Eagle Mountain, UT Noise from Specific Sources: Bar & Nightclub Noise (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- EMMC 8.15.080(J)
- Doors
- Must stay closed during amplified music
- Outdoor speakers
- Banned except approved outdoor dining
- Penalty
- Class B misdemeanor, up to $1,000 fine
- Enforcement
- Mayor or designated agent, EMMC 8.15.030
- Underlying noise cap
- 85 dBA per se limit, EMMC 8.15.070
Summary
Eagle Mountain requires bars and nightclubs to keep exterior doors and windows closed while playing live or recorded amplified music, bans outdoor speakers on patios and decks except for approved outdoor dining, and prohibits motor racing events that violate the city's noise standards. EMMC 8.15.080(J) governs licensed premises; violations are a Class B misdemeanor.
J. Commercial Licensed Premises. ... 1. Failure to Control Noise. Permitting or providing either live or recorded amplified music without first having closed all exterior doors and windows of the licensed premises to control noise. Doors may be opened to provide ingress and egress, but shall not be blocked in the open position to provide ventilation. Doors shall be equipped with automatic closing devices to keep them in the closed position except to permit ingress and egress of patrons; ... 2. Outdoor Speakers. Permitting or causing to exist any loudspeaker or sound amplification equipment on any outdoor deck, patio, or garden associated with the licensed premises other than speaker systems or sound amplification in conjunction with approved outdoor dining;
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance O-34-2026, passed August 4, 2026).
Full Breakdown
080(J), Commercial Licensed Premises, it is unlawful for a bar, nightclub, or other licensed establishment to permit live or recorded amplified music without first closing all exterior doors and windows to control the sound. Doors may open only for patrons entering or leaving; they cannot be propped open for ventilation, and the code requires them to be fitted with automatic closing devices that return them to the closed position once someone passes through. The same subsection bars any loudspeaker or sound amplification equipment on an outdoor deck, patio, or garden tied to the licensed premises, with a narrow exception for speaker systems used in connection with a city-approved outdoor dining area.
070, the chapter's general noise-level standard. 070(C). 030. A bar operator who leaves doors propped open during a late set, runs outdoor speakers beyond the outdoor-dining exception, or hosts an unauthorized noise-producing event risks a citation investigated the same way any other per se noise disturbance is investigated, with the licensed-premises rule applying on top of the base decibel standard rather than replacing it.
Violations & Fines
A violation of EMMC 8.15.080(J) is a Class B misdemeanor under EMMC 8.15.040, punishable by a fine of up to $1,000, up to six months in jail, or both. EMMC 8.15.100 makes each day a violation continues a separate offense, and lets the city attorney pursue civil or criminal action to abate the noise, with the violator liable for the city's abatement costs.
Frequently Asked Questions
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