Noise from Specific Sources in Arizona (2026)

Goodyear caps the noise stationary equipment like HVAC units and generators can send across a property line at 55 dBA…

Gilbert exempts air-conditioning, pool and spa equipment from its noise code only conditionally. Code of Gilbert §…

Glendale exempts properly functioning heating and cooling equipment from its general noise ordinance under Sec…

In unincorporated Maricopa County, noise from heating and cooling equipment and pool pumps is exempt from the county…

Unincorporated Pinal County exempts properly functioning heating and cooling equipment from its noise ordinance, but…

Peoria exempts heating and cooling equipment from its general noise limits, so a properly running AC unit or heat pump…

Queen Creek's noise ordinance specifically exempts heating and cooling equipment from enforcement, so long as it runs…

Sedona exempts properly functioning air-conditioning, pool and spa equipment from its noise level regulations entirely…

Tempe's noise chapter exempts properly functioning air-conditioning equipment from the city's noise regulations…

Bars, restaurants and dance halls in Maricopa cannot play music loud enough to disturb neighbors without written…

Goodyear declares it a public nuisance for any restaurant, hotel, dance hall, or place of public amusement or…

In unincorporated Maricopa County, it's illegal to run a bar or nightclub's radio, loudspeaker, or sound amplification…

A commercial establishment next to residential property, including its outdoor patio, cannot make unreasonably loud…

Bars, restaurants, inns and resorts in unincorporated Pima County can't run music or sound systems audible more than…

Unincorporated Pinal County does not exempt bars, inns, restaurants or resorts from its noise ordinance. County Code…

Restaurants, hotels, dance halls and other places of public amusement in Queen Creek cannot play music or sound that is…

Scottsdale Code § 19-26 makes it a civil offense for any business serving alcohol or hosting live entertainment to…

Tempe has no bar-specific decibel table; bar and nightclub noise is judged under the general "unnecessary noise"…

Tucson caps commercial noise, including bar and nightclub sound, at 72 dB(A) at the property line from 7 a.m. to 10…

In unincorporated Maricopa County, a car alarm or other warning device is exempt from Ordinance P-23's noise ban only…

A motor vehicle burglar alarm in Peoria must stop sounding within 15 minutes of activation unless an emergency exists…

Sedona requires exterior burglar alarms on buildings and motor vehicles to shut off within five minutes for continuous…

Gilbert exempts emergency generators, storm sirens and alarm devices, plus their authorized testing, from the town's…

Goodyear restricts backup generators tied to a data center to 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. testing, unless the generator sits over…

Maricopa County's noise ordinance bans generator noise reaching neighboring homes: if generator sound is audible from…

Sahuarita restricts when noisy equipment maintenance, including work on generators, can happen near occupied buildings…

Tucson regulates generator noise under its general excessive-noise ordinance: sound crossing your property line into a…

Yuma caps generator noise at mobile and transient food vending sites at 70 decibels measured 10 feet away. City Code §…

Sedona exempts emergency generators, along with safety signals, alarms, storm sirens and pressure relief valves, from…

Peoria bars unreasonably loud, raucous or excessive noise from loading or unloading a vehicle at a business or…

Phoenix bans loud, excessive noise from loading or unloading vehicles, including the banging of boxes and crates…

Tucson bans creating a loud, disturbing noise while loading or unloading a vehicle if it's plainly audible beyond the…

Glendale bars vehicle sound amplification systems, the classic booming car-stereo bass source, that can be heard 50…

In unincorporated Maricopa County, amplified music and bass-heavy stereo or speaker noise is illegal once it can be…