Noise Ordinances in Madera, CA (2026)

Madera City Code §3-11.01

No person shall make, or cause or permit to be made or caused, upon any premises owned, occupied, possessed, or controlled by them or upon any public street, alley, or thoroughfare any unnecessary noise or sound which is physically annoying to persons of ordinary and normal sensitivity or which is so harsh or so prolonged unnatural or unusual in its use, time, and place as to cause physical dis...

Madera Municipal Code § 3-11.02(B)

(B) Between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. of the following day. Noise sources associated with operating or causing the operation of any tools or equipment used in construction, drilling, repair, alteration, remodeling, paving, or grading of any real property or demolition work which creates sound which is in violation of § 3-11.01 of this title is prohibited. Provided, however, the Com...

Madera Municipal Code § 5-1.25

EXCESSIVE NOISE. The utterance, by any animal, of barks, howling, whining, cries, screeching, squeaking, squawking, or any noise which is loud, frequent and continual over a period of time and which disturbs the peace and comfort of a person or persons of ordinary sensitivity. Provided, however, it shall not be deemed to be excessive noise if at the time of the noise a person or persons reporti...

Madera Municipal Code § 3-11.02(A)

§ 3-11.02 SPECIFIC NOISE PROHIBITIONS. The following activities area specifically prohibited: (A) Operating, playing, or permitting the operation or playing of any radio, television set, loudspeaker, stereo, drum, musical instrument, or similar device which produces or reproduces sound which is in violation of the provisions of § 3-11.01 of this title.

Madera Municipal Code § 10-3.11.506(A)

(A) Noise. The maximum sound pressure level of activities other than street or highway transportation, temporary construction work, or temporary oil or gas drilling or exploration operations, as determined by the City Engineer, shall not exceed the standards for octave bands within the frequency limits given below after applying the correction factors: (1) Noise at zone boundaries. At no po...

Madera Municipal Code § 3-9.04

§ 3-9.04 CONDITION OF VEHICLES. No person shall start or run the motor of or drive any self-propelled vehicle described in §§ 3-9.01 and 3-9.02 of this chapter upon any public or private property unless such vehicle is then equipped and functioning with all the noise inhibitors necessary for it to be then lawfully driven upon a public highway in the city. No such muffler system or noise inhibit...