West Valley City, UT Noise Ordinances: Amplified Music & Outdoor Sound (2026)

and are plainly audible at the source property's boundary, or if they happen at any hour and are plainly audible 50 feet away. Subsection (3), Public Loudspeakers, bars operating a loudspeaker or sound-amplifying equipment, whether fixed, portable or mounted on a vehicle, on a street, alley, sidewalk, park, easement or other public property to broadcast commercial advertising, instructions, talks, lectures or music to the public. Section 24-22-108(2) separately bars operating a radio, musical instrument, television, phonograph or drum loud enough to trigger the same audibility test, which covers amplified music from a private yard or patio.

Where a stationary sound source, rather than a temporary loudspeaker, is involved, Section 24-22-109 sets numeric ceilings by zone and time of day: 50 dB(A) at night and 55 dB(A) by day in residential or agricultural zones, 55/60 dB(A) in commercial zones, and 75/80 dB(A) in manufacturing zones, measured at the property boundary, with a further five-decibel reduction for pure tones or repetitive, cyclically varying sound. Anyone hosting a block party, concert or other event that would otherwise exceed these limits can apply for a waiver under Section 24-22-112, which the Director of the Salt Lake Valley Health Department may grant on a showing of undue hardship or for a temporary event, subject to any conditions imposed to protect the surrounding neighborhood.