Noise Ordinances in Salt Lake City, UT (2026)

Salt Lake City Code § 9.28.040(B)(2)

The operating of any such device between the hours of nine o'clock (9:00) P.M. and seven o'clock (7:00) A.M. the following day or, between the hours of nine o'clock (9:00) P.M. and nine o'clock (9:00) A.M. when the following day is a Sunday or legal holiday, in such a manner as to be plainly audible at the property boundary of the source or plainly audible at fifty feet (50') (15 m) from such d...

Salt Lake City Code § 9.28.040(B)(7)

Construction Work: Operating, or causing to be used or operated, any equipment used in construction, repair, alteration or demolition work on buildings, structures, streets, alleys, or appurtenances thereto: a. In residential or commercial land use districts between the hours of nine o'clock (9:00) P.M. and seven o'clock (7:00) A.M. the following day, or between the hours of nine o'clock (9:00)...

Salt Lake City Code § 8.04.370

Any owner or person having charge, care, custody or control of an animal or animals causing a nuisance as defined below shall be in violation of this title and subject to the penalties provided herein. The following shall be deemed a nuisance: Any animal which: ... Barks, whines or howls, or makes other disturbing noises in an excessive, continuous or untimely fashion

§ 9.28.040(B)(3)

Using or operating a loudspeaker or sound amplifying equipment in a fixed or movable position or mounted upon any sound vehicle in or upon any street, alley, sidewalk, park, place, or public property for the purpose of ... transmitting music to any persons or assemblages of persons in such a manner as to violate section 9.28.060 ... or cause a noise disturbance unless a permit ... is first obta...

Salt Lake City Code § 21A.34.040.V

Airport influence zone A is that area exposed to very high levels of aircraft noise, and having specific height restrictions. ... Airport Influence Zone A: The following uses are incompatible in this zone and are prohibited: a. Residential uses; b. Commercial uses, except those constructed with air circulation systems and at least twenty five (25) dBs of sound attenuation;

Salt Lake City Code § 9.28.060

Use District 9:00 P.M. - 7:00 A.M. 7:00 A.M. - 9:00 P.M. Residential 50 dBA 55 dBA Commercial-agricultural 55 dBA 60 dBA Industrial 75 dBA 80 dBA   Sundays And Holidays   9:00 P.M. - 9:00 A.M. 9:00 A.M. - 9:00 P.M. Residential 50 dBA 55 dBA Commer...

Salt Lake City Code § 12.28.100

Every motor vehicle shall at all times be equipped with a muffler in good working order and in constant operation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no person shall modify the exhaust system of a motor vehicle in a manner which will amplify or increase or change the character of the noise emitted by the motor of such vehicle above that emitted by the muffler originally installed on the vehicle. No...