Noise Ordinances in Springfield, MO (2026)
6 verified noise ordinances for Springfield, Missouri, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Quiet Hours
Springfield bars sound-producing devices in residential districts from 11:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. once the noise crosses the property line, with a parallel curfew on amplified sound systems.
Springfield MO Nighttime Noise Curfew
Some RestrictionsSpringfield City Code § 78-113(2)c
Noise emanating from private property in residential district. No person shall play a sound-producing device in a residential district between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., whether inside or outside of a building, or from a motor vehicle, in a manner or with such volume so as to emit noise which can be heard beyond the property line of the property on which the sound-producing device i...
Construction Hours
Springfield limits building erection, demolition, alteration, repair, and street excavation in residential districts to 7:00 a.m. through one-half hour before sunset.
Springfield MO Construction Noise Hours
Some RestrictionsSpringfield City Code § 78-113(5)
Construction in residential districts. The erection (including excavating), demolition, alteration or repair of any building and the excavation of streets and highways in any residential district or section, other than between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and one-half hour before sunset, except in case of urgent necessity in the interest of public health and safety, and then only with a permit from t...
Barking Dogs
Springfield's noise code bans keeping any animal, bird, or fowl whose frequent or long, continued noise disturbs the comfort or repose of neighbors anywhere in the city, Greene County's largest.
Springfield MO Barking Dog Noise Rule
Some RestrictionsSpringfield City Code § 78-113(1)
Animal and fowl noises. The keeping of any animal, bird or fowl which, by causing frequent or long continued noise, shall disturb the comfort or repose of any person in the vicinity.
Amplified Music & Outdoor Sound
Springfield, Missouri bars sound amplification systems from disturbing neighbors and cuts them off entirely from 11:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. if audible 50 feet or more from the speakers.
Springfield Amplified Sound System Limits
Some RestrictionsSpringfield City Code § 78-115
No person using a sound amplification system shall operate or permit the operation of the sound amplification system such that the sound is plainly audible and: a.Operate an amplified sound system at a volume that unreasonably disturbs or alarms another person or persons within residential dwellings, businesses, or commercial developments. ... c.Operate the sound amplification system after 11:0...
Decibel Limits
Springfield's Land Development Code bars every operation, industrial and commercial included, from creating noise that unreasonably and knowingly disturbs neighboring properties: there's no decibel table, just a disturbance test enforced by building development services.
Springfield MO Industrial Noise Standard
Light RestrictionsSpringfield Land Development Code § 36-485
(a)Maximum noise level. No operation or activity shall cause or create noise in excess of the sound levels prescribed below.(b)Sound level standards. The maximum permitted sound level shall be at a volume so as to not unreasonably and knowingly disturb or alarm another person or persons by loud noise.(c)Variations and exemptions.1.The following uses and activities shall be exempt from the sound...
Vehicle Noise
Springfield, Missouri bars operating a vehicle sound system so loud it's plainly audible 50 feet away, and separately requires every motor vehicle to run a properly attached, quiet muffler with no cutouts.
Springfield Vehicle Stereo Noise Limit
Some RestrictionsSpringfield City Code § 78-113(2)d.2
No person operating or occupying a motor vehicle on a street, highway, alley, parking lot, or driveway shall operate or permit the operation of any sound amplification system from within the vehicle so that the sound is plainly audible at a distance of 50 or more feet from the vehicle.
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