Broken Arrow, OK Short-Term Rentals: Noise Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Quiet hours
- 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. citywide
- Events/amplified sound
- prohibited
- Noise monitor
- required indoors, non-recording
- Outdoor gathering cap
- 6 people after 10 p.m.
Summary
Broken Arrow bans parties and amplified sound at short-term rentals, enforces citywide quiet hours from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m., and requires an indoor noise-monitoring device at every STR.
(b)Events and amplified sound prohibited. Events, parties, commercial gatherings, and the use of amplified sound equipment or musical instruments audible outdoors are prohibited. Quiet hours apply city-wide from 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.(c)Each STR shall maintain an interior, non-recording noise-monitoring device capable of sending alerts to the operator when thresholds are exceeded, and a conspicuously placed, outward-facing security camera monitoring exterior entries.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 43).
Full Breakdown
Broken Arrow Code § 7-468.1 bans events, parties, commercial gatherings, and outdoor-audible amplified sound or musical instruments at every short-term rental, with citywide quiet hours running 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. Each licensed STR must install an interior, non-recording noise-monitoring device that alerts the operator when sound thresholds are exceeded, plus an outward-facing exterior security camera; audio recording itself is prohibited. Between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m., no more than six people may gather outdoors on the premises, and no more than ten non-occupant invitees may be on site at any time.
Violations & Fines
Hosting events or breaching quiet hours triggers escalating suspensions: 30 to 180 days for repeat verified nuisance behavior, revocation for three or more, plus a misdemeanor fine up to $1,000 (§§ 7-473.1, 7-477).
Frequently Asked Questions
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