Minnesota's statewide noise standards (Minn. R. 7030.0040) set the floor: residential areas cap at L50 60 / L10 65 dBA daytime and L50 50 / L10 55 dBA nighttime. St. Paul matches these limits by land-use class.
Minnesota sets numeric noise standards statewide in Minn. R. 7030.0040, applied through noise area classifications. Classification 1 (residential) allows L50 60 / L10 65 dBA daytime (7 a.m.–10 p.m.) and L50 50 / L10 55 dBA nighttime (10 p.m.–7 a.m.). Class 2 (commercial) is 65/70 dBA; Class 3 (industrial) is 75/80 dBA. Ramsey County does not set its own decibel ordinance; St. Paul and other cities adopt matching limits (St. Paul § 293.09). L10 is the level exceeded 10% of an hour; L50 the level exceeded 50%.
Exceeding the applicable L10/L50 limit is a violation under the enforcing city's code; MPCA standards are enforced through local citation and abatement.
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