Manteca, CA Noise from Specific Sources: Bar & Nightclub Noise (2026)
Key Facts
- Sound limit
- 95 dBA
- Measured
- at customer location
- Applies to
- public entertainment venues
- Chapter
- 17.58 Performance Standards
Summary
Manteca caps amplified sound from loudspeakers, musical instruments, or other sources in any place of public entertainment at 95 dBA at any customer location.
Operating or allowing to be operated, any loudspeaker, musical instrument, or other source of sound in any place of public entertainment that exceed 95 dBA at any point normally occupied by a customer.
5. Stationary Non-Emergency Signaling Devices. Sounding or allowing the sounding of an electronically amplified signal from a stationary bell, chime, siren, whistle, or similar device intended for non-emergency purposes, from a private property for more than ten consecutive seconds in any hourly period.
6. Public Nuisance Noise. Public nuisance noise is noise that is generally not associated with a particular land use but creates a nuisance situation by reason of its being disturbing, excessive, or offensive. Examples would include excessively loud noise from alarms, animals, and fowl in nonagricultural districts, horns, musical instruments, stereos, tape or CD players, televisions, vehicle or motorboat repairs and testing, and similar noise as measured in Table 17.58.050-2 (Noise Level Corrections). (Ord. 1501 § 1, 2011; Ord. 1597 § 1, 2016; Ord. O2019-09 § 1)
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4829770; v11 updated 2026-04-21).
Full Breakdown
The prohibited-activities section of the noise ordinance forbids operating or allowing operation of a loudspeaker, musical instrument, or other sound source in any place of public entertainment, bars and nightclubs included, that exceeds 95 dBA at any point normally occupied by a customer. The standard is measured inside the venue at patron locations rather than at a property line, and it applies to any establishment offering public entertainment citywide.
Violations & Fines
A prohibited-activity violation under Chapter 17.58; the city can cite the venue operator, and repeated violations can be pursued alongside the venue's other permit and license conditions.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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