Noise ordinances by city & state:
This list of noise ordinances for the 500 largest US cities will be used to construct a model noise ordinance. Within each of the pdf files, we have highlighted the relevant passages from each ordinance that indicate regulations for combatting noise.
5 different colors were used to indicate the different kinds of regulation in order to assist in quickly and intuitively assessing the regulatory tools used by each city. The methodology behind the highlighting is as follows:
Highlighting Key:
Green- Language indicating disturbance of the peace, unreasonable, unnecessary or nuisance clauses.
Red-Language indicating any general decibel restrictions (including for motor vehicles).
Blue-Language indicating specific operational restrictions on equipment, appliances, vehicles, etc. Ie: restricting usage by time of day, distance, city zones, permit requirements.
Yellow- Language indicating specific requirements for vehicles and other equipment to insure compliance with regulations. Ie: mufflers, EPA stamps, registration, inspection.
Grey- Language indicating the use of a plainly audible standard generally as well as when applied to specific activities.
Note: In spite of an exhaustive search, no noise ordinance could be found for several of the cities (indicated by the lack of a link). If you have access to any of the missing ordinances, feel free to send them to npc@nonoise.org to help us complete our records. Likewise, if you come across any errors in our assessment, please bring them to our attention. Thanks in advance!
Birmingham,
Hoover,
Huntsville,
Mobile,
Montgomery,
Tuscaloosa
Anchorage Municipality
Avondale,
Chandler,
Gilbert,
Glendale,
Mesa,
Peoria,
Phoenix,
Scottsdale,
Surprise,
Tempe,
Tucson,
Yuma
Fayetteville,
Fort Smith,
Jonesboro,
Little Rock,
Springdale
Alameda,
Alhambra,
Anaheim,
Antioch,
Apple Valley,
Bakersfield,
Baldwin Park,
Bellflower,
Berkeley,
Buena Park,
Burbank,
Carlsbad,
Carson,
Chico,
Chino,
Chino Hills,
Chula Vista,
Citrus Heights,
Clovis,
Compton,
Concord,
Corona,
Costa Mesa,
Daly,
Downey,
El Cajon,
El Monte,
Elk Grove,
Escondido,
Fairfield,
Folsom,
Fontana,
Fremont,
Fresno,
Fullerton,
Garden Grov,
Glendale,
Hawthorne,
Hayward,
Hemet,
Hesperia,
Huntington Beach,
Huntington Park,
Indio,
Inglewood,
Irvine,
Lake Forest,
Lakewood,
Lancaster,
Livermore,
Long Beach,
Los Angeles,
Lynwood,
Manteca,
Menifee,
Merced,
Milpitas,
Mission Viejo,
Modesto,
Moreno Valley,
Mountain View,
Murrieta,
Napa,
Newport Beach,
Norwalk,
Oakland,
Oceanside,
Ontario,
Orange,
Oxnard,
Palmdale,
Pasadena,
Perris,
Pleasanton,
Pomona,
Rancho Cucamonga,
Redding,
Redlands,
Redondo Beach,
Redwood City,
Rialto,
Richmond,
Riverside,
Roseville,
Sacramento,
Salinas,
San Bernardino,
San Buenaventura (Ventura),
San Diego,
San Francisco,
San Jose,
San Leandro,
San Marcos,
San Mateo,
San Ramon,
Santa Ana,
Santa Barbara,
Santa Clara,
Santa Clarita,
Santa Maria,
Santa Monica,
Santa Rosa,
Simi Valley,
South Gate,
Stockton,
Sunnyvale,
Temecula,
Thousand Oaks,
Torrance,
Tracy,
Turlock,
Tustin,
Union City,
Upland,
Vacaville,
Vallejo,
Victorville,
Visalia,
Vista,
West Covina,
Westminster,
Whittier
Arvada,
Aurora,
Boulder,
Centennial,
Colorado Springs,
Denver,
Fort Collins,
Greeley,
Lakewood,
Longmont,
Loveland,
Pueblo,
Thornton,
Westminster
Bridgeport,
Danbury,
Hartford,
New Britain,
New Haven,
Norwalk,
Stamford,
Waterbury
Wilmington
Washington
Boca Raton,
Boynton Beach,
Cape Coral,
Clearwater,
Coral Springs,
Davie,
Deerfield Beach,
Deltona,
Fort Lauderdale,
Gainesville,
Hialeah,
