Noise Ordinances in Summit County, OH (2026)
6 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Summit County, Ohio.
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Quiet Hours
Summit County's noise nuisance code sets 'night time' as 9:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. on weekdays and 9:00 p.m. to 9:00 a.m. on weekends and holidays. During those hours, loud radios, yelling, sporting equipment, and vehicle stereos that disturb a reasonable person of normal sensitivity violate Sec. 509.08, enforced by the law enforcement officer of the political subdivision where the complaint originates.
Summit County OH Quiet Hours: 9 PM to 7 AM
Some RestrictionsSummit County Codified Ordinances Sec. 509.08(a)(6), (f)
(6) Night time means the hours from 9:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. weekdays and 9:00 p.m. to 9:00 a.m. weekends and holidays. ... (f) Penalties. (1) Any person who is found to be in violation of this Noise Nuisance Code shall be issued a warning and a request to desist from a law enforcement officer. If the offender persists in creating a noise nuisance after reasonable warning or request to d...
Construction Hours
Summit County exempts construction sounds from its noise nuisance code only between 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. Outside that window, construction noise can be cited as a nuisance under Sec. 509.08 like any other unreasonable sound, enforced by local law enforcement countywide.
Summit County Construction Noise Exempt 7 AM-9 PM
Some RestrictionsSummit County Codified Ordinances Sec. 509.08(e)(6)-(7)
(e) Exemptions. Exempted from these nuisance noise regulations: (1) Noise of safety signals and warning devices. (2) Noises resulting from any authorized emergency vehicle... (3) Noises resulting from emergency work or noise levels for which a special permit or permits have been granted, including but not limited to construction permits... (6) Construction sounds occurring between 7:00 a.m. ...
Barking Dogs
Summit County §509.08(b)(2) prohibits keeping any animal that, by frequent and habitual barking, howling, or yelping, creates unreasonably loud and disturbing noises disturbing the peace, quiet, and good order of the county. It reiterates the county's Animal Control chapter.
Barking Dogs Are a Noise Nuisance Countywide
Some RestrictionsSummit County Codified Ordinances §509.08(b)(2)
No person shall keep or harbor within the County any animal which, by frequent and habitual barking, howling, yelping or any other audible nuisance, creates unreasonably loud and disturbing noises of such a character, intensity and duration as to disturb the peace, quiet, and good order of the County.
Amplified Music & Outdoor Sound
Summit County §509.08(b)(1)A prohibits frequent, habitual use of a radio, stereo, loudspeaker system, or other sound-reproduction device that creates unreasonably loud and disturbing noise disturbing the peace, quiet, and comfort of a reasonable person. It applies countywide.
Amplified Music Banned When It Creates a Nuisance
Some RestrictionsSummit County Codified Ordinances §509.08(b)(1)A
Frequent and habitual use of a radio, stereo, television, tape or CD player, musical instrument, phonograph, loud speaker system, or other machine or device for the production or reproduction of sound... which creates unreasonably loud and disturbing noises... so as to disturb the peace, quiet, and comfort of any reasonable person of normal sensitivity residing in the County.
Decibel Limits
Summit County labels 65 dBA daytime and 55 dBA nighttime as the 'Maximum Noise Level Recommendations' for residential areas, and 67 dBA daytime and 62 dBA nighttime for non-residential areas, under Sec. 509.08(c). Officers do not need a decibel meter to cite a violation; Sec. 509.08(d) instead weighs eleven nuisance factors, including whether sound carries past 80 feet from a property line or 100 feet from a vehicle.
Summit County OH Noise Limits: 65 dBA Day, 55 Night
Some RestrictionsSummit County Codified Ordinances Sec. 509.08(c), (d)(1), (d)(3)
(c) Maximum Noise Level Recommendations. Daytime Nighttime Residential Area 65 dBA 55 dBA Non-residential area 67 dBA 62 dBA (d) Enforcement. (1) Complaints of noise nuisance shall be investigated by the law enforcement officer of the local political subdivision at the source of the complaint. ... - Whether a sound from a property is audible more than eighty (80) feet from the property...
Vehicle Noise
Summit County §509.08(b)(3) bars operating any vehicular radio, stereo, or noise-making device in public or private places that disturbs the neighborhood's peace. Vehicle sound audible more than 100 feet away is a factor in violations. Chapter 343 separately targets motor-vehicle sound equipment.
Loud Vehicles and Booming Car Stereos Prohibited
Some RestrictionsSummit County Codified Ordinances §509.08(b)(3)
No person shall operate or maintain any vehicular radio, stereo, CD player, or any noise-making device or noise-amplifying or noise-producing instrument or device in any public or private place, by which the peace and good order of the neighborhood is disturbed.
Noise Ordinances by City in Summit County
1 cities in Summit County have their own noise ordinances rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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