UPDATED: Coweta County Noise Ordinance Excludes Over 50 Noises

After years of frustration from residents dealing with late-night parties, loud music, and general commotion, the Coweta County Board of Commissioners has finally approved a noise ordinance meant to restore some quiet once the sun goes down.

The new rule makes it illegal for anyone to make or allow noise that can be “plainly heard” inside another person’s home between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. That means if your neighbor can hear your music or yelling through their walls during those hours, it could count as a violation. The ordinance also covers outdoor spaces like yards, parks, and recreation areas if the sound carries across property lines.

County officials said residents have been asking for something like this for years. Complaints about noise have been a common topic at community meetings, with some people saying they’ve had to deal with sleepless nights because of parties or machinery running too late. The new ordinance gives the county a clear way to respond to those issues instead of relying on vague or hard-to-enforce noise rules.

Commissioners said they hope this will make neighborhoods more peaceful while still allowing folks to have fun and be social but just at a reasonable volume. Violations could lead to warnings or citations, depending on how serious the complaint is and whether it happens repeatedly. The ordinance takes effect immediately, so Coweta residents might start noticing quieter nights pretty soon.

The Coweta County Commissioners included a list of exceptions to the new ordinance due to their regularity in Coweta:

  1. Any noise made by a leaf blower that costs more than your car.
  2. Fireworks purchased legally in Alabama.
  3. The Belk Road Booger’s mating call. “Shawwwwiinnnnnnk”
  4. “My Pleasure,” being said at a Newnan Chick-fil-A.
  5. Testing your truck’s new exhaust
  6. Step-dads encouraging the kids
  7. Church bells that signal your grandparent passing on to heaven
  8. The “Wagon Wheel” karaoke singer at RPM Bar & Grill.
  9. Babies saying their first words IF they are two-syllables in length
  10. Pickleball injuries
  11. Any sound made during UGA games
  12. Wind chimes with a crucifix
  13. Old men arguing (75+) at Sprayberry’s BBQ.
  14. Golf carts being “put down’” behind the wood shed.
  15. Anyone shouting “ROLL TIDE!”
  16. The ghost of the old Kmart.
  17. Yard sale megaphone announcements by pastors
  18. Dogs barking that should’ve been let inside–it’s cold out!
  19. Practice sirens at the Coweta Fire Department that you know they don’t ACTUALLY need to use
  20. Someone kicking a mean squirrel
  21. Any sound made by a John Deere product.
  22. High school band kids discovering THC-A
  23. Bigfoot sightings
  24. Choir rehearsal
  25. Chainsaws
  26. The mysterious hum behind the Walmart
  27. Skinny’s Bar & Grill break ups
  28. Loud kissing (making love prohibited)
  29. Church youth groups at lock-ins
  30. Tire squeals from a wedding sendoff
  31. Someone yelling “YEET YEET!” ONLY IN Sharpsburg.
  32. Tractor pull re-enactments
  33. A flip-flop hitting a wall
  34. Babies born at Piedmont Newnan Hospital
  35. Tornado sirens
  36. A middle-aged man playing drums in his garage
  37. Windshield wipers squeaking
  38. The East Coweta marching band performing NSYNC’s Greatest Hits
  39. Grandmas shouting “WHERE’S MY PHONE”
  40. Any conversation held entirely through battery powered walkie-talkies
  41. An inflatable pool popping
  42. Golfers blaming “the wind” for bad shots at White Oak.
  43. The sound of the smell of gas station biscuits
  44. Any observance of a unicorn–real or fake
  45. Promises made
  46. The Coweta County Carnies that are lost in the woods
  47. The occasional escaped goat from Senoia.
  48. Home births in Turin.
  49. Any wedding DJ who starts his set with a Lil Jon song
  50. Pickup lines themed to pickup trucks “Are you a tailgate? ’Cause I could sit with you all night.”
  51. Old man Jenkin’s chains
  52. Cosplayer’s that don’t watch anime
  53. Amazon trucks
  54. Church picnics exclusively playing “I Can Only Imagine” by Mercy Me
  55. The annual “somebody shot a snake” festival
  56. Train whistle impersonators
  57. Shakespeare
  58. People yelling “FREEBIRD!” at Newnan concerts
  59. “Back the Blue” parades
  60. Actual trains and train-themed wedding photo shoots.
  61. Swimming pool baptisms.
  62. Crying over hunting deer.
  63. Old men hollering “HEY BUDDY!” from trucks.
  64. Generators powering Christmas inflatables
  65. Public arguments about how to pronounce Senoia
  66. The sound of someone trying to leave Newnan and coming right back.

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