Ann Arbor, MI Noise from Specific Sources: Delivery Truck Noise (2026)
Key Facts
- Applies
- any time, day or night
- Covered noise
- loading/unloading, crate handling
- Test
- audible beyond the property line
- First-offense fine
- $50 to $500 plus costs
- Governing section
- City Code § 9:363(7)
Summary
Ann Arbor bans loud, unnecessary noise from loading or unloading vehicles, or from opening, closing, or destroying bales, boxes, or crates, any time it's audible beyond the property line.
No person shall engage in, assist in, permit, continue or permit the continuance of the following activities if the activity produces clearly audible sound beyond the property line of the property on which it is conducted even if the sound level is equal to or less than the dB(A) specified in section 9:364: ... (7)The creation of a loud, unnecessary noise in connection with the loading or unloading of any vehicle or the opening and closing or destruction of bales, boxes, crates, or other containers.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 26 Update 4).
Full Breakdown
City Code § 9:363(7) prohibits creating a loud, unnecessary noise in connection with loading or unloading any vehicle, or opening, closing, or destroying bales, boxes, crates, or other containers, whenever the sound is clearly audible beyond the property line, even below the dB(A) caps in § 9:364. Unlike the power-tool and construction curfews elsewhere in § 9:363, this loading-noise ban applies around the clock, not just 10 p.m. to 7 a.m., making it the operative rule for early-morning or late-night delivery-truck and dock noise behind restaurants, grocery stores, and other commercial uses in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County.
Violations & Fines
A first violation of § 9:363(7) is a civil infraction: $50-$500 plus costs; a second within two years is $100-$500; a third or later is $200-$500 plus up to 240 hours community service.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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