Noise Ordinances in Flint, MI (2026)
8 verified noise ordinances for Flint, Michigan, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Quiet Hours
Flint Code of Ordinances Chapter 31 Article II (the Noise Control Ordinance, adopted by Ord. 2741 on 10-22-1979) defines NIGHTTIME in Section 31-71 as 9:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. and DAYTIME as 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Section 31-75 then sets continuous-noise caps at 60 dBA day and 50 dBA night in residential receiving areas, measured at the property boundary line.
Flint Quiet Hours and Receiving-Boundary dBA Caps
Some RestrictionsConstruction Hours
Flint Code Section 31-77(f) exempts the erection, excavation, demolition, alteration or repair of any building from the Article II dBA caps between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. on weekdays only. Work outside that window requires a permit from the Department of Building and Safety Inspection, issued under Section 31-77(f)(2) on public-health-or-safety, no-impairment, or substantial-loss-or-inconvenience findings.
Flint Construction Hours and Department of Building and Safety Permits
Some RestrictionsBarking Dogs
Flint Code Section 31-72(b)(4) makes it unlawful to own, possess, or harbor any animal or bird which frequently or for continued duration howls, barks, meows, squawks or makes other sounds creating a noise disturbance across a residential real property boundary. The reasonable-person test in Section 31-71 supplies the disturbance standard; no fixed minutes threshold is published.
Flint Barking Dog Rule (Animals and Birds Provision)
Some RestrictionsLeaf Blower Rules
Flint Code Section 31-72(b)(10) prohibits operating any mechanically powered saw, drill, sander, grinder, lawn or garden tool, snowblower, or similar device outdoors in residential areas during nighttime (9:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m.) in a manner causing a noise disturbance across a residential real property boundary, except in an emergency. There is no gas-blower ban.
Flint Leaf Blower and Domestic Power Tool Rules
Some RestrictionsAmplified Music & Events
Flint Code Section 31-72(b)(1) prohibits operating any radio, television, phonograph, drum, musical instrument, sound amplifier, or similar device in a manner creating a noise disturbance across a real property boundary, or at 50 feet from a vehicle on a public right-of-way. Section 31-72(b)(2) separately regulates loudspeakers and public-address systems. Section 31-72(b)(7) caps live-venue interior sound at 100 dBA without a posted warning sign.
Flint Amplified Music, Loudspeakers, and Sound Devices
Some RestrictionsAircraft Noise
Bishop International Airport (FNT/KFNT) sits in southwestern Flint (3425 W Bristol Rd), surrounded by Flint Township and Mundy Township, and is run by the Bishop International Airport Authority - a joint Genesee County / City of Flint authority formed in 1987. Flint Code Section 31-77(e) exempts aircraft and trains from Article II, and 49 U.S.C. Section 40103 federally preempts municipal regulation of aircraft in flight.
Bishop International Airport (KFNT) and Federal Aircraft Preemption
Few RestrictionsIndustrial Noise
Industrial sources in Flint face four-tier dBA caps under Chapter 31 Article II: Section 31-73 impulsive (100 dBA day / 90 night), Section 31-74 intermittent (80 / 55), Section 31-75 continuous (70 / 65), Section 31-76 perpetual (60 / 55). Limits are measured at the RECEIVING property boundary, so an industrial source adjacent to residential is effectively held to the residential cap.
Flint Industrial Noise Limits and Receiving-Use Measurement Rule
Some RestrictionsVehicle Noise
Vehicle noise in Flint runs through three layers. Section 31-72(b)(1)(b) of the City Code prohibits sound devices in a vehicle creating a disturbance at 50 feet on a public right-of-way. Section 31-72(b)(6) bans vehicle/motorboat repair or testing causing a residential boundary disturbance. State law MCL 257.707c preempts municipal motor vehicle noise standards and sets the controlling 86/90 dBA caps at 50 feet.
Flint Vehicle Noise, Mufflers, and Motorboat Sound Limits
Some RestrictionsLooking for Genesee County county-wide rules?
County ordinances apply to unincorporated areas and may supplement Flint city rules.
Noise Ordinances in Genesee County →