dog that barks, howls or whines enough to unreasonably annoy neighbors as a Public Nuisance…

In the City of Satellite Beach, keeping an animal or bird that causes frequent or long-continued noise disturbing a…

Seminole County makes it unlawful for a dog or other animal to bark, howl, screech or make other objectionable noise…

St. Lucie County's noise chapter has no dog-specific decibel figure, but a barking dog is a 'sound source' subject to…

St. Johns County Ordinance 2015-19 makes a dog or animal whose noise is plainly audible across the owner's property…

St. Petersburg makes it unlawful to keep a dog that barks frequently between 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., or barks…

Sumter County treats a dog barking, howling or whining continuously between 9:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. as a noise…

Sunrise City Code Sec. 4-28 makes it unlawful to keep a dog that howls, yelps, or barks excessively enough to disturb…

A dog, cat or other pet that habitually barks, whines, howls, crows or cackles in an excessive, continuous or untimely…

Tampa bans letting an animal bark, howl, or make persistent noise for 20 or more consecutive minutes under Sec…

Titusville Code Sec. 5-4 makes it a violation for any owner to keep an animal that habitually barks, howls or makes…

Volusia County treats an animal whose noise is 'plainly audible across the property line' and disturbs neighbors as a…

Winter Haven Code of Ordinances Section 4-5 declares any animal that barks, whines or howls habitually, frequently or…

Jupiter makes it unlawful to own, possess or harbor an animal or bird that creates frequent or sustained howling…

West Palm Beach declares it unlawful under City Code § 34-36(b)(1) to own or keep a dog, other animal or bird whose…

Gas-powered leaf blowers are outlawed citywide in Miami Beach under City Code Sec. 46-242. Only battery- and…

Alachua County bars outdoor use of power tools and portable mechanical equipment, including power saws, sanders…

Brevard County exempts landscape maintenance equipment, including leaf blowers, from noise limits only between 7 a.m…

In unincorporated Broward County, power blowers and outdoor cleaning equipment are exempt from the noise code only from…

Collier County has no leaf-blower ban. Lawn care and domestic power tools, including blowers, are expressly exempt from…

Coral Gables bans residents from running leaf blowers and other landscaping power tools before 8 a.m. or after 8 p.m…

Coral Springs exempts landscape and yard equipment noise, including leaf blowers, from its noise rules only between…

Daytona Beach bans running leaf blowers, mowers, chain saws and other outdoor power tools in residential areas between…

Doral restricts commercial lawn mowers, blowers, edgers, and other landscaping power tools to weekday hours of 7:30…

Neither Escambia County nor Pensacola has a dedicated leaf-blower ordinance or a gas-blower ban. Leaf-blower noise is…

Gainesville bars operating any mechanically, electrically or gasoline motor-driven tool, including leaf blowers, during…

Unincorporated Highlands County bars landscape maintenance activity, which covers gas leaf blowers along with mowers…

Homestead limits gas and electric lawn, garden and household maintenance equipment, including leaf blowers, to the…

Jupiter Town Code § 13-118 bars running lawn mowers, edgers, trimmers, chainsaws and power hedge shears in or within…

Lakeland's noise ordinance exempts lawn-care and yard-maintenance equipment, the mowers, saws, tractors and trimming…

Lee County does not ban leaf blowers. The Noise Control Ordinance exempts lawn care, domestic power tools, lawn mowers…

Leon County bans loud gas blowers, power fans and similar internal combustion engines in residential and…

Leaf blowers, lawn mowers and domestic power tools are exempt from Manatee County's noise limits only between 7:00 a.m…

Landscape maintenance noise, including leaf blowers, that crosses a property line is banned countywide from 9:00 p.m…

Miami bans blowing yard debris into streets, storm drains, or neighboring property, with fines starting at $100 for a…

Leaf blowers and other power landscaping tools can't run outdoors at a residence between 8:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m…

New Port Richey exempts yard and building maintenance machinery, including leaf blowers, from its noise limits only…

North Port bars leaf blowers and other lawn or garden tools between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. on weekdays and 10 p.m. to 7:30…

Osceola County sets no separate leaf-blower ordinance. Gas and electric lawn, garden and household maintenance tools…

Palm Bay limits lawn mowers, edgers, trimmers, and power hedge shears to 7 a.m.-7 p.m.; the code does not name leaf…

Pembroke Pines exempts landscape and yard equipment, including leaf blowers, mowers and trimmers, from its…

Plantation bans lawn mowers, edgers, trimmers and power-driven hedge shears between 9:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m., except on…

