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.

MunicipalityAdopted documentKey factsVerified
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.

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