Salt Lake City, UT Noise Ordinances: Quiet Hours (2026)
Quiet hours in Salt Lake City, UT, also called the noise ordinance, nighttime noise rules, or residential quiet time, define the hours during which excessive noise is prohibited.
Key Facts
- Curfew window
- 9:00 PM to 7:00 AM
- Sunday/holiday window
- 9:00 PM to 9:00 AM
- Test
- Plainly audible at property line
- Enforcement
- Salt Lake Valley Health Dept
- Penalty class
- Class B misdemeanor
Summary
Salt Lake City bars audible radios, TVs, and musical instruments between 9 PM and 7 AM (9 AM on Sundays/holidays) if plainly audible at the property line.
The operating of any such device between the hours of nine o'clock (9:00) P.M. and seven o'clock (7:00) A.M. the following day or, between the hours of nine o'clock (9:00) P.M. and nine o'clock (9:00) A.M. when the following day is a Sunday or legal holiday, in such a manner as to be plainly audible at the property boundary of the source or plainly audible at fifty feet (50') (15 m) from such device when operated within a vehicle parked on a public right of way;
3. Public Loudspeakers: Using or operating a loudspeaker or sound amplifying equipment in a fixed or movable position or mounted upon any sound vehicle in or upon any street, alley, sidewalk, park, place, or public property for the purpose of commercial advertising, giving instructions, directions, talks, addresses, lectures, or transmitting music to any persons or assemblages of persons in such a manner as to violate section
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-21: Code current through: Ord. 40-26, passed June 16, 2026).
Full Breakdown
City Code § 9.28.040(B)(2) makes it a violation to operate a radio, TV, phonograph, drum, or similar sound device between 9:00 PM and 7:00 AM (9:00 AM the next day on Sundays and legal holidays) in a way that's plainly audible at the source property's boundary, or 50 feet away if the device is in a vehicle parked on a public right-of-way. The same nighttime window also restricts loading/unloading noise, construction equipment, and power tools under § 9.28.040(B)(6)-(9). Enforcement runs through the Salt Lake Valley Health Department under § 9.28.080.
Violations & Fines
Violating § 9.28.040 is a class B misdemeanor per § 9.28.090, and the city or health department can also seek injunctive relief under § 9.28.100.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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