Sedgwick County, KS Noise Ordinances: Quiet Hours (2026)
Quiet hours in Sedgwick County, KS, also called the noise ordinance, nighttime noise rules, or residential quiet time, define the hours during which excessive noise is prohibited.
Key Facts
- Quiet hours
- 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.
- Applies to
- Every county park, lake, recreational area
- Penalty
- Class G violation, $75 first offense
- Excessive noise defined
- Disturbs other users' peaceful enjoyment
- Second offense fine
- $150 within 12 months
Summary
Every Sedgwick County park, lake and recreational area observes quiet hours from 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m., during which making or maintaining excessive noise is banned under Sec. 20-110(b). Breaking quiet hours is a Class G violation, fined $75 for a first offense within 12 months.
Quiet hours. Quiet hours shall be observed at any county park, lake, and recreational area between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. The production, making, or maintaining of excessive noise during quiet hours is prohibited.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 22 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
Sec. at any county park, lake or recreational area, prohibiting the production, making or maintaining of excessive noise during that window. Sec. 20-106 defines "excessive noise" as noise that disturbs the peaceful enjoyment of the use of any park, lake or recreational area by any other user, a fact-specific standard applied on scene rather than a fixed decibel number. quiet-hours rule still governs noise even at parks that never formally close. Sec. 20-110(i)(2) makes failing to observe quiet hours or producing excessive noise during that window a Class G violation, distinct from the separate "after hours" violation in Sec.
20-110(i)(1) for being present in Sedgwick County Park or Northeast Sedgwick County Park outside their posted operating hours. Enforcement runs through Sec. 20-1, which makes Chapter 20 enforceable under Chapter 8 and classifies violations per Sec. 8-5 unless otherwise stated.
Violations & Fines
Failing to observe quiet hours or making excessive noise at any county park, lake or recreational area between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. is a Class G violation under Sec. 20-110(i)(2), fined $75 for a first offense, $150 for a second and $225 for a third within a 12-month period per Sec. 8-5(a). The rule applies even at the parks and lakes that otherwise stay open to the public around the clock.
Frequently Asked Questions
What hours count as quiet hours at Sedgwick County parks?
What counts as "excessive noise"?
What's the fine for violating quiet hours?
Does this overlap with Sedgwick County Park's 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. hours?
Sources & Official References
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