There is no STR-specific noise rule. Guests and hosts must follow Clark County's public-disturbance noise provisions and Washington's maximum environmental noise limits (WAC 173-60), which cap sound crossing property lines and set lower nighttime limits for residential areas.
Because the county does not regulate short-term rentals directly, a vacation rental's noise is governed by the same rules as any residence: the Clark County public-disturbance noise provisions and the state Maximum Environmental Noise Levels in WAC 173-60. Those state limits regulate sound measured at the receiving property based on land-use districts (residential, commercial, industrial), with limits reduced by 10 dBA during nighttime hours (10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.) in residential areas. Loud parties, amplified music, and barking dogs at a rental are enforced the same way as at an owner-occupied home. A bed-and-breakfast, being owner-occupied and accessory to the household, is expected to keep guest activity compatible with the surrounding residential neighborhood.
Noise exceeding WAC 173-60 limits or constituting a public disturbance can draw a warning, then civil penalties, with the Sheriff's Office and county code enforcement responding to complaints.
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