Iron County, UT Short-Term Rentals: Noise Rules (2026)

Iron County Code § 17.36.290(H)(2) sets the noise standard for every short-term rental in the unincorporated county: occupants must comply with Chapter 8.20, Nuisances, and Section 8.20.060, Noises, and no radio, musical instrument, phonograph, compact disk player, loudspeaker, karaoke machine, sound amplifier, or any other sound-producing device may be used outside, or be audible from outside, a short-term rental between ten p.m. and ten a.m. The rule sits inside the county's Short-Term Rentals Ordinance (§ 17.36.290), adopted by Ordinance No. 2019-1 on March 25, 2019, which requires the operator to use reasonably prudent business practices to keep occupants and guests from creating unreasonable noise or disturbances (§ 17.36.290(H)(5)).

Before renting, the operator must give occupants notice, posted or delivered in person, that violations of the noise rule or Section 8.20.060 can result in a citation or fine (§ 17.36.290(H)(3)(c)). The operator or a designated local contact person must also be reasonably available, in person or electronically, to respond to noise complaints while the unit is occupied (§ 17.36.290(H)(4)), and must act promptly to stop a recurring problem once notified (§ 17.36.290(H)(6)). A sustained noise problem is treated as a public nuisance under Chapter 8.20 and can be charged as such (§ 17.36.290(I)(3)), independent of any action against the rental's business license.