Noise Ordinances in Petaluma, CA (2026)
4 verified noise ordinances for Petaluma, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Quiet Hours
Petaluma is declared a 'quiet city' by IZO §21.040. No person may cause a source of sound that, when measured at the affected property line in open/outdoor space, exceeds the dBA limits in Table 21.1.
Petaluma Quiet Hours and Noise Standards
Some RestrictionsPetaluma IZO §21.040
No person shall cause or allow to cause, any source of sound at any location within the incorporated City or allow the creation of any noise on property owned, leased, occupied or otherwise controlled by such person, which when measured on the property where the noise disturbance is being experienced within public or private open/outdoor spaces, exceeds the noise level of Table 21.1... If the m...
Construction Hours
Petaluma bars power tools, heavy equipment and construction activity citywide before 7:00 a.m. or after 10:00 p.m. on weekdays, and before 9:00 a.m. on Saturdays, Sundays and City holidays. The Implementing Zoning Ordinance names bulldozers, jackhammers, pile drivers, chain saws and demolition work outright as prohibited noise sources during those hours.
Petaluma Construction Noise Hours
Some RestrictionsPetaluma Implementing Zoning Ordinance § 21.040(A)(3)(a)(1)-(8)
a. The following specific acts, subject to the exemptions provided in Section 21.040(A)(5), are declared to be public nuisances and are prohibited: 1) The operation or use of any of the following before 7:00 a.m. or after 10:00 p.m. daily (except Saturday, Sunday and State, Federal or Local Holidays, when the prohibited time shall be before 9:00 a.m. and after 10:00 p.m.): ... 6) Any of the fol...
Barking Dogs
Petaluma makes it unlawful to keep any animal that continuously and incessantly produces noise for ten or more aggregate minutes in any one-hour period, disturbing another person's peace, under Municipal Code Section 9.08.180. Two witnesses from separate residences, or a single officer's own observation, create a rebuttable presumption of a violation.
Petaluma Barking Dog and Animal Noise Law
Some RestrictionsPetaluma Municipal Code § 9.08.180
A. No person shall keep or permit to remain in any premises within the city any animal which continuously and incessantly produces noise at any time during the day or night to the disturbance of any other person. B. "Continuous and incessant noise" means producing noise for an aggregate period of ten minutes or more duration during any one-hour period which disturbs the peace of another person,...
Amplified Music & Outdoor Sound
Petaluma prohibits any loudspeaker or PA system operated so as to create a noise disturbance, bans truck Jake Brakes citywide, and caps daytime public address systems at 5 dBA over ambient noise. No PA system may run at all between 7:00 p.m. and 10:00 a.m. absent a specific City approval.
Petaluma Amplified Sound Rules
Some RestrictionsPetaluma Implementing Zoning Ordinance § 21.040(A)(3)(a)(9)-(10) and (d)
9) Using or operating for any purpose any loudspeaker, loudspeaker system or similar device in such a manner as to create a noise disturbance. Any permit issued pursuant to PMC Section 13.28.050 (amplified sound permit within a public park) is exempt from this section. 10) The use of truck/tractor trailer “Jake Brakes” on any public street under the jurisdiction of the City of Petaluma Police D...
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