Noise Ordinances in Dayton, OH (2026)
7 verified noise ordinances for Dayton, Ohio, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Quiet Hours
Dayton's zoning code treats 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. as the stricter nighttime noise period, allowing far smaller exceedances above the schedule limit than are allowed between 7 a.m. and 10 p.m.
Dayton Nighttime Noise Curfew Hours
Some RestrictionsDayton R.C.G.O. § 150.420.4(D)
Between the hours of 7:00 am. and 10:00 p.m., the noise in Schedule 150.420.4 (D)(1) may be exceeded by no more than: (1) 5 dBA for a total of 15 minutes in any 1-hour period, (2) 10 dBA for a total of 5 minutes in any 1-hour period, or (3) 15 dBA for a total of 30 seconds in any 1-hour period. Between ...
Construction Hours
Dayton confines building erection, demolition, alteration, and repair work to 7:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. on weekdays; work outside those hours needs a building inspector's emergency permit under the noise pollution chapter.
Dayton Limits Construction Noise To Daytime
Some RestrictionsDayton R.C.G.O. § 94.05(J)
The erection (including excavating), demolition, alteration, or repair of any building other than between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on weekdays, except in case of urgent necessity in the interest of public health and safety, and then only with a permit from the building inspector...
Barking Dogs
Dayton bans keeping any animal whose frequent or prolonged noise disturbs residents of two or more separate households nearby, declaring it a public nuisance under the city's general code.
Dayton Animal Noise Nuisance Law
Some RestrictionsDayton R.C.G.O. § 91.17
No person shall keep any animal which by causing frequent or long continued noise shall disturb one or more inhabitants of two separate residences in the vicinity. Such action is declared to be a public nuisance and detrimental to public health and welfare.
Amplified Music & Outdoor Sound
Dayton treats a radio, phonograph, musical instrument, or similar device playing audibly at 25 feet from the building or vehicle it's in as prima facie evidence of an unnecessary-noise violation citywide.
Dayton Caps Audible Radio And Music Volume
Some RestrictionsDayton R.C.G.O. § 94.05(B)
Radios; phonographs. ... The operation of any such set, instrument, phonograph, machine or device in such a manner as to be plainly audible at a distance of 25 feet from the building, structure, or vehicle in which it is located shall be prima facie evidence of a violation of this section.
Aircraft Noise
Dayton bans operating any aircraft over the city with sound amplifying equipment running, a flat citywide prohibition under the noise pollution chapter with no permit exception.
Dayton Bans Sound Amplifiers On Aircraft
Heavy RestrictionsDayton R.C.G.O. § 94.03
No person shall operate, or cause to be operated any aircraft for any purpose in or over the city with sound amplifying equipment in operation.
Decibel Limits
Dayton's zoning code sets maximum noise levels that vary by whether the source and the receiving property are zoned business, residential or industrial, enforced under two time-of-day schedules.
Dayton Industrial and Business Noise Limits
Some RestrictionsDayton R.C.G.O. §§ 150.420.4(D), 150.420.5(C)
No person shall cause or permit noise to intrude into the property of another person that exceeds the levels listed in: (1) Schedule 150.420.4(D)(1), between the hours of 7:00 am. and 10:00 p.m. (2) Schedule 150.420.4(D)(2), between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. ... Industrial. Shall include all industrial zoning districts comprising I-1, I-2, BP and AP.
Vehicle Noise
Dayton caps motor vehicle noise at 80 dB(A) measured 15 feet from the source, and separately bans excessive noise from a defective or modified exhaust or from unnecessary revving and tire squealing.
Dayton Motor Vehicle Noise Limit
Some RestrictionsDayton R.C.G.O. § 94.10
(B)No person shall cause noise levels from the operation of motor vehicles in excess of 80 dB(A) in any area within the city at any time. Such noise level limit of 80 dB(A) shall be based on a distance of not less than 15 feet from the noise source.(C)No person shall operate a motor vehicle which causes excessive noise levels as a result of a defective or modified exhaust system, or as a result...
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