Sheboygan, WI Noise Ordinances: Quiet Hours (2026)

Article III of Chapter 66 is the whole of Sheboygan's noise ordinance. Its general rule, section 66-71, prohibits any unreasonably loud, disturbing and unnecessary noise, and any noise of such character, intensity or duration as to be detrimental to the life or health of any individual or which is in the disturbance of public peace and welfare. The section prints no start or end hour and no decibel limit, so the same test applies at noon and at midnight. The only clock times in the Article appear in the exceptions of section 66-72: marina construction by or on behalf of the city, county or state between 5:00 a.m. and 12:00 midnight, and marching bands practicing under adult supervision from 8:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Section 66-72 also exempts city vehicles on necessary public business, night work on bridges, marinas, streets or highways by or for the city, county or state when public welfare requires it, reasonable use of amplifiers or loudspeakers for noncommercial public addresses, power-driven sidewalk snow removal equipment, other government construction authorized by the common council, and remediation under the EPA's Sheboygan River and Harbor Superfund Project. Specific sections follow for horns (66-73), music and radios (66-74), animals (66-75), vehicles (66-76), engine mufflers (66-77), drums and loudspeakers (66-78), quiet areas near schools, churches, courts and hospitals (66-79), and music on Plaza 8 (66-80).

Section 66-107 has peace officers, fire inspectors, building inspectors and housing inspectors enforce the chapter, including inspections upon complaint. Repeat noise can also reach the owner of the premises: section 66-150 lists noise violations as nuisance activity, and under section 66-151 the chief of police can send a written notice after three or more nuisance activities resulting in enforcement action at a premises in a 12-month period. The text is as printed in the Municode edition current to March 8, 2023.