Fargo, ND Noise Ordinances: Vehicle Noise (2026)

It shall be unlawful to operate a motorized vehicle within the city limits which creates a noise or sound which exceeds the noise level limits set out in Table 2, as follows:

TABLE 2. LIMITING NOISE LEVELS FOR MOTOR VEHICLES

A.Trucks, buses, construction equipment, or any motor vehicle with a gross weight rating of 10,000 pounds or more: Maximum allowable limit: 88 dB(A) measured at or corrected to 25 feet.B.Passenger cars, pickups, vans, motorcycles, snowmobiles, or any motor vehicle with a gross weight rating less than 10,000 pounds: Maximum allowable limit: 80 dB(A) measured at or corrected to 25 feet.C.Interstate Motor Carrier: Maximum allowable limit:1.92 dB(A) measured at or corrected to 25 feet when traveling on roadways with speed limits of 35 mph or less.2.92 dB(A) measured at or corrected to 25 feet when traveling on roadways with speed limits of more than 35 mph.D.Notwithstanding any other provision of the Fargo Municipal Code, it shall be unlawful for any person within the city limits to make, or cause to be made, loud or disturbing noises with any mechanical devices operated by compressed air and used for purposes of assisting braking on any semi-tractor. Source: 2017 (1981), 4731 (2010).