Lynnwood, WA Noise from Specific Sources: Delivery Truck Noise (2026)
Key Facts
- Weight threshold
- Over 10,000 lbs GVWR
- Idling limit
- 10 minutes per hour
- Distance trigger
- 150 feet of residential zone
- Restricted hours
- 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.
- Governing section
- LMC 10.12.300(B)(5)
Summary
Lynnwood, Washington bars idling a truck over 10,000 pounds GVWR, or its auxiliary equipment, for more than 10 minutes an hour within 150 feet of a residential zone between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., under LMC 10.12.300(B)(5). The rule specifically targets overnight heavy-vehicle and delivery-truck noise near homes.
5. No person shall operate or permit the operation of any motor vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) in excess of 10,000 pounds, or any auxiliary equipment attached to such a vehicle, for a period longer than 10 minutes in any hour while the vehicle is stationary, for reasons other than traffic congestion, within 150 feet of a residential zone or designated noise sensitive area, between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. the following day;
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance 3512, passed May 26, 2026).
Full Breakdown
300(B)(5) is Lynnwood's overnight heavy-vehicle idling rule, and it is written to reach delivery trucks and other large commercial vehicles parked or staging near residential areas. the following day. 700(A). 800. can be cited on the running clock alone, without a sound-level reading, once the 10-minute-per-hour threshold within 150 feet of a residential zone is exceeded.
Violations & Fines
Idling a heavy vehicle over 10,000 pounds GVWR, or its auxiliary equipment, for more than 10 minutes in an hour within 150 feet of a residential zone between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. is a misdemeanor under LMC 10.12.800, enforced by the Lynnwood Police Department as a violation of LMC 10.12.300(B)(5).
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