Quiet hours in Tigard, OR — also called the noise ordinance, nighttime noise rules, or residential quiet time — define the hours during which excessive noise is prohibited.
Tigard's noise ordinance is codified at Tigard Municipal Code Chapter 6.02, Article V (Noise Nuisances) under the Nuisance Code. The defined nighttime quiet window is 10 p.m. to 7 a.m., during which any noise that is plainly audible inside a noise-sensitive unit (residence, place of overnight accommodation, church, day care, hospital, school, or nursing care center) that is not the source of the sound is prohibited. Noise within a park, street, or other public place that is unnecessarily loud at a distance of 100 feet is prohibited at any hour.
Tigard's noise rules sit in Title 6 (Nuisance Code), Chapter 6.02 (Nuisances Affecting Public Health, Safety and Peace), Article V — Noise Nuisances. The general prohibition (TMC 6.02 Article V) states that no person shall make, assist in making, permit, continue, or permit the continuance of any noise within the City of Tigard in violation of the article. The plainly-audible nighttime standard runs from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. the following morning and applies to noise plainly audible inside a noise-sensitive unit that is not the source of the sound. A separate provision applies in public spaces: noise within a park, street, or other public place that is unnecessarily loud at a distance of 100 feet is prohibited at any time. Sound measurements are not required to establish a violation, but if a sound level meter is used, the readings must follow the methodology described in the chapter. Under TMC 6.02.450 (Exceptions to Noise Limits), specific exempt activities — construction, demolition, domestic power tools, leaf blowers, chainsaws, and city-permitted events — are allowed only during the daytime window of 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. seven days a week, and even then are capped at 85 dB measured on a noise-sensitive property for no more than five minutes in any calendar day. Use of exhaust (jake) brakes is prohibited at all times within the city regardless of noise level. Enforcement is shared between Tigard Police and Code Compliance.
Noise complaints are pursued under TMC Chapter 6.02 by Tigard Police or by Tigard Code Compliance as a civil infraction. The chapter requires the evidence of at least two persons from different households to establish a violation, except that any Police or Code Enforcement officer or other city employee who witnessed the noise counts as a witness. A first contact is commonly handled through a voluntary compliance agreement; repeat or refused violations escalate to citations and civil penalties under the Nuisance Code.
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