Quiet hours in Tualatin, OR — also called the noise ordinance, nighttime noise rules, or residential quiet time — define the hours during which excessive noise is prohibited.
Tualatin Municipal Code Chapter 6-14 governs noise. TMC 6-14-030 prohibits creating or permitting a noise disturbance, and TMC 6-14-040 sets a 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. nighttime window for several specific noise sources, including power equipment, vehicle idling over 15 minutes, and vehicle repair or testing audible at neighboring properties.
Tualatin's noise rules sit in TMC Chapter 6-14 (added by Ordinance No. 1361-13). The general prohibition in TMC 6-14-030 makes it unlawful to knowingly create, permit, or assist in the creation or continuance of any noise disturbance. TMC 6-14-040 then identifies specific noises that disturb the peace. Several of those provisions are clock-based and use a 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. nighttime window: operating power equipment, idling a motor vehicle engine for more than 15 consecutive minutes, and repairing or testing a motor vehicle if the sound is audible at neighboring properties. Other prohibitions in TMC 6-14-040 are not time-bound and apply at all hours, including amplified sound that is plainly audible at certain distances and animal noise that continues for 15 minutes or more. TMC 6-14-050 lists exemptions, including emergency activity, regulated fireworks on July 3 and 4 and the nearby weekend, lawful construction during permitted hours, and federal- or state-regulated sounds. The Tualatin Police non-emergency line at 503-629-0111 handles active noise complaints.
Noise disturbances under TMC Chapter 6-14 are enforced by Tualatin Police. The chapter was adopted by Ordinance No. 1361-13 and tied to the general penalty provision in TMC 6-1-210 as amended by that ordinance.
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