Noise Ordinance Updates & New Quiet Hours

Town of Michiana Shores Noise Regulations

For full details see Town of Michiana Shores Ordinance 2022-07, Noise Abatement and
Quiet Hours. (Note: all times listed are Central Time)

• Construction Noise (including landscaping work requiring noise-generating equipment)
  • Monday – Saturday allowed 8am – 7pm
  • Sunday – Prohibited
  • Legal Holidays (see below) – Prohibited
• Yard Maintenance (using noise-generating equipment such as but not limited to, lawnmowers, leaf-blowers, chainsaws)
  • Monday – Saturday allowed 8am – 7pm
  • Sunday – allowed 10am – 7pm
• Quiet Hours (no discernible noise beyond the residence or lot)
  • Sunday – Thursday 10pm – 8am the following day
  • Friday – 11pm to 8am the following day
  • Saturday – 11pm to 10am the following day
• Legal Holidays
  • New Year’s Day
  • Good Friday
  • Memorial Day
  • Independence Day
  • Labor Day
  • Thanksgiving Day
  • Christmas Day
• STR update regarding fireworks
  • No use of fireworks by Short-Term Rental guest at any time

Noise generated by snow removal or emergency responses are exempt from the regulations