West Valley City, UT Noise from Specific Sources: Car Alarm Limits (2026)
Key Facts
- Covered by
- Specific Noise Prohibitions § 24-22-108(1)
- Nighttime standard
- Audible at property line, 10pm-7am
- Anytime standard
- Plainly audible 50 feet away
- Relief option
- Noise permit under § 24-22-112
Summary
West Valley City bans sounding a vehicle horn or signaling device, including a car alarm, for an unnecessary and unreasonable period under its noise ordinance's specific prohibitions.
(1) Horns and Signaling Devices. The sounding of any horn or signaling device on any truck, automobile, motorcycle, emergency vehicle or other vehicle, except as a danger warning signal as provided in the motor vehicle code of the State of Utah, or the sounding of any such signaling device for an unnecessary and unreasonable period of time. [Violation if] plainly audible at the property boundary of the source between 10:00 P.M. and 7:00 A.M., or at any time so as to be plainly audible at 50 feet from the source.
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance 26-30, passed June 23, 2026).
Full Breakdown
West Valley City's noise ordinance has no stand-alone car-alarm chapter, but its Specific Noise Prohibitions ban sounding any horn or signaling device on a truck, automobile, motorcycle, or other vehicle for an unnecessary and unreasonable period, except as a genuine danger-warning signal under state motor vehicle law. That prohibition applies if the noise happens between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. and is plainly audible at the property boundary of the source, or at any hour if it is plainly audible 50 feet away. A separate provision caps a disturbing, idling vehicle at 15 consecutive minutes in a residential or agricultural zone, and a permit can be sought for relief from these limits.
Violations & Fines
A signaling device, including a car alarm, left sounding unreasonably long is a specific noise-code violation enforceable any time it's audible 50 feet away, or at night if audible at the property boundary.
Frequently Asked Questions
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