Noise Ordinances in Lane County, OR (2026)
8 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Lane County, Oregon.
Verified from official government sources
Quiet Hours
Between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m., Lane County doesn't need a decibel meter to cite you: under LC 6.225.010A(2), any sound from a regulated device that's simply "plainly audible" inside a neighbor's home or 50 feet into a public right-of-way is a violation on its own. Domestic tools like drills, saws and mowers are barred outright during those same hours under LC 6.225.005G.
Lane County's 10 P.M. to 7 A.M. Quiet Hours
Some RestrictionsLane Code § LC 6.225.010(A)(2)
2. When measurement not made. Is plainly audible at any time between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. of the following day, a. Within a noise sensitive unit that is not the source of the sound, or b. On a public right of way at a distance of fifty (50) feet or more from the source of the sound. ... "Plainly Audible Sound" means any sound that is clearly distinguishable from other sounds, such as, but n...
Construction Hours
Lane County's noise ordinance does not set fixed construction hours. Noise 'caused by commercial, industrial, agricultural, timber harvesting, utility or construction organizations or workers during their normal operations' is expressly exempt from LC 6.225. Individual cities set their own construction-hour limits.
Construction Noise in Lane County
Some RestrictionsLC 6.225.015(F)
The provisions of this subchapter do not apply to: ... Sounds caused by commercial, industrial, agricultural, timber harvesting, utility or construction organizations or workers during their normal operations.
Barking Dogs
Lane County's Animal Services Code makes it a Class C violation for an owner to let a dog, cat or other animal bark, whine, howl or otherwise disturb neighbors for more than 15 minutes, day or night, if the sound crosses the property line. Animal Services and county peace officers enforce the rule under LC 7.005.115 across unincorporated Lane County.
Barking Dog Noise Rules in Lane County
Some RestrictionsLane Code § LC 7.005.115
An animal owner who fails to control any animal that causes annoyance, alarm, or noise disturbance for more than 15 minutes at any time of the day or night, be it repeated barking, whining, screeching, howling, braying or other like sounds which can be heard beyond the boundary of the owner's property commits a Class C violation.
Leaf Blower Rules
Lane County has no leaf-blower ban. Yard and domestic tools such as lawn mowers, chain saws, drills and saws are treated as 'sound producing devices' only between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. Daytime use is generally allowed; overnight use must meet the 50 dBA / plainly-audible limits.
Leaf Blower and Yard-Tool Noise in Lane County
Some RestrictionsLC 6.225.005 (Sound Producing Device, G)
Domestic tools, including electric drills, chain saws, lawn mowers, electric saws, hammers and similar tools, but only between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. of the following day.
Amplified Music & Outdoor Sound
Playing music or running any loudspeaker, radio, stereo, or musical instrument loud enough to disturb neighbors violates Lane Code 6.225.010 if it exceeds 60 dBA by day, 50 dBA at night, or is simply "plainly audible" inside a neighboring home or 50 feet into a public right-of-way between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. The Land Management Division enforces it, and organized events are exempt only until 11 p.m.
Amplified Sound and Music Rules in Lane County
Some RestrictionsLane Code § LC 6.225.005; LC 6.225.010(A)
"Sound Producing Device" means including but not limited to: A. Loudspeakers, public address systems. B. Radios, tape recorders and/or tape players, phonographs, television sets, stereo systems including those installed in a vehicle. C. Musical instruments, amplified or unamplified. ... A. Sound Producing Devices. No person shall create or assist in creating or permit the continuance of noise f...
Aircraft Noise
Lane County's noise ordinance, LC Chapter 6.225, does not cover aircraft. LC 6.225.015(C) exempts any sound source regulated by federal law, naming aircraft specifically alongside railroads and commercially licensed watercraft. That means the county's standard 50/60 dBA limits, its plainly-audible-at-night test, and its Manager-issued noise variances under LC 6.225.020 never apply to airplane or helicopter operations in the unincorporated area.
Aircraft Noise Is Exempt From Lane County's Noise Code
Few RestrictionsLane Code § LC 6.225.015(C)
The provisions of this subchapter do not apply to: ... C. Sounds caused by sources regulated as to sound production by federal law, including, but not limited to, sounds caused by railroad, aircraft or commercially licensed watercraft operations.
Decibel Limits
Lane County caps measured noise at 60 dBA between 7 a.m. and 10 p.m. and 50 dBA between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. under LC 6.225.010A(1), tested at or inside the boundary of the nearest home, apartment, hospital or other "noise sensitive unit" that isn't the source. Readings must come from a calibrated Type I or Type II meter operated by DEQ-trained personnel.
Lane County Noise Decibel Limits by Time of Day
Some RestrictionsLane Code § LC 6.225.010(A)(1)
1. When measurement made. When measured at or within the boundary of the property on which a noise sensitive unit - that is not the source of the sound - is located, or within a noise sensitive unit that is not the source of the sound, a. exceeds fifty (50) dBA between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. of the following day. b. exceeds sixty (60) dBA between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 ...
Vehicle Noise
Loud vehicle exhaust on public highways is governed by Oregon state law, not the county ordinance. ORS 815.250 requires every vehicle to have a working exhaust system that prevents excessive noise. Vehicle engine/exhaust noise off the roadway (e.g., idling on private property) can fall under Lane Code 6.225.
Vehicle and Exhaust Noise in Lane County
Some RestrictionsORS 815.250(1)
A person commits the offense of operation without proper exhaust system if the person drives or moves on any highway or owns and causes or knowingly permits to be driven or moved on any highway a motor vehicle that is not equipped with an exhaust system that meets the requirements under this section.
Noise Ordinances by City in Lane County
1 cities in Lane County have their own noise ordinances rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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