Noise Ordinances in Cedar Rapids, IA (2026)
4 verified noise ordinances for Cedar Rapids, Iowa, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Quiet Hours
Cedar Rapids bans noisy lawn mowers, chain saws, and solid-waste hauling equipment between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. if the noise crosses into a disturbance, under Municipal Code § 56.02(g)-(i).
Cedar Rapids Nighttime Noise Curfew
Some RestrictionsCedar Rapids Municipal Code § 56.02(g)
(g)Lawnmowing Equipment. No person shall use or operate or permit the use or operation of a power lawn mower, power trimmer or other gasoline or electric powered device intended for mowing or trimming a lawn between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. the following morning if such use or operation creates a noise disturbance as defined in this chapter. No person shall use or operate or permi...
Barking Dogs
Cedar Rapids bans animal noise, including barking, that unreasonably disturbs the peace for more than 15 minutes in an hour, documented across three episodes in a week, enforceable after two written warnings.
Cedar Rapids Barking Dog Noise Law
Some RestrictionsCedar Rapids Municipal Code § 23.06(a)
(a)It is unlawful for any person(s) to own any animal which by its barking, howling, baying, squealing, crowing, crying, bleating, screeching, or making any other noise by its volume or frequency unreasonably disturbs or interferes with the peace of any person(s) for more than fifteen minutes in any one-hour period of any day, and is documented by three or more separate episodes of such noise i...
Amplified Music & Outdoor Sound
Playing a radio, TV, stereo, or other amplified sound equipment loud enough to create a "noise disturbance" - exceeding Chapter 56's decibel limits at a neighboring property - is banned citywide under Municipal Code § 56.02(f).
Cedar Rapids Amplified Sound Rules
Some RestrictionsCedar Rapids Municipal Code § 56.02(f)
(f)Radios, Televisions, Phonographs, etc. No person shall operate, play or permit the operation or playing of any radio, television, phonograph, drum, musical instrument, sound amplifier, or similar device which produces, reproduces or amplifies sound at a sound level which creates a noise disturbance. Church or clock carillons, bells or chimes; parades or processions, provided the conditions ...
Vehicle Noise
Cedar Rapids caps car stereo or amplifier noise from a vehicle at 86 dBA measured 25 feet away, and separately bans muffler cutouts, bypasses, and exhaust noise above set decibel limits by vehicle weight.
Cedar Rapids Vehicle Noise Limits
Some RestrictionsCedar Rapids Municipal Code § 56.02(a)-(b)
(a) No person shall perform, create, cause, or permit a radio, television set, musical instrument, or any other device to produce, reproduce, or amplify sound to create a noise in excess of 86 dBA at 25 feet from such device when operated on a motor vehicle. (b) No person shall use a muffler cutout, bypass, or similar device on a motor vehicle on a public highway.
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