Noise Ordinances in Nevada (2026)

Clark County sets stricter maximum sound levels between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. than during the day, with limits varying by…

Henderson's noise code bars yelling, shouting or singing on public streets, and loud loudspeaker or PA use, between…

Las Vegas bars loud amplified sound, yelling on public streets, and noisy material handling near homes between 11 p.m…

Between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m., North Las Vegas bars loud radios, phonographs and musical instruments, plus yelling…

Reno caps noise from nonresidential and mixed-use projects at 49 decibels at an adjoining residential property line…

Sparks does not set a nighttime noise curfew with fixed hours. Instead, Sparks Municipal Code Section 9.30.030 bans…

Unincorporated Washoe County has no clock-based quiet-hours rule. Instead its Development Code caps day-night average…

In unincorporated Clark County, construction and demolition activity is exempt from the county's noise-level limits…

Henderson bans excavation, demolition and construction work outside 6 a.m.-6 p.m. in residential areas, with a 5 a.m…

Construction and right-of-way work in Las Vegas residential districts is barred outside 7 a.m.-6 p.m. (5 a.m.-6 p.m…

North Las Vegas confines construction, excavation, demolition and repair noise to 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. under the…

Reno exempts construction noise from its residential-property-line noise limits only between 6:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m…

Construction work in Sparks is limited to 5 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday under…

Washoe County does not restrict construction work hours, but temporary construction, repair or demolition noise is…

Clark County bans keeping any animal whose loud or habitual barking, yelping or braying annoys the neighborhood, with…

Henderson bans keeping an animal whose unreasonable barking, howling, or other noise disturbs the neighborhood or a…

It's a misdemeanor in Las Vegas to wilfully allow an animal you keep or control to bark, yelp, bray or make other loud…

A dog, bird or other animal that causes frequent or long-continued noise disturbing a neighbor's comfort or repose is a…

Washoe County's barking ordinance is qualitative: animals making loud and frequent noises that annoy the neighbourhood…

In Washoe County it is unlawful to keep, harbor or own any animal that by making loud and frequent noises causes…

Washoe County has no dedicated leaf-blower ordinance for unincorporated areas. Gas leaf blowers are treated like any…

Outdoor sound from live entertainment and public address systems is capped by zoning-district decibel tables in…

Henderson bans unreasonably loud loudspeakers, amplifiers and PA systems from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. on weekdays and 10 p.m…

Amplified music audible beyond 50 feet from the source violates Las Vegas's noise code, and outdoor loudspeakers face…

North Las Vegas bans running a loudspeaker or sound amplifier so loud it becomes a public nuisance, interferes with…

Reno limits sound amplification devices and sound equipment in city parks and outdoor recreation facilities to 50…

Sparks treats unreasonably loud noise, including amplified or live music, as a breach of the peace misdemeanor under…

Outdoor music and events in unincorporated Washoe County have no dedicated ordinance. They are measured against the…

New construction in Henderson's Airport Environs Overlay District must meet interior noise level reduction standards…

Reno bans unnecessary loud noise from aircraft engines or propellers in flight over the city, and helicopters must fly…

Washoe County's Development Code addresses aircraft noise through land-use compatibility. Development within airport…

Clark County tracks helicopter noise through a toll-free complaint line and an advisory committee, rather than capping…

Aircraft noise over North Las Vegas is federally preempted by the FAA. Nellis AFB military operations and North Las…

Sparks caps registered sound-amplifying equipment at 15 dBA above ambient noise measured at the property line and…

Unincorporated Clark County, including the Strip resort corridor in Paradise and Winchester, caps continuous noise from…

Henderson caps outdoor sound at 65 dBA daytime and 60 dBA nighttime for residential property lines, with higher limits…

Las Vegas' only numeric decibel standard applies to Fremont Street Pedestrian Mall performers: amplified sound can't…

Reno's zoning code caps noise from nearby nonresidential development at 49 decibels overnight and 65 decibels during…

Washoe County's Development Code sets day-night average sound (Ldn) limits measured at the property line: 65 Ldn…

North Las Vegas's only fixed decibel number in its noise code applies to racetracks: motor vehicle and loudspeaker…

Clark County requires a working muffler on every motor vehicle operated in unincorporated areas, including the Las…

Henderson makes a vehicle stereo audible from 50 feet a per se noise violation and requires every motor vehicle's…

Car stereos audible 50 feet away and vehicle exhaust without a working muffler both count as noise disturbances under…

North Las Vegas bans unnecessary horn honking and un-muffled vehicle noise under Municipal Code § 8.28.020. Subsection…

Reno bans amplified car stereo sound audible 25 feet away and requires every motor vehicle to run a proper…

Sparks requires every motor vehicle to run a properly attached, sufficient muffler and bans loud exhaust noise. A…

Nevada state law, not county code, governs vehicle noise. Every motor vehicle must have a muffler in good working order…