Noise Ordinances in Delano, CA (2026)
3 verified noise ordinances for Delano, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Quiet Hours
Delano regulates noise through the Development Code's noise hazard provisions (DMC §20.10.180), which apply standards drawn from the General Plan Noise Element to any property within the 65 dB CNEL noise contour.
Delano Noise and Quiet Hours
Some RestrictionsDelano Development Code §20.10.180.2.a(2)–(3)
Interior noise levels in residences dwelling units and educational institutions shall not exceed 45 dB(A) CNEL emanating from sources outside of the affected building. Exterior noise levels in residential land use areas shall not exceed 65 dB(A) CNEL.
Construction Hours
Delano's grading ordinance (DMC §20.10.100) authorizes the City to impose limits on the periods during which grading and earthmoving operations may occur, and construction noise is captured by the same 65 dB(A) CNEL exterior standard that protects residential neighborhoods.
Delano Construction Hours and Grading Limits
Some RestrictionsDelano Development Code §20.10.100
Such conditions may include, but are not be limited to, the following: ... 6. A limitation on the periods during which grading operations may occur. 7. Such other conditions as will facilitate an orderly development of the property in accordance with the provisions of the General Plan and the project's approval.
Decibel Limits
Delano Development Code §20.10.90.2.b requires walls for screening commercial and industrial activities and for sound attenuation as a condition of approval for adjacent commercial or industrial development.
Delano Industrial Noise. Sound-Attenuation Walls
Some RestrictionsDelano Development Code §20.10.90.2.c
The screening between commercial or employment districts and adjacent existing or planned residential uses shall consist of a decorative masonry wall sufficient for sound attenuation, and shall have a minimum height of six (6) feet on the commercial side of the wall, except for front yard or street side yard setback area, where it will be reduced to forty (40) inches in height.
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