Noise Ordinances in Grays Harbor County, WA (2026)
3 rules for unincorporated Grays Harbor County, Washington.
Verified from official government sources
Barking Dogs
Grays Harbor County makes it unlawful for a dog owner to let a dog bark, howl or make other loud noise that disturbs the peace under Section 6.04.030. Barking sustained for a full hour, or intermittently for three hours, and audible past the property line, violates the ordinance and can draw a Sheriff's Office citation.
Grays Harbor County Barking Dog Ordinance
Some RestrictionsGrays Harbor County Code § 6.04.030
It is unlawful for an owner or custodian of any dog or dogs to permit, keep or maintain any dog or dogs that frequently, repetitively, or continuously bark(s), make(s) other loud or unusual noises, or in any other manner disturb(s) the peace of any person. An owner who keeps or maintains a dog whose barking or howling, sustained for one hour or intermittently for three hours, can be heard at or...
Decibel Limits
Unincorporated Grays Harbor County sets no decibel table of its own. Instead, Section 9.12.010(B) of the county code adopts Chapter 173-60 of the Washington Administrative Code as the maximum permissible noise level, and any sound exceeding the limits fixed in WAC 173-60-040 counts as an unlawful loud or boisterous noise under the disorderly-house chapter.
Decibel Noise Limit, Grays Harbor County
Some RestrictionsGrays Harbor County Code § 9.12.010(B)
B.Maximum permissible noise levels shall be established as set forth in Chapter 173-60 WAC. Loud or boisterous noises shall be defined as those exceeding the noise limitations set forth in WAC 173-60-040.
Vehicle Noise
In unincorporated Grays Harbor County, using a truck's compression brake, a jake brake, is banned on five specific road segments: stretches of State Route 101 and 109 near Hoquiam, part of State Route 12, North River Road, and Wynooche Valley Road. An emergency-stop defense applies, and violating the ban is a traffic infraction.
Compression Brake Noise Ban, Grays Harbor County
Significant RestrictionsGrays Harbor County Code §§ 10.12.010, 10.12.020
A.Except as provided in this section, no person shall use motor vehicle compression brakes within the following unincorporated areas of Grays Harbor County:1.On State Route 101 north of the city of Hoquiam beginning at milepost 92.8 and ending at milepost 94.6.2.On State Route 109 west of the city of Hoquiam beginning at milepost 2.8 and ending at milepost 4.8.3.On State Route 12 beginning at m...
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