Noise Ordinances in Fayetteville, AR (2026)
5 verified noise ordinances for Fayetteville, Arkansas, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Quiet Hours
Fayetteville caps residential noise at 60 dB(A) daytime and 55 dB(A) from 11 PM to 7 AM under Chapter 96. Amplified sound plainly audible 150 feet away between 1 AM and 8 AM is automatically a violation.
Fayetteville Quiet Hours & Noise Limits
Some RestrictionsFayetteville, AR, Code of Ordinances Sec. 96.04 (Limitations by Land Use Category)
No person shall operate... any identifiable source of sound in such a manner as to create a sound level within the use districts in Table 1... which exceeds the maximum noise levels... as measured at any point on the boundary of the property from which the sound or noise was emanating.
Construction Hours
Fayetteville only restricts private construction noise between 11 PM and 7 AM (until 9 AM Sundays) near homes, under Sec. 96.02(D). Daytime and evening construction is otherwise unrestricted, more permissive than most cities.
Fayetteville Construction Noise Hours
Few RestrictionsFayetteville, AR, Code of Ordinances Sec. 96.02(D)
construction noise from private development construction activity shall be deemed annoying or disturbing... if the sound or noise is produced later than 11:00 p.m. everyday and prior to 7:00 a.m. on all days except Sundays when the "quiet" time shall extend until 9:00 a.m. and is plainly audible at or near any residence... within 150 yards of the construction activity.
Barking Dogs
Fayetteville's animal code (Chapter 92) defines a noisy animal as any domestic animal that barks, whines, or howls in an unwarranted, continuous, loud, or frequent fashion. Animal Services investigates, and barking is also a Chapter 96 noise disturbance.
Fayetteville Barking Dog & Noisy Animal Rules
Some RestrictionsFayetteville, AR, Code of Ordinances ch. 92 (Animals), Definitions
Noisy animals. Any domestic animal which barks, whines, or howls in an unwarranted, or continuous, or loud, or frequent fashion.
Leaf Blower Rules
Fayetteville does not ban leaf blowers by type or set special hours. As a transient sound source under Chapter 96, lawn equipment cannot exceed 20 dB(A) above the zone's noise limit, measured at the property line.
Fayetteville Leaf Blower Rules
Few RestrictionsFayetteville, AR, Code of Ordinances Sec. 96.04(D)
Transient Source. For a transient sound emanating in any land use category, the peak noise level shall not exceed 20 decibels above the limit set in Table 1 above.
Amplified Music & Events
Fayetteville makes amplified music, radio, or instruments plainly audible 150 feet from the source between 1 AM and 8 AM an automatic violation (Sec. 96.02(C)). Commercial zones, including the Dickson Street entertainment district, cap sound at 75 dB(A) daytime.
Fayetteville Amplified Music Rules
Some RestrictionsFayetteville, AR, Code of Ordinances Sec. 96.02(C)
the use of an amplification devise, radio, television, phonograph, drum, musical instrument or similar devise... shall be deemed annoying or disturbing... if the sound is produced between the hours of 1:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m., and is plainly audible a distance of 150 feet or more from the source of the sound.
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