Lincoln, NE Noise from Specific Sources: Car Alarm Limits (2026)

Horns, signaling devices, etc.: The sounding of any horn or signaling device on any automobile, motorcycle, or other vehicle on any street or public place of the city so as to create a noise disturbance across a residential real property or noise-sensitive zone except as a danger warning.

12. Portable air compressors: No person shall operate a portable air compressor manufactured after January 1, 1978, with maximum rated capacity of less than or equal to 250 cubic feet per minute (cfm) which produces an average sound level in excess of 76 dBA. No person shall operate a portable air compressor manufactured after July 1, 1978, with maximum rated capacity greater than 250 cfm which produces an average sound level in excess of 76 dBA. All measurements shall be taken at 23 feet (7 meters) and shall follow test procedures outlined in 41 Federal Register 2175 published January 14, 1976.

13. Tampering with sound monitoring equipment: The removing or rendering inaccurate or inoperative of any sound monitoring instrument or device positioned by or for the health officer; provided, such device or the immediate area is clearly labeled to warn of the potential illegality.