Inglewood, CA Data Centers & Crypto Mining: Data Center Noise Limits (2026)
Key Facts
- Code
- Muni Code Secs. 5-27, 5-30
- Residential limit
- 55 day / 45 night
- Commercial limit
- 65 dB(A) anytime
- Industrial limit
- 75 dB(A) anytime
- Measured at
- Affected property boundary
Summary
Inglewood caps sound at the property line using base ambient levels: residential 45 dB(A) overnight and 55 dB(A) daytime, commercial 65 dB(A), and industrial 75 dB(A). Municipal Code Sections 5-27 and 5-30 govern; data-center cooling and generators must comply.
All ambient noise measurements shall commence at the base ambient noise levels in decibels within the respective times and zones as follows: 45 dB(A) 10:00 p.m.-7:00 a.m. residential; 55 dB(A) 7:00 a.m.-10:00 p.m. residential; 65 dB(A) anytime commercial and uses not specified; 75 dB(A) anytime industrial.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4954608; v8 updated 2026-05-19).
Full Breakdown
Inglewood's Noise Regulations (Municipal Code Chapter 5, Article 2) set base ambient noise levels by zone and time. Section 5-27: residential 55 dB(A) daytime (7 a.m. to 10 p.m.) and 45 dB(A) overnight (10 p.m. to 7 a.m.); commercial 65 dB(A) anytime; industrial 75 dB(A) anytime. Section 5-30 bars exterior noise on a residential property from exceeding the base level more than 30 minutes per hour, and prohibits anything 20 dB(A) above it. Impact, repetitive, or tone noise is reduced a further 5 dB(A) (Section 5-32). A data center's cooling and generators are measured against the nearest receiver - the 45 dB(A) overnight residential floor binds where manufacturing abuts homes.
Violations & Fines
Noise over the Section 5-30 limits is unlawful, enforced by the City through citations; for a Special Use Permitted data center it also breaches the noise conditions imposed on that permit.
Frequently Asked Questions
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