Noise from Specific Sources in Tennessee (2026)

Murfreesboro doesn't single out air conditioners or heat pumps: continuous HVAC noise is governed by the same 'steady…

In unincorporated Rutherford County, outdoor HVAC equipment counts as a permitted yard obstruction under Section 1101…

The City of Spring Hill, Tennessee does not print an air conditioner noise rule. Municipal Code § 11-402(A)(16)…

Continuous mechanical noise, such as rooftop condensers, compressors and chillers on covered commercial, industrial or…

In the City of Spring Hill, Tennessee, Municipal Code § 11-402(C)(3) makes it unlawful to sustain an amplitude of 95…

Chattanooga bars and nightclubs holding a Downtown Amplified Music District Permit follow a decibel table allowing up…

Franklin, Tennessee bars yelling, shouting, or singing outside commercial businesses open between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m…

Murfreesboro limits sound amplification at bars, cafes, dance clubs and concert venues to 65 dBC by day and 50 dBC at…

Downtown bars and nightclubs are capped at 85 Db(A) measured 50 feet from the building during business hours, dropping…

Bars, taverns and other Eating and Drinking Establishments in unincorporated Williamson County must keep amplified…

Hendersonville bars sounding a car horn or vehicle signal device while parked except as a genuine danger signal, and…

Spring Hill's code does not name car alarms. Its noise standard in § 11-402(A)(1) prohibits sounding any horn or…

Franklin treats continual use of a portable generator as regulated 'construction activity' under Sec. 12-1301(2)(d), so…

Hendersonville requires stationary engines and generators to exhaust through a muffler that prevents loud or explosive…

Knoxville bans unmuffled generator and stationary-engine exhaust noise citywide, requiring a muffler or equivalent…

Murfreesboro has no ordinance written specifically for generators: a running generator is a 'sound source' subject to…

The City of Spring Hill, Tennessee names portable generators in only one place: continual use where the electric…

The Town of Smyrna, Tennessee does not name generators, but § 11-401(1)(g) requires the exhaust of any stationary…

In the Town of Collierville, § 130.022(D) caps trucks and buses over 10,000 pounds at 87 db(A) measured at 50 feet and…

Franklin, Tennessee confines noisy loading and unloading to daytime hours: Franklin Municipal Code § 11-404(3)(h) bans…

Hendersonville bans 'loud and excessive noise' created while loading or unloading a vehicle or breaking down bales…

Memphis limits how loud trucks and buses can be anywhere in the city, on public or private property. Section 11-56-2…

Loading, unloading, or handling crates, containers, and garbage cans in a residential or noise-sensitive zone between…

The Town of Smyrna, Tennessee has no delivery-truck rule by name. Section 11-401 bans loud and excessive noise from…

In the City of Spring Hill, Tennessee, Municipal Code § 11-402(A)(9) bars loud and excessive noise made loading or…

Chattanooga City Code § 25-68(a)(10) declares loud, excessive noise from loading or unloading a vehicle, or from…

Chattanooga bans car stereos audible 50 feet or more from the vehicle, and the code explicitly says that standard…

The Town of Collierville has no bass or frequency-specific limit. Section 130.022(E)(2)(e) uses a plainly audible…

Franklin, Tennessee bans playing a vehicle radio, tape, CD, or similar audio system loud enough to be heard 50 feet…

Knoxville limits car stereo and bass noise to what's audible 50 feet away, whether on public streets or from private…

Murfreesboro's noise code singles out "repetitive bass sounds" as plainly audible noise, and treats bass that's plainly…

Metro Nashville's noise code defines "plainly audible" to expressly include bass reverberation, so a car stereo or…

In the City of Spring Hill, Tennessee, § 11-402(C)(2) caps sound projected from one property into another by octave…