Noise Ordinances in Columbus, OH (2026)

Ohio Rev. Code Section 2917.11 (Disorderly Conduct - Unreasonable Noise)

tes this section is guilty of disorderly conduct. (2) Except as otherwise provided in divisions (E)(3) and (4) of this section, disorderly conduct is a minor misdemeanor. (3) Disorderly conduct is a misdemeanor of the fourth degree if any of the following applies: (a) The offender persists in disorderly conduct after reasonable warning or request to desist. (b) The offense is committed in the v...

Columbus City Codes § 2329.11(D)(1)(e)

The emission of sound that is periodically generated by activities required to maintain the property in compliance with housing, building, zoning, fire, safety, health or sanitation codes and which occurs between the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.

Ohio Rev. Code Section 955.22 (Dogs Running at Large; Confinement; Leash)

(A) As used in this section and sections 955.11, 955.23, and 955.24 of the Revised Code: (1) "Vicious dog act" means one of the following actions committed by a dog without provocation, other than by a police dog that is being used to assist one or more law enforcement officers in the performance of their official duties: (a) The killing of any person; (b) Causing serious injury to any person b...

Ohio Rev. Code Section 2917.11 (Disorderly Conduct - Unreasonable Noise)

tes this section is guilty of disorderly conduct. (2) Except as otherwise provided in divisions (E)(3) and (4) of this section, disorderly conduct is a minor misdemeanor. (3) Disorderly conduct is a misdemeanor of the fourth degree if any of the following applies: (a) The offender persists in disorderly conduct after reasonable warning or request to desist. (b) The offense is committed in the v...

Columbus City Codes § 2329.11(C)(2)(a)

No person shall operate or permit the operation of any sound amplification system, auditory device, or stationary sound source from a residential unit in a manner as to be audible at a distance of fifty (50) feet beyond the property line of the property from which the sound emanates. Strict liability is intended to be imposed for a violation of this division.

Columbus City Codes § 1913.06

A Department of public safety helicopter shall do all of the following when not engaging in a law enforcement action: (A) Confine its flight path to major travel corridors to avoid flying above residential areas; (B) Maintain a standard altitude of 1,500 feet mean sea level or higher, unless instructed otherwise by the FAA on a temporary basis; (C) Maintain the maximum flight altitude as approv...

Columbus City Codes § 2329.11(B)

(B)Sound levels for land use districts.(1)The maximum allowable hourly average sound level shall not exceed the limits set forth in Table I for the respective categories of receiving land use. The actual sound level shall be determined during any measurement period, which shall not be less than sixty (60) consecutive minutes, and shall be measured from within the building or structure affected ...

Columbus City Codes § 2137.27

No operator or passenger of a motor vehicle shall operate, or permit the operation of, any sound amplification system which can be heard outside the vehicle from fifty (50) or more feet when the vehicle is being operated upon a street, highway, or other property open to the public for the purpose of vehicular travel or parking.