Noise Ordinances in Lodi, CA (2026)
3 verified noise ordinances for Lodi, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Barking Dogs
Lodi bans keeping any animal whose frequent or long-continued noise disturbs a reasonable neighbor, defining that trigger as noise that is essentially continuous for ten minutes total during any sixty-minute period. The rule covers dogs and any other animal on a property the owner occupies or controls, though licensed kennels, catteries and animal hospitals are exempt.
Lodi Barking Dog Noise Nuisance Rule
Some RestrictionsLodi, CA, Municipal Code Sec. 9.24.040
Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, it is unlawful for any person to keep or maintain, or to permit the keeping or maintenance upon any premises owned, occupied or controlled by such person, any animal or animals which by any frequent or long-continued noise shall disturb or cause discomfort to any reasonable person of normal noise sensitivity. For purposes of this section, "frequ...
Leaf Blower Rules
Lodi has no leaf-blower-specific ordinance and no gas-blower ban. Powered leaf blowers used at residences are regulated under the general noise standards in Lodi Municipal Code Chapter 9.24, which means the 10:00 p.m.-7:00 a.m. nighttime window applies.
Lodi Leaf Blower Rules
Some RestrictionsCal. Health & Safety Code § 41015 (AB 1346, 2021)
small off-road engines, as defined by the state board. The bill would require the state board to identify and, to the extent feasible, make available funding for commercial rebates or similar incentive funding as part of any updates to existing applicable funding program guidelines to local air pollution control districts and air quality management districts to implement to support the transiti...
Amplified Music & Outdoor Sound
Lodi bans loudspeakers, stereos, radios and other sound systems on public streets, rights-of-way and in parks when audible fifty feet away, whether the equipment is mobile or fixed. Playing amplified sound between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. loud enough to carry that far is treated as prima facie proof of a violation, punishable as an infraction.
Lodi's 50-Foot Amplified Sound Rule
Some RestrictionsLodi, CA, Municipal Code Sec. 9.24.030(B)
B.It is unlawful to play or operate any drum, radio, phonograph, loudspeaker, sound amplifier, stereo, television, or other similar sound system, whether mobile or from a fixed location upon the public streets, public right-of-way or in public parks in such a fashion that it is clearly audible at a distance of fifty feet. ... It is found and declared as a matter of legislative policy that the o...
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