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Noise Ordinances in Redlands, CA (2026)

6 verified noise ordinances for Redlands, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.

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Quiet Hours

Redlands Municipal Code section 8.06.090 bans radios, stereos, loudspeakers, domestic power tools and loading or unloading activity that creates a noise disturbance across a residential property line between 10:00 P.M. and 7:00 A.M., with a separate 7:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. weekday-only window for construction. The Noise Control Officer enforces the curfew citywide.

Redlands Nighttime Noise Curfew Rule

Some Restrictions

Redlands City Code § 8.06.090

The following acts, and the causing or permitting thereof, are declared to be in violation of this chapter: A. Radio, Television Set, Etc.: Operating, playing, or permitting the operation or playing of any radio, television set, phonograph, drum, musical instrument or similar device which produces or reproduces sound: 1. Between the hours of ten o'clock (10:00) P.M. and seven o'clock (7:00) A.M...

Construction Hours

Redlands bars construction and demolition noise on weekdays and Saturdays between 6:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., and at any time on Sundays and holidays, under City Code section 8.06.090(F). Emergency work by public utilities or government agencies is exempt, and all combustion-engine equipment must run functioning exhaust and air intake silencers.

Redlands Construction Noise Hours Limit

Some Restrictions

Redlands City Code § 8.06.090(F)

F. Construction And/Or Demolition: Operating or causing the operation of any tools or equipment used in construction, drilling, repair, alteration or demolition work between weekday hours of six o'clock (6:00) P.M. and seven o'clock (7:00) A.M., including Saturdays, or at any time on Sundays or holidays, such that the sound therefrom creates a noise disturbance across a residential or commercia...

Barking Dogs

Redlands City Code section 8.06.090(D) makes it unlawful to own, possess or harbor any animal or bird that howls, barks, meows or squawks frequently or for long duration, creating a noise disturbance across a residential or commercial property line. The city's noise control officer, its code enforcement division, investigates complaints and can cite the owner under the noise chapter's escalating misdemeanor or infraction penalties.

Redlands Barking Dog Noise Nuisance Rule

Some Restrictions

Redlands City Code § 8.06.090(D)

D. Animals And Birds: Owning, possessing or harboring any animal or bird which frequently, or for long duration, howls, barks, meows, squawks or makes other sound which creates a noise disturbance across a residential or commercial real property line or within a noise sensitive zone.

Amplified Music & Outdoor Sound

Redlands requires a city permit before operating a loudspeaker or sound-amplifying equipment in a city park under Municipal Code section 12.44.090, and section 8.06.090(B) separately bars loudspeakers or stereo systems from disturbing a residential property line between 10:00 P.M. and 7:00 A.M. anywhere else in the city.

Redlands Amplified Sound Permit Rule

Significant Restrictions

Redlands City Code § 12.44.090

AMPLIFIED SOUND; PERMIT REQUIRED: It is unlawful for any person to install, use, and operate within a park a loudspeaker or any sound amplifying equipment for the purposes of giving instructions, directions, talks, addresses, or lectures, or of transmitting music to any persons or assemblages of persons in a park, or in the vicinity thereof, except when installed, used, or operated in complianc...

Decibel Limits

Redlands Municipal Code section 8.06.070 sets maximum exterior noise levels by land use and time of day: 50 dBA overnight and 60 dBA daytime for single-family and multi-family residential districts, 60/65 dBA for commercial property, and a flat 75 dBA cap for industrial property, with escalating time allowances for louder short bursts.

Redlands Exterior Noise Decibel Limit Rule

Some Restrictions

Redlands City Code § 8.06.070

The noise standards for the categories of land uses identified in table 1 of this section shall, unless otherwise specifically indicated, apply to all such property within a designated zone. ... No person shall operate, or cause to be operated, any source of sound at any location within the city or allow the creation of any noise on property owned, leased, occupied or otherwise controlled by su...

Vehicle Noise

Redlands Municipal Code section 10.60.100 requires every motor vehicle operated in the city to carry a working spark arrester and muffler meeting California Vehicle Code section 27150, and section 10.60.090 separately bans operating a vehicle above the noise level set in Vehicle Code section 23130. A vehicle stereo audible outside the car can also trigger the general noise curfew.

Redlands Vehicle Muffler And Noise Rule

Some Restrictions

Redlands City Code § 10.60.100

SPARK ARRESTER AND MUFFLER REQUIRED: Any motor vehicle operated on property within the city of Redlands shall be equipped with a spark arrester and muffler as defined in section 27150 of the Vehicle Code of the state of California. No person shall operate a motor vehicle unless it is so equipped with a spark arrester and muffler.

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