The City of Sturgis maintains regulations on noise which annoys, disturbs, injures or endangers the comfort, repose, health, peace or safety of others, within the City. At residential homes, between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., musical instruments, electronically produced or reproduced and amplified sound that can be heard 100 feet away from the property line is prohibited.

For vehicles, exhaust and car stereos whose sound can be heard at a distance of 50 feet from the vehicle are prohibited at all times. Between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. the distance is shortened to 25 feet. Individuals yelling and screaming to the point where it disturbs the quiet, comfort or repose of any person are also in violation of City ordinance.

Additional information on the noise ordinance is available at the Code of Ordinances section of the City website (www.sturgismi.gov). Questions can also be addressed to the City's Code Enforcement officer, available at (269) 651-3231.