Wisconsin sets no statewide decibel limit. Noise at a Waukesha County STR is enforced through municipal noise/nuisance ordinances and Wisconsin's disorderly-conduct statute, Wis. Stat. 947.01. The county sets no separate STR noise rule.
There is no statewide numeric noise limit in Wisconsin, and Waukesha County does not impose a distinct short-term rental noise ordinance. Loud parties or disturbances at a rental are handled the same way as at any residence: through the city, village or town noise or public-nuisance ordinance, and, when conduct is unreasonably loud, through Wisconsin's disorderly conduct statute. County sheriff's deputies or municipal police respond to complaints. County parks near lakeside rentals also enforce park quiet hours. Hosts should follow the local municipal noise ordinance and post quiet-hour guidance for guests.
Disorderly conduct under Wis. Stat. 947.01 is a Class B misdemeanor; municipal noise-ordinance violations carry local forfeitures (fines) that escalate with repeat offenses.
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