Noise Ordinances in Ohio (2026)

Akron enforces quiet hours from 10 PM to 7 AM under Chapter 135 of the city code. Decibel limits vary by zoning…

Butler County itself sets no countywide quiet-hours ordinance. In unincorporated areas your township controls noise…

Canal Winchester enforces quiet hours from 10 PM to 7 AM under the general disorderly conduct nuisance provisions…

Cincinnati bars loud construction and demolition work between 9:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. within 500 feet of homes…

Cleveland prohibits unreasonably loud, disturbing, and unnecessary noise under §605.10. No specific decibel limits for…

Columbus City Code §2329.11 sets residential noise limits at 65 dBA/75 dBc (10 AM–10 PM) and prohibits clearly audible…

Dayton's zoning code treats 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. as the stricter nighttime noise period, allowing far smaller exceedances…

Dublin enforces quiet hours from 10 PM to 7 AM under Dublin Code Chapter 132. Unreasonable noise audible beyond…

Euclid enforces quiet hours from 10 PM to 7 AM under Codified Ordinance 509.08 (noise control). Unreasonable noise…

Unincorporated Franklin County relies on ORC 2917.11 disorderly conduct for nighttime noise complaints. Most regulation…

Hamilton County has no countywide quiet-hours ordinance. Nighttime noise limits come from your city, village, or…

Lakewood Codified Ordinances Section 515.05 sets decibel limits by receiving land use: in residential districts (R1L…

Lima has no fixed clock-based quiet hours. Instead, Codified Ordinance 648.20 bans any 'noise disturbance' that crosses…

Ohio has no statewide numeric quiet-hours limit, so your city or township sets the rule. In Elyria, amplified sound…

Montgomery County has no countywide quiet-hours law. Each city, village, and township sets its own. In Dayton…

Parma's noise rules sit in Codified Ordinances Chapter 634. Any sound that unreasonably disturbs a neighbor, or…

Stark County has no general countywide noise or quiet-hours code. In Canton, amplified sound that crosses a residential…

Summit County's noise nuisance code sets 'night time' as 9:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. on weekdays and 9:00 p.m. to 9:00 a.m…

Toledo law singles out 9 p.m. to 7 a.m. as the period when noise from musical instruments, radios, TVs and similar…

Westerville enforces quiet hours 10 PM to 7 AM under Codified Ordinance 509.08 (noise disturbance) and ORC 2917.11…

Cleveland bars construction and demolition noise between 7:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. within 500 feet of homes under…

Columbus exempts noise from property-maintenance and code-compliance construction work between 7 a.m. and 10 p.m. under…

Dayton confines building erection, demolition, alteration, and repair work to 7:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. on weekdays; work…

Under Lakewood Codified Ordinances Section 515.04, sounds from construction sites (construction equipment, power tools…

In the City of Lorain, powered construction equipment such as pile drivers, hammers and rollers may not operate between…

Medina bars construction noise outright between 9:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. Section 509.032 makes it unlawful to create…

There is no county construction-hours ordinance; each municipality sets its own. In Dayton, building erection…

Parma bars construction, drilling, or demolition noise on weekdays from 9:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m., pushed to 9:00 a.m…

Neither Stark County nor Canton sets specific numeric construction-hour limits. Construction noise is judged under…

Summit County exempts construction sounds from its noise nuisance code only between 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. Outside…

Toledo bars construction equipment manufactured more than 24 months after Section 507.11 took effect from exceeding 90…

Akron considers persistent barking a public nuisance under Chapter 132 (Offenses Against Public Peace). Dog owners are…

Cleveland prohibits animal noise that disturbs residents under §605.10 general noise provisions. Cuyahoga County sets a…

Columbus City Code Chapter 2327 (Animals) prohibits animals from creating unreasonable noise disturbances. Sustained…

Dayton bans keeping any animal whose frequent or prolonged noise disturbs residents of two or more separate households…

Persistent barking dogs in Dublin violate Dublin Code Ch. 132 nuisance noise provisions and ORC 955.22. Owners cited…

Grove City treats persistent barking as a public nuisance. Barking that continues for more than 15 to 20 minutes, or…

Hamilton County has no dedicated barking-dog noise ordinance. Persistent barking is handled under your city or township…

Persistent barking is reachable in Lakewood as a 'noise disturbance' under Section 515.03 of the noise chapter, and the…

Persistent barking or animal noise that disturbs neighbors is enforceable in Lima as a 'noise disturbance' under…

Elyria bars keeping any bird or animal that, by frequent or long-continued noise, disturbs neighbors when the noise can…

