Peoria, AZ Noise Ordinances: Quiet Hours (2026)
Quiet hours in Peoria, AZ, 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 window
- 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.
- Legal effect
- Presumed loud/raucous/disturbing
- Governing section
- Peoria City Code Sec. 13-92(c)(3)
- Also applies to
- Yelling, blowers, engines (Sec. 13-93)
Summary
Peoria treats the 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. window as presumptively quiet hours: any noise made in that stretch is presumed loud, raucous or unreasonably disturbing under City Code Sec. 13-92(c)(3), shifting the burden onto whoever made the noise.
(c) Factors for determining whether a sound is unreasonably loud or raucous include, but are not limited to, the following:
(1) The proximity of the sound to sleeping facilities, whether residential or commercial;
(2) The land use, nature, and zoning of the area from which the sound emanates and the area where it is received or perceived;
(3) The time of day or night the sound occurs; It shall be presumed that noise made between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. is loud, raucous and/or unreasonably disturbing.
(4) The duration of the sound; and
(5) Whether the sound is recurrent, intermittent, or constant.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-9: Supplement contains: LLocal legislation current through Ord. 2026-15, passed 6-16-26).
Full Breakdown
Section 13-92(c) lists the factors Peoria uses to decide whether a sound is unreasonably loud or raucous when a complaint does not fall neatly under the numeric decibel table in Sec. 13-92(b). ' The other factors, proximity to sleeping facilities, land use and zoning of both the source and receiving area, duration, and whether the sound is recurrent, intermittent, or constant, are weighed alongside the nighttime presumption rather than replacing it. This presumption reappears throughout Chapter 13's noise article: Sec. window to yelling, shouting and singing in residential or noise-sensitive areas, and Sec.
13-93(i) uses it for blowers and engine-driven equipment. The general prohibition in Sec. because the complainant does not have to separately prove the sound was unreasonable, only that it occurred in the curfew window. The provision traces to Ord. No. 06-32 (9-5-06) as amended by Ord. No. 2017-15, § 34 (4-4-17).
Violations & Fines
Noise made between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. that meets this presumption is cited as a violation of the general noise prohibitions in Chapter 13, Article IV. Peoria police and code enforcement can issue a citation based on the presumption alone; the person cited bears the burden of rebutting it rather than the City having to independently prove unreasonableness.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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