Chandler, AZ Noise Ordinances: Quiet Hours (2026)
Quiet hours in Chandler, AZ, 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 § 11-10
- Standard used
- Reasonableness, not fixed hours
- Applies
- Day and night
- Offense class
- Misdemeanor (§ 11-10.4)
- Max fine
- $2,500 (§ 1-8.3)
Summary
Chandler has no fixed overnight quiet-hours clock; instead City Code § 11-10 bars any 'disturbing or unreasonably loud noise' at any time. Section 11-10.1 lists illustrative examples, squealing tires, unnecessary horns, revving engines outside repair hours, that a reasonable neighbor would find disturbing.
No person shall disturb the peace, quiet and comfort of any neighborhood by creating therein any disturbing or unreasonably loud noise. 11-10.1 Disturbing noises designated. A. It is the intent of this chapter to prohibit all noises that are disturbing or unreasonably loud. The types of noises set out in subsection B. shall not be deemed or construed as in any way exclusive, but merely illustrative.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 79).
Full Breakdown
' Unlike ordinances that set a specific overnight window, Chandler's core noise rule applies around the clock and turns on a reasonableness standard rather than a clock. 1(B) enumerates examples: tire-squealing acceleration or deceleration, sounding a horn or signal device for purposes beyond what the Arizona Vehicle Code allows, defective exhaust systems, and revving a stationary engine except during repair, adjustment, or testing 'during reasonable hours', the closest the section comes to a time-based carve-out. Subsection C exempts emergency vehicles and noise from business or commerce conducted lawfully within normal and customary hours.
weekends/holidays within 500 feet of residential property). Those two provisions are the closest things Chandler has to codified 'quiet hours'; the base § 11-10 standard governs everything else, day or night, based on whether the noise disturbs a neighborhood's peace, quiet, and comfort.
Violations & Fines
A violation of § 11-10 or its illustrative list under § 11-10.1 is a misdemeanor under § 11-10.4, punished per the Chapter 1 general penalty schedule at § 1-8.3: up to a $2,500 fine, six months' imprisonment, and three years' probation for an individual, or up to $20,000 for a convicted enterprise under § 1-8.4.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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