Noise from Specific Sources in Eugene, OR (2026)
3 verified noise from specific sources rules for Eugene, Oregon, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
HVAC & Mechanical Noise
Eugene caps noise from residential heat pumps, fans, air conditioners, stationary pumps, cooling towers, and compressors installed after the 2023 ordinance's effective date at 60 dBA measured anywhere on the property line of the affected residential property, under EC 6.750(f) of the Environmental Noise Disturbance chapter.
Eugene Residential HVAC Noise Limit
Some RestrictionsEC 6.750(f)
(f) Residential pumps, fans and air conditioners. Operating any heat pumps, residential fans, air conditioners, stationary pumps, stationary cooling towers, stationary compressors, or similar mechanical device or any combination thereof installed after [the effective date of this ordinance] so as to create any noise which would cause the maximum noise level to exceed 60 dBA at any point on the ...
Delivery Truck Noise
Eugene bars loading or unloading vehicles, and opening, closing, or destroying boxes, crates, and containers, between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. if it creates a noise disturbance, under EC 6.750(c). The rule targets overnight delivery and dock noise near homes.
Eugene Overnight Loading Noise Limit
Some RestrictionsEC 6.750(c)
(c) Loading, unloading, opening boxes. Loading or unloading any vehicle or opening, closing or destroying bales, boxes, crates and containers, between the hours of 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. the following day, so as to create a noise disturbance.
Low-Frequency Bass Limits
Eugene caps low-frequency industrial and commercial noise under EC 6.752, setting octave-band sound pressure limits at noise-sensitive properties. At 31.5 Hz the ceiling is 68 dBA by day and 65 dBA at night; at 63 Hz it drops to 65 dBA by day and 62 dBA at night, measured at the property line or 25 feet from the source.
Eugene Low-Frequency Bass Noise Limits
Some RestrictionsEC 6.752(3)
No person owning or controlling an industrial or commercial noise source shall cause or permit the operation of that noise source if such operation generates a median octave band sound pressure level which, as measured at an appropriate measurement point, specified in subsection (4) of this section, exceeds applicable levels specified in Table EC 6.752(5). Table EC 6.752(3) Commercial and Indus...
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