Noise Disturbances Public Safety | Nuisance and Abatement
Process needed when calling in Noise Disturbances:
- Call Dispatch – (713) 221-6000
- Identify yourself as in the Airline Improvement District
- Ask to see a deputy as well as ask for the report to be coded “see reportee”. This enables the officer to hear the noise from your perspective. This will also override the default code in the dispatching system which otherwise will dispatch the deputy to drive by and listen for the disturbance from the patrol car.
Note - Harris County does not issue noise permits at this time. However, the City of Houston does issue noise permits and sometimes will inadvertently issue a permit for someone who lives in the county.
Penal Code governing Noise Disturbances
Penal Code Link (Use link below for full details on Sec. 42.01)
http://tlo2.tlc.state.tx.us/statutes/pe.toc.htm
Attached below are the specific portions of the code that govern noise disturbances:
(5) makes unreasonable noise in a public place other than a sport shooting range, as defined by Section 250.001, Local Government Code, or in or near a private residence that he has no right to occupy;
(2) a noise is presumed to be unreasonable if the noise exceeds a decibel level of 85 after the person making the noise receives notice from a magistrate or peace officer that the noise is a public nuisance.