Noise & nuisance across Vermont
What are the quiet hours? What noise is allowed?
43 of 277 municipalities in Vermont have an adopted ordinance on noise & nuisance on file. Each row links the municipality's answer page and, where transcribed, the full text of the document.
| Municipality | Adopted document | Key facts | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alburgh Town |
Town of Alburgh Noise Control Ordinance | — | 2026-09-22 |
| Barre City |
Code of Ordinances Ch. 11, Sec. 11-7 - Unreasonable Noise | — | 2026-09-22 |
| Bennington Town |
Article 24: Noise Control | — | 2026-09-22 |
| Brattleboro Town |
Brattleboro Code Chapter 13 - Offenses and Miscellaneous Provisions (Objectionable Noise) | — | 2026-09-22 |
| Burlington City |
Code of Ordinances Chapter 21 - Offenses and Miscellaneous Provisions, Section 21-13 (Noise Control Ordinance) | — | 2026-09-22 |
| Canaan Town |
Objectionable Noise Ordinance (Adopted 08/27/01)
adopted 2001-08-27 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Charleston Town |
Ordinance Regulating Noise
adopted 2000-08-10 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Colchester Town |
Code of Ordinances, Chapter 9: Offenses and Miscellaneous Provisions, Article III (Colchester Parks noise/amplified sound) | — | 2026-09-22 |
| Enosburg Falls Village |
Notice of Adoption: Vehicle Noise Ordinance (Section 1003 amendment)
+1 more adopted 2022-02-08 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Essex Junction City |
Municipal Code Chapter 6, Section 605 - Public Nuisance: Excessive Sound | — | 2026-09-22 |
| Hartford Town |
Code Ch. 110 - Noise
adopted 2001-06-21 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Huntington Town |
Town of Huntington Noise Ordinance | — | 2026-09-22 |
| Hyde Park Town |
Town of Hyde Park 2007 Noise Ordinance
adopted 2006-11-09 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Johnson Town |
Town of Johnson Noise Ordinance
adopted 2000-11-27 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Lincoln Town |
Dog Noise Control Ordinance, Dated May 7, 2002
adopted 2002-05-07 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Manchester Village |
Village of Manchester Noise Ordinance, Adopted July 5, 2022
adopted 2022-07-05 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Middlebury Town |
Ordinance for the Control of Public Nuisances
+1 more |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Montpelier City |
Code Ch. 11, Art. X - Noise Control | — | 2026-09-22 |
| North Bennington Village |
Article 24 Noise Control
adopted 2022-02-17 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Old Bennington Village |
Bylaws and Ordinances (July 2024), Title 4 Ch.1 & Ch.8 - Disturbances and General Nuisance | — | 2026-09-22 |
| Orwell Town |
Land Use Regulations, Section 4.15(D) - Noise Performance Standard
adopted 2019-03-05 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Panton Town |
Zoning Regulations Section 810 - Noise Performance Standard
adopted 2025-08-13 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Peru Town |
Town of Peru, VT Noise Ordinance | — | 2026-09-22 |
| Plainfield Town |
Town of Plainfield Noise Ordinance
adopted 2000-10-25 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Poultney Town |
Town of Poultney Ordinance Regarding the Regulation of Objectionable Noise
adopted 2016-01-11 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Pownal Town |
Land Use Bylaw Section 8.8.2 - Noise Performance Standard
adopted 2021-08-12 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Putney Town |
The Town of Putney Ordinance Regulating Noise
adopted 1997-09-22 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Rutland City |
Revised Ordinances of the City of Rutland (Title 19 Ch.3 S3661 - Prohibition against loud noise from vehicle sound systems) | — | 2026-09-22 |
| Sandgate Town |
Ordinance -- Use of Engine Brakes (No. 203.01) -- noise purpose
adopted 2011-10-17 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| St. Albans City |
St. Albans Municipal Code Title 11, Chapter 1 - Noise Ordinance
+1 more |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| St. Johnsbury Town |
Code of Civil Ordinances, Town of St. Johnsbury - Chapter 8 (Objectionable Noise)
adopted 2014-06-23 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Stockbridge Town |
Breach of Peace Ordinances and Regulations, Town of Stockbridge (Noise Ordinance)
adopted 2022-07-07 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Swanton Village |
Swanton Village Noise Control Ordinance | — | 2026-09-22 |
| Underhill Town |
Town of Underhill Nuisance Ordinance | — | 2026-09-22 |
| Wallingford Town |
Revised Ordinances of Wallingford, Title 4 Chapter 6: Objectionable Noise | — | 2026-09-22 |
| Weathersfield Town |
Objectionable Noise Ordinance
adopted 2008-12-18 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| West Rutland Town |
Objectionable Noise Ordinance | — | 2026-09-22 |
| Westminster Town |
Noise Ordinance
adopted 2024-06-11 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Westmore Town |
Town of Westmore Disorderly Conduct Ordinance
adopted 2014-01-27 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Williston Town |
Noise Control Ordinance
adopted 2004-10-25 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Wilmington Town |
Wilmington Noise Ordinance
adopted 2023-04-18 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Winhall Town |
Winhall Noise Ordinance
adopted 2010-01-06 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Woodstock Village |
Woodstock Village Ordinances Title 5, Chapter 3 - Noise Control
adopted 2013-06-11 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
Nothing on file for noise & nuisance
Absence here is explicit, not a gap: each municipality below was checked, and its status says why there is no document.
