Sandy, UT Noise from Specific Sources: Bar & Nightclub Noise (2026)
Key Facts
- Commercial-agricultural day limit
- 60 dB(A) at boundary
- Commercial-agricultural night limit
- 55 dB(A) at boundary
- Indoor speaker cap w/o sign
- 100 dB(A) at customer point
- Required warning sign
- ≥225 sq. in., posted at entrance
- Pure-tone/bass penalty
- Minus 5 dB(A) allowance
Summary
Sandy City holds a bar or nightclub, like any commercial-agricultural district source, to 60 dB(A) by day and 55 dB(A) at night measured at the property boundary, and separately caps in-venue speaker sound at 100 dB(A) unless a hearing-impairment warning sign is posted.
Enclosed Places of Public Entertainment. Operating or permitting to be operated in any place of public entertainment any loudspeaker or other source of sound which produces, at a point that is normally occupied by a customer, maximum sound pressure levels of 100 dB(A) as read with slow response on a sound level meter, unless a conspicuous and legible sign at least 225 square inches in area is posted near each public entrance stating: "WARNING: SOUND LEVELS MAY CAUSE HEARING IMPAIRMENT."
Full Breakdown
) for a commercial-agricultural district measured against an adjoining residential boundary, or 60/55 dB(A) measured within the commercial-agricultural district itself, whichever is most restrictive where districts meet. Section 13-2-5(c) adds a five dB(A) reduction to those limits if the venue's sound is a pure tone, cyclically varying, or repetitive impulsive sound, a category that reaches bass-heavy dance music. " Loudspeaker use aimed outward from a bar toward a public street or sidewalk requires a permit under Section 13-2-8 if it would otherwise violate Section 13-2-5. The Salt Lake City-County Health Department measures compliance under Section 13-2-6.
Violations & Fines
A violation of Section 13-2-4 or 13-2-5 is an infraction under Section 13-2-11, with each day of continuing violation a separate offense, and is also declared a nuisance under Section 13-2-12, subject to summary abatement by court injunction.
Frequently Asked Questions
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