Noise Ordinances in Oregon (2026)

Beaverton's noise ordinance treats sound as unreasonably loud between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. once it exceeds 50 dBA at a…

In unincorporated Clackamas County it is a per se violation to exceed 50 dBA between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m., or 60 dBA…

Eugene bans running a radio, TV, stereo, or other sound equipment loud enough to be plainly heard inside a neighboring…

Beyond its decibel meter test, Gresham separately bans any sound that's simply 'plainly audible' inside a neighbor's…

Hillsboro bans erecting, excavating, demolishing, altering or repairing a building next to a residential or business…

Between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m., Lane County doesn't need a decibel meter to cite you: under LC 6.225.010A(2), any sound…

Marion County's noise ordinance protects nighttime quiet between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. Sound that is plainly audible…

Medford bans loud construction work between 6 p.m. and 7 a.m. and idling heavy trucks over 10,000 pounds on residential…

Unincorporated Multnomah County bans sound over 50 dBA, or plainly audible sound reaching a neighbor's unit or the…

Portland bars running sound equipment between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. if it's plainly audible inside a neighboring dwelling…

Beyond its construction-hours rule, Salem bars a set of everyday noise sources between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. under…

From 10 p.m. to 7 a.m., Washington County Code § 8.24.040(B) and (D) bar plainly audible radios, TVs, stereos and…

Construction, demolition, and repair work in Beaverton's residential areas, or within 300 feet of a noise-sensitive…

Bend Code § 5.50.025(B)(6) bars construction, excavation, demolition or repair work on a building, street, sidewalk…

Construction, demolition, alteration, or repair of a building, and excavation of streets and highways, may only occur…

Eugene bars construction, demolition, and repair work on buildings, streets, sidewalks, driveways, sewers, and utility…

Construction, industrial, and agricultural noise is exempt from Gresham's Noise Control Code only between 7 a.m. and 10…

Portable construction and lawn tools, saws, mowers, edgers, are exempt from Hillsboro's noise limits only between 6…

Lane County's noise ordinance does not set fixed construction hours. Noise 'caused by commercial, industrial…

In Salem it is unlawful to construct, demolish, alter, excavate or repair buildings, streets or utility lines between…

Medford bars alteration, demolition, erection, or repair of any structure between 6:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. as unlawful…

Commercial construction equipment may run up to 85 dBA from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays and Saturdays. From 6 p.m. to 7…

Salem bars construction, demolition, alteration, excavation, or repair of a building, street, sidewalk, driveway…

Washington County bars construction, excavation, demolition and repair work between 7 p.m. and 7 a.m. on weekdays, from…

Unincorporated Multnomah County exempts construction crews from the county's dBA and plainly-audible sound limits…

Oregon's Right to Farm Act preempts local noise ordinances that target generally accepted agricultural practices…

Beaverton bans unreasonably loud and raucous noise from any animal or bird, holding whoever owns, controls, or cares…

In the City of Bend, an animal that disturbs any person with frequent or prolonged noise is legally a nuisance under…

Unincorporated Benton County bans owning, keeping or harboring a barking dog under County Code § 9.206, part of the…

Clackamas County treats a barking dog as a noise nuisance two ways: Noise Control Code 6.05.040(B)(9) makes it a per se…

Eugene addresses barking dogs through its noise disturbance ordinances and animal control regulations. Persistent…

Hillsboro bars keeping an animal that causes unnecessary annoyance, alarm or disturbance heard beyond your property…

Lane County's Animal Services Code makes it a Class C violation for an owner to let a dog, cat or other animal bark…

Salem sets a clear standard: it is unlawful to keep any dog that barks, cries or makes other sound on a frequent…

Medford treats a dog or other animal that barks continually for 15 minutes or longer as an unlawful noise disturbance…

Multnomah County bans dogs and other animals from barking, howling or making other noise disturbances audible beyond…

Portland bans animal noise that unreasonably disturbs neighbors: barking, whining, or howling must run continuously for…

Salem makes it unlawful to keep a dog that barks, cries, or makes other sound on a frequent, repetitive, or continuous…

Washington County Code 6.04.260 defines 'continuous annoyance' as repeated barking, whining, screeching, or howling…

Portland bars gasoline leaf blowers citywide from January through September starting in 2026, expanding to a year-round…

Running a leaf blower, power fan, or other internal combustion engine loud enough to be heard across the property line…

Running a gas leaf blower, power fan, or other internal-combustion blower between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. is a per se noise…

Eugene limits leaf blowers to 7 a.m.-9 p.m. hours, a 70 dBA-at-50-feet noise cap, and a 100-foot spacing rule between…

Gresham exempts domestic tools like leaf blowers, mowers, and trimmers from the city's noise limits only between 7 a.m…

Hillsboro exempts lawn tools, including leaf blowers, mowers, and edgers, from its noise ordinance only between 6…

Lane County has no leaf-blower ban. Yard and domestic tools such as lawn mowers, chain saws, drills and saws are…

Leaf blowers count as 'domestic power equipment.' In Salem it is unlawful to run them between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m…

Salem prohibits running leaf blowers and other domestic power equipment between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. under Salem…

Washington County Code § 8.24.040(H) doesn't set leaf-blower hours: it requires every blower or power fan to be…

Playing amplified music or using any sound-amplifying device in a Gresham city park, trail, or open space requires a…

Beaverton bars unreasonably loud sound-amplification devices near homes and public spaces between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. on…

