Weber County, UT Noise Ordinances: Decibel Limits (2026)

Section 108-13-2 governs any home-based business allowed in unincorporated Weber County's residential zones, from tutoring services to craft production run out of a house. Among its list of operating standards, the section states plainly that 'the home occupation shall not create noise in excess of 60 decibels as measured from the property line.' That numeric ceiling backs up a broader, non-numeric standard in the same section requiring that a home occupation 'not substantially increase the demand for public services in excess of those usually and customarily provided for residential uses' and not generate traffic, parking, noise, lighting, vibration, smoke, dust, or odor 'to such a degree as to constitute a nuisance to the residents of the immediate area.' The 60-decibel cap applies alongside other home occupation limits: the business must be run by a resident of the home, with up to two employees only on lots of at least one acre, confined to no more than 500 square feet or 25 percent of the home's floor area, and open to the public no earlier than 8:00 a.m. or later than 9:00 p.m.

Weber County's Planning Division can inspect a home occupation 'during reasonable hours' to check compliance with these standards, and a home occupation approval that violates them can be revoked under Section 102-4-3. This is a distinct standard from the 50-decibel nighttime limit that applies specifically to licensed short-term rentals under Section 108-11-8. Adopted by Ordinance 2011-17 on October 11, 2011, and amended by Ordinance 2015-14 on August 25, 2015.