Polk County has no leaf-blower ban, but lawn and yard equipment is exempt from the noise ordinance only when operated…

Lawn mowers, edgers, trimmers, blowers, and power hedge shears cannot run between 9 p.m. and 8 a.m. anywhere in Pompano…

Safety Harbor bans loud lawn maintenance equipment, including leaf blowers, between sunset and 7:00 a.m. under the…

Power tools and landscaping/yard-maintenance equipment (leaf blowers, mowers) may not be used above the county decibel…

City Code § 26-83(17) makes it unlawful in the City of Satellite Beach to operate a noise-creating blower or power fan…

Unincorporated Seminole County bars lawn mowers, edgers, trimmers, and power hedge shears within 500 feet of a home…

St. Petersburg exempts power tools and lawn and garden equipment, including leaf blowers, from the citywide noise…

Sumter County bars residents and lawn crews from running lawn care, landscaping and tree-maintenance equipment, mowers…

Sunrise allows leaf blowers, mowers, and household power tools only between 8:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. under City Code…

Titusville does not set blower-specific hours, but Code of Ordinances § 13-103(16) makes it unlawful to run a…

West Palm Beach bars leaf blowers and chain saws citywide, including on golf courses, from 9:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. Other…

Boca Raton bars running lawn mowers, edgers, trimmers and power-driven hedge shears between 9 p.m. and 7 a.m. citywide…

Power tools and lawn or garden equipment, which covers leaf blowers, can't be run in a residential area between 10:00…

Lawn and garden equipment can't generate excessive noise at a residential property line between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. in…

Bay County has no leaf-blower ban. Blowers count as domestic power tools, allowed 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. in every zoning…

Charlotte County has no leaf-blower ban and no dedicated lawn-equipment hours. Blowers fall under the general noise…

Hernando County does not ban leaf blowers. Sec. 21-136(m) exempts domestic power tools from the decibel limits between…

Okaloosa County sets no leaf-blower-specific rules. Household tools and equipment meeting the manufacturer's sound…

Leaf blowers and other lawn equipment are exempt from St. Lucie County noise limits during normal landscape maintenance…

St. Johns County Ordinance 2015-19 allows leaf blowers, mowers, and domestic power tools during the day but makes their…

Section 17-7(1) bars amplified sound from residential property that is plainly audible for one minute or longer at 25…

Gulfport bans operating any sound truck or sound-amplifying equipment for commercial advertising anywhere in the city…

Marion County prohibits playing any radio, stereo, sound amplifier, or musical instrument so that it is plainly audible…

Port St. Lucie bans loudspeakers and amplifiers in or next to residential areas from 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. on…

Port St. Lucie's Sec. 94.06(c) prohibits loudspeakers and sound amplifiers within or adjacent to residential areas from…

Outdoor live amplified music is banned citywide except by city-manager permit at ground-level businesses in the…

Daytona Beach bars outdoor amplified sound equipment on nonresidential property within 1,000 feet of a residential area…

Deerfield Beach bans any radio, loudspeaker, or amplification device from being plainly audible 50 feet away between…

Deltona requires a city license for any loudspeaker or PA system operated on public property, and allows such outdoor…

Doral bans sound trucks, loudspeakers, and drums used to attract attention with loud noise on public streets under Code…

Any nonresidential establishment in Hollywood playing amplified live or recorded music must install a noise level…

Outdoor concerts need a temporary use permit, and at designated activity centers amplified events can run until 11 p.m…

Amplified outdoor music that could draw a crowd needs a Miami-Dade Police permit first, capped at six hours and cut off…

Orlando requires a City permit for any loudspeaker or sound-amplification device used outdoors, bars use between 10…

Titusville's Sec. 13-103 bars playing a radio, musical instrument or phonograph loud enough to disturb neighbors, and…

West Palm Beach bans amplified sound equipment, loudspeakers, boom boxes, bullhorns and similar devices, on any public…

Alachua County bans radios, stereos, sound amplifiers and musical instruments that are plainly audible 50 feet or more…

Bay County bars sound production devices - speakers, instruments, amplifiers - audible 200 feet from their source (Sec…

Boca Raton bans playing a radio, stereo, or musical instrument loud enough to disturb neighborhood peace anywhere in…

Boynton Beach bans music or amplified sound that is plainly audible 25 feet away or across a property line, with…

Brevard County caps outdoor amplified music at special events near homes to 8 a.m.–10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and…