Bend Code § 5.50.025(B)(7) bars running a speaker or amplifier, stationary or mobile, that is plainly audible at the…

Amplified sound at a permitted social gathering in unincorporated Benton County cannot interfere with a nearby school…

Between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m., unincorporated Clackamas County bars unreasonably loud loudspeakers, amplifiers, and PA…

Running a radio, speaker, or other sound-amplifying device on Eugene public property or in a public right-of-way so…

Amplified sound at outdoor facilities in Hillsboro, Oregon must stay within the city's dBA noise limits unless the City…

Playing music or running any loudspeaker, radio, stereo, or musical instrument loud enough to disturb neighbors…

In Salem, amplified sound audible 150 feet or more from the device on public property or a right-of-way is unlawful…

Medford bans sound equipment audible inside a neighboring dwelling under Municipal Code Section 5.225, and on public…

Unincorporated Multnomah County caps sound from musical instruments and other devices at 60 dBA daytime and 50 dBA…

Amplified outdoor music in Portland must stay within Title 18's zone-based decibel limits: only non-amplified sound…

Salem bars amplified sound, including music from radios, stereos, and loudspeakers, that is plainly audible inside…

Amplified sound in unincorporated Washington County is regulated under the county noise ordinance and ORS 467, with…

Gresham requires heliport developers to submit a professional acoustical study and noise-mitigation plan before a…

Medford's Airport Approach Overlay (A-A) District restricts land use near Medford Municipal Airport based on aircraft…

Homes within PDX's 65 and 68 DNL noise contours must meet a 45 dBA interior noise standard, sign a recorded noise…

Marion County's noise ordinance does not regulate aircraft. MCC 8.45.080(K) exempts sounds regulated by federal and…

Homes built within the 65 Ldn noise contour near Portland International Airport must include sound insulation to hold…

In unincorporated Washington County land near Stark's Twin Oaks Airpark, the Public Use Airport Safety and…

Bend does not regulate aircraft noise under its municipal noise chapter. Bend Code § 5.50.030(D) exempts 'sounds…

Unincorporated Clackamas County does not regulate aircraft noise under its own noise code. Code Section 6.05.060(C)…

Hillsboro's local noise limits do not apply to aircraft, including helicopters, because HMC 6.24.050(D) exempts sounds…

Lane County's noise ordinance, LC Chapter 6.225, does not cover aircraft. LC 6.225.015(C) exempts any sound source…

Oregon DEQ adopted statewide industrial noise standards under OAR 340-035-0035, setting maximum allowable decibel…

In residential areas of Beaverton, Washington County, sound between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. that exceeds 50 dBA at the…

In the City of Bend, Bend Code § 5.50.020 sets numeric noise ceilings measured at the receiving property, not the…

At a permitted social gathering in unincorporated Benton County, amplified sound counts as interference once it exceeds…

Unincorporated Clackamas County bans any sound source from exceeding 50 dBA between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. and 60 dBA…

Eugene caps commercial and industrial noise sources at set decibel levels under EC 6.752, with tighter nighttime limits…

Gresham's noise code sets hard decibel ceilings measured at a neighboring noise-sensitive property: 50 dBA overnight…

Hillsboro's noise code sets separate decibel caps for industrial-zoned property: 70 dBA between industrial neighbors…

Lane County caps measured noise at 60 dBA between 7 a.m. and 10 p.m. and 50 dBA between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. under LC…

Inside the Salem-Keizer UGB, industrial sources may not exceed 70 dBA day / 65 dBA night at commercial or industrial…

Medford caps industrial and commercial noise at a noise-sensitive property under Table 752-1: 55 dBA (L50), 60 dBA…

Portland caps industrial-zoned noise sources at 65-75 dBA measured at the property line, with the exact ceiling…

Salem caps how much sound a business or industrial operation may send onto someone else's property under Table 51-1 of…

Piledrivers, pneumatic hammers, hoists and other heavy equipment can't run between 7 p.m. and 7 a.m. in unincorporated…

Multnomah County exempts sounds from industrial, agricultural, and construction operations during normal work from its…

Beaverton bars sounding a vehicle horn or other signaling device for more than 10 consecutive seconds on a highway or…

Off-road vehicles operated in unincorporated Benton County must run a muffling device that keeps exhaust and motor…

Unincorporated Clackamas County bars sounding any vehicle horn, signaling device, or similar device on a right-of-way…

Eugene bans discharging vehicle, motorboat, or engine exhaust into the open air without a muffler that prevents loud or…

Vehicle engines and exhaust systems count as a regulated sound producing source under Gresham's noise code: loud…

Hillsboro bans motor vehicle horns except as danger signals, restricts exhaust brake use to emergencies, and prohibits…

Loud vehicle exhaust on public highways is governed by Oregon state law, not the county ordinance. ORS 815.250 requires…

Idling an engine over ten consecutive minutes so it's plainly audible in a dwelling at night is unlawful in Salem…

In unincorporated Multnomah County, vehicle stereos, revving engines and squealing tires count as a "sound producing…

Portland requires every motor vehicle on public roads to run a working muffler, bans exhaust cutouts and screeching…

Salem's noise code bars car stereos and amplifiers that are plainly audible inside a home or 150 feet onto public…

Washington County Code § 8.24.040(A), (C) and (E) bar unnecessary horn use, exhaust brakes except for emergency stops…