Quiet hours in Flint, MI — also called the noise ordinance, nighttime noise rules, or residential quiet time — define the hours during which excessive noise is prohibited.
Flint Code of Ordinances Chapter 31 Article II (the Noise Control Ordinance, adopted by Ord. 2741 on 10-22-1979) defines NIGHTTIME in Section 31-71 as 9:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. and DAYTIME as 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Section 31-75 then sets continuous-noise caps at 60 dBA day and 50 dBA night in residential receiving areas, measured at the property boundary line.
Flint runs a four-tier dBA scheme keyed to the noise's character. Section 31-73 covers impulsive noise (residential cap 80 dBA day / 70 dBA night), Section 31-74 covers intermittent noise (70 / 60 dBA), Section 31-75 covers continuous noise (60 / 50 dBA), and Section 31-76 covers perpetual noise (50 / 45 dBA). Section 31-72(a) layers a reasonable-person noise-disturbance prohibition on top, applicable any hour. Measurement is at the receiving real property boundary per the definition in Section 31-71. Daytime runs 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.; nighttime runs 9:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. Enforcement is by Flint Police Department (non-emergency 810-237-6800).
Section 31-78(a) sets the penalty: up to $1,500 fine or up to 90 days imprisonment, or both. Section 31-78(b) lets a first-time defendant waive arraignment and pay a $25 fine at the District Court Clerk. Each separate offense is independently chargeable.
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