Noise Ordinances in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK (2026)
3 rules for unincorporated Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska.
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Quiet Hours
Permitted mass outdoor gatherings in the unincorporated Matanuska-Susitna Borough must go quiet for neighbors between midnight and 8 a.m.: Matanuska-Susitna Borough Code § 8.55.040(K) bars amplified sound from carrying past the authorized event site's property line during those hours. It is a narrower curfew than the borough's general nighttime noise cap, aimed specifically at licensed special events, not everyday noise.
Matanuska-Susitna Borough Special Event Quiet Hours
Some RestrictionsMatanuska-Susitna Borough Code § 8.55.040(K)
Quiet hours. Between the hours of midnight and 8 a.m. amplified sound shall not carry across property lines beyond the authorized site.
Barking Dogs
Matanuska-Susitna Borough Code § 24.05.030(A) makes it unlawful for an owner to let an animal, including a barking dog, annoy any person, and a first violation draws a $75 fine that climbs to $150 and then $200 for repeat offenses within a year. Aggressive barking that scares someone can also trigger a Level 1 dangerous-animal classification.
Matanuska-Susitna Borough Animal Noise Nuisance Rule
Some RestrictionsMatanuska-Susitna Borough Code § 24.05.030(A), (C); § 24.26.010(A)(1)
It is unlawful for any animal owner to allow an animal to annoy any person. Violation of this provision is an infraction. ... It shall be an affirmative defense that the defendant was already operating an established farm or registered kennel before the complainant(s) moved into the neighborhood, if that farm or registered kennel is the cause of the complaint. ... Aggressive barking; and ... Ha...
Decibel Limits
Amplified sound in the unincorporated Matanuska-Susitna Borough cannot push total A-weighted sound levels above 50 dB(A) between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. on weeknights, or 60 dB(A) at any other time, measured at the receiving property line under Matanuska-Susitna Borough Code § 8.52.015(C). A second, C-weighted vibration standard tightens the nighttime limit even further.
Matanuska-Susitna Borough Noise Decibel Limits
Some RestrictionsMatanuska-Susitna Borough Code § 8.52.015(C)
No person shall operate or permit the operation or playing of any radio, stereo, television, phonograph, loudspeaker, speaker system, amplified drum, amplified musical instrument, sound amplifier, or similar sound-amplifying device on a source property which produces, reproduces, or amplifies sound in such a manner that it raises the total sound levels above the permissible sound limits set for...
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