Brooklyn Park, MN Noise Ordinances: Quiet Hours (2026)
Quiet hours in Brooklyn Park, MN, also called the noise ordinance, nighttime noise rules, or residential quiet time, define the hours during which excessive noise is prohibited.
Key Facts
- Governing section
- City Code § 134.18
- Quiet hours
- 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.
- Dispersal power
- Officer may order guests to leave
- Host duty
- Must immediately abate the disturbance
- Penalty
- Misdemeanor, up to 90 days/$1,000
Summary
In the City of Brooklyn Park, City Code § 134.18 bans gatherings between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. that create noise loud enough to disturb the peace of a residential area. Guests who remain once a police officer orders dispersal, and hosts who fail to abate the disturbance, are in violation of the ordinance.
§ 134.18 NOISE IN RESIDENTIAL AREAS. (A) It is unlawful, between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., to congregate because of or participate in any party or gathering of people from which noise emanates of a sufficient volume so as to disturb the peace, quiet or repose of persons residing in any residential area. (B) It is unlawful to visit or remain within any residential dwelling unit wherein such party or gathering is taking place except persons who have gone there for the sole purpose of abating the disturbance. (C) A police officer may order all persons present, other than the owners or tenants of the dwelling unit, to immediately disperse in lieu of being charged under this subchapter. Owners or tenants of the dwelling unit must immediately abate the disturbance and if they do not abate the disturbance they are in violation of this subchapter.
Full Breakdown
to congregate because of, or participate in, a party or gathering from which noise emanates at a volume sufficient to disturb the peace, quiet, or repose of people in a residential area. Division (B) separately bars visiting or remaining inside the dwelling unit where such a gathering is happening, except for someone who came solely to abate the disturbance. Division (C) gives a Brooklyn Park police officer the authority to order everyone present, other than the unit's owners or tenants, to disperse immediately instead of being charged; the owners or tenants themselves must immediately abate the disturbance, and failure to do so is itself a violation of the subchapter.
The section traces to the 1972 code at § 920:15. 19 bars playing a radio, tape or disc player, or similar device loud enough to be plainly audible 50 feet away, applying to any location, public or private. 99, classified as a misdemeanor unless another penalty is specified, carrying up to 90 days, a $1,000 fine, or both, with each day of a continuing disturbance chargeable as a separate offense.
Violations & Fines
Hosting or attending a gathering that produces disturbing noise between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. in a residential area violates § 134.18(A). Guests who stay after a police officer orders the group to disperse, or an owner or tenant who fails to immediately abate the disturbance once ordered, are separately in violation of § 134.18(C), punishable under § 10.99 as a misdemeanor with up to 90 days, a $1,000 fine, or both.
Frequently Asked Questions
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