Rogers, AR Noise Ordinances: Industrial Noise (2026)

The City of Rogers noise ordinance (Chapter 18, Article II) does not establish a separate set of numeric industrial-noise limits keyed to zoning districts, as some larger cities do. Instead, noise from commercial and industrial operations is reached through general tools. The general prohibition in Sec. 18-24 makes "unreasonably loud, disturbing, and unnecessary" noise unlawful, including noise of such character, intensity, or duration as to be detrimental to health or to disturb the public peace and welfare, which can apply to machinery, mechanical equipment, and ongoing operations. The audibility standard in Sec. 18-26 (sound "plainly audible" 50 feet beyond a property's boundary line) provides an objective trigger for sound crossing onto neighboring parcels. Beyond the noise article, the city's zoning code (in the development/land-use chapter) governs where industrial uses may locate and can impose performance and buffering conditions that indirectly limit noise impacts on adjacent residential areas. Commercial-zone amplified-sound hours (until 11:00 p.m., midnight Saturday) also constrain certain operations. Because the noise article sets no separate penalty, violations fall under the Code's general penalty of up to $500 per offense and up to $1,000 for each repetition, with enforcement by the Rogers Police Department and, for land-use matters, city code/zoning administration.