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Noise Ordinances in La Habra, CA (2026)

4 verified noise ordinances for La Habra, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.

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Construction Hours

In the City of La Habra, construction, repair, remodeling and grading noise is exempt from the city's decibel limits only between seven a.m. and eight p.m. on weekdays and Saturday. La Habra Municipal Code § 9.32.070(E) withdraws that exemption after eight p.m. and before seven a.m., and all day on Sunday or a federal holiday.

La Habra Construction Noise Hours

Some Restrictions

La Habra Municipal Code § 9.32.070(E)

§ 9.32.070. Activities exempt from chapter provisions. The following activities shall be exempted from the provisions of this chapter except as regulated under Sections 12.28.090 and 12.28.100 of this code: ... ... E. Noise sources associated with construction, repair, remodeling, or grading of any real property, provided the activities do not take place between the hours of eight p.m. and seve...

Barking Dogs

In the City of La Habra, Municipal Code Section 6.20.150 makes it unlawful to keep a barking dog under one's control anywhere in the city. A dog qualifies as a barking dog once it barks, bays, cries or howls continuously and incessantly for ten minutes within any fifteen-minute period to another person's disturbance, and the animal control officer or a police officer decides whether to cite.

La Habra Barking Dog Nuisance Rule

Some Restrictions

La Habra Municipal Code § 6.20.150

§ 6.20.150. Barking dogs. It is unlawful for any person to keep, maintain, or permit in or upon any premises within the city any barking dog that is under the control of that person. "Barking dog" means a dog that barks, bays, cries, howls or makes any other noise continuously and incessantly for a period of ten minutes within a fifteenminute period to the disturbance of any other person. The i...

Amplified Music & Outdoor Sound

Municipal Code § 12.28.100 bars anyone from using electric or other sound amplifying equipment in a La Habra city park without a permit. Even with a permit, the equipment cannot be used to create a loud or raucous noise, and the permit reserves exclusive use of the facility to the group it was issued to.

La Habra Park Sound Amplification Permit

Some Restrictions

La Habra Municipal Code § 12.28.100

A. No person shall use any electric amplifying equipment or other sound amplifying equipment in any park unless a permit therefor has been issued. B. No sound amplifying system shall be used in any park for any purpose unless the permit, in addition to authorizing sound amplifying equipment, authorizes the exclusive use of the facility for the group for which the permit is obtained and in no ev...

Decibel Limits

La Habra caps residential noise at fifty-five dB(A) from seven a.m. to ten p.m., dropping to fifty dB(A) exterior and forty-five dB(A) interior overnight. La Habra Municipal Code §§ 9.32.050 and 9.32.060 apply the limits to every residential parcel, which the city assigns to a single Noise Zone 1.

La Habra Noise Decibel Limits by Time

Some Restrictions

La Habra Municipal Code §§ 9.32.050, 9.32.060

§ 9.32.050. Noise standards—Exterior. A. The following noise standards, unless otherwise specifically indicated, shall apply to all residential property within a designated noise zone: Noise Standards Noise Zone Noise Level Time Period 1 55 dB(A) 7:00 a.m.—10:00 p.m. 50 dB(A) 10:00 p.m.—7:00 a.m. ... ... § 9.32.060. Noise standards—Interior. A. The following noise standards, unless otherwise sp...

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