Lynnwood does not have a stand-alone short-term rental ordinance, so STR guests follow the same noise rules as any other resident under Lynnwood Municipal Code Chapter 10.12 (Noise). LMC 10.12.300 prohibits operating saws, drills, sanders, lawn or garden tools, fans, blowers, and similar outdoor devices in residential areas between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. when they cause a noise disturbance across a residential property line. LMC 10.12.500 adopts environmental noise limits and reduces the daytime cap by 10 dBA in Class A (residential) receiving zones during the same 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. window.
Lynnwood regulates noise through LMC Chapter 10.12, not through a dedicated short-term rental code. LMC 10.12.300 (Noises Prohibited) makes it unlawful to make or continue any noise disturbance, and specifically bars the operation of mechanically powered saws, drills, sanders, grinders, lawn or garden tools, fans, blowers, or similar outdoor devices in residential areas between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. so as to cause a disturbance across a residential property boundary. LMC 10.12.500 (Environmental Noise Levels) sets maximum permissible dBA limits at the boundary of the receiving property and provides that between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. those limits are reduced by 10 dBA for receiving property in Class A EDNAs (residential). Periodic or impulsive sound that cannot be accurately measured with a standard sound level meter is reduced by an additional 5 dBA. The Lynnwood limits closely track the state environmental noise standards in Chapter 173-60 WAC, which establish a 55 dBA daytime cap and a 45 dBA effective nighttime cap for residential-to-residential noise. STR operators are also subject to RCW 64.37.020 (Short-Term Rentals Operations Act), which requires the operator to provide 24-hour contact information so neighbors can reach a responsible party about disturbances. Active disturbances are reported to the Lynnwood Police non-emergency line at 425-407-3999.
Noise violations under LMC Chapter 10.12 are enforced as civil infractions by the Lynnwood Police Department and Code Compliance. Each day a violation continues may be cited as a separate infraction. Repeated, documented disturbances at an STR can also support enforcement under the city's Title 5 business license framework, including non-renewal of the operator's general business license. STR operators who fail to provide responsive 24-hour contact information as required by RCW 64.37.020 may receive a warning letter and are subject to a class 2 civil infraction under RCW 7.80 for subsequent violations.
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