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.
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.
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.
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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