Joliet, IL Noise Ordinances: Quiet Hours (2026)
Quiet hours in Joliet, IL, also called the noise ordinance, nighttime noise rules, or residential quiet time, define the hours during which excessive noise is prohibited.
Key Facts
- Code Section
- Sec. 21-7
- Standard
- Nuisance-based (no set quiet hours)
- Max Fine
- $750 per offense
- Noise Control
- Art. IX, Sec. 21-131 et seq.
Summary
Joliet prohibits loud, unnecessary, or unusual noise that disturbs the comfort, repose, health, peace, or safety of others under Section 21-7. The city does not set specific quiet hours by time of day but treats noise disturbances as a general nuisance offense enforceable at any hour.
A person commits disorderly conduct when he or she knowingly: (1) Does any act in such unreasonable manner as to alarm or disturb another and to provoke a breach of the peace; (2) Transmits or causes to be transmitted in any manner to the fire department of any city, town, village or fire protection district a false alarm of fire, knowing at the time of the transmission that there is no reasonable ground for believing that the fire exists; (3) Transmits or causes to be transmitted in any manner to another a false alarm to the effect that a bomb or other explosive of any nature or a container holding poison gas, a deadly biological or chemical contaminant, or radioactive substance is concealed in a place where its explosion or release would endanger human life, knowing a
Full Breakdown
Joliet Code of Ordinances Section 21-7 makes it unlawful for any person to make, continue, or cause to be made or continued any loud, unnecessary, or unusual noise or any noise which annoys, disturbs, injures, or endangers the comfort, repose, health, peace, or safety of others within the city. Prohibited acts include the sounding of any horn or signaling device on any vehicle for an unnecessary and unreasonable period of time or without traffic safety justification. Article IX (Sections 21-131 through 21-136) provides additional noise pollution control standards focused on motor vehicle sound emissions, with specific dB(A) limits measured at 50 feet from the centerline of travel. The general penalty under Section 1-8 applies, with fines up to $750 per violation.
Violations & Fines
Fines up to $750 per offense under Section 1-8. Each day of violation constitutes a separate offense. Police may issue citations on-site.
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