Noise Ordinances in Kentucky (2026)

Unincorporated Jessamine County, Kentucky runs its nighttime noise window from 11:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. under Chapter 92…

Lexington-Fayette bans loud saws, drills, lawnmowers and similar power tools between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m. every night…

Bowling Green Code Sec. 9-3.04(c) exempts domestic power equipment, rated five horsepower or less and used for home or…

Lexington-Fayette Urban County Code § 14-72 bars running construction, drilling or demolition tools between 11:00 p.m…

Construction and demolition noise in Louisville Metro is exempt from the noise ordinance only between 7:00 A.M. and…

In unincorporated Boone County, Kentucky, a dog or other animal that "makes noise in an excessive, continuous or…

Bowling Green treats a dog's barking, howling or excessive noise that causes unreasonable annoyance or discomfort to…

Campbell County Code § 90.04(A) bars harboring or keeping any animal whose loud, frequent or habitual barking, howling…

Daviess County treats a dog left to bark, howl or yelp excessively, continuously or at untimely hours as a public…

In unincorporated Franklin County, Kentucky, § 90.05 makes it an offense for a dog owner to fail to prevent excessive…

In unincorporated Jessamine County, Kentucky, § 92.36(C) makes it a violation to own or harbor a domestic animal or…

Kenton County treats a dog or other animal that makes noise in an excessive, continuous or untimely manner for more…

Lexington-Fayette Urban County Code § 14-72 makes it unlawful to keep or harbor any animal, pets included, that…

Metro code makes habitual, excessive barking a nuisance, and owners must control animals to prevent it or face fines…

McCracken County treats a dog that "makes noise in an excessive, continuous or untimely manner" as a public nuisance…

Oldham County Code treats an animal that makes noise in an excessive, continuous, or untimely manner as a public…

Lexington-Fayette Urban County Code § 14-72 bars running a lawnmower, saw, drill, sander, grinder or other lawn or…

Louisville Metro exempts lawn mowers and other landscaping machinery, including leaf blowers, from the noise ordinance…

In the City of Owensboro, Kentucky, leaf blowers fall under the noise ordinance's exceptions. Section 17-8(c)(4)…

Outdoor dining spots in Campbell County's NC and Rural Commercial zones can run amplified music or entertainment only…

Lexington-Fayette Urban County Code § 14-72 bans any loudspeaker, PA system or mobile sound vehicle used to amplify…

Bowling Green Code Sec. 9-3.03(b) bars operating a vehicle's sound amplification system, radios, speakers or similar…

In unincorporated Jessamine County, Kentucky, § 92.36(A) bars radios, instruments and similar devices from creating a…

Louisville Metro bans sound amplifying equipment and live music at outdoor restaurant dining areas between 10 p.m. and…

In unincorporated Jessamine County, Kentucky, § 92.36(E) bars repairing, rebuilding, modifying or testing an aircraft…

Owensboro's noise-control ordinance, Sec. 17-8, bars excessive or unreasonably loud noise in residential zones, but…

Campbell County's performance standards cap continuous noise from any land use at 55 decibels daytime and 50 at night…

Contractors and demolition crews in Lexington-Fayette cannot run construction, drilling or demolition tools overnight…

Louisville Metro has no citywide table of maximum decibels by zoning district or time of day. Noise is judged by…

Lexington-Fayette bans engine brakes, compression brakes ('Jake brakes') and other mechanical exhaust devices that…

In unincorporated Jessamine County, Kentucky, § 92.36(A)(2) sets a sound limit for a device operating on a public…

Louisville Metro bans loud car stereos, defective mufflers, and unnecessary horn use that create unreasonably loud…

Sec. 17-8(b) bars playing a car radio, speaker, or other sound-amplification device from inside a vehicle on public…