Checked, nothing adopted (2) — Mendon (2026-09-22), Morristown (2026-09-22).
Other ordinances on file, none on this topic (191) — Addison, Alburgh, Andover, Arlington, Athens, Baltimore, Barnard, Barnet, Barre, Barton, Barton, Bellows Falls, Belvidere, Benson, Berkshire, Berlin, Bethel, Bolton, Bradford, Brandon, Bridgewater, Bridport, Brighton, Bristol, Brookfield, Brookline, Brownington, Brunswick, Burke, Cabot, Cambridge, Cavendish, Charlotte, Chelsea, Chester, Chittenden, Clarendon, Concord, Corinth, Coventry, Craftsbury, Danby, Derby, Derby Line, Dorset, Dummerston, Duxbury, East Montpelier, Eden, Elmore, Essex, Fair Haven, Fairfax, Fairfield, Fairlee, Ferrisburgh, Fletcher, Franklin, Glover, Grafton, Grand Isle, Granville, Greensboro, Groton, Guildhall, Guilford, Halifax, Hancock, Hardwick, Hartland, Highgate, Hinesburg, Holland, Hyde Park, Isle La Motte, Jacksonville, Jamaica, Jay, Johnson, Killington, Kirby, Landgrove, Leicester, Lemington, Londonderry, Lowell, Ludlow, Ludlow, Lunenburg, Lyndon, Lyndonville, Maidstone, Manchester, Marlboro, Marshfield, Middlesex, Middletown Springs, Milton, Monkton, Montgomery, Moretown, Morgan, Morrisville, Mount Holly, New Haven, Newbury, Newfane, Newfane, Newport, Newport, North Troy, Northfield, Norton, Norwich, Orleans, Pawlet, Peacham, Pittsford, Plymouth, Pomfret, Proctor, Randolph, Reading, Readsboro, Richford, Richmond, Ripton, Rochester, Rockingham, Roxbury, Royalton, Rupert, Rutland, Ryegate, Salisbury, Shaftsbury, Sharon, Sheffield, Shelburne, Sheldon, Shoreham, Shrewsbury, South Burlington, South Hero, Springfield, St. Albans, St. George, Stamford, Stannard, Starksboro, Stowe, Strafford, Stratton, Sunderland, Sutton, Swanton, Thetford, Tinmouth, Topsham, Townshend, Troy, Tunbridge, Vernon, Vershire, Waitsfield, Walden, Wardsboro, Warren, Washington, Waterbury, Waterford, Waterville, Wells, West Burke, West Fairlee, West Haven, West Windsor, Westfield, Westford, Weybridge, Wheelock, Whiting, Whitingham, Williamstown, Windham, Windsor, Wolcott, Woodbury, Woodford, Woodstock, Worcester.
No ordinances published online (29, verified negatives) — Albany, Albany, Bloomfield, Braintree, Castleton, Cornwall, Danville, Derby Center, Dover, East Haven, Fayston, Georgia, Goshen, Granby, Hubbardton, Irasburg, Jeffersonville, Marshfield, Mount Tabor, Newark, Newbury, Saxtons River, Searsburg, Sudbury, Victory, Waltham, Wells River, Westminster, Weston.
Unconfirmed (12, leads but nothing verified) — Bakersfield, Calais, Cambridge, Enosburgh, Ira, Jericho, North Hero, Orange, Pittsfield, Poultney, Vergennes, Winooski.