Concerts and festivals with amplified music in unincorporated Broward need a Section 39-238 outdoor event permit…

In the city's designated Entertainment Area, Cape Coral caps property noise at 75 dBA/77 dBC from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m…

Charlotte County's noise ordinance (Sec. 2-5-131) bars radios, stereos, instruments, and amplifiers played loud enough…

Loudspeakers and sound amplifiers can't broadcast commercial advertising onto public rights-of-way in unincorporated…

Clay County bans artificially amplified sound, speakers, radios, and media players, that disturbs a neighbor's peace…

Outdoor music in Collier County must stay within Table I limits (residential 60 dB(A) day / 55 night; commercial 65 /…

Playing a radio, stereo, TV, loudspeaker or public address system loudly enough to disturb the peace of a Coral Springs…

Dade City bars sound that is plainly audible 200 feet away between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m. on weeknights, and separately…

Davie bars radios, sound amplifiers and musical instruments from creating a noise disturbance across a property line…

Outdoor concerts, festivals and public events that will exceed noise limits need a permit (a limited waiver) from the…

Unincorporated Flagler County bars outdoor amplified sound at any county-permitted special event after 11:00 p.m…

Fort Myers bans any amplified noise disturbance or amplified 'loud and raucous' sound that is plainly audible off the…

Gainesville bars operating any radio, sound amplifier, musical instrument or similar device so it creates a noise…

Amplified music in Hernando County must stay within the Noise Control Ordinance decibel limits: 60 dBA daytime and 55…

Sec. 58-47(a) of the Hialeah Code bars operating or playing a radio, TV, tape, record, CD, DVD, musical instrument or…

Unincorporated Highlands County bars radios, stereos, musical instruments and other sound equipment from creating a…

Blasting a car stereo loud enough to hear from 50 feet away is illegal on unincorporated Hillsborough County roads…

Homestead makes both the business operator and the performer responsible when amplified sound creates a noise…

Amplified music at homes and events in unincorporated Indian River County must not disturb neighbors. Chapter 974…

Metropolitan Park concerts with amplified sound and 500+ attendees must stay at or below 105 dB(A) measured 100 feet…

Outdoor sound amplification devices in Jupiter must shut down between 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. under Town Code §…

Kissimmee lets bars, restaurants and businesses run outdoor loudspeakers for continual use, but the speakers must shut…

Outdoor music at homes and venues in unincorporated Lake County must not become excessive noise under Sec. 14-34…

Lakeland Code Sec. 70-47 bans playing a radio, TV, musical instrument or amplifying the human voice loud enough to…

In Largo's West Bay Drive Downtown Entertainment District, amplified sound is capped at 75 dBA (live performances up to…

The Lee County Noise Control Ordinance names amplified bass in its definition of noise. In residential areas the limit…

Outdoor music at a home, patio or venue in unincorporated Manatee County must meet the same § 2-21-34 decibel limits…

Martin County caps exterior loudspeakers and live music that disturbs neighbors, with a stricter plainly-audible…

Under a special activity permit, amplified music and entertainment sound in Melbourne must stop by 11:00 p.m. Sunday…

Miami businesses next to residential property must stop outdoor amplified music, bands, and sound systems between 10…

Miami Beach bars radios, speakers, phonographs and other amplified sound from disturbing neighbors at any hour, and…

Playing a radio, speaker or musical instrument in Miramar so the sound reaches public streets or neighboring properties…

In unincorporated Nassau County, no audio device may be played on the Atlantic Ocean beach or beach parking areas if it…

New Port Richey bans sound from vehicle-mounted amplifying equipment that's plainly audible 100 feet from the vehicle…

North Port bars radios, TVs and musical instruments from creating excessive noise across a residential line between 10…

Between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., Okaloosa County bars playing any radio, music player, TV, sound system, or…

Amplified sound in unincorporated Orange County must stay within Table 1's decibel caps by land use and time of day…

Outdoor music and amplified sound must stay within 45 dBC (7 a.m.-sunset) or 40 dBC (sunset-6:59 a.m.) at the property…

Amplified music at a permitted Palm Bay special event must stop by 11 p.m. on weeknights or midnight on weekends, and…

Unincorporated Palm Beach County bars lounges, restaurants, and nightclubs from running amplified outdoor music or…

Playing a radio, amplifier or musical instrument loudly enough to disturb neighbors is a Sec. 35-52(2) violation in…

Pasco County Code § 66-97 prohibits sound from sound amplifiers, loudspeakers, juke boxes, radios, and similar devices…

