Quiet hours in South Bend, IN — also called the noise ordinance, nighttime noise rules, or residential quiet time — define the hours during which excessive noise is prohibited.
Residential noise is capped at 55 dBA from 10 PM to 7 AM and 62 dBA during the day under Sec. 13-82. Sec. 13-57 separately bars sound plainly audible 50 feet away, presumed a violation between 11 PM and 7 AM.
South Bend enforces measured limits under Article 7: at the property boundary, residential districts may not exceed a broadband level of 55 dBA from 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. or 62 dBA from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.; commercial districts are capped at 64 dBA (Sec. 13-82). The general nuisance section, Sec. 13-57, independently prohibits any unreasonable noise and treats sound plainly audible 50 feet from the source as a violation, with 11 PM to 7 AM as prima facie evidence. The Police Department enforces; the City Attorney handles abatement.
Article 7 fines run $50 first offense, $100 second, and $250 third, with up to $2,500 on conviction (Sec. 13-84). Sec. 13-57 fines are $100, $250, then $500, plus a $50 late fee. Each day is a separate offense.
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