Walton County Noise Ordinance
Gulf Shore Manor is an historic residential neighborhood with many people living here year round. Whether you live here full time or are just visiting we ask everyone to respect the county noise ordinance and be a good neighbor!
Excessive noise between the hours of 10pm and 6am is prohibited (see below)
Call in complaints to Walton County Sheriffs Office 850-892-8111
Noise Disturbance shall mean any sound which disturbs the peace, quiet and repose of any other person of reasonable and ordinary sensibilities.
Plainly Audible shall mean any sound produced by any source that can be clearly heard by a person using his or her unaided hearing faculties.
SECTION 5.
CRIMINAL OFFENSE
(1) Prohibited Act. It shall be unlawful and a violation of the section for a person to make, cause or permit if within his or her control the making or causing of any noise disturbance between the hours of 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. that is plainly audible from within an occupied residence not the residence of the person making, causing or permitting the making or causing of the noise disturbance.
(2) Responsibilities of Owners and Leaseholders.
Any owner in possession or holder of a leasehold interest of any premises upon which any violation of this section is alleged to have occurred, and the on-premises manager or agent of such owner or holder, shall be deemed to be exercising control under this section, unless any third-party invitee or licensee is directly responsible for the making or causing thereof, and the exerciser of control has made all reasonable and lawful attempts to abate the noise disturbance or sound, and, if necessary, to remove the third party from the premises by summoning the appropriate law enforcement agency; provided, however, that such manager or agent of such owner or holder shall not be responsible for the actions of any trespassers.