Noise Ordinances in Wyandotte County, KS (2026)
5 rules for unincorporated Wyandotte County, Kansas.
Verified from official government sources
Quiet Hours
Sec. 22-128(b) sets an 8:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. quiet-hours standard: any noise-producing device that is plainly audible across a residential property line, or audible 50 feet or more from a multi-family dwelling during those hours, is automatically treated as prima facie evidence of a noise violation.
Wyandotte County Nighttime Noise Curfew
Some RestrictionsUnified Gov't of Wyandotte County/KCK Code § 22-128(b)
(b)Prima facie violation. The operation of any tool, equipment, vehicle, electronic device, set, instrument, television, phonograph, machine or other noise- or sound-producing or amplifying device at any time in such a manner as to be plainly audible across a property boundary line in a residential area, or for 50 feet or more in the case of a multiple-family dwelling between the hours of 8:00 ...
Barking Dogs
Kansas City, Kansas bans keeping any animal whose excessive noise disturbs a neighborhood under Unified Government Code Sec. 7-215(a), defining a violation as noise loud or continuous enough to disturb the sleep or peace of anyone living within 200 yards, with escalating fines and possible removal after repeat convictions.
Barking Dog Noise Rules in Wyandotte County, KS
Some RestrictionsUnified Government Code (Wyandotte County/KCK) § 7-215(a)
(a)Excessive animal noise.(1)No person shall own or keep any animal that, by making excessive noise, disturbs a neighborhood.(2)The following definitions and conditions shall be specially applicable to enforcement of this section:(i)Excessive noise means and includes any noise produced by an animal that is so loud and continuous or untimely as to disturb the sleep or peace of a neighbor.(ii)Nei...
Amplified Music & Outdoor Sound
Sec. 22-128(a)(3) of the Unified Government Code limits portable, non-vehicular music or sound equipment used on public space or right-of-way to being audible no farther than 50 feet away between 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. Between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., that equipment cannot be audible to anyone but the person operating it.
Amplified Sound Time Limits, Wyandotte County
Some RestrictionsUnified Gov't of Wyandotte County/KCK Code § 22-128(a)(3)
(3)Operate self-contained, portable, non-vehicular music or sound production devices on a public space or right-of-way in such a manner as to be plainly audible at a distance of 50 feet in any direction from the operator between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. Between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., sound from such equipment operated on a public space, shall not be plainly audible ...
Decibel Limits
The Unified Government's general noise ordinance bans loud sound by a "plainly audible" or "reasonable person" standard rather than a decibel meter, but off-road motorcycles, dirt bikes and ATVs face a hard numeric cap: no more than 82 decibels measured at 50 feet under SAE standards.
Wyandotte County 82-Decibel Off-Road Bike Cap
Some RestrictionsUnified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, KS Code of Ordinances § 35-753(7)
Operating an off-road motorcycle that is not equipped at all times with an effective and suitable muffling device on its engine to effectively deaden or muffle the noise of the exhaust. Each off-road motorcycle must meet noise emission standards of the United States Environmental Protection Agency and in no case exceed 82 decibels of sound pressure level at 50 feet on the "A" scale as measured ...
Vehicle Noise
Playing a car radio, tape player, TV, or sound amplifier loud enough to be heard more than 50 feet from the vehicle is unlawful anywhere in Wyandotte County under Sec. 22-125. A parade that has an actual city permit is the only exception; every other vehicle, parked or moving, is held to the same 50-foot audibility line.
Wyandotte County Vehicle Stereo Noise Limit
Some RestrictionsUnified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kansas Code of Ordinances § 22-125
(a)No person shall operate, play or permit the operation or playing of any radio, tape player, television, phonograph, musical instrument, sound amplifier or similar device which produces, reproduces or amplifies sound in or on any vehicle in such a manner that such sound can be heard more than 50 feet from the vehicle.(b)The prohibition contained in this section shall not apply to parades whic...
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