West Valley City, UT Noise Ordinances: Decibel Limits (2026)
Key Facts
- Residential cap
- 50 dB(A) night / 55 day
- Commercial cap
- 55 dB(A) night / 60 day
- Manufacturing cap
- 75 dB(A) night / 80 day
- Pure-tone penalty
- Minus 5 dB(A) further
Summary
West Valley City sets numeric decibel ceilings by zone and time of day: 50-55 dB(A) residential, 55-60 dB(A) commercial, 75-80 dB(A) manufacturing.
(1) Maximum Permissible Sound Levels... Zone: 10 p.m.-7 a.m. / 7 a.m.-10 p.m. — Residential/Agricultural: 50 dB(A) / 55 dB(A); Commercial (including Research Business Park Zone and Professional Office Zone): 55 dB(A) / 60 dB(A); Manufacturing: 75 dB(A) / 80 dB(A).
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance 26-30, passed June 23, 2026).
Full Breakdown
§ 24-22-109 caps stationary sound sources by land-use zone and time: Residential/Agricultural at 50 dB(A) from 10 p.m.-7 a.m. and 55 dB(A) from 7 a.m.-10 p.m.; Commercial (including the Research Business Park and Professional Office zones) at 55/60 dB(A); and Manufacturing at 75/80 dB(A). Where the most restrictive use borders another zone, that lower limit governs at the boundary, and pure-tone or cyclically varying sounds must be reduced a further 5 dB(A).
Violations & Fines
Exceeding the zone's dB(A) ceiling is a violation of § 24-22-109, enforceable as a class B misdemeanor under § 24-22-119, with penalties per occurrence.
Frequently Asked Questions
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