Noise Ordinances in Calaveras County, CA (2026)
6 rules for unincorporated Calaveras County, California.
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Quiet Hours
Calaveras County bars operating any loudspeaker, public address system or similar device between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. under § 9.02.050.D, a blanket nighttime curfew that applies on top of the Chapter 9.02 decibel table across the unincorporated county.
Calaveras County Quiet Hours for Loudspeakers
Some RestrictionsCalaveras County Code § 9.02.050.D
D.Except as provided for in Subsection 9.02.060B below, using or operating any loudspeaker, public address system, or similar device between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. the following day is prohibited.
Construction Hours
Calaveras County exempts construction noise from Chapter 9.02's general prohibitions only during set daytime hours: work in or adjacent to residential areas is limited to 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. under § 9.02.060.D, unless a discretionary land use permit sets different conditions.
Calaveras County Construction Noise Hours
Some RestrictionsCalaveras County Code § 9.02.060.D
D.Sound from construction activity, provided that all construction in or adjacent to residential areas shall be limited to the daytime hours between seven a.m. and six p.m., unless otherwise subject to conditions in a valid discretionary land use permit that addresses construction noise associated with the project.
Barking Dogs
Calaveras County treats a chronically barking dog as a public nuisance under Section 6.10.110. Once two or more households from separate homes have complained and a conviction or documented pattern is on record, animal services can post a seventy-two to one-hundred-twenty-hour abatement notice, and the dog can be impounded if the barking doesn't stop.
Calaveras County Chronic Barking Dog Nuisance Process
Some RestrictionsCalaveras County Code § 6.10.110
No person shall keep, maintain or permit ... any animal(s), including livestock, which disturbs the peace and comfort of the inhabitants of the neighborhood, or interferes with the reasonable and comfortable enjoyment of life or property. ... Any dog which has been allowed or permitted to persistently and chronically violate this section, including the conditions set forth in subsection A, as d...
Amplified Music & Outdoor Sound
Calaveras County requires sound-amplifying equipment and live music to stay within the Chapter 9.02 decibel table measured at the property line, and any conflicting condition on an approved land use permit controls instead. The rule under § 9.02.050.C applies to installers, operators and performers alike.
Calaveras County Amplified Sound Equipment Limits
Some RestrictionsCalaveras County Code § 9.02.050.C
C.Sound-Amplifying Equipment and Live Music. No person shall install, use or operate sound-amplifying equipment, or perform, or allow to be performed, live music unless the sound emanating from the sound-amplifying equipment or live music shall not exceed the dBA standards, as specified in Table 1, when measured at the property line. To the extent these requirements conflict with any conditions...
Decibel Limits
Calaveras County caps exterior sound levels by land use and time of day under Chapter 9.02: 60 dBA daytime and 50 dBA nighttime for residential property, 70/60 for commercial, and 75/65 for industrial, measured at the property line. Pure-tone noises face a five-decibel reduction, and no standard may ever fall below the ambient level plus five dBA.
Calaveras County Decibel Limits by Land Use
Some RestrictionsCalaveras County Code § 9.02.030
No person shall cause, allow, or permit the operation of any sound source on property or any public space or public right-of-way in such a manner as to create a sound level that exceeds the levels listed in Table 1. ... Table 1 EXTERIOR NOISE LEVEL STANDARDS Land Use Type* Sound Level (A-Weighted) Decibels 7:00 a.m.—10:00 p.m.** 10:00 p.m.—7:00 a.m. Residential 60 50 Commercial 70 60 Industrial...
Vehicle Noise
Calaveras County's Chapter 9.02 bars vessel or motor vehicle sound systems, whether built-in or portable, from being plainly audible inside an inhabited dwelling between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., and from carrying beyond fifty feet from the vehicle at any other time, under § 9.02.050.A.
Calaveras County Vehicle Sound System Limits
Some RestrictionsCalaveras County Code § 9.02.050.A
A.Vessel or Motor Vehicle Sound Systems. No person shall operate a vessel or motor vehicle sound system, whether affixed or not, between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., such that the sound system is plainly audible inside any inhabited dwelling. No person shall operate a vessel or motor vehicle sound system, whether affixed or not, at any other time such that the sound system is plainly ...
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