Pembroke Pines Code § 96.04 bars operating a radio, stereo, loudspeaker, or public address system loud enough to…

Playing a radio, boombox, stereo or musical instrument loud enough to be 'unreasonably loud and raucous' violates…

Business premises in Plantation may not run any sound device between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. unless it is wholly inside a…

In unincorporated Polk County it is a prohibited noise disturbance to play any radio, TV, audio system, musical…

Playing a radio, speaker, loudspeaker, or musical instrument loud enough to annoy or disturb a reasonable neighbor is a…

Port Orange bars loudspeakers and public address systems from creating a noise disturbance inside a designated…

Safety Harbor bans outdoor amplified entertainment after 11 p.m. in the downtown Bayshore corridor and after 10 p.m…

Amplified music and other sound must stay under the county's receiving-property decibel limits: 70 dB(A) day / 60 dB(A)…

Outdoor amplified sound in the City of Sarasota cannot top 65 dBA or 70 dBC between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m., measured at the…

In unincorporated Sarasota County, an Amplification System, any device that boosts the human voice, music, or other…

In the City of Satellite Beach, playing a radio, stereo or other sound device loud enough to be heard 50 feet away is…

Seminole County bans any sound-producing or amplification device, indoor or outdoor, that creates a Noise Disturbance…

St. Johns County Ordinance 2015-19 bars radios, instruments, and sound equipment played to disturb the peace or louder…

Where amplified sound is the primary, permitted use of an outdoor property, a live-music venue, Section 11-53(4)c…

Sumter County Code § 16-108(1) bans playing radios, TVs, musical instruments, or amplifying the human voice loudly…

Sunrise bars amplified sound plainly audible from a receiving property under City Code Sec. 9-18 and holds venues and…

Outside the Ybor City Historic District and Arena District, Tampa has no fixed decibel number for outdoor or live…

Outdoor amplified sound equipment at a permitted outdoor entertainment event in unincorporated Volusia County cannot…

Winter Haven separately bans amplified sound sources, including radios, record players, and musical instruments, that…

Alachua County's ULDC Section 405.29 bans new residential structures, schools, and outdoor music venues within the 65…

Cape Coral makes it a misdemeanor to fly a helicopter or other rotary wing aircraft within 500 feet of a residence…

Charlotte County bars new residential development and schools from a buffer zone stretching half the length of the…

New buildings near NAS Pensacola, NOLF Saufley, or Pensacola International Airport in Escambia County must add interior…

Landing a helicopter anywhere within Fort Myers city limits is a public nuisance violation unless the mayor issues a…

Property near Miami-Dade's airports falls into DNL noise contour zones: the 75 DNL zone bars new homes and schools…

Miramar requires a city manager permit before operating any loudspeaker or sound-broadcast device on an aircraft…

In Tallahassee's OA-1 Airport Vicinity District, LDC § 10-254 flatly precludes residential and other noise-sensitive…

Titusville draws a noise impact zone around Arthur Dunn Airpark and Space Coast Regional Airport under Sec. 29-46…

Volusia County bars new noise-sensitive land uses, homes, schools, hospitals, day cares, inside the 65 DNL noise…

Boca Raton divides land near Boca Raton Airport into three noise zones based on aircraft sound contours: zone A (75 Ldn…

Coral Gables residents near Miami International Airport experience aircraft noise managed by Miami-Dade Aviation…

Sec. 30-4.26 of Gainesville's Land Development Code creates an airport noise zone around Gainesville Regional Airport…

In unincorporated Highlands County, the Airport Zoning Ordinance bars new incompatible uses within the noise contours…

Hillsborough County does not set an aircraft noise decibel limit in its noise ordinance. Instead, the Land Development…

Lee County's noise ordinance does not apply to noise created by the operation of all Lee County airports. The Land…

Pilots using Pompano Beach Air Park must follow noise abatement procedures set by the City Commission, including…

Aircraft and airport noise is exempt from the Santa Rosa County noise ordinance. Noise from aircraft or airport…

Buildings built or substantially improved inside the Sarasota-Bradenton Airport's noise contours face sound-isolation…

Unincorporated St. Johns County draws an Airport Overlay District around the St. Augustine-St. Johns County Airport…

Homes built in MacDill Air Force Base's Accident Potential Zone 1 must meet Tampa's sound-insulation construction…

Martin County's Land Development Regulations set mandatory noise abatement flight procedures for Witham Field: jet…

St. Petersburg cannot regulate how loud aircraft are, that field belongs to the FAA, so its code instead controls what…

