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Noise and construction hours in Westminster

Westminster's own rules on noise and construction hours, with the code text for every value.

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Each rule below links to the section of the Westminster Municipal Code it was read from, with the code text one click away (checked October 2026). General information, not legal advice.

What Westminster's code says

Westminster code What Westminster's code adds
Noise limit at homes
  • No more than 55 dB(A).
    Applies: Outdoors at homes, Noise Zone 1, 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., over 30 minutes total in any hour; shorter periods allow more.
    § 8.28.040 · code text
    1 | 55 dB(A) | 7:00 a.m.-10:00 p.m.
  • No more than 55 dB(A).
    Applies: Outdoors at homes, Noise Zone 1, 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m., over 30 minutes total in any hour; shorter periods allow more.
    § 8.28.040 · code text
    1 | 55 dB(A) | 10:00 p.m.-7:00 a.m.
  • No more than 60 dB(A).
    Applies: Outdoors at homes, Noise Zone 2, 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., over 30 minutes total in any hour; shorter periods allow more.
    § 8.28.040 · code text
    2 | 60 dB(A) | 7:00 a.m.-10:00 p.m.
  • No more than 55 dB(A).
    Applies: Outdoors at homes, Noise Zone 2, 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m., over 30 minutes total in any hour; shorter periods allow more.
    § 8.28.040 · code text
    2 | 55 dB(A) | 10:00 p.m.-7:00 a.m.
  • No more than 45 dB(A).
    Applies: Indoors at homes, Noise Zone 1, 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m., over 5 minutes total in any hour.
    § 8.28.050 · code text
    1 | 45 dB(A) | 10:00 p.m.-7:00 a.m.
  • No more than 60 dB(A).
    Applies: Indoors at homes, Noise Zone 2, 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. (as the table prints it), over 5 minutes total in any hour.
    § 8.28.050 · code text
    2 | 60 dB(A) | 7:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m.
  • No more than 50 dB(A).
    Applies: Indoors at homes, Noise Zone 2, 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m., over 5 minutes total in any hour.
    § 8.28.050 · code text
    2 | 50 dB(A) | 10:00 p.m.-7:00 a.m.

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Frequently asked questions

What are the noise rules and construction hours in Westminster?

Westminster's code: No more than 55 dB(A). (Outdoors at homes, Noise Zone 1, 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., over 30 minutes total in any hour; shorter periods allow more.) (§ 8.28.040); No more than 55 dB(A). (Outdoors at homes, Noise Zone 1, 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m., over 30 minutes total in any hour; shorter periods allow more.) (§ 8.28.040).

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