Clinton Township, MI Noise Ordinances: Quiet Hours (2026)
Quiet hours in Clinton Township, MI, also called the noise ordinance, nighttime noise rules, or residential quiet time, define the hours during which excessive noise is prohibited.
Key Facts
- Quiet hours (radios/shouting)
- 11:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.
- Audibility trigger
- plainly audible within 30 feet of residence
- Landscaping equipment curfew
- 9:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.
- First-offense fine
- minimum $200
- Third-offense fine
- minimum $400
- Permit appeal deadline
- 28 days to Board of Trustees
Summary
Clinton Township bans loud or plainly audible radios, music, yelling and singing between 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. within thirty feet of any residence under Section 664.07(c)(2)-(3). A separate, earlier curfew bars mowing lawns and running noise-emitting landscaping equipment between 9:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. under subsection (c)(8).
(2) Radios and musical instruments. The playing, transmitting, amplifying, or other broadcasting of personal or commercial music or sound, in such a manner that: a) it creates a loud noise; or b) it is plainly audible in or within thirty (30) feet of any residence or residential zoning district between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. (3) Shouting, talking, singing and the like. Yelling, talking, shouting, singing and the like in a manner that: a) constitutes a loud noise; or b) is plainly audible on any occupied residential parcel is located between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-25: Local legislation current through May 26, 2026).
Full Breakdown
07(b) sets a general ban on any "loud noise," defined in (a)(1) as sound that, by volume, duration or character, annoys, disturbs, injures or endangers a reasonable person's comfort, health, peace or safety. Subsection (c) lists specific prohibited acts. window to yelling, talking, shouting and singing that is plainly audible on an occupied residential parcel. weekends, though a Building Department permit can extend those hours. Authorized emergency vehicles are exempt under (e). Where a permit process applies, a denial can be appealed in writing to the Board of Trustees within twenty-eight days under (d).
Violations & Fines
Section 664.07(g) sets a minimum $200 fine for a first offense, $300 for a second, and $400 for a third, plus any other civil-infraction penalties Michigan law allows, including equitable remedies under M.C.L.A. 600.8302(4) and 600.8701 et seq. and the Township's legal fees and costs. Citations may be issued jointly and severally against owners, tenants, or anyone identified as in charge of the property or noise.
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