Broward County's unincorporated-area noise ordinance exempts helicopter and aircraft noise from its 'Unreasonably Loud…

Citrus County's noise ordinance does not regulate aircraft noise at all. Section 21-28(13) exempts all noises from…

Normal aircraft operations and airport activity in Collier County are fully exempt from the noise ordinance's decibel…

Daytona Beach's noise ordinance does not reach aircraft in flight or airport flight operations: City Code § 42-213(5)…

Doral's noise ordinance does not reach aircraft. Sec. 26-133(6) exempts locomotives, railroad equipment and aircraft…

Fort Lauderdale Code Section 17-8(7) expressly exempts 'all noises coming from the normal operations of an aircraft'…

Sec. 58-48(c) of the Hialeah Code exempts 'any noise generated by the movement of aircraft according to applicable…

Homestead-Miami Speedway Airport and Homestead Air Reserve Base generate aircraft noise in the area. Aircraft noise is…

Lake County's noise ordinance doesn't reach aircraft. Any plane, helicopter or other aircraft operated under federal…

Largo cannot regulate aircraft operations directly; flight noise is governed by the FAA, while routine aviation noise…

Aircraft operating under federal air regulations are exempt from Manatee County's noise ordinance in the unincorporated…

Marion County's noise ordinance does not regulate aircraft. Section 13-11(3) exempts aircraft and airport activity…

Miami Beach's noise ordinance exempts aircraft, along with locomotives and other railroad equipment, from its…

North Port's noise ordinance exempts aircraft operations, including helicopters, from its maximum permissible sound…

Aircraft noise is preempted by the FAA and federal law. Ocoee has no local aircraft noise ordinance. Orlando Executive…

Orange County's noise ordinance carves out a blanket exemption for aircraft and airport activity conducted in…

Aircraft noise from Orlando International Airport (MCO) and Orlando Executive (ORL) is preempted by federal FAA…

Aircraft noise is not regulated by Osceola County's noise ordinance at all. Sec. 9-110(h)(5) exempts 'locomotives and…

Pasco County's noise ordinance carves aircraft out entirely: Code § 66-95(3) lists 'ordinary noise created by the…

Aircraft noise is preempted by the FAA. Plant City Airport (KPCM) is a general aviation facility on the south side of…

Polk County's Noise Control Ordinance exempts aircraft and airport activity conducted under federal law from its…

Port St. Lucie's noise chapter expressly exempts noise from operating any aircraft, so overflight noise cannot be cited…

The City of Sarasota's noise ordinance does not reach airplanes. Section 20-7(10) exempts any aircraft operating within…

Aircraft noise over Seminole is preempted by federal FAA regulations and cannot be enforced by city ordinance…

Unincorporated Seminole County has no local decibel limit for aircraft. Section 165.51(b) exempts 'Aircraft and airport…

St. Lucie County exempts noise from any type of aircraft, except scale model aircraft, from its noise limits (Sec…

West Palm Beach's noise ordinance doesn't reach aircraft. City Code § 34-43 exempts 'locomotives and other railroad…

St. Lucie County Sec. 28-110 sets receiving-property dBA limits: residential 60 (day) / 55 (night), commercial 65 at…

Alachua County sets frequency-based decibel ceilings at the property line for uses in industrial districts, measured…

Bay County caps sound levels measured at a neighboring property line by zoning district and time of day: 60 dBA daytime…

Boca Raton's noise code sets exact decibel ceilings for fixed mechanical and electrical noise sources by zoning…

Boynton Beach caps exterior residential noise at 60 decibels from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. and 55 decibels overnight…

Industrial land in unincorporated Brevard County is capped at 75 dBA (80 dBC) by day and 65 dBA (70 dBC) at night…

Broward's only numeric decibel rule caps vessel noise at 90 dBA measured 50 feet from the boat on county waters, with…

Outside Cape Coral's designated entertainment area, city code sets numeric decibel ceilings that presumptively prove a…

Charlotte County sets a hard decibel ceiling for industrial property under Code Sec. 3-9-75(g)(3), ranging from 70…

Unincorporated Citrus County caps property-line noise using a five-district table: residential tops out at 60 dB(A) by…

Cocoa caps sound at the property line of the receiving land use in Table 1 of its noise ordinance: 60 dBA daytime and…

Collier County's Table I caps sound by use: residential 60 dB(A) day / 55 night; commercial or tourist 65 / 60…

