10 rules for unincorporated Tehama County, California.
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Unincorporated Tehama County adopted a Noise Control ordinance (Title 17, Chapter 17.77) effective September 2, 2022. It sets nighttime quiet hours of 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. on weekdays and 10:30 p.m. to 8 a.m. on weekends, and prohibits willful excessive, unnecessary or offensive noise that disturbs neighbors.
Tehama County's Noise Control ordinance (Chapter 17.77) exempts construction, repair and remodeling noise when it occurs within specified hours. Outside those hours, construction noise is subject to the general prohibition on excessive, unnecessary or offensive noise in unincorporated areas.
Barking dogs are addressed under Tehama County's Noise Control ordinance (Chapter 17.77) in the unincorporated county. Complaints are handled by the Sheriff's Office Animal Care and Regulation unit. The county advises residents to keep a written log of barking to support enforcement or civil action.
Tehama County has no separate leaf-blower ordinance for its unincorporated areas. Leaf blowers and other power equipment are instead covered by the general Noise Control ordinance (Chapter 17.77), which prohibits excessive, unnecessary or offensive noise, especially during the county's nighttime quiet hours.
Loud and amplified music is one of the noise sources expressly addressed by Tehama County's Noise Control ordinance (Chapter 17.77) in the unincorporated county. It is unlawful when it is excessive, unnecessary or offensive, and the county can act on noise audible at or beyond 500 feet supported by complaints from three or more residences.
Aircraft noise in Tehama County is governed by the General Plan Noise Element and the Tehama County Comprehensive Airport Land Use Plan. The local standard near airports is 60 dBA Ldn/CNEL for residential and sensitive uses, and land-use regulation applies within the 55 CNEL contour.
Industrial and other stationary noise sources in unincorporated Tehama County are governed by the General Plan Noise Element, which sets a 65 dB Leq exterior standard for industry and protects residences at 50 dB Leq daytime / 45 dB nighttime. Chapter 17.77 covers ongoing nuisance noise.
For day-to-day nuisance complaints, unincorporated Tehama County uses a plainly-audible-at-500-feet standard rather than a single decibel cap. For new development, the General Plan Noise Element sets numeric limits: 50 dB Leq daytime / 45 dB nighttime exterior at residences, and 65 dB Leq for industry.
Outdoor music and amplified sound in unincorporated Tehama County are governed by Chapter 17.77 (Noise Control). Loud music is expressly addressed, and unauthorized special-event or paid promotional event noise is investigated by the Environmental Health Code Enforcement Department.
Off-road vehicles are among the noise sources expressly addressed by Tehama County's Noise Control ordinance (Chapter 17.77) in the unincorporated county. On public roads, California Vehicle Code muffler and exhaust laws set the statewide standards for vehicle noise.
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