Palm Springs caps sound at the property line under Municipal Code Sec. 11.74.031: 50 dBA day, 45 evening, 40 night at low-density homes; 70/60/55 dBA industrial. Sec. 11.74.043(i) separately regulates air-conditioning and mechanical equipment - the opposite of Riverside County's HVAC exemption - so data-center cooling must comply.
Palm Springs Noise Ordinance, Municipal Code Chapter 11.74, sets sound-level limits at the property line by receiving zone (Sec. 11.74.031): low-density residential 50 dBA (7 a.m.-6 p.m.), 45 dBA (6-10 p.m.), 40 dBA (10 p.m.-7 a.m.); high-density residential and commercial 60/55/50; industrial 70/60/55. At a zone boundary the lower limit plus 5 dB applies. Separately, Sec. 11.74.043(i) makes it unlawful for machinery, fans, or air-conditioning apparatus to raise noise at a residential property line more than 5 dBA above ambient. Riverside County's Ordinance 847 exempts heating and AC equipment; Palm Springs does not, so a data center's chillers and generators are fully regulated.
Noise over the Sec. 11.74.031 limits, or air-conditioning noise exceeding ambient by more than 5 dBA at a residential line under Sec. 11.74.043(i), is enforced by the City through citations and permit-condition breaches.
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