Pasco, WA Short-Term Rentals: Noise Rules (2026)

Because Pasco does not allow short-term rentals under 30 days, the city has no STR-specific quiet-hours or decibel rule aimed at vacation rentals. Noise is instead controlled citywide through the noise provisions of the Pasco Municipal Code in Chapter 9.130. That chapter prohibits public disturbance noise (PMC 9.130.030) and establishes maximum permissible environmental noise levels measured at the receiving property (PMC 9.130.040), with additional provisions for noise in public parks and places (PMC 9.130.070). These standards apply to every property regardless of whether it is owner-occupied or rented, so any disturbance generated at a Pasco dwelling - including a long-term rental - is measured against the same public-disturbance and environmental-noise thresholds. This entry does not quote a specific decibel figure or quiet-hour window, because the precise limits in Chapter 9.130 vary by zone, time of day and noise type and were not captured verbatim from the fetched sources; operators should consult the chapter directly for the applicable numbers. When the city considered a short-term rental ordinance in 2025-2026, restrictions on large events were among the proposed conditions, reflecting neighbor concerns about disturbances - but as reported that ordinance was not adopted, leaving Chapter 9.130 as the operative noise authority.