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Boise, ID Filming & Production: Production Noise (2026)

Some Restrictions
Compiled from the official code textEditor Martyn O'NeillLast verified September 2026

Key Facts

Noise trigger
Pushes filming into medium-impact tier
Application requirement
Sound amplification plan required
Also medium-impact
Outdoor filming 10 PM–8 AM
General noise limit
Audible 100 ft or inside a home
First-offense penalty
Infraction; repeat is a misdemeanor

Summary

Filming that generates amplified sound in Boise automatically bumps a shoot into the medium-impact permit tier, requiring City Clerk review and a sound amplification plan before cameras roll.

c. Filming outdoors (on public property) between the hours of ten o'clock (10:00) P.M. and eight o'clock (8:00) A.M. Mountain Standard Time; ... e. Use of equipment or activities that are noise as defined and regulated by the City's noise provisions of this Code;

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Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-31: Code current through: Ord. 20-26, passed 6-9-2026).

Full Breakdown

Boise's film permit chapter treats noise as a trigger, not an afterthought. Any filming activity using equipment or generating noise 'as defined and regulated by the City's noise provisions of this Code' is classified medium-impact, same tier as filming outdoors between 10:00 PM and 8:00 AM. Medium-impact applications must include a proposed sound amplification plan. Separately, Boise's general noise chapter bans loud amplification devices plainly audible inside a residence or 100 feet into a public right-of-way, though permitted events get an exemption limited to whatever hours the permit sets as a condition.

Violations & Fines

First violation on low/medium-impact filming noise rules is an infraction under § 1-4-2; a repeat violation, or any high-impact tier violation, is a general misdemeanor under § 1-4-1, plus possible permit suspension or revocation.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does a Boise film permit exempt a production from the noise ordinance?
Only partly. City Code § 5-7-4(C) exempts sounds from a permitted event, but solely within the hours the permit sets as a condition: the underlying noise limits still frame that condition.
Why does using a loud speaker or generator matter for permitting?
Under § 3-20-6(C)(2)(e), noise-generating equipment or activity automatically classifies the shoot as medium-impact, requiring a full application and a sound amplification plan instead of a simpler low-impact permit.

Sources & Official References

Other rules in Boise

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