Noise Ordinances in Westminster, CO (2026)
3 verified noise ordinances for Westminster, Colorado, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Quiet Hours
Westminster imposes strict quiet hours from 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. at Standley Lake Regional Park, banning generators, music and radios, and caps noise at 60 decibels at 50 feet even outside those hours to protect other visitors and wildlife.
Westminster Standley Lake Park Quiet Hours
Some RestrictionsWestminster Municipal Code § 13-1-16(H)
(H)Quiet hours are from 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. All generators, music, radios or other loud noises that may disturb the peace are not permitted during these hours. Outside of these hours, no noise registering above 60 dB at 50 feet is permitted in order to reduce disturbances to other visitors as well as wildlife except with the express written consent of the Director.
Barking Dogs
Westminster makes it a civil infraction for an owner to let an animal disturb neighbors with unreasonably loud, persistent barking, howling, or yelping. A written warning must precede any citation, and a summons at trial needs two witnesses from different households or five minutes of corroborating video.
Westminster Barking Dog Nuisance Rules
Some RestrictionsWestminster Municipal Code § 6-7-7
It shall be a civil infraction for any owner or custodian of any animal to allow the animal to disturb any person by barking, howling, yelping, or other audible sound that is unreasonably loud and persistent. In addition to being a violation of this section, the same is hereby declared to be a public nuisance that may be abated pursuant to the provisions specified in Chapter 4 of Title VIII of ...
Amplified Music & Outdoor Sound
Westminster's Chapter 4 sound truck ordinance sets hard limits on vehicle-mounted amplified sound equipment: operation only between 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. for up to nine hours a day, volume that cannot carry beyond 100 yards, and a $5 annual registration with the City Clerk before any sound truck can broadcast music or speech on city streets.
Westminster Sound Truck Amplified Sound Limits
Some RestrictionsWestminster Municipal Code § 9-4-2
(A)The use of sound trucks with sound amplifying equipment in operation shall be subject to the following regulations:(1)The only sounds permitted to be amplified are music or human speech.(2)Operations are permitted for nine hours each day. The permitted nine hours of operation shall be between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m....(4)Sound shall not be issued within 100 yards of hospitals, ...
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