Coral Gables caps steady mechanical noise, air conditioners, exhaust fans, pumps, at 65 dBA above ambient in commercial…

Coral Springs caps exterior sound at an L50 of 55 dBA daytime and 50 dBA at night in residential and institutional…

Dade City, Pasco County, Florida, sets numeric sound limits for outdoor noise sources under Code § 42-33(b)(1)a: 65…

Davie caps outdoor sound by the receiving property's land use under Table 1 of the noise code: agricultural and…

Daytona Beach caps ambient noise at 10 dBA above background from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. and 5 dBA above background…

Deerfield Beach caps outdoor sound at the property line of the zone receiving it, with separate daytime and nighttime…

Deltona caps property-line sound by land use and time: 60 dBA daytime / 55 at night for residential, 65/60 for…

Most of unincorporated Escambia County uses a reasonableness standard, not fixed decibels. But Santa Rosa Island…

Unincorporated Flagler County caps outdoor sound by zoning use category and time of day: 60 dBA daytime and 55 dBA…

Fort Myers caps sound from radios, TVs, and similar devices at set dBA levels that step down by zone and by time of…

Gainesville caps continuous outdoor sound at 61 dB(A) daytime and 55 dB(A) nighttime for residential source properties…

Gulfport caps ambient sound at 65 dBA between 7:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. and 55 dBA overnight from 11:00 p.m. to 7:00…

Highlands County caps ambient plus source sound at 65 dBA daytime and 60 dBA nighttime in residential and agricultural…

Hillsborough County caps sound from manufacturing, processing and assembly operations at 60 dBA daytime and 55 dBA…

Hollywood caps sound at the property line on a sliding scale: 80 dBA on nonresidential land during the day, dropping to…

Noise sources on industrial, commercial and other zoned land can't send sound beyond the property line above levels set…

Jupiter Town Code § 13-144 sets numeric exterior sound limits by zoning: 55 dBA daytime / 45 dBA nighttime in…

Kissimmee caps outdoor noise by zoning use and time of day: 60 dBA for residential areas by day (55 at night), up to 75…

Lake County's Noise Control Ordinance sets no decibel-meter number; it bans 'excessive noise' by its effect and locks…

Largo caps noise from industrial and commercial zones by table: 72 dBA for industrial and 66 dBA for commercial sources…

Lee County caps sound at the receiving property: 66 dBA day and 55 dBA night in residential areas, 72 and 65 in…

Leon County bars unreasonably loud noise from commercial premises that carries onto neighboring residential property…

Manatee County sets numeric limits: 60 dBA / 65 dBC daytime, 55 dBA / 60 dBC overnight, and 72 dBA / 77 dBC for…

Marion County caps industrial and commercial-manufacturing noise at 75 dB(A) at the property line at any time, measured…

Martin County caps sound at a property line by land use and time of day, from 50 dB(A) at night near institutions up to…

Melbourne caps ambient sound at 55 dB(A) in noise-sensitive zones at any time, 60 dB(A) by day and 55 dB(A) at night in…

Miami caps noise from industrial and wholesale commercial equipment at 70 dBA above ambient at night and 75 dBA during…

Miami-Dade County caps sound from rural event venues, farm wineries, breweries and distilleries, and other agritourism…

Within Miramar's Transit Oriented Corridor District (TOCD) along State Road 7, sound measured at the property line of a…

New Port Richey's noise ordinance sets numeric sound limits by zone and time of day: 55 dB(A) daytime and 50 dB(A)…

North Port caps outdoor sound by receiving land use: 50 dB(A) in noise-sensitive zones, 55-65 dB(A) for homes and…

Okaloosa County caps outdoor sound at fixed decibel levels tied to zoning and time of day. Code of Ordinances Sec…

Unincorporated Orange County caps sound at 60 dBA daytime and 55 dBA at night in residential areas, with a 55 dBA…

Industrial and commercial noise sources in Orlando get the widest decibel allowance in the city's zoning-based chart…

Air conditioning, mechanical, ventilating, refrigerating equipment, pumps and similar machinery may not exceed 50 dBC…

Palm Bay caps sound at the receiving property line under Table 1: 65 dBA/75 dBC in residential areas by day, 60/70 at…

Unincorporated Palm Beach County caps residential noise at 60 dB by day, 55 dB in the evening, and 50 dB overnight…

Palm Coast sets hard numeric noise caps in Sec. 35-53's Table I: 60 dBA by day and 55 dBA at night for residential…

Pasco County's noise code assigns a different decibel ceiling to every zone and time of day: industrial areas top out…

