Minneapolis file 2026-00809, before the Minneapolis City Council. Still to be decided as of 2026-08-19.
Latest action: Approved by Public Health, Safety & Equity
Motion sensors on your property get new rules You can now control when motion-sensor devices on your home can make noise, with clearer rules about what's allowed and what's not.
Noise rules are now easier for police to enforce Police and residents will have a clearer, better-organized set of rules to follow, making it simpler to report noise problems and know what the law actually says.
The new rules may not cover all noise sources This update focuses on motion sensors and cleanup but may leave some common noise complaints unaddressed if they fall outside the updated sections.
Passage of Ordinanceamending Title 15of the Minneapolis Code of Ordinances relating to Offenses-Miscellaneous, amending provisions related to noise regulations to remove irrelevant content, organize the structure in a more logical format, clarify language, add a clause regulating the sounding of motion-sensor devices on private property, and to amend a clerical error referencing Chapter 389 that should be referring to an earlier subsection in Chapter 399: Chapter 389 Noise Chapter 399Control of Invasive Species Tree Pests
Read the official record for 2026-00809
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