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Noise Ordinances in St. George, UT (2026)

5 verified noise ordinances for St. George, Utah, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.

Verified from official government sources

Construction Hours

St. George caps construction work to sunrise-to-sunset on weekdays and 8 AM to 4 PM on Saturdays, with no work Sundays or major holidays absent city approval.

St. George Construction Activity Hours

Some Restrictions

St. George City Code § 4-9-7(F)

Hours of construction activities shall be limited to between sunrise and sunset Monday through Friday and between eight o'clock (8:00) A.M. to four o'clock (4:00) P.M. on Saturdays. Work shall not proceed beyond these hours or on Sunday, New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, or Christmas Day without prior approval from the city.

Barking Dogs

St. George makes it unlawful to keep a dog whose barking, howling or yelping rises to a citywide nuisance, enforceable as a class B misdemeanor.

St. George Barking Dog Nuisance Rule

Some Restrictions

St. George City Code § 4-2-3(G)

G. Barking Dogs: It shall be unlawful for any person to keep any dog which by barking, howling or yelping, or by any other action, constitutes a nuisance within the designation of section 4-2-1 of this chapter.

Amplified Music & Outdoor Sound

St. George City Code bans operating a sound amplifier or speaker on or near any city street that can be heard more than 200 feet away, covering outdoor live music and PA use.

St. George Caps Amplified Outdoor Sound at 200 Feet

Some Restrictions

St. George City Code § 5-3-2

It is unlawful for any person on or adjacent to a city street or road to operate a sound amplifier or speaker which emits noise which can be heard more than two hundred feet (200') from the sound amplifier or speaker. B. Exemptions: This section does not apply to: 1. The operation of sound amplifiers or speakers used by law enforcement or emergency personnel in the performance of their of...

Aircraft Noise

New development within St. George's Airport Vicinity Zone must disclose aircraft overflight noise on plats and permits and grant the city an avigation easement covering aviation noise, emissions, and visual impacts.

St. George Airport Noise Disclosure Rule

Some Restrictions

St. George City Code § 10-10-2(D)

D. New development, including a change or expansion of an existing allowed use, shall: 1. Disclose notice of the airport vicinity zone, the presence of the St. George Airport, and the fact that there is noise associated with aircraft overflights, and note these disclosures on all plats and permits, and shall record title notice with the county recorder; 2. Grant an avigation easement, conveying...

Vehicle Noise

St. George bans loud car stereos, exhausts and horns citywide as a public nuisance, punishable as a class B misdemeanor rather than a minor ticket.

St. George Vehicle Stereo & Exhaust Noise

Some Restrictions

St. George City Code § 4-2-3(H)

It shall be unlawful for any person to make, continue, or cause to be made or continued, any loud, unnecessary or unusual noise, or any noise which annoys, disturbs, injures or endangers the comfort, repose, health, peace or safety of others, within the limits of the city. The following acts when prolonged, unusual and unnatural in their time, place and use, may be a detriment to the public hea...

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County ordinances apply to unincorporated areas and may supplement St. George city rules.

Noise Ordinances in Washington County