Taylor, MI Noise from Specific Sources: Car Alarm Limits (2026)

Taylor City Code § 18-40 governs alarm systems in the city and folds in vehicle-connected alarms through its definitions: an owner or user of a stand-alone vehicle alarm is not an "alarm user," but once a vehicle alarm is wired, by signal, or otherwise connected to an alarm system on a premises, the person owning or using that vehicle alarm becomes an alarm user subject to the article. Subsection (b) requires every alarm system that emits a signal audible beyond the protected property's boundaries to have an automatic shutoff that silences the audible portion within ten minutes of activation, and existing systems lacking that feature must be taken out of use.

Subsection (e) assesses a service fee, set by city council resolution, starting with the third false alarm at the same premises within a calendar year, with the police or fire chief determining whether an alarm was false under subsection (d). Owners can appeal a fee assessment in writing to the city clerk within 30 days to a three-member appeal board under subsection (i), with further review available in the local district court. Unpaid fees accrue six percent annual interest and can become a lien collected with property taxes under subsection (h).