Medina makes it a minor misdemeanor to keep or harbor a dog whose frequent, habitual barking, howling, or yelping is…

No countywide barking ordinance exists, but most local codes ban animal noise that disturbs neighbors. Dayton prohibits…

Parma's noise code, not just the state dog statute, bars owning or harboring an animal or bird that howls, barks…

Stark County has no standalone barking-dog noise code, but Canton lists animal noise as a prohibited nuisance: keeping…

Summit County §509.08(b)(2) prohibits keeping any animal that, by frequent and habitual barking, howling, or yelping…

Toledo makes it a minor misdemeanor for an owner, keeper or harborer to let any animal continuously or frequently bark…

Persistent dog barking in Westerville is a violation under CO 505.11 (barking dog nuisance) and ORC 955.22. Continuous…

Cincinnati bars keeping or harboring a dog that, by loud and frequent or habitual barking or yelping, causes serious…

In the City of Lorain, powered saws, lawn and garden tools, mowers and similar outdoor devices may not run between 9:00…

Montgomery County sets no leaf-blower ordinance; it is a city and township matter. Dayton requires noise-creating…

Parma permits gas and electric leaf blowers during standard landscaping hours (8 AM-8 PM weekdays, 9 AM-6 PM weekends)…

No Stark County or Canton ordinance singles out leaf blowers or sets a leaf-blower decibel cap. Their noise is governed…

Toledo restricts engine- or motor-powered homeowner yard equipment, mowers, garden tools, edgers and similar gear, to 8…

Canal Winchester does not specifically restrict gas or electric leaf blowers beyond general nuisance noise rules. Use…

Cleveland allows gas and electric leaf blowers without a citywide ban, but operation is restricted by the general noise…

Columbus does not impose a citywide ban on gas leaf blowers, but their use is governed by the general noise ordinance…

Dublin has no leaf-blower-specific ordinance. Operation is governed by general construction/landscaping hours under…

Euclid does not ban gas leaf blowers. Use is restricted by general noise ordinance C.O. 509.08 and should occur between…

Grove City does not restrict leaf blower use by decibel level or equipment type. Use is limited by general quiet hours…

Westerville has no specific leaf blower ordinance; operation is governed by general noise rules under CO 509.08 and…

Cleveland requires a $25 permit from the Commissioner of Assessments and Licenses before using drums, loudspeakers or…

Akron bans amplified sound from radios, speakers, and musical instruments that causes unreasonable noise likely to…

Amplified music from residences, vehicles, and commercial establishments is regulated under Canal Winchester nuisance…

Cincinnati caps amplified music and other noise by measured decibel level, zoning district, and time of day under…

Columbus bars running a sound amplification system, auditory device, or stationary sound source from a home loud enough…

Dayton treats a radio, phonograph, musical instrument, or similar device playing audibly at 25 feet from the building…

Amplified music audible beyond the property line during quiet hours (10 PM to 7 AM) violates Dublin Code Ch. 132…

Amplified music in unincorporated Franklin County is governed by ORC 2917.11 disorderly conduct. Sheriff deputies…

Amplified music audible beyond a property line after 11 PM is prohibited in Grove City. Daytime amplified music at…

Lakewood does not set a separate loudspeaker curfew; amplified music on private property is controlled by the Section…

Lima Codified Ordinance 648.20 prohibits operating radios, loudspeakers, and sound-reproduction devices so as to create…

The City of Lorain bars performing any hand organ, musical instrument or device for pay in a public way or outdoor…

Medina bars generating unreasonable noise from radios, stereos, or other sound amplifying devices, presuming a…

No county amplified-music ordinance exists. In Dayton, a radio, instrument, or device that is plainly audible 25 feet…

Parma bars playing a radio, music player, television, or musical instrument loud enough to disturb neighbors or plainly…

Stark County has no outdoor-music code. In Canton, amplified outdoor music through loudspeakers or PA systems is…

Summit County §509.08(b)(1)A prohibits frequent, habitual use of a radio, stereo, loudspeaker system, or other…

Toledo caps amplified outdoor sound, including live music transmitted by loudspeaker, at audibility beyond 200 feet…

Amplified music in Westerville is regulated under CO 509.08 with Uptown special event permits required for outdoor…

Dayton bans operating any aircraft over the city with sound amplifying equipment running, a flat citywide prohibition…

Aircraft-in-flight noise is regulated by the FAA, not the county. Dayton, however, prohibits operating any aircraft…

