Please note, before submitting a complaint, the Noise Program does not have the authority to address the following types of noise disturbances:

Animal noises from residences (i.e., barking dogs)- Please contact Multnomah County Animal Services at 503-988-7387.
Chickens/roosters and urban wildlife- Please contact Multnomah County Environmental Health at 503-988-7700 or vector.nuisance@multco.us
Aircraft-in-flight (i.e., planes and helicopters)- Please contact the Port of Portland at 503-460-4100.
Train activity regulated by Federal Code- Please contact the Federal Railway Administration at 1-800-724-5998.
Vehicle noise- Please contact the non-emergency police dispatch at 503-823-3333.
Watercraft- Please contact the Harbor Master at 503-241-8283.
Garbage/recycling noise- Please contact the Bureau of Planning and Sustainability at 503-823-7202.
Noise from human voices- Covered under Oregon and Federal Freedom of Speech rights unless voices are so loud as to be considered “disturbing the peace,” in which case, please contact the non-emergency police dispatch at 503-823-3333.
Children at play- The City of Portland’s Noise Office does not regulate children and the various recreational equipment they use such as basketball nets or skateboard ramps.
Daycare operations- We do not regulate daycare operations and the sounds from children at daycare facilities.
Emergency warning devices- Devices used to alert the public of a potential danger such as back up alarms, first response vehicle sirens , garage vehicle exiting warning devices, and similar warning sounds.

If the category of your complaint is not offered on this form, please do not submit a claim as we cannot resolve the issue (see table above for appropriate resource).

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Document a noise complaint about any location within the City of Portland. If you are experiencing a "neighbor to neighbor" issue, please consider problem-solving together with your neighbor before submitting a complaint. If you live in a multi-residential property you will need to contact your property manager to attempt to resolve the issue.

If you are submitting a noise complaint, first you may want to view more information on types of noise that we can and cannot enforce. You may also email the Noise Program if you have questions.

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Noise Complaint Form

Instructions for Completing this Form

If you observe illegal activity in progress, please call 911 immediately. If you are reporting noise in progress after 10pm, please call Police non-emergency at 503-823-3333. The information you provide will be used to assist in documenting patterns of behavior that may warrant staff to investigate chronic problems. Please only submit one report per property location. Please note that your responses will be public information. Your complaint will be processed within two weeks and we will contact you if we need additional information. Please note: sound level readings taken on mobile devices are not accurate, and therefore unusable.

Complainant Information

Please enter your name and contact information below. This information will be used only by the City of Portland to contact you regarding this complaint. We will take all reasonable precautions to keep your contact information confidential unless you select to waive your confidentiality below or your testimony is required for enforcement to proceed to code hearings.

Your First Name*

Your Last Name*

Your Address*

e.g. 1120 SW 5TH or 5TH AND MAIN

Your Phone Number*

Your Email Address*

I wish for my information to remain confidential*

I wish for my information to remain confidential yes no

Are you willing to testify at code hearings? This will remove confidentiality.*

Are you willing to testify at code hearings? This will remove confidentiality. yes no

Do you want to be contacted by Noise Office Staff about your complaint?

Do you want to be contacted by Noise Office Staff about your complaint? yes no only if needed

Street address or intersection (please ensure the address is correct by physically looking before submitting this form)*

e.g. 1120 SW 5TH or 5TH AND MAIN

Noise Category (You may only select one. If you need to report multiple issues please complete additional reports.)*

Incident Information: Please describe your concern

Please be SPECIFIC and limit the information to describe the noise details.

Incident Information - Please briefly describe the noise concern*

Date(s) of incident (please use format mm/dd/yyyy, separate multiple dates with commas, e.g.: 08/17/2013, 08/18/2013)*

Start Time of incident (estimate if unknown, specify AM/PM)*

End Time of incident (estimate if unknown, specify AM/PM)*

How often are you experiencing this noise?*

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Please note, before submitting a complaint, the Noise Program does not have the authority to address the following types of noise disturbances:

If the category of your complaint is not offered on this form, please do not submit a claim as we cannot resolve the issue (see table above for appropriate resource).

Use this form to:

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