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Noise from Specific Sources in Shoreline, WA (2026)

2 verified noise from specific sources rules for Shoreline, Washington, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.

Verified from official government sources

Bar & Nightclub Noise

SMC § 9.05.070(E) defines frequent, repetitive, or continuous sounds emanating from any building, structure, apartment, or condominium, such as musical instruments, audio sound systems, band sessions, or social gatherings, as public nuisance noise citywide in Shoreline, covering bars and nightclubs along with any other building.

Shoreline Bans Loud Bar Nightclub Noise

Some Restrictions

Shoreline Municipal Code § 9.05.070(E)

§ 9.05.070. Public nuisance noise. It is unlawful for any person knowingly to cause or make, or from any person in possession of property knowingly to allow to originate from property, sound that is a public nuisance. Public nuisance noise is any sound which unreasonably annoys, injures, interferes with, or endangers the comfort, repose or health of a person or persons. The following sources of...

Car Alarm Limits

In the City of Shoreline, frequent, repetitive or continuous sounding of a horn or siren attached to a motor vehicle or watercraft is defined as public nuisance noise under Shoreline Municipal Code § 9.05.070(A), unless it warns of danger or is legally required. Shoreline police and code enforcement treat a stuck car alarm the same as any other public nuisance noise source.

Shoreline Car Alarm and Horn Noise Rules

Some Restrictions

Shoreline Municipal Code § 9.05.070(A)

§ 9.05.070. Public nuisance noise. It is unlawful for any person knowingly to cause or make, or from any person in possession of property knowingly to allow to originate from property, sound that is a public nuisance. Public nuisance noise is any sound which unreasonably annoys, injures, interferes with, or endangers the comfort, repose or health of a person or persons. The following sources of...

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