Quiet hours in Anderson, IN — also called the noise ordinance, nighttime noise rules, or residential quiet time — define the hours during which excessive noise is prohibited.
Anderson has no fixed clock-hour quiet period, but Chapter 94 bans loud, unnecessary noise at any time as a public nuisance. Muffled home power tools are the main time-limited use, allowed only 7:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m.
Anderson's Noise Control Ordinance (Ord. 10-96, Code Ch. 94) prohibits loud noise from all sources rather than setting a single citywide curfew. Section 94.42 makes any loud, raucous, unreasonable or offensive noise that disturbs neighbors a public nuisance regardless of time. The only explicit hours appear in the exemptions: lawn mowers, garden tractors and similar muffled home power tools are allowed 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Enforcement is complaint-driven through the Police Department and Board of Public Works & Safety.
Fine of at least $175 first offense, $275 second, and $500-$1,000 for later offenses. Each day a violation continues is a separate offense (Code § 94.99).
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