Pembroke Pines sets numeric decibel ceilings by zoning designation and time of day in City Code § 96.07's Table 1…

Unincorporated Pinellas County limits industrial noise to 72 dBA and commercial noise to 66 dBA at the property line…

Polk County's noise ordinance does not set numeric decibel (dBA) limits. As of September 2, 2025 (Ord. 2025-049) the…

Pompano Beach Code § 97.20 sets zone-specific decibel ceilings measured at the property line: 55 dBA by day and 50 dBA…

Port Orange caps sound levels by land use and time of day under Section 42-80's Table I: 60 dBA daytime and 50 dBA at…

Safety Harbor bans loud and raucous noise from machinery, manufacturing equipment, air conditioners, and blower…

Santa Rosa County sets A-weighted decibel limits at the receiving property line by zoning and time: residential 70/60…

The City of Sarasota caps steady, non-amplified noise at 75 dBA/80 dBC by day (7 a.m.-11 p.m.) and 75 dBA/75 dBC…

Sarasota County Code Sec. 54-118 sets hard decibel ceilings by land use and time of day for the unincorporated county…

Seminole County's Land Development Code (Sec. 30.1302) sets maximum sound levels measured at the property line, using…

Sumter County's Noise Control Ordinance sets a numeric trigger in Sec. 16-106(5): any noise source on a property is a…

Inside Ybor City and the Arena District, Tampa Code § 14-153 caps property noise at 85 dBA/87 dBC from 6 p.m.-3 a.m…

Titusville caps sound at the property line under Sec. 13-102: 55 dBA in residential areas from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. and 50…

Volusia County treats manufacturing and agricultural land uses as the noisiest permitted category: Table I of the noise…

Winter Haven caps outdoor sound at fixed decibel ceilings that vary by zoning district and time of day: 61 dB(A)…

Pasco County's noise ordinance flatly bans straight pipes and altered or gutted mufflers on any motor vehicle under…

Leon County bans unmuffled compression or exhaust engine brakes on Highway 27 North from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m., with a $500…

North Port bars running or repairing a motor vehicle in a residential or noise-sensitive zone between 7:00 p.m. and…

Alachua County bans sounding a vehicle horn for more than 60 seconds except as an emergency warning, and separately…

Boca Raton bars modifying a vehicle's muffler or exhaust to make it louder than the factory original, and caps…

Boynton Beach bans loudspeakers wired to motor vehicles and any car, motorcycle, or truck so out of repair that it…

In unincorporated Brevard County, sounding a horn for no legitimate reason, running an engine without a functioning…

Cape Coral bans "unreasonably excessive noise" from any vehicle, defined as sound plainly audible 50 feet or more from…

Charlotte County exempts motor vehicles from its noise ordinance only when 'functioning with all manufacturer's…

Clay County outlaws driving an unmuffled motor vehicle and running or racing a racing vehicle's engine near residential…

Cocoa bars car and boat stereos from creating a noise disturbance measured twenty-five feet from the vehicle, whether…

Loud or modified vehicle exhausts, engines and other vehicle-related noise are enforceable in unincorporated Collier…

Loud exhausts, defective mufflers, and out-of-repair vehicles that create unreasonably loud noise are banned citywide…

Coral Springs makes it a noise disturbance to blast a car or truck stereo loud enough to disturb the neighborhood, and…

Modifying a vehicle's muffler to increase noise above factory levels, running an excessively loud motorcycle, or…

Deerfield Beach bars vehicle and motorboat stereos from being plainly audible 50 feet away on public rights-of-way…

Deltona bans honking a horn for anything but a danger warning and bans playing a car radio, tape player or amplifier…

Doral's noise code bars sounding a vehicle horn for more than 60 seconds except as a danger warning, running an engine…

Sounding a vehicle horn or signaling device for more than ten consecutive seconds (except as a danger warning) is a per…

Fort Lauderdale outlaws rapid throttle advance, or revving, of a motor vehicle, motorcycle, moped or scooter engine…

Fort Myers bars amplifying a car stereo, radio, or sound device audible 25 feet or more from a vehicle on city streets…

Gainesville prohibits car stereos, tape players or amplified sound audible 25 feet from a motor vehicle on any street…

Gulfport bans operating a motor vehicle whose load is loose enough, or whose brakes and other parts are worn enough, to…

Unincorporated Highlands County requires every internal combustion engine, including a motor boat or motor vehicle…

Playing a car stereo, radio or other audio device on a Hollywood street, sidewalk, park or beach is illegal once it…

