Overland Park, KS Noise Ordinances: Quiet Hours (2026)
Quiet hours in Overland Park, KS, also called the noise ordinance, nighttime noise rules, or residential quiet time, define the hours during which excessive noise is prohibited.
Key Facts
- Curfew hours
- 12:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m.
- Standard during curfew
- Plainly Audible across property line
- Standard outside curfew
- dB(A) table under § 7.08.002(A)
- First-offense fine
- Minimum $50
- Governing section
- OPMC § 7.08.002(G)
Summary
Overland Park bars any radio, stereo, speaker or other sound amplification device from being played loud enough to cross a property line between midnight and 6 a.m. Between 6 a.m. and midnight the same equipment is instead judged against the zone-based dB(A) table.
The operating, playing, permitting or causing to be operated or played any Sound Amplification or Producing Device or Similar Equipment in a manner as to cause a sound Plainly Audible across any property boundary line between the hours of 12:00 a.m. (midnight) and 6:00 a.m. Between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 12:00 a.m. (midnight), this activity is subject to the area and dB(A) limits set forth in subsection A above.
Full Breakdown
m. A (60 dB(A) daytime/55 dB(A) nighttime in residential zones). 001 defines the covered equipment broadly: radio, television, phonograph, stereo, tape or CD player, "boom box," loudspeaker, drum, jukebox, nickelodeon, musical instrument, or any other device that produces, reproduces or amplifies sound. This is the general nighttime quiet-hours provision for stationary amplified sound in the city, distinct from the separate vehicle-based amplified-sound rule in subsection E (which sets a flat 50-foot audibility threshold at all hours and is prosecuted as a traffic offense) and the separate construction curfew in subsection C. 005. The provision was codified through Ordinance NOI-2287 in 2001.
Violations & Fines
A first conviction draws a minimum $50 fine, a second within 24 months a minimum $150 fine, and a third or later conviction a minimum $250 fine, with up to six months in jail also possible. Any part of a combined fine above $200 can be suspended for 12 months absent a repeat violation. Each night the amplified sound continues past midnight is a separate chargeable offense.
Frequently Asked Questions
What time does Overland Park's noise curfew for music and speakers start?
Does the midnight curfew cover home stereos and party speakers?
Is a car stereo covered by the midnight quiet hours too?
Sources & Official References
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