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Noise from Specific Sources in Hawthorne, CA (2026)

2 verified noise from specific sources rules for Hawthorne, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.

Verified from official government sources

HVAC & Mechanical Noise

Hawthorne's objective noise ordinance names noisy HVAC and pool equipment as an example of the ongoing, stationary sources it targets, and holds them to the numeric exterior noise limits in § 9.34.030 rather than a separate case-by-case test.

Hawthorne Regulates HVAC Noise Under Objective Standard

Some Restrictions

Hawthorne Code § 9.34.010

This objective portion of the city's noise standard restricts noise from machines, animals, or devices (or any combination thereof) from producing noise that exceeds the specified, measurable noise limits (as summarized in Tables N-1 and N-2 below)...Such sources might include, for example, noisy HVAC or pool equipment, on-going loud music (over repeated instances), excessively and frequently b...

Bar & Nightclub Noise

Hawthorne bans live entertainment between 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. in any licensed establishment serving alcohol under HMC § 5.40.190, unless the chief of police issues special written authorization.

Hawthorne Bar Entertainment Curfew Hours

Some Restrictions

Hawthorne Code § 5.40.190

It is unlawful for any person to conduct, show, stage, perform or produce any entertainment between the hours of two a.m. and six a.m. in any establishment required to be licensed under Section 5.40.050 except by special written authorization of the chief of police and under the conditions therein set forth.

Looking for Los Angeles County county-wide rules?

County ordinances apply to unincorporated areas and may supplement Hawthorne city rules.

Noise from Specific Sources in Los Angeles County