Noise Ordinances in Compton, CA (2026)
6 verified noise ordinances for Compton, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Quiet Hours
Compton bars residents from running a radio, TV, stereo, or musical instrument loudly enough to disturb neighbors between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. Municipal Code Sec. 7-12.6(a) applies the rule in every residential zone, backed by a five-decibel prima facie standard in the same section.
Compton Nighttime Quiet Hours Rule
Some RestrictionsCompton, CA, Municipal Code Sec. 7-12.6(a) (Radios, Television Sets and Similar Devices)
Use Restricted. It shall be unlawful for any person within any residential zone of the City to use or operate any radio receiving set, musical instrument, phonograph, television set or other machine or device for the producing or reproducing of sound (between the hours of 10:00 p.m. of one day and 7:00 a.m. of the following day) in such a manner as to disturb the peace, quiet and comfort of nei...
Construction Hours
Compton confines noisy building work, pile driving and excavation to 7:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday, under Municipal Code Section 7-12.22, unless the noise stays fully enclosed inside a building or the Building Official issues a short emergency permit.
Compton Construction Noise Hours Limit
Some RestrictionsCompton, CA, Municipal Code Sec. 7-12.22 (Construction or Repairing of Buildings, Pile Drivers, Hoists, Steam Shovels)
No person shall cause or permit any work to be done or do any work on the erection (including excavation), unless the noise caused thereby is confined within a building, or use any pile driver, steam shovel, pneumatic hammer, derrick, steam or electric hoist, unless the noise caused thereby is confined within a building, other than between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. on Monday through ...
Barking Dogs
Compton bars keeping any animal, bird or fowl whose noise disturbs neighbors, through two overlapping Municipal Code sections: 7-12.10 for residential-zone keeping and 7-12.26 for any animal anywhere whose frequent, long-continued noise breaks a neighbor's peace.
Compton Barking Animal Noise Rule
Light RestrictionsCompton, CA, Municipal Code Secs. 7-12.10, 7-12.26 (Animals and Fowl; Animals, Birds or Fowls)
§ 7-12.10. Animals and Fowl. No person shall keep or maintain, or permit the keeping of, upon any premises owned, occupied or controlled by such person any animal or fowl otherwise permitted to be kept which, by any sound, cry or behavior, shall cause annoyance or discomfort to a reasonable person of normal sensitiveness in any residential neighborhood. ... § 7-12.26. Animals, Birds or Fowls. N...
Amplified Music & Outdoor Sound
Anyone using a loudspeaker or sound truck on Compton streets must first register with the Police Chief. Noncommercial use is capped at four hours a day, split between 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. and 4:30-6:30 p.m., banned entirely on Sundays and holidays, and limited to 15 watts of power under Municipal Code Section 7-12.15.
Compton Sound-Amplifying Equipment Rules
Significant RestrictionsCompton, CA, Municipal Code Sec. 7-12.15 (Requirements and Duties)
d. Regulations for Use. Noncommercial use of sound trucks in the City of Compton with sound-amplifying equipment is in operation shall be subject to the following regulations: ... 2. Operations are permitted for four hours each day, except on Sundays and legal holidays when no operations shall be authorized. The permitted four hours of operation shall be between the hours of 11:30 a.m. and 1:30...
Decibel Limits
Compton treats any noise that exceeds the ambient level at a property line, or inside an adjoining apartment, by more than five decibels as automatic evidence of a noise violation. Municipal Code Sec. 7-12.6(b) sets that five-decibel threshold, measured with an A-weighted sound level meter under Sec. 7-12.3.
Compton Five-Decibel Noise Limit Standard
Some RestrictionsCompton, CA, Municipal Code Sec. 7-12.6(b) (Radios, Television Sets and Similar Devices - Prima Facie Violation)
Prima Facie Violation. Any noise level exceeding the ambient noise level at the property line of any property (or, if a condominium or apartment house, within any adjoining apartment) by more than five decibels shall be deemed to be prima facie evidence of a violation of the provisions of this section.
Vehicle Noise
Compton bans excessive vehicle stereo noise, altered mufflers and loud motorcycle exhausts under Municipal Code Sections 7-12.20, 7-12.21 and 7-12.27. A car stereo audible from 25 feet away, on public or private property, is treated as automatic evidence of a violation.
Compton Vehicle Stereo and Muffler Noise Law
Some RestrictionsCompton, CA, Municipal Code Secs. 7-12.20, 7-12.21, 7-12.27 (Exhaust Mufflers; Motorcycle Noises; Vehicle Radios and Sound Devices)
No person shall discharge into the open air the exhaust of any steam engine or stationary internal-combustion engine except through a muffler or other device which effectively will reduce such loud or explosive noises. ... Excessive Muffler and Exhaust Noise. Modification or alteration of motorcycle mufflers or exhaust chamber is prohibited where such modification or alteration produces noise i...
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