Salt Lake City, UT Noise from Specific Sources: Delivery Truck Noise (2026)
Key Facts
- Quiet hours
- 9 PM to 7 AM weekdays/Saturdays
- Sunday/holiday quiet hours
- 9 PM to 9 AM
- Covered activity
- Loading, unloading, handling containers
- Enforcement
- Salt Lake Valley Health Department
- Penalty class
- Class B misdemeanor
Summary
Salt Lake City bans loud loading and unloading of delivery trucks between 9 PM and 7 AM (9 AM on Sundays/holidays) if it violates the noise ordinance.
Loading Operations: Loading, unloading, opening or otherwise handling boxes, crates, containers, garbage containers or other objects between the hours of nine o'clock (9:00) P.M. and seven o'clock (7:00) A.M. the following day, or between the hours of nine o'clock (9:00) P.M. and nine o'clock (9:00) A.M. when the following day is a Sunday or legal holiday, in such a manner as to violate section 9.28.060 of this chapter... or cause a noise disturbance
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-21: Code current through: Ord. 40-26, passed June 16, 2026).
Full Breakdown
Under City Code section 9.28.040, unloading boxes, crates, containers or garbage containers from a delivery truck between 9:00 PM and 7:00 AM on weekdays and Saturdays, or between 9:00 PM and 9:00 AM on Sundays and legal holidays, is a violation if it exceeds the receiving zone's decibel limit or otherwise creates a noise disturbance. Daytime deliveries still must stay under the section 9.28.060 limits for the zone (50 dBA residential nighttime, 55 dBA daytime, up to 75-80 dBA industrial).
Violations & Fines
Class B misdemeanor under section 9.28.090; enforced by the Salt Lake Valley Health Department, with additional civil remedies available under section 9.28.100.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can a delivery truck unload at 6 AM in a Salt Lake City neighborhood?
Does the rule cover garbage truck pickups too?
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