Noise from Specific Sources in Canton, OH (2026)
2 verified noise from specific sources rules for Canton, Ohio, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Delivery Truck Noise
Canton Codified Ordinances Section 509.03(b)(4) singles out loading and unloading as a named example of a prohibited "loud and disturbing noise": the ordinance bars creating a loud and excessive noise in connection with loading or unloading any vehicle, or opening and destroying bales, boxes, crates, and containers. It sits inside the city's general ban on unreasonably loud, disturbing, or unnecessary noise that disturbs the peace and quiet of the City.
Canton Loading and Unloading Noise Ban
Some RestrictionsCanton Codified Ordinances § 509.03(b)(4)
(a) No person shall make, permit or cause to be made, any unreasonably loud, disturbing or unnecessary noise of such character, intensity and/or duration as to disturb the peace and quiet of the City. (b) The following acts, among others, are declared to be loud, disturbing and unnecessary noises in violation of this section, but such enumeration shall not be deemed to be exclusive. ... (4)...
Low-Frequency Bass Limits
Canton Codified Ordinances Section 509.05 bars operating a vehicle sound amplification system so that it is plainly audible fifty or more feet from the vehicle on any street, highway, alley, parking lot, or driveway. The ordinance defines "plainly audible" by ear rather than a meter reading and expressly states that bass reverberations count, so a car stereo's thumping low end alone can support a citation even if words are not distinguishable.
Canton Vehicle Stereo Bass Noise Ban
Some RestrictionsCanton Codified Ordinances § 509.05
(a) No person operating or occupying a motor vehicle on a street, highway, alley, parking lot or driveway shall operate or permit the operation of any sound amplification system from within the vehicle so that the sound is plainly audible at a distance of fifty or more feet from the vehicle. ... (c) "Plainly audible" means any sound produced by a sound amplification system from within the ...
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