Noise from Specific Sources in Omaha, NE (2026)

Omaha, NE Code of Ordinances § 17-2

It shall be unlawful for any person to operate or cause to be operated any noise-creating blower or power fan or any internal combustion engine, the operation of which causes noise due to the explosion of operating gases or fluids, unless the noise from such blower or fan is muffled and such engine is equipped with a muffler device sufficient to deaden such noise, so that the same shall not cau...

Omaha Municipal Code §§ 55-803, 55-804

Table 1 displays the maximum permitted sound levels to which a specific receiving property may be subjected... DR, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R-WRN 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. 60 / 9:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. 55 ... LC, CC, NBD, GC, CBD, CH, MU 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. 70 / 9:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. 65. Sound projected from property located in one zoning district onto property located in another zoning district havi...

Omaha, NE Code of Ordinances § 25-20(3)

Alarm system shall mean any device used to detect or prevent intrusion, criminal activity or other such emergency situations which, when activated, causes notification to be made directly or indirectly to the Omaha Police Department, or any device or system designed primarily for the purpose of giving an audible or visual signal of an attempted intrusion, criminal activity or other such emergen...

Omaha Municipal Code § 55-804(d)(2)

Noises emanating from emergency generator engines during routine maintenance events or periods of partial or total loss of electrical power. Emergency generator operations during routine maintenance events are limited to between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. Emergency generator operations during periods of partial or total loss of electrical power are not subject to time of day restricti...

Omaha Municipal Code § 17-25 (Operation standards, Motor Vehicle Noise Control)

It shall be unlawful for any person to operate any motor vehicle or combination of vehicles at any time or under any condition of grade, load, acceleration or deceleration in such a manner as to discharge or emit total noise beyond the following noise limits for each category of motor vehicle... Any motor vehicle with a manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating of 10,000 pounds or more: 86 dB(...

Omaha Municipal Code § 55-804(b)

Impulsive sound which repeats four or more times in a one-hour period shall be measured as continuous sound and shall meet the requirements as shown in Table 1. Impulsive sound means sound pulses of short duration, usually less than one second, with an abrupt onset and rapid decay. Impulsive sound shall include, but shall not be limited to, explosions, musical bass or drum beats, the discharge ...