South Jordan, UT Noise Ordinances: Quiet Hours (2026)
Quiet hours in South Jordan, UT, also called the noise ordinance, nighttime noise rules, or residential quiet time, define the hours during which excessive noise is prohibited.
Key Facts
- Quiet hours
- 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.
- Restricted activity
- Construction, sweeping, trash pickup, deliveries
- Citation
- South Jordan City Code § 17.04.290
- Penalty
- Class C misdemeanor, per day
- Exemption
- City Manager may exempt low-impact projects
Summary
South Jordan bans mechanical parking-lot sweeping, commercial trash pickup, and construction or land-development activity between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. citywide to curb nighttime noise, with narrow exemptions for low-impact or emergency work.
This section provides a means to enforce as a nuisance certain noise and disturbances to protect and preserve the well being of the City. ... It shall be unlawful to perform the following between the hours of ten o'clock (10:00) P.M. and seven o'clock (7:00) A.M.: Mechanically sweep parking lots. Pick up commercial refuse trash receptacles. Construction, building, or other land development activities.
Full Breakdown
South Jordan City Code § 17.04.290 enforces late-night quiet through an "Hours Of Operation" rule adopted to control noise and disturbances citywide. Between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. it is unlawful to mechanically sweep parking lots, collect commercial refuse, or conduct construction, building, or other land-development activity, including outdoor loading and deliveries for non-residential uses. The City Manager or designee may exempt projects that cause no adverse noise or light impact, or that benefit the City as a whole, and emergency public or private services are always excluded. Violating any Title 17 provision, including this one, is a Class C misdemeanor under § 17.04.090, with each day counted as a separate offense.
Violations & Fines
Violating the 10 p.m.-7 a.m. work curfew is a Class C misdemeanor under § 17.04.090; each day of the violation counts as a separate offense.
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