Quiet hours in Douglas County, NE — also called the noise ordinance, nighttime noise rules, or residential quiet time — define the hours during which excessive noise is prohibited.
Douglas County regulates noise in unincorporated areas through its Nuisance Regulation. Excessive, unreasonable noise that disturbs neighbors' comfort and repose is prohibited.
Douglas County's Nuisance Regulation (applicable to all unincorporated property in the county) prohibits conditions that injure or endanger the comfort, repose, health, or safety of others. Excessive or unreasonable noise constitutes a nuisance and is subject to enforcement. Unlike Omaha, Douglas County unincorporated areas do not have a specific quiet hours ordinance with set times; instead, enforcement is based on a nuisance standard. Nebraska's disturbing-the-peace statute (Neb. Rev. Stat. §28-1322) provides a fallback criminal mechanism for severe noise disturbances.
Violating the Nuisance Regulation is a Class III Misdemeanor under Neb. Rev. Stat. §23-174. Each day of continued violation after notice may constitute a separate offense.
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