Quiet hours in Dakota County, MN — also called the noise ordinance, nighttime noise rules, or residential quiet time — define the hours during which excessive noise is prohibited.
Dakota County sets no general quiet-hours ordinance. Minnesota's statewide MPCA noise standard (Minn. R. 7030) applies everywhere, allowing 60 dBA daytime and 50 dBA at night in residential areas; your city enforces it and may add stricter local quiet hours.
Minnesota Rules Chapter 7030, administered by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, is the baseline noise standard statewide. For residential (NAC-1) property the L50 limit is 60 dBA during daytime hours (7:00 a.m.-10:00 p.m.) and 50 dBA during nighttime hours (10:00 p.m.-7:00 a.m.). Dakota County is almost fully incorporated, so day-to-day nuisance-noise and quiet-hours enforcement is handled by each city (Eagan, Burnsville, Lakeville, Apple Valley, Hastings and others) under Minn. Stat. Ch. 412/462. Check your city code for specific overnight quiet-hour windows, which are often 10 p.m. to 7 a.m.
Enforced by your city under its nuisance code; typically a petty misdemeanor or municipal citation. MPCA can act on chronic violations of Minn. R. 7030.
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