Noise Ordinances in Sioux Falls, SD (2026)
7 verified noise ordinances for Sioux Falls, South Dakota, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Quiet Hours
Sioux Falls bans plainly audible sound devices and sets lower decibel caps citywide between 10:30 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.
Sioux Falls Nighttime Noise Curfew
Some RestrictionsSioux Falls Code of Ordinances § 93.002(b)(2)(B)
Using, operating or allowing the use or operation of any device between the hours of 10:30 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. the following day in a manner as to be plainly audible at the property boundary of the source or plainly audible at 50 feet from the device when operated within a vehicle parked on a public right-of-way or plainly audible at 100 feet from the device when operated within a moving vehicle...
Construction Hours
Construction noise is allowed 6:00 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. without a permit, capped at 75 dBA measured 50 feet away.
Sioux Falls Construction Noise Hours
Some RestrictionsSioux Falls Code of Ordinances § 93.006
The following exceptions shall be allowed between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 10:30 p.m. in residential or commercial land use zones... (e) 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 in any land use district where the operation causes a sound p...
Barking Dogs
Sioux Falls bans letting an animal create a disturbance through loud noise at any time of day or night, and lets animal control impound an animal disturbing the peace if the owner can't be located.
Sioux Falls Barking Dog Disturbance Rule
Some RestrictionsSioux Falls Code of Ordinances § 90.004
The owner or custodian of an animal shall not allow the animal to create a disturbance by making loud noises any time of the night or day. (b) Any animal control officer or police officer may remove and impound any animal which is disturbing the peace when the owner of the animal cannot be located. A notice advising the owner of the impoundment shall be left on the premises. (c) Any p...
Amplified Music & Outdoor Sound
Sioux Falls requires a health department sound permit for outdoor amplified music, capping levels at 70 dbA (L90) until 8 p.m. and 65 dbA after, with permits expiring at 10:30 p.m.
Sioux Falls Outdoor Amplified Music Permit
Some RestrictionsSioux Falls Code of Ordinances § 93.007(b)(4)
Permits may be issued for any activity conducted between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 10:30 p.m. Permits shall allow the permitted sound pressure level of no more than an L90 of 70 dbA or allow no more than five peaks of 77 dbA or higher in any three-minute period until 8:00 p.m. when the permit shall allow the permitted sound pressure level of no more than an L90 of 65 dbA or no more than five p...
Aircraft Noise
Land near Sioux Falls Regional Airport falls under a noise and safety overlay requiring sound-reduction construction and avigation easements.
Airport Influence Overlay: Sioux Falls
Some RestrictionsSioux Falls Code of Ordinances § 160.418
The airport influence overlay district is composed of lands located within an area affected by noise or safety hazards associated with aircraft operations at the Sioux Falls Regional Airport... With zoning permit for any school, hospital, or places of worship, property owners shall provide Noise Level Reduction (NLR) of at least ten dbl over standard construction practices (reducing to 55 dbl t...
Decibel Limits
Sioux Falls caps stationary industrial-source noise at 75 dB(A) at all times, measured at the property boundary, under the city's use-district noise standards.
Sioux Falls Industrial Noise Limit: 75 dB
Some RestrictionsSioux Falls Code of Ordinances § 93.003
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate or permit to be operated any stationary source of sound...which exceeds the limits set forth for the following receiving land use districts when measured at the boundary...Commercial or business At all times 65...Industrial At all times 75.
Vehicle Noise
Sioux Falls caps vehicle noise at 80-90 dB(A) depending on weight and speed, and bans cutout or bypass mufflers citywide.
Sioux Falls Motor Vehicle Noise Limits
Some RestrictionsSioux Falls Code of Ordinances § 93.008
No person shall drive or move or cause or knowingly permit to be driven or moved a motor vehicle or combination of vehicles at any time in a manner as to exceed the following noise limits... No person shall operate or cause to be operated any motor vehicle within the city unless the exhaust system of the vehicle is: (1) Free from defects which affect sound reduction; (2) Equipped with a muffler...
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