Noise Ordinances in Franklin County, OH (2026)

ORC 2917.11

Section 2917.11 | Disorderly conduct. (A) No person shall recklessly cause inconvenience, annoyance, or alarm to another by doing any of the following: (2) Making unreasonable noise or an offensively coarse utterance, gesture, or display or communicating unwarranted and grossly abusive language to any person; (5) Creating a condition that is physically offensive to persons or that presents a ri...

ORC 2917.11

Section 2917.11 | Disorderly conduct. (A) No person shall recklessly cause inconvenience, annoyance, or alarm to another by doing any of the following: (1) Engaging in fighting, in threatening harm to persons or property, or in violent or turbulent behavior; (2) Making unreasonable noise or an offensively coarse utterance, gesture, or display or communicating unwarranted and grossly abusive lan...

Franklin County Zoning Resolution § 561.04(c)

Operation of wind energy systems shall not exceed 55 decibels, except during short-term events such as severe wind storms and utility outages. This information shall be obtained from the manufacturer of the wind energy system, and all readings, if necessary, shall be taken from the nearest neighboring property line. d) Shadow Flicker: Wind energy systems shall be sited in a manner that does not...

ORC 4513.221

Section 4513.221 | Local regulation of passenger car and motorcycle noise. (A) The board of county commissioners of any county, and the board of township trustees of any township subject to section 505.17 of the Revised Code, may regulate passenger car and motorcycle noise on streets and highways under their jurisdiction. Such regulations shall include maximum permissible noise limits measured ...