Noise Ordinances in Turlock, CA (2026)
10 verified noise ordinances for Turlock, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Quiet Hours
The City of Turlock regulates noise under Municipal Code Chapter 5-28 (Noise Standards). The nighttime period is 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m., when the exterior limit at a one- and two-family residence drops to 50 dBA. Construction and noisy domestic power tools are barred 7:00 p.m.-7:00 a.m. weekdays and 8:00 p.m.-9:00 a.m. weekends/holidays.
Turlock Quiet Hours
Some RestrictionsConstruction Hours
Turlock Municipal Code 5-28-110(g) bars construction, drilling, repair, alteration or demolition that creates a noise disturbance across a residential or commercial property line between 7:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. on weekdays, and between 8:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m. on weekends and holidays, except emergency or utility work or by variance. Equipment dBA limits also apply.
Turlock Construction Hours
Some RestrictionsBarking Dogs
Turlock Municipal Code 5-28-110(e) prohibits keeping any animal whose frequent or long-continued noise annoys or discomforts two or more reasonable persons living in separate residences. Noise audible continuously for 10 minutes, or intermittently for 30 minutes, is prima facie evidence of the disturbance. A single complainant may suffice in certain circumstances.
Turlock Barking Dog Noise
Some RestrictionsLeaf Blower Rules
Turlock has no outright leaf-blower ban. Under Municipal Code 5-28-110(l), a leaf blower or other lawn/garden tool may not create a noise disturbance across a property line between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. on weekdays, or 8:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m. on weekends and legal holidays. City crews using portable blowers within 200 feet of a residence must also comply.
Turlock Leaf Blower Rules
Some RestrictionsAmplified Music & Events
Turlock Municipal Code 5-28-110(a) prohibits radios, TVs, instruments and similar devices from creating a noise disturbance. For amplified music at a sensitive receptor's property line, TMC 5-28-108(d) caps sound at 60 dBA (A-weighted) daytime and 45 dBA at night (10 p.m.-7 a.m.), with C-weighted limits of 75 dBC day / 70 dBC night.
Turlock Amplified Music & Sound
Some RestrictionsAircraft Noise
Turlock's noise chapter does not regulate aircraft in flight - in-flight aircraft noise is preempted by federal (FAA) and state law, and TMC 5-28-113 exempts activities preempted by State or Federal laws. The City's only aircraft provision, TMC 5-28-110(i)(3), bars repairing or testing an aircraft on the ground in a manner that disturbs a residential neighbor.
Turlock Aircraft Noise
Few RestrictionsIndustrial Noise
Turlock Municipal Code 5-28-108(a) caps exterior noise at light-industrial receiving property at 70 dBA and heavy-industrial at 75 dBA at any time; where industrial noise reaches a residence, the lower residential limits (50 dBA night / 60 dBA day) apply. Fixed-source machinery installed after Oct. 11, 1984 must be muffled (5-28-110(l)(2)), and vibration is regulated under 5-28-110(h).
Turlock Industrial Noise
Some RestrictionsDecibel Limits
Turlock Municipal Code 5-28-108 sets exterior limits by receiving land use: 50 dBA night / 60 dBA day for one- and two-family residential, 55/60 for multiple dwellings, 60/65 for commercial, and 70-75 dBA for industrial. Interior residential limits (5-28-108(c)) are 35 dBA night / 45 dBA day, applied when exceeded over 30 minutes per hour.
Turlock Noise Decibel Limits
Some RestrictionsOutdoor Music
Turlock Municipal Code 5-28-112(b) exempts occasional outdoor gatherings, public dances, shows, and sporting/entertainment events from the noise chapter when held in a public park or under a City permit or license, but amplified music must still comply with the sensitive-receptor limits in TMC 5-28-108(d) (60 dBA day / 45 dBA night A-weighted at the property line).
Turlock Outdoor Music & Events
Some RestrictionsVehicle Noise
Turlock Municipal Code 5-28-110(i) states it is City policy to enforce the California Vehicle Code's motor-vehicle noise, muffler and equipment provisions rather than set its own on-road decibel figures. The City adds its own rules: no refuse collection by truck in residential areas between 6:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m., and no vehicle repair/testing that disturbs neighbors.
Turlock Vehicle Noise
Some RestrictionsLooking for Stanislaus County county-wide rules?
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