Noise from Specific Sources in Missouri (2026)

Florissant's noise ordinance bans operating a noise-creating blower, power fan or internal combustion engine that…

Kansas City treats air conditioners, heat pumps and other HVAC equipment as a regulated 'source of sound,' capping…

St. Louis exempts residential air conditioners, heating systems and cooling towers from its stationary noise ordinance…

Independence bans sustaining any sound over 95 dBA for more than 30 seconds inside enclosed bars, restaurants, cafes…

Jackson County's noise ordinance bars commercial establishments, including outdoor patios, from unreasonably loud noise…

Kansas City caps indoor sound at bars and clubs at 85 dB(A) where customers sit, unless the venue posts a…

Lee's Summit caps recorded and amplified music inside bars, nightclubs and other places of public entertainment at 85…

Springfield's noise code bars bars, restaurants and other commercial developments from running amplified sound systems…

St. Louis caps amplified sound from licensed bars and nightclubs at 86 dBA measured 50 feet from the premises, enforced…

Florissant's noise ordinance bans sounding any vehicle horn or signaling device, including a car alarm, for an…

Independence treats a blaring car alarm's horn or siren as a regulated "sound disturbance." Sounding one that…

Jackson County's noise ordinance requires any motor vehicle burglar alarm to shut off within 15 minutes of activation…

St. Louis's alarm ordinance (Title 8, Ch. 8.13) defines "alarm subscriber" to exclude audible alarms on motor vehicles…

Florissant's noise ordinance bans discharging the exhaust of a stationary internal combustion engine, such as a…

Jackson County bans running a blower, power fan, or internal combustion engine, including generators, between 7 p.m…

Kansas City regulates generator noise under its general sound level limits, not a dedicated rule: except data centers…

Kirkwood's noise ordinance bars discharging the exhaust of a stationary internal combustion engine, generator or…

St. Louis regulates generators as "stationary noise sources." Measured at the property line, they can't exceed 55 dB(A)…

Springfield exempts emergency electric generators, along with safety signals and pressure-relief valves, from the Land…

Florissant's noise ordinance separately bans loud and excessive noise from loading or unloading vehicles and from…

Independence bars loading, unloading, or handling boxes, crates, containers, or garbage cans outside a fully enclosed…

Jackson County's Petty Offense Code bans unreasonably loud, raucous, and excessive noise from loading or unloading…

Kirkwood bars loud and excessive noise from loading or unloading vehicles, deliveries or opening crates and boxes, and…

Lee's Summit stops delivery trucks from idling near homes overnight and curfews loading-dock noise the same hours. Code…

Springfield bans loud, excessive noise from loading or unloading vehicles and from breaking down boxes, crates, and…

St. Louis County's traffic code doesn't wait for a decibel meter to stop a loud delivery truck: Section 1217.010 bans…

Boone County requires commercial wind turbines (WECS-C) to use specific design features, at least three blades, an…

Florissant bans operating a radio, television, phonograph or other sound device so loudly it disturbs neighbors, and…

Kansas City's noise code lets officers cite bass noise on hearing alone: a detectable rhythmic bass component from a…

Lee's Summit imposes an extra 5 dba cutback on low-frequency, single-pitch noise under City Code Sec. 17-256(B): any…

Springfield bans running any amplified sound system between 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. if the bass or other sound carries…

St. Louis County's Noise Control Code bans vibration, not just audible sound, from crossing onto a neighbor's property…