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Noise Ordinance Overview
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Official Decibel Limits
volume_up"A sound level exceeding 85 dBA across a real property boundary or within a noise-sensitive area is generally deemed a noise disturbance. The ordinance mentions a 'Table I' for maximum permissible sound levels, but specific day/night residential/commercial limits were not explicitly provided in the search results."
AI Executive Summary
Savannah, GA's Noise Control Ordinance (Article B, Chapter 2, Part 9) prohibits noise disturbances that unreasonably disrupt peace. Key restrictions include amplified sound levels, specific quiet hours for construction, loading, and use of power tools, and prohibitions against excessive animal noise. Violations can lead to misdemeanor charges and fines.
Specific Noise Restrictions
Construction
Operation of tools or equipment in construction, drilling, demolition, or public utility maintenance is prohibited between 7:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. if it creates a noise disturbance across a real property boundary or within a noise-sensitive area. Domestic power tools and motor-powered lawn, garden, and tree trimming equipment are permitted between 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m.
Amplified Sound
No person shall operate sound equipment so as to create a noise disturbance across a real property boundary or within a noise-sensitive area. For authorized activities, sound equipment may not exceed 90 dB(A) at 50 feet and, if the receiving land is residential, can only be used from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. Tour service vehicles must be equipped with sound control devices to ensure amplified sound is not plainly audible 15 feet or more from the vehicle.
Animals
No person shall own, possess, or harbor any animal that howls, barks, or emits sounds that are unreasonably loud, disturbing, and of such character, intensity, and duration as to disturb the peace and quiet of the neighborhood. A 'barking dog' is defined as one that barks continuously for 10 minutes or intermittently for 30 minutes or more, disturbing any person, unless provoked by trespass or other legitimate cause.
Vehicles
Loading, unloading, or handling of objects (boxes, building materials, garbage cans, etc.) creating a noise disturbance across a residential property boundary or within a noise-sensitive area is prohibited between 8:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. Vehicle or motorboat repairs/testing creating a noise disturbance across a residential property boundary or outdoors within a noise-sensitive area are prohibited. Powered model vehicles cannot be operated outdoors within 150 feet of a residential or noise-sensitive area or between 9:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. Motor vehicles are required to have mufflers.
Fireworks
Fireworks use is permitted between 10:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. daily. Extended hours apply on specific holidays, allowing use from 10:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. on January 1, the last Saturday and Sunday in May, July 3, July 4, the first Monday in September, and December 31, and from 12:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m. on January 1. All fireworks use must comply with applicable sound level limits.
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