Noise Ordinances in Tehama County, CA (2026)
7 rules for unincorporated Tehama County, California.
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Quiet Hours
Excessive or offensive noise that is audible 500 feet away or draws three or more neighbor complaints is barred in unincorporated Tehama County from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. weekdays and 10:30 p.m. to 8 a.m. weekends.
Nighttime Quiet Hours, Tehama County CA
Some RestrictionsTehama County Code § 17.77.030(A)
A. There shall be no noise as described in this subsection, except as allowed in Section 17.77.040, between the hours of ten p.m. and seven a.m. Monday through Friday or between the hours of ten thirty p.m. and eight a.m. Saturday and Sunday: 1. The sound level of the objectionable noise can be heard clear enough to repeat and/or recite at or beyond five hundred feet from the noise source's pro...
Construction Hours
In unincorporated Tehama County, California, construction, repair, demolition, paving, or grading noise within 1,000 feet of homes is barred at night and on off-hours weekends under §17.77.040(C), roughly sunrise to sunset on weekdays, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturdays, and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sundays.
Construction Noise Hours in Tehama County
Some RestrictionsTehama County Code § 17.77.040(C)
Noise sources associated with construction, repair, remodeling, demolition, paving or grading of any real property or public works project located within one thousand feet of residential uses, provided said activities do not take place between the following hours:1.Sunset to sunrise on weekdays and non-holidays;2.Friday commencing at six p.m. through and including eight a.m. on Saturday, as wel...
Barking Dogs
In unincorporated Tehama County, letting a dog bark, howl or otherwise disturb a neighborhood is a public nuisance that animal regulation can investigate and order abated.
Barking Dog Nuisance Rule in Tehama County
Some RestrictionsTehama County Code § 7.25.130(A)(1), (B)
A.No owner of any animal shall do any of the following:1.Permit such animal to obstruct the reasonable and comfortable use of property in any neighborhood or community by chasing vehicles, molesting passersby, barking, howling or making other noise;2.Permit such animal to damage or trespass on public or private property;3.Permit unsanitary conditions to exist on the premises where such animal i...
Leaf Blower Rules
Unincorporated Tehama County confines noise from lawn mowers, leaf blowers and other residential yard equipment to 7 a.m.–sunset on weekdays and 8 a.m.–5 p.m. on weekends and holidays, with working sound-suppression equipment required.
Tehama County Yard Equipment Noise Hours
Some RestrictionsTehama County Code § 17.77.040(F)
F.Noise sources associated with non-construction related maintenance of residential property, provided said activities take place between seven a.m. to sunset on Monday thru Friday, or between the hours of eight a.m. and five p.m. on Saturday, Sunday, or a holiday; and, provided machinery is fitted with correctly functioning sound suppression equipment;G.Any activity, to the extent provisions o...
Amplified Music & Outdoor Sound
Tehama County limits vehicle-mounted sound-amplifying equipment ('sound trucks') to two daily windows, bars use on Sundays and holidays, caps volume at inaudible beyond 300 feet, and requires sheriff registration, or a license for commercial use.
Tehama County Sound Truck Regulations
Significant RestrictionsTehama County Code § 13.04.050
Noncommercial use of sound trucks in the unincorporated area of the county with sound-amplifying equipment in operation shall be subject to the following regulations: A.The only sounds permitted are music or human speech.B.Operations are permitted for four hours each day, except on Sundays and legal holidays when no operations shall be authorized. The permitted four hours of operation shall ...
Aircraft Noise
Federal and California law preempt Tehama County from regulating aircraft and airport noise, so the county's own noise ordinance exempts aircraft-engine work and U.S.-operated airports from its local limits.
Aircraft Noise Preemption in Tehama County
Few RestrictionsTehama County Code § 17.77.040(G), (H)
G.Any activity, to the extent provisions of Chapter 65 of Title 42 of the United States Code, and Articles 3 and 3.5 of Chapter 4 of Division 9 of the Public Utilities Code of the State of California pre-empt local control of noise regulations and land use regulations related to noise control of airports and their surrounding geographical areas, any noise source associated with the construction...
Vehicle Noise
Tehama County bars operating a recreational off-road vehicle in the unincorporated county if its noise exceeds the general noise-ordinance limits or falls outside the chapter's daytime exemption.
Off-Road Vehicle Noise in Tehama County
Some RestrictionsTehama County Code § 17.77.060
It is unlawful for any person to operate any recreational off-road vehicle within the county in such a manner that the noise level exceeds the noise provisions specified above, or is in violation of the noise criteria as specified under exemptions above.
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