Columbus requires Department of Public Safety helicopters to fly major travel corridors, stay above 1,500 feet, and…

Aircraft noise is federally preempted under FAA authority; Dublin cannot regulate overflights. CMH (John Glenn Columbus…

Aircraft noise over Grove City is regulated by the FAA, not the city. Overflights from Rickenbacker International…

No Lakewood-specific ordinance regulates the noise of aircraft in flight; aircraft-noise authority rests with the FAA…

Aircraft noise in Parma is federally preempted under FAA regulations (14 CFR Part 91). Cleveland Hopkins International…

Ohio does not set numeric statewide industrial noise limits, but Ohio EPA permitting and nuisance law apply universally…

Cincinnati sets prima facie noise limits by zoning district, day and time under Municipal Code § 909-3(C): residential…

Cleveland caps motor vehicle noise at 95 decibels measured five feet from the source, under Codified Ordinances §…

Columbus caps hourly average sound levels by land-use zone: 60 dBA at night and 65 dBA by day in residential and…

Dayton's zoning code sets maximum noise levels that vary by whether the source and the receiving property are zoned…

Franklin County caps wind energy system noise at fifty-five decibels, measured at the nearest neighboring property…

Hamilton County sets no industrial-noise standard. Municipal zoning codes and township resolutions govern factory and…

The City of Lorain limits industrial noise: manufacturing-district operations may not exceed set octave-band decibel…

Medina's zoning code sets a hard numeric noise ceiling for wind turbines and wind energy systems: operation cannot…

The county sets no industrial-noise ordinance. Dayton regulates stationary noise sources by decibel limit and by…

Parma caps sound at the property line of the land use receiving it: 60 dBA in residential areas from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m…

Stark County sets no industrial-noise code, and Ohio has no statewide community-noise dB standard. Industrial noise is…

Summit County labels 65 dBA daytime and 55 dBA nighttime as the 'Maximum Noise Level Recommendations' for residential…

Toledo caps fixed-source noise, machinery, HVAC, industrial or commercial equipment, by zoning district and time of…

Modified exhaust, loud stereos, and squealing tires in Lakewood are prohibited under LCO 333.11 and ORC 4513.221…

Akron law requires every motor vehicle and motorcycle to run a working muffler that prevents excessive noise, bans…

Loud vehicles are governed statewide by Ohio's muffler law, ORC 4513.22, enforceable countywide by the Sheriff and…

Modified exhaust, loud stereos, and vehicle horn abuse are prohibited under ORC 4513.221 and Canal Winchester traffic…

Cincinnati Municipal Code § 511-2 bans operating a motor vehicle so as to create loud or excessive noise, setting a…

Cleveland bans muffler cutouts, bypass devices, and any exhaust modification that makes a vehicle louder than its…

Columbus bans car stereos and sound systems audible 50 feet from the vehicle and requires every gas-engine vehicle to…

Dayton caps motor vehicle noise at 80 dB(A) measured 15 feet from the source, and separately bans excessive noise from…

Modified exhaust, loud mufflers, and squealing tires are prohibited under Euclid C.O. 537 and ORC 4513.221. Euclid…

Vehicle noise in unincorporated Franklin County is controlled by ORC 4513.221 which requires every motor vehicle to…

Grove City enforces ORC 4513.221 prohibiting modified exhaust, loud stereos, and squealing tires. Vehicle noise plainly…

Ohio law (ORC 4513.221) requires every motor vehicle to have a working muffler in constant operation and bans muffler…

Loud car stereos are cited under Lima Ordinance 648.20. Exhaust and muffler noise is controlled by Ohio Revised Code…

In the City of Lorain, idling a motor vehicle over 8,000 pounds for more than two minutes between 9:30 p.m. and 7:00…

Medina's Traffic Code bans unnecessarily racing a vehicle's engine or accelerating so hard from a stop that the exhaust…

Ohio law requires every motor vehicle to have a working muffler and bans removing or disabling it. Dayton adds an 80…

Parma enforces ORC 4513.221 (defective muffler) and CO 438.19 (excessive vehicle noise) covering loud exhausts…

Canton bars vehicle sound systems 'plainly audible' 50 or more feet away, and prohibits loud exhaust discharged without…

Summit County §509.08(b)(3) bars operating any vehicular radio, stereo, or noise-making device in public or private…

Vehicle noise in Toledo is regulated under ORC 4513.221 and TMC traffic provisions. Modified exhaust, loud stereos…

Vehicle noise in Westerville is regulated under CO 333.07 and ORC 4513.221. Modified exhaust systems, loud mufflers…