Roseville, MN Noise Ordinances: Quiet Hours (2026)

Roseville does not set a decibel number for nighttime noise. Section 404.02(e) uses a plainly audible standard instead. By day, no person can use any radio receiving set, musical instrument, phonograph, paging system, machine or other sound device in a distinct and loudly audible manner as to disturb the peace, quiet and comfort of any person nearby. Between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., a device that is plainly audible at the property line of the structure or building in which it is located, in the hallway or apartment adjacent, or at a distance of 50 feet if the source is located in a structure or building, is prima facie evidence of a violation of chapter 404.

Behind that sits the general prohibition in § 404.01, which bars any distinctly and loudly audible noise that unreasonably annoys, disturbs, injures or endangers the comfort, repose, health, peace, safety or welfare of any person. Section 404.02(f) covers noisy parties: when a police officer determines a gathering is creating a noise disturbance, the officer can order everyone present other than the owner or tenant to disperse immediately, and every owner or tenant with knowledge of the disturbance must make every reasonable effort to stop it.

Other hour limits are separate. Section 404.03 bars recreational vehicles not licensed for public highways from operating between 9:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., and limits power lawn mowers, chain saws, tillers and similar domestic power equipment, refuse collection in residential districts, and powered construction to 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. on weekdays and 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. on weekends and legal holidays. Anyone can apply to the city council for a variance under § 404.05 before the noisy activity, supplying a certified list of property owners within 500 feet.