Quiet hours in Montgomery County, OH — also called the noise ordinance, nighttime noise rules, or residential quiet time — define the hours during which excessive noise is prohibited.
Montgomery County, OH does not adopt a countywide noise ordinance for unincorporated areas; Ohio townships have only limited police powers under R.C. 519, and noise enforcement falls primarily on incorporated municipalities and state law. Ohio Revised Code 2917.11 (disorderly conduct) is the statewide backstop. Within the City of Dayton (the county seat), Chapter 94 of the Revised Code of General Ordinances governs noise pollution. Dayton Code Sec. 94.05 prohibits yelling, shouting, hooting, whistling, or singing on public streets between midnight and 7:00 a.m., and prohibits the operation of pile drivers, steam shovels, pneumatic hammers, derricks, and similar appliances between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. Noise complaints in Dayton: 937-333-2677.
Ohio counties are creatures of state statute and lack general home-rule police power; Montgomery County therefore does not enact its own quiet-hours ordinance applicable countywide. Townships in unincorporated Montgomery County (Butler, Clay, German, Harrison, Jackson, Jefferson, Miami, Perry, and Washington Townships) operate under R.C. Chapter 505 and 519 and rely on the Montgomery County Sheriff plus state law (R.C. 2917.11 disorderly conduct) for noise enforcement. Inside the City of Dayton, Chapter 94 of the Revised Code of General Ordinances controls. Dayton Sec. 94.04 broadly prohibits making or causing any loud, unnecessary, or unusual noise that annoys, disturbs, injures, or endangers the comfort, repose, health, peace, or safety of others. Dayton Sec. 94.05 enumerates specific prohibited noises with time restrictions: human voices (yelling, shouting, hooting, whistling, singing) on public streets between 12:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m.; and construction equipment such as pile drivers, steam shovels, pneumatic hammers, and derricks between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. Other Montgomery County municipalities (Kettering, Huber Heights, Centerville, Oakwood, Trotwood, Riverside, Miamisburg, Vandalia, West Carrollton) each adopt their own noise chapters, typically with similar 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. nighttime restrictions. Always check the local municipal code for the exact city, village, or township where the disturbance occurs.
Violations of Dayton Chapter 94 are minor misdemeanors on first offense and may be elevated for subsequent offenses, with fines up to $150. Ohio R.C. 2917.11 disorderly conduct is a minor misdemeanor (up to $150) for unreasonable-noise violations and can be elevated to a fourth-degree misdemeanor (up to 30 days jail and $250 fine) if the offender persists after a reasonable warning. Township-level enforcement runs through the Montgomery County Sheriff and Municipal Court.
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