Noise Ordinances in Pima County, AZ (2026)

Pima County Code § 9.30.050(B)

B. It shall be unlawful for any person, including the owner or manager of a restaurant, bar, inn, or resort of any kind, to operate or permit to be operated any radio receiving set, phonograph, musical instrument, or sound producing or sound reproducing mechanism, between the hours of 10:00 P.M. and 7:00 A.M. in such a manner that the sound from such radio set, phonograph, musical instrument, s...

Pima County Code § 9.30.070(B)(2)

Other type construction (residential zones): From April fifteenth to October fifteenth, inclusive, all other construction or repair work shall not begin prior to 6:00 a.m. and must stop by 7:00 p.m. each day in, or within five hundred (500) feet of, a residential zone or at such other times as authorized by permit. From October sixteenth to April fourteenth, inclusive, all other construction or...

Pima County Code § 6.04.160(B)(1)(a) & (D)(1),(4)

B. Prohibited Activity. 1. The following activities are prohibited if they produce clearly audible sound beyond the property line of the property on which they are conducted and they disturb the public peace and quiet or comfort of the neighboring inhabitants. a. Owning, possessing, harboring or controlling any animal or animals or bird or birds which frequently or for continuous duration...

FAA Aircraft Noise Issues

The National Airspace System helps people and goods travel safely and freely. While there are many benefits to air travel, aviation noise can be a concern for communities. The FAA is limited by the simple reality that aircraft make noise. Addressing this concern requires collaboration among the FAA, air carriers, airports, aircraft manufacturers, research universities, other stakeholders and in...

Pima County Code § 9.30.040

9.30.040 Impermissible sound levels. In addition to the prohibited noises described in 9.30.050, 9.30.060 and 9.30.070, it shall be unlawful for any person to make or continue, or cause or permit to be made or continued, any excessive, unnecessary or offensive noise which disturbs the peace or quiet of any neighborhood or which causes discomfort or annoyance to any reasonable person of normal s...

Pima County Code § 9.30.060

A. It shall be unlawful for any person within any residential area of this county to repair, rebuild or test any motor vehicle between the hours of 10:00 p.m. of one day and 7:00 a.m. of the next day in such a manner as to create an excessive, unnecessary or offensive noise that a reasonable person of normal sensitivity residing in the area is caused discomfort or annoyance. B. No person shall ...