GENERAL PROHIBITIONS.
Raleigh City Code § 12-5003
in effectSec. 12-5003. - GENERAL PROHIBITIONS.
(a) No person shall make or continue to make:
(1) Any plainly audible unreasonably loud or raucous noise;
(2) Any plainly audible noise which unreasonably disturbs, injures, or endangers the comfort, repose, health, peace or safety of reasonable persons of normal and ordinary sensitivities;
(3) Any plainly audible noise that is so harsh, prolonged, unnatural or unusual in time or place as to occasion unreasonable discomfort to any reasonable persons within the vicinity of the location from which that noise emanates, or as to unreasonably interfere with the peace and comfort of neighbors or their guests, or operators or customers in places of business, or as to detrimentally or adversely affect such residences or places of business.
(b) Factors for determining whether a sound is unreasonably loud or raucous include, but are not limited to:
(1) The proximity of the sound to sleeping facilities, whether residential or commercial;
(2) The land use, nature, and zoning of the area from which the sound emanates and the area where it is received;
(3) The time of day or night the sounds occurs;
(4) The duration of the sound; and
(5) Whether the sound is recurrent, intermittent, or constant.
(c) Violation of this section is a misdemeanor and may also be enforced pursuant to § 12-5011 or a combination of remedies.
(Ord. No. (2024) 586, § 1, 1-2-24)
Source: City of Raleigh, North Carolina, City Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/nc/raleigh/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=DIVIICOGEOR_PT12LIRE_CH5NO_S12-5003GEPRFetched: 11/1/2026