Noise Ordinances in Lancaster County, NE (2026)

2 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Lancaster County, Nebraska.

Verified from official government sources

Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Lancaster County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.

Amplified Music & Outdoor Sound

Lancaster County's only zoning rule on amplified sound sits inside the farm winery social hall special permit: Section 13.052 bars amplified music anywhere outside the hall itself, with one carve-out for a wedding ceremony. The same permit caps the hall's primary event space at 400 people and limits it to three days of use a week.

No Amplified Music at Farm Winery Halls

Some Restrictions

Lincoln-Lancaster County Zoning Resolution § 13.052(B)-(D)

B. The use of the farm winery social hall will primarily be for one-day activities... The primary event space shall not be open for use more than three (3) days per week. C. The farm winery social hall primary event space shall not exceed a maximum of 400 persons. All secondary event spaces shall not exceed a maximum capacity of 100 persons. D. There shall be no amplified music outside of the f...

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Decibel Limits

A Battery Energy Storage System permitted in Lancaster County's AG district cannot exceed the dBA limits Section 13.054 sets for the zoning of the land receiving the noise: 65 dBA by day and 55 at night near residential land, dropping to 60/50 near noise-sensitive uses, and rising to 75 dBA at all hours next to industrial land.

BESS Noise Limits by Zone, Lancaster County

Some Restrictions

Lincoln-Lancaster County Zoning Resolution § 13.054(vi)(A), Table 1

All battery energy storage systems (BESS) shall be located and constructed in such a manner that noise levels do not exceed the sound level limits established in Table 1 below: Residential (includes all R-zoned areas); 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.; 65; 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.; 55; Noise-sensitive zone, or agricultural residential (AGR); 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.; 60; 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.; 50; Agric...

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Noise Ordinances by City in Lancaster County

1 cities in Lancaster County have their own noise ordinances rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.

LincolnPop. 291,082

7 verified rules • Aircraft Noise, Amplified Music & Outdoor Sound

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