Adams County has no short-term-rental-specific noise rule. Guest noise is governed by Colorado's state noise statute, CRS 25-12-103, limiting residential zones to 55 dB(A) during the day (7am-7pm) and 50 dB(A) at night, measured 25 feet beyond the property line.
There is no STR-specific noise ordinance in unincorporated Adams County. Noise from short-term rental guests is instead controlled by Colorado's statewide noise statute, which sets maximum permissible sound levels by zone and time of day, measured 25 feet or more beyond the property line of the source. For residential zones the limits are 55 dB(A) between 7:00 a.m. and the next 7:00 p.m. and 50 dB(A) at night. These limits apply to the property regardless of whether it is a short-term rental. Complaints are typically handled by the Adams County Sheriff. Any municipality within the county may layer its own STR noise conditions on top of the state baseline.
Noise exceeding the CRS 25-12-103 limits is a violation of state law; enforcement and any penalty for a nuisance noise complaint fall to the Adams County Sheriff and county nuisance procedures.
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