Noise from Specific Sources in Michigan (2026)

Ann Arbor bars running power equipment, including HVAC compressors and condensers, loud enough to carry past your…

Bay County's noise ordinance requires muffling on any noise-creating blower or power fan, the kind of equipment used in…

Air conditioners, heat pumps, fans, and refrigeration units count as regulated "fixed noise sources" in Dearborn and…

In Detroit's Traditional Main Street Overlay Areas, rooftop HVAC and mechanical equipment must be screened behind…

Lansing, Michigan caps the steady noise from air conditioners, heat pumps, refrigeration units and other compressors at…

Livonia treats air conditioners, heat pumps, fans and pool equipment as regulated noise sources: any such mechanical…

Outdoor central air conditioning units on one- and two-family homes in Novi must sit at the rear of the house and at…

In the City of Royal Oak, ground-mounted and roof-mounted heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning units are…

Sec. 16.07 of Taylor's Zoning Ordinance regulates HVAC and other mechanical equipment on commercial, industrial and…

In the Charter Township of Royal Oak, Michigan, Code § 32-619 places exterior air conditioning and HVAC units in the…

West Bloomfield Township lets ordinary furnaces, hot water heaters, air conditioners, exhaust fans, pool pumps and…

Detroit bans amplified or reproduced music, speech, and PA sound audible from bars, clubs, and any other source between…

Ann Arbor bars and nightclubs cannot run amplified sound audible beyond the property line between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m…

Dearborn caps indoor sound at bars, nightclubs and other places of public entertainment at 95 dB(A) measured at any…

Grand Rapids bars and nightclubs may not emit sound audible 100 feet or more from the property line during nighttime…

Lansing caps sound from bars, nightclubs, and other places of public entertainment at 55 dBA measured on the nearest…

Livonia bars and nightclubs cannot play radios, TVs, phonographs or live music in a way that causes a noise disturbance…

A Rochester Hills bar or nightclub seeking a dance, entertainment or dance-entertainment permit must submit site plans…

Flint lets places of public entertainment like bars and nightclubs play amplified sound above 100 dB(A) only if they…

Clinton Township treats an automobile's owner, lessee, or operator as legally responsible for its alarm, and caps how…

Detroit requires alarm systems, including automotive theft alarms in motor vehicles, to auto-terminate within 15…

Lansing's noise ordinance requires any burglar alarm on a vehicle or building to automatically shut off within fifteen…

Livonia requires any motor vehicle burglar alarm to automatically shut off within 60 minutes of activation. Sounding an…

In the City of Taylor, Michigan, any alarm system audible beyond the protected property, including a vehicle alarm…

Troy Code Chapter 88 bans sounding a vehicle horn or alarm signal except as a genuine danger warning, and separately…

Warren requires every publicly audible alarm to auto-shut off within 15 minutes, and makes an owner whose alarm exceeds…

Bay County's noise ordinance requires a muffler on any stationary internal combustion engine, including a backup…

Dearborn caps generator noise from street vendors at 80 decibels, measured 15 feet from the machine, under the city's…

Grand Rapids limits generator noise from mobile food businesses to 80 decibels measured 15 feet away, checked by the…

Rochester Hills regulates portable generators under Chapter 70, Article IV, Division 4, sections 70-211 through 70-213…

In the City of Royal Oak, ground-mounted generators must be located away from public view and as far as possible from…

In the Charter Township of Royal Oak, no one can run a power generator of 20 hp or less in or adjacent to residential…

West Bloomfield Township exempts emergency power generators from its 85/75 decibel noise limits during actual power…

Ann Arbor bans loud, unnecessary noise from loading or unloading vehicles, or from opening, closing, or destroying…

Bay County's noise ordinance flags loud loading, unloading and box-opening noise from delivery trucks as a prohibited…

Dearborn bars loud loading and unloading of boxes, crates and containers between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. when it disturbs a…

Detroit bars loading and unloading vehicles or storage containers between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. in or next to residential…

The City of Flint prohibits loading, unloading, or handling boxes, crates, containers, and garbage cans between 9 p.m…

In the City of Kalamazoo, loading, unloading or otherwise handling boxes, crates and garbage containers in a way that…

Lansing, Michigan bans loading, unloading or handling boxes, crates and containers loud enough to disturb a neighbor…

Livonia bans loading and unloading trucks, including trash haulers, between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m. if it causes a noise…

In the City of Pontiac, City Code § 58-204(6) makes it unlawful to create a loud, unnecessary noise in connection with…

Rochester Hills specifically targets loading-dock and delivery noise under Code § 46-94(1): intermittent or…

In the City of Royal Oak, City Code § 278-36 bars loading or unloading a truck, or letting one idle or run its…

In the City of Southfield, creating loud and excessive noise while loading or unloading a vehicle, or while opening and…

Sterling Heights prohibits operating any truck or other vehicle in a manner that causes loud noise anywhere in the city.

Troy Code Chapter 88 makes it unlawful to create "loud and excessive noise" while loading or unloading a vehicle, or…

Warren's nuisance code bans loud and excessive noise from loading or unloading a vehicle or from opening and destroying…

West Bloomfield Township allows delivery and unloading noise, including motorized equipment, hand trucks and conveyors…

In Wyoming, Michigan, no motor over five tons (10,000 pounds) may run for more than two minutes while parked on private…

In the City of Battle Creek, Michigan, Section 652.07(b)(9) declares unreasonable any loud and excessive noise made…

Warren's mobile sound amplification law explicitly counts detection of a rhythmic bass component as enough to prove a…

Ann Arbor bans amplified car stereos audible more than 50 feet away, covering the bass-heavy sound that carries loudest…

Clinton Township's noise ordinance defines "plainly audible" sound to include cases where only the rhythmic bass…

In the City of Royal Oak, City Code § 278-35(P) bans operating a parked or moving vehicle's stereo, speakers or similar…

Sterling Heights lets officers cite booming stereos on rhythmic bass alone -- they don't have to identify the song…

In the City of Taylor, Michigan, it is unlawful to operate a car, motorcycle or moped sound system so loud it is…