Noise Ordinances in Santa Monica, CA (2026)

Santa Monica Municipal Code § 4.12.060

§ 4.12.060. Exterior noise standards. (a) The following noise standards, unless otherwise specifically indicated, shall apply to all property with a designated noise zone during the times indicated: Noise Zone I II III Time Interval Monday--Friday 10 p.m. to 7 a.m.: 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.: Saturday and Sunday 10 p.m. to 8 a.m.: 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.: All days of week 10 p.m. to 7 a.m.: 7 a.m. to 10 p.m...

Santa Monica Municipal Code § 4.12.110

§ 4.12.110. Restrictions on demolition, excavation, grading, spray painting, construction, maintenance or repair of buildings. (a) No person shall engage in any construction activity during the following times anywhere in the City: (1) Before eight a.m. or after six p.m. on Monday through Friday, except that construction activities conducted by employees of the City of Santa Monica or public ut...

Santa Monica Municipal Code § 4.12.090

§ 4.12.090. Noisy animals. No person shall permit or allow any animal under his or her ownership, custody or control to bark, yell or cry for more than five continuous minutes or for fifteen total minutes in any sixty-minute period. The Animal Control Officer may decline to investigate a complaint for violation of this Section if the City does not receive a second complaint from another househo...

California AB 1346 (2021) - Health and Safety Code Section 43018.11 (Small Off-Road Engine / Gas-Powered Leaf Blower Phase-Out)

43018.11. (a) (1) By July 1, 2022, the state board shall, consistent with federal law, adopt cost-effective and technologically feasible regulations to prohibit engine exhaust and evaporative emissions from new small off-road engines, as defined by the state board. Those regulations shall apply to engines produced on or after January 1, 2024, or as soon as the state board determines is feasible...

Santa Monica Municipal Code § 4.12.100

§ 4.12.100. Restrictions in public parks, beaches, or recreational facilities. (a) No person shall use or operate sound amplifying equipment or play any musical instrument after ten p.m. and before seven a.m. on weekdays or eight a.m. on weekends in or upon any public park, beach, or recreational facility owned or maintained by the City of Santa Monica. (b) This Section shall not prohibit any p...

Santa Monica Municipal Code §§ 10.04.04.060, 10.04.04.080

10.04.04.060. Maximum noise limit. No aircraft shall exceed a Single Event Noise Exposure Level (SENEL) or ninety-five decibels as measured at the Airport Noise Measuring Stations existing on January 1, 1985. If additional stations are established, the maximum SENEL shall be set for each measuring point at an equivalent level. 10.04.04.080. Hours of operation. The Airport shall be open for pub...

Santa Monica Municipal Code § 4.12.060

§ 4.12.060. Exterior noise standards. (a) The following noise standards, unless otherwise specifically indicated, shall apply to all property with a designated noise zone during the times indicated: [Noise Zone I / II / III] Monday--Friday 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. / 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday 10 p.m. to 8 a.m. / 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.; All days of week [Zone II]; Anytime [Zone III]. Allowable L...