1 county-level rule, plus city-specific rules for 3 cities in Waukesha County, Wisconsin.
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Waukesha County does not have a countywide residential quiet-hours rule - the County Code (Chapters 1-18 plus Appendices A-E) addresses zoning, parks, public works and law enforcement, not nightly noise standards. Noise is regulated by each city, village and town under home-rule authority granted by Wis. Stat. sec. 62.23, sec. 61.35 and sec. 60.61. The City of Waukesha treats unreasonable noise as a public nuisance under its Code of Ordinances Chapter 26. Village of Elm Grove restricts construction, demolition and power equipment to 7:30 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. weekdays, 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Saturdays, with no use Sundays or federal holidays. Wis. Stat. sec. 947.01 (disorderly conduct) is the statewide backstop for unreasonably loud or disturbing conduct.
3 cities in Waukesha County have their own noise ordinances rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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