Homestead bars any vehicle from discharging exhaust except through a working muffler under City Code Sec. 19-23(b). An…

Jacksonville tickets loud motor-vehicle repair work, bad exhaust systems, and warning-device misuse as noise-pollution…

Jupiter bans in-vehicle stereos and unmuffled engine noise under Town Code §§ 13-106 and 13-112. A car stereo audible…

Vehicle noise in Lake County is regulated by Florida state law, not the county ordinance. FS 316.3045 bans car radios…

Lee County sets no separate decibel limit for motor vehicles. A car, truck or motorcycle is treated like any other…

In unincorporated Manatee County, amplified sound from a vehicle's radio or stereo that is 'plainly audible' at 50 feet…

Running a car, truck or boat engine without a working muffler is a noise-code violation in unincorporated Martin…

Melbourne folds car-stereo enforcement into the state's "plainly audible" standard under F.S. § 316.3045 rather than…

Miami Beach bans unreasonably loud vehicle noise under City Code Sec. 46-152, covering horns sounded for unnecessary…

Miami-Dade County bars playing a vehicle stereo loud enough to be heard 100 feet away between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m., and…

Miramar law bans unnecessary vehicle horn honking, running a car so out of repair it grates or rattles loudly, and…

Orlando outlaws unreasonably disturbing noise from car sound amplification systems and handheld electronic devices…

Every motor vehicle in unincorporated Osceola County must run through a manufacturer-approved muffler; Sec. 9-110(d)…

Palm Bay bans driving a vehicle so out of repair, overloaded, or misused that it creates loud grating, grinding, or…

Driving a motor vehicle without a functioning muffler that causes loud and raucous noise is a straight violation of…

Pembroke Pines bans operating a car or truck stereo, radio, or similar sound equipment in a loud and raucous manner…

Modified exhausts, loud stereos, and engine revving are enforced under Florida Statute 316.272 and Plant City noise…

Plantation bans discharging vehicle, boat or machine exhaust into the open air except through a muffler that prevents…

Polk County prohibits vehicle sound systems plainly audible 50 feet away and manner-of-driving noise such as screeching…

Port Orange bans vehicle noise that violates Florida's statutory sound limit, F.S. § 316.293, and separately outlaws…

Port St. Lucie bans sounding a vehicle horn continuously for more than 30 seconds and car audio plainly audible 25 feet…

Safety Harbor bans loud vehicle exhaust and requires an effective muffler or sound-suppression device on every motor…

Noise from motor vehicles operating on a public right-of-way is exempt from the county ordinance and is governed by…

A car, truck, or boat in unincorporated Sarasota County is exempt from Sec. 54-118's decibel limits only while its…

In the City of Satellite Beach, City Code § 26-83(1) bars unreasonably loud, harsh or prolonged horn and…

Seminole County's noise code treats a defective muffler, a modified engine, and tire screeching as a Noise Disturbance…

Port St. Lucie's Sec. 94.06(b)(4) bans a vehicle sound system 'plainly audible at a distance of 25 feet,' and Sec…

Loud exhausts, modified mufflers, and car stereos audible at 25 feet or more are prohibited under FL 316.272 (state…

City Code § 14-155 bans vehicle noise, stereos, exhausts, revving engines, that's 'plainly audible' 50 feet or more…

Titusville's noise ordinance makes it unlawful to drive an automobile, motorcycle or other vehicle that is so out of…

Volusia County bans unreasonable vehicle horns and unnecessarily loud car stereos as 'loud, disturbing and unnecessary'…

Modified exhaust, loud stereos, and engine revving are prohibited under WPB Chapter 50 and FL §316.272. Vehicle audio…

Winter Haven enforces a Polk County ordinance, codified as Sec. 12-39, banning a car radio or other sound device loud…

Citrus County caps non-emergency vehicle horns and signal devices at 60 seconds, but hands off regulating a vehicle's…

Pompano Beach defers motor vehicle and motor boat sound levels to state law, F.S. Chapters 316 and 327, under § 97.30…

Broward County's noise nuisance ordinance exempts ordinary vehicle operation from its "Unreasonably Loud Noise"…

Kissimmee's noise ordinance carves out motor vehicles entirely: loud car stereos, exhausts, and engine noise fall under…

Lakeland's noise ordinance does not independently regulate motor-vehicle noise: section 70-48(10) exempts vehicles…

Marion County's noise ordinance exempts motor vehicles on public roads, sending stereo, muffler, and engine noise…