Noise Ordinances in Chelan County, WA (2026)
5 rules for unincorporated Chelan County, Washington.
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Quiet Hours
Unincorporated Chelan County has no clock-based nighttime noise curfew for private property; general noise is judged by a reasonable-person disturbance standard under Chapter 7.35. The one fixed quiet-hours rule in the code applies to campers at the county-run Wenatchee River County Park, where § 7.24.040(a) sets quiet hours from 9:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. and bars loud music at any time.
Chelan County Park Quiet Hours 9 PM-7 AM
Some RestrictionsChelan County Code §§ 7.24.040(a), 7.35.030, 7.35.050
Quiet hours are from nine p.m. to seven a.m. Loud music is not acceptable at any time. Campers who fail to honor quiet hours will be asked to leave without a refund. ... It is unlawful for any person to unreasonably cause or make, or for any person in possession of property to allow to originate from the property, sound which is a public disturbance noise. Public disturbance noises include the ...
Construction Hours
Construction activity within one thousand feet of an occupied residence in unincorporated Chelan County cannot run between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m., under Chelan County Code Section 11.88.190. Community Development enforces the curfew as a zoning violation, backed by civil fines under Chapter 16.16.
Construction Hours Near Homes in Chelan County
Some RestrictionsChelan County Code § 11.88.190
§ 11.88.190. Construction hours in and near residential areas. No construction activity shall be permitted within one thousand feet of an occupied residence between the hours of ten p.m. to seven a.m.
Barking Dogs
In unincorporated Chelan County, a dog that habitually howls, yelps or barks and annoys or disturbs the peace and quiet of the neighborhood is declared a public nuisance under § 7.40.020(8). Penalties escalate with repeat offenses under § 7.40.090(c), from a civil infraction to a misdemeanor on a third violation within five years.
Habitual Barking Dog Nuisance, Chelan County
Some RestrictionsChelan County Code § 7.40.020(8); § 7.40.090(c)
(8) Any dog which by habitual howling, yelping or barking, annoys or disturbs persons in the neighborhood or the peace and quiet thereof; ... Unless otherwise designated, a first violation of this chapter is a civil infraction with a penalty not to exceed one hundred thirty dollars, exclusive of any statutory PSEA assessments. Unless otherwise designated, a second violation of this chapter with...
Decibel Limits
In the Peshastin Urban Growth Area of unincorporated Chelan County, Code § 11.22.040(6)(C) caps noise from any use within or adjoining a residential district at fifty decibels measured at the lot line between ten p.m. and six a.m., and at seventy decibels the rest of the day. Noise that becomes objectionable from intermittent beat, frequency or shrillness violates the standard regardless of the decibel reading.
Peshastin, Chelan County Noise Decibel Limits
Some RestrictionsChelan County Code § 11.22.040(6)(C)
Noise emanating from any use shall be muffled so as to not become objectionable due to intermittent beat, frequency or shrillness, and where use is within or adjoins a residential district. The sound measured at the lot line shall not exceed fifty decibels between the hours of ten p.m. and six a.m. and seventy decibels at other hours.
Vehicle Noise
Every vehicle operated in unincorporated Chelan County must have a working noise-muffling device under Chelan County Code § 9.44.040, and passenger vehicles cannot exceed 76 dBA at or below 35 mph or 80 dBA above it on public roads under § 9.44.050.
Vehicle Muffler and Noise Limits, Chelan County
Some RestrictionsChelan County Code §§ 9.44.040, 9.44.050, 9.44.200
§ 9.44.040. Noise-muffling devices required – Operating noisy vehicles prohibited when. ... Every vehicle operated within this county shall be equipped with a noise-muffling device in good working order and in constant operation except when such a device is technologically not feasible. ... § 9.44.050. Noise level limitations – On public roads. ... Any motor vehicle under ten thousand GVWR or G...
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