Quiet hours in Phoenix, AZ — also called the noise ordinance, nighttime noise rules, or residential quiet time — define the hours during which excessive noise is prohibited.
Phoenix quiet hours are 11 PM–7 AM under City Code §23-14: radios, musical instruments, yelling, and amplified sound are prohibited when they disturb residents. Phoenix uses a qualitative 'unreasonably loud' standard, not fixed residential dBA limits. Construction noise has separate seasonal windows (6 AM/7 AM start, 7 PM stop).
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