Hollywood,
Jacksonville,
Lakeland,
Largo,
Lauderhill,
Melbourne,
Miami,
Miami Beach,
Miami Gardens,
Miramar,
Orlando,
Palm Bay,
Palm Coast,
Pembroke Pines,
Plantation,
Pompano Beach,
Port St. Lucie,
St. Petersburg,
Sunrise,
Tallahassee,
Tampa,
West Palm Beach,
Weston
Albany,
Athens-Clarke County (unified government) ,
Atlanta,
Augusta-Richmond County (consolidated government),
Columbus,
Johns Creek,
Macon,
Roswell,
Sandy Springs,
Savannah,
Warner Robins
Honolulu
Boise,
Meridian,
Nampa
Arlington Heights Village,
Aurora,
Bloomington,
Bolingbrook village,
Champaign,
Chicago,
Cicero town,
Decatur,
Elgin,
Evanston,
Joliet,
Naperville,
Palatine Village,
Peoria,
Rockford,
Schaumburg Village,
Springfield,
Waukegan
Bloomington,
Carmel,
Evansville,
Fishers Town,
Fort Wayne,
Gary,
Hammond,
Indianapolis,
Lafayette,
Muncie,
South Bend
Cedar Rapids,
Davenport,
Des Moines,
Iowa,
Sioux City,
Waterloo
Kansas City,
Lawrence,
Olathe,
Overland Park,
Topeka,
Wichita
Lexington-Fayette Urban County,
Louisville/Jefferson County (metro government)
Baton Rouge,
Kenner,
Lafayette,
Lake Charles,
New Orleans,
Shreveport
Baltimore
Boston,
Brockton,
Cambridge,
Fall River,
Lawrence,
Lowell,
Lynn,
New Bedford,
Newton,
Quincy,
Somerville,
Springfield,
Worcester
Ann Arbor,
Dearborn,
Detroit,
Farmington Hills,
Flint,
Grand Rapids,
Kalamazoo,
Lansing,
Livonia,
Rochester Hills,
Southfield,
Sterling Heights,
Troy,
Warren,
Westland,
Wyoming
Bloomington,
Brooklyn Park,
Duluth,
Minneapolis,
Plymouth,
Rochester,
St. Paul
Gulfport,
Jackson
Columbia,
Independence,
Kansas City,
Lee's Summit,
O'Fallon,
Springfield,
St. Charles,
St. Joseph,
St. Louis
Billings,
Missoula
Lincoln,
Omaha
Henderson,
Las Vegas,
North Las Vegas,
Reno,
Sparks
Manchester,
Nashua
Camden,
Clifton,
Elizabeth,
Jersey City,
Newark,
Passaic,
Paterson,
Trenton,
Union City
Albuquerque,
Las Cruces,
Rio Rancho,
Santa Fe
Albany,
Buffalo,
Mount Vernon,
New Rochelle,
New York,
Rochester,
Syracuse,
Yonkers
Asheville,
Cary Town,
Charlotte,
Concord,
Durham,
Fayetteville,
Gastonia,
Greensboro,
Greenville,
High Point,
Jacksonville,
Raleigh,
Wilmington,
Winston-Salem
Fargo
Akron,
Canton,
Cincinnati,
Cleveland,
Columbus,
Dayton,
Parma,
Toledo,
Youngstown
Broken Arrow,
Edmond,
Lawton,
Norman,
Oklahoma City,
Tulsa
Beaverton,
Bend,
Eugene,
Gresham,
Hillsboro,
Medford,
Portland,
Salem
Allentown,
Bethlehem,
Erie,
Philadelphia,
Pittsburgh,
Reading,
Scranton
Cranston,
Pawtucket,
Providence,
Warwick
Charleston,
Columbia,
Mount Pleasant Town,
North Charleston,
Rock Hill
Rapid City,
Sioux Falls
Chattanooga,
Clarksville,
Knoxville,
Memphis,
Murfreesboro,
Nashville-Davidson
Abilene,
Allen,
Amarillo,
Arlington,
Austin,
Baytown,
Beaumont,
Brownsville,
Bryan,
Carrollton,
College Station,
Corpus Christi,
Dallas,
Denton,
Edinburg,
El Paso,
Flower Mound town,
Fort Worth,
Frisco,
Garland,
Grand Prairie,
Houston,
Irving,
Killeen,
Laredo,
League,
Lewisville,
Longview,
Lubbock,
McAllen,
McKinney,
Mesquite,
Midland,
Mission,
Missouri,
Odessa,
Pasadena,
Pearland,
Pharr,
Plano,
Richardson,
Round Rock,
San Angelo,
San Antonio,
Sugar Land,
Temple,
Tyler,
Waco,
Wichita Falls
Layton,
Ogden,
Orem,
Provo,
Salt Lake,
Sandy,
St. George,
West Jordan,
West Valley City
Alexandria,
Chesapeake,
Hampton,
Lynchburg,
Newport News,
Norfolk,
Portsmouth,
Richmond,
Roanoke,
Suffolk,
Virginia Beach
Auburn,
Bellevue,
Bellingham,
Everett,
Federal Way,
Kennewick,
Kent,
Renton,
Seattle,
Spokane,
Spokane Valley,
Tacoma,
Vancouver,
Yakima
Appleton,
Eau Claire,
Green Bay,
Kenosha,
Madison,
Milwaukee,
Racine,
Waukesha 
