Noise Ordinances in South Jordan, UT (2026)
4 verified noise ordinances for South Jordan, Utah, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Quiet Hours
South Jordan bans mechanical parking-lot sweeping, commercial trash pickup, and construction or land-development activity between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. citywide to curb nighttime noise, with narrow exemptions for low-impact or emergency work.
South Jordan Nighttime Noise Curfew
Some RestrictionsSouth Jordan City Code § 17.04.290
This section provides a means to enforce as a nuisance certain noise and disturbances to protect and preserve the well being of the City. ... It shall be unlawful to perform the following between the hours of ten o'clock (10:00) P.M. and seven o'clock (7:00) A.M.: Mechanically sweep parking lots. Pick up commercial refuse trash receptacles. Construction, building, or other land development acti...
Barking Dogs
South Jordan makes it unlawful for an owner to let a dog or other animal bark, whine, or howl excessively, continuously, or at untimely hours; a first violation is an infraction under § 6.08.020.
South Jordan Barking Dog Nuisance
Some RestrictionsSouth Jordan City Code § 6.08.020(A)(3)
It shall be unlawful for an owner or person responsible for an animal to fail to prevent the animal from: Causing damage to the property of a person not its owner; Defecating on any public sidewalk, park or building, or on any private property without the consent of the owner of such private property, unless the owner of or person responsible for such animal shall immediately and properly dis...
Decibel Limits
South Jordan's zoning code sets no citywide decibel limit for general noise; the sole numeric dBA cap applies to wind energy conversion systems, capped at 45 decibels at any property line.
South Jordan Wind Turbine Noise Cap
Some RestrictionsSouth Jordan City Code § 17.108.020
The WECS shall not cause a sound that could be considered a nuisance. No wind turbine or combination of wind machines on a single parcel shall create noise that exceeds a maximum of forty five (45) decibels (dBA) at any property line. Measurements of sound levels shall not be adjusted for, or averaged with, nonoperating periods. Any wind turbine(s) exceeding these levels shall immediately cease...
Vehicle Noise
South Jordan prohibits operating a motor vehicle with its dynamic braking device, a compression-release 'Jake brake', engaged anywhere in the city, except to avoid imminent danger.
South Jordan Jake Brake Ban
Heavy RestrictionsSouth Jordan City Code § 10.24.040
No person may operate, nor may any person cause, allow, permit or fail to control the operation of any motor vehicle with a dynamic braking device engaged, except for the avoidance of imminent danger.
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