Rehoboth Beach, DE Noise Ordinance
Quiet Hours: Residential outdoor sound-producing devices: 11:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. (prohibited). General racket on public streets and from residential/commercial properties: 11:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. (plainly audible noise is a disturbance). Construction: 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. the following morning (prohibited); also prohibited all day Saturday, Sunday, and specified holidays, with an exception for Saturdays from November 1 to April 30 (9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.). Small power equipment exceeding 74 dBA: 8:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. (prohibited).
Residential Decibel Limit: Plainly audible standard: Noise plainly audible at a location not on the emitting property constitutes a noise disturbance. (Day) / Plainly audible standard: Noise plainly audible at a location not on the emitting property constitutes a noise disturbance. (Night)
Summary: Rehoboth Beach, DE's "Noise Control Ordinance of Rehoboth Beach" prohibits loud, excessive, or unnecessary noise disturbing the peace, employing a "plainly audible standard" for residential areas and decibel meters for commercial zones. Quiet hours generally run from 11 PM to 8 AM, with specific restrictions on construction and amplified sound, and limits on small power equipment noise.