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Noise Ordinances in Coeur d'Alene, ID (2026)

4 verified noise ordinances for Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.

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Barking Dogs

Section 6.15.050 of the Coeur d'Alene Municipal Code makes it unlawful to keep or harbor any animal whose loud, continued or frequent barking, howling, yelping, meowing, screeching, crowing or other noise disturbs the peace and comfort of any reasonable person or neighborhood. The animal control impound facility and veterinary hospitals are exempt.

Coeur d'Alene Barking Dog and Animal Noise Rule

Some Restrictions

Coeur d'Alene Municipal Code §§ 6.15.050, 6.35.030

It is unlawful for any person to keep or harbor any animal which by loud, continued or frequent barking, howling, yelping, meowing, screeching, crowing or other noise, or by noxious or offensive odors endangers the health and welfare or disturbs the peace and comfort of any reasonable person or neighborhood. The provisions of this section do not apply to: A. The animal control impound facility;...

Amplified Music & Outdoor Sound

In the City of Coeur d'Alene, section 5.24.030 makes it unlawful to run a sound amplification system on a street, sidewalk, parking lot, park, beach or motor vehicle so that it is plainly audible at fifty feet or disturbs a reasonable person. Fines are $75 then $150, then a misdemeanor.

Coeur d'Alene Amplified Sound Rule: 50 Feet Plainly Audible

Some Restrictions

Coeur d'Alene Municipal Code § 5.24.030

PLAINLY AUDIBLE: Any audible sound that can be detected by a person using his or her unaided hearing faculties. ... ... C. Unlawful Amplification: It shall be unlawful for any person to operate or permit the operation of any sound amplification system on a street, highway, alley, sidewalk, parking lot, driveway, park, beach, motor vehicle or public right-of-way, within the City limits of Coeur ...

Decibel Limits

In the City of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, no use of property can create a noise level for residentially zoned property above 65 dB between 7:00 A.M. and 10:00 P.M. or above 55 dB at night. Readings come from an approved and properly calibrated decibel meter, and the limit applies in all districts under the zoning ordinance's performance standards.

Coeur d'Alene Noise Decibel Limits: 65 dB Day, 55 dB Night

Some Restrictions

Coeur d'Alene Municipal Code § 17.07.120

A. In all zoning districts, any use creating intense earthshaking vibrations or noise such as are created by heavy drop forges or heavy hydraulic surges, shall be set back at least three hundred feet (300') from an abutting residential or commercial zoning district or at least one hundred fifty feet (150') from an abutting manufacturing zoning district, unless such operation is controlled to pr...

Vehicle Noise

In the City of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, Chapter 10.80 of the Municipal Code requires every motor vehicle to run with a muffler in good working order and bans cutouts, bypass devices and exhaust changes that amplify noise. A violation is an infraction with a $300 fine, and a repeat within one year is a misdemeanor.

Coeur d'Alene Vehicle Noise, Muffler and Exhaust Rules

Some Restrictions

Coeur d'Alene Municipal Code § 10.80.030

1. Muffler Required: Every Motor Vehicle operated within the City limits shall at all times be equipped with a muffler in good working order and in constant operation to prevent Excessive Noise, and Excessive Fumes, Smoke, or Exhaust. 2. Muffler Bypass: No person shall engage a muffler cutout, bypass, or similar device of a Motor Vehicle while on a public street when that device is designed to ...

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