10 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 3 cities in Macomb County, Michigan.
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Macomb County has no countywide quiet-hours ordinance. Nighttime noise limits are set locally by each township, city, and village. Macomb Township, for example, caps residential noise at 45 dB(A) between 9:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.
Macomb Township Code Sec. 11-43(C), Table III-1
Residential Zone... 9:00pm to 7:00am 45 [dB(A)]
Macomb County sets no countywide construction-hours limit. Each township and city regulates its own. Macomb Township bars construction before 7:00 a.m. or after 7:00 p.m. on weekdays, and before noon on Sundays and holidays.
Macomb Township Code Sec. 11-45(A)(3)
All construction and demolition activity, excluding emergency work, shall not be performed upon any Sunday or legal holiday prior to 12:00 p.m., noon, or upon any other day of the week, prior to 7:00 a.m.... or after 7:00 p.m....
Macomb County has no countywide barking-dog noise ordinance. Habitual-barking nuisances are handled under each township or city code and its animal or noise provisions. Report ongoing barking to your local ordinance-enforcement office.
Macomb County has no countywide leaf-blower ordinance. Yard-equipment noise is regulated locally. Macomb Township bans residential landscaping equipment between 9:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. and requires a working muffler.
Macomb Township Code Sec. 11-45(A)(1)
Power tools, home maintenance tools, landscaping and/or yard maintenance equipment used by a residential property owner or tenant... shall not be operated between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.
Macomb County has no countywide amplified-music ordinance. Loudspeakers and sound systems are regulated by each township and city. Macomb Township restricts amplified sound to its decibel table and treats plainly audible bass as a violation.
Macomb Township Code Sec. 11-41(A)(9)
"Plainly audible" means any sound that can be detected by using unaided hearing faculties of normal acuity... the detection of the rhythmic bass component of the music is sufficient to verify plainly audible sound.
Aircraft noise in Macomb County is governed by the FAA and, for Selfridge Air National Guard Base, the military, not by county or local ordinance. Federal law preempts municipal regulation of aircraft in flight.
Macomb County has no countywide industrial-noise ordinance. Factory and commercial noise is regulated by each city and township. Macomb Township caps industrial-zone noise at 65 dB(A) daytime and 45 dB(A) overnight.
Macomb Township Code Sec. 11-43(C), Table III-1
Industrial Zone 7:00am to 9:00pm 65; 9:00pm to 7am 45
Macomb County sets no countywide decibel limits. Numeric dB(A) standards are adopted by individual townships and cities. Macomb Township caps residential noise at 60 dB(A) daytime and 45 dB(A) overnight.
Macomb Township Code Sec. 11-43(C), Table III-1
Residential Zone... 7:00am to 7:00pm 60; 7:00pm to 9:00pm 55; 9:00pm to 7:00am 45
Macomb County has no countywide outdoor-music ordinance. Live and amplified outdoor events are regulated by local townships and cities, often through noise limits and special-event permits. Macomb Township exempts approved special events.
Macomb Township Code Sec. 11-44(D)
Special Events approved by the Township as described in Zoning Ordinance section 10.0349.
Vehicle noise in Macomb County is governed by Michigan state law, not a county ordinance. MCL 257.707 requires every motor vehicle, including motorcycles and mopeds, to have a working muffler and bans muffler cutouts.
MCL 257.707(1)
A motor vehicle, including a motorcycle or moped, shall at all times be equipped with a muffler in good working order and in constant operation to prevent excessive or unusual noise and annoying smoke.
3 cities in Macomb County have their own noise ordinances rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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