Noise Ordinances in Apple Valley, CA (2026)
10 verified noise ordinances for Apple Valley, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Quiet Hours
The Town of Apple Valley enforces nighttime quiet hours from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. under Municipal Code Chapter 9.73 (Noise Control). Exterior noise limits drop during these hours, and many activities (loudspeakers, power tools, construction) that disturb across a property line are flatly prohibited overnight.
Apple Valley Quiet Hours
Some RestrictionsConstruction Hours
Apple Valley Municipal Code Section 9.73.060.F bars construction and demolition that disturbs neighbors between 7 p.m. and 7 a.m. on weekdays, and at any time on weekends or holidays, except for emergency work. Construction is generally allowed 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on weekdays.
Apple Valley Construction Hours
Some RestrictionsBarking Dogs
Apple Valley Municipal Code Section 9.73.060.D prohibits owning or harboring any animal or bird that frequently or for long duration howls, barks, meows, or squawks so as to create a noise disturbance across a residential or commercial property line or within a noise-sensitive zone.
Apple Valley Barking Dog Noise
Some RestrictionsLeaf Blower Rules
Apple Valley has no leaf-blower-specific ban. Leaf blowers fall under the domestic power-tools rule (Section 9.73.060.L), which prohibits operating lawn or garden tools between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. when they create a noise disturbance across a residential or commercial property line. Daytime use is allowed.
Apple Valley Leaf Blower Rules
Few RestrictionsAmplified Music & Events
Apple Valley Municipal Code prohibits radios, TVs, instruments and similar devices (9.73.060.A) and loudspeakers (9.73.060.B) from creating a noise disturbance across a residential property line between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. Amplified sound is also limited by the zone-based exterior dBA standards in Table 9.73.050-A.
Apple Valley Amplified Music & Loudspeakers
Some RestrictionsAircraft Noise
Apple Valley's Noise Control chapter (9.73) contains no aircraft or aviation noise provision, and it exempts activities preempted by state or federal law. Aircraft noise is regulated by the FAA and, for airport land-use compatibility, by California state law (Public Utilities Code airport noise standards) rather than by a Town ordinance.
Apple Valley Aircraft Noise
Few RestrictionsIndustrial Noise
Apple Valley caps exterior noise at industrially zoned receiving property at 70 dBA (light industrial) and 75 dBA (heavy industrial) at any time under Table 9.73.050-A. Stationary machinery, vibration, air-handling equipment and prolonged-use equipment are separately regulated in Chapter 9.73, and Chapter 9.70 sets development performance standards.
Apple Valley Industrial Noise
Some RestrictionsDecibel Limits
Apple Valley Table 9.73.050-A sets exterior noise limits by zone and time: 50/40 dBA day/night for single-family residential, 50/45 for multi-family and public space, up to 70 dBA (light industrial) and 75 dBA (heavy industrial). Interior limits (Table 9.73.050-B) are 45/35 dBA for multi-family dwellings.
Apple Valley Noise Decibel Limits
Some RestrictionsOutdoor Music
Outdoor music in Apple Valley is limited by the zone-based exterior dBA standards (Table 9.73.050-A), reduced 5 dBA when sound contains music or speech, and is prohibited from disturbing neighbors between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. (9.73.060.A/B). The Town exempts permitted school events (8:45 a.m.-10 p.m.) and public-park activities.
Apple Valley Outdoor Music & Events
Some RestrictionsVehicle Noise
For vehicles on public roads, Apple Valley Section 9.73.070 defers to the California Vehicle Code (Sections 23130/23130.5 for noise limits, 27150/27151 for muffler/exhaust equipment). The Town adds local rules on refuse-truck hours, horns, idling, off-road recreational vehicles and motorboats.
Apple Valley Vehicle Noise
Some RestrictionsLooking for San Bernardino County county-wide rules?
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