Noise Ordinances in York County, PA (2026)
3 rules for unincorporated York County, Pennsylvania.
Verified from official government sources
Amplified Music & Outdoor Sound
York County bans loudspeakers, PA systems and amplifiers outright anywhere in the county park system, and separately makes it illegal to play a radio, television or stereo loud enough to disturb another visitor. Both bans sit in § 75-25 of the Parks and Recreation Rules and Regulations, enforced by Park Rangers with summary-offense penalties.
Amplified Sound Rules for York County Parks
Heavy RestrictionsYork County Code § 75-25
No person shall: A. Use a loudspeaker, public address system, or amplifier within the park system. B. Play or cause to play any radio, phonograph, tape recorders, television, stereo tape, etc., within the park system in a loud or boisterous manner which tends to disturb or annoy any visitor.
Decibel Limits
York County sets no countywide decibel standard for property noise. Pennsylvania does set enforceable motor-vehicle decibel limits by state regulation, measured 50 feet from the road: for cars, 76 dBA at 35 mph or less and 82 dBA above 35 mph.
Decibel Limits: State Sets Vehicle dBA; Homes Are Local
Some Restrictions67 Pa. Code Ch. 157 (Established Sound Levels for Motor Vehicles)
No person shall operate either a motor vehicle or combination of vehicles of a type subject to registration at any time or under any condition of grade, load, acceleration or deceleration in such a manner as to exceed the sound levels [in Table 1].
Vehicle Noise
Loud vehicles and modified exhausts are covered by Pennsylvania's Vehicle Code, which applies countywide in York County. Every motor vehicle must have a working muffler with no cutout or bypass, and must not exceed the sound levels set by state regulation.
Vehicle Noise Is Governed by Pennsylvania State Law
Some Restrictions75 Pa.C.S. §4523(c)
Every motor vehicle shall be equipped with a muffler or other effective noise suppressing system in good working order and in constant operation and no muffler or exhaust system shall be equipped with a cutout, bypass or similar device.
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