Glendale, CA Noise from Specific Sources: Delivery Truck Noise (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- GMC § 8.36.100
- Restricted hours
- 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.
- Covered activity
- Loading, unloading boxes/crates/cans
- Standard
- Disturbance to a reasonable person
- Land-use cross-reference
- Section 30.32 loading-space conditions
- Default penalty
- Misdemeanor, $1,000 / 6 months
Summary
Glendale bans nighttime loading and unloading noise, from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m., that disturbs a reasonable person nearby. The rule targets banging boxes, crates, containers, building materials and garbage cans handled by delivery trucks and dumpster services after dark.
It is unlawful for any person to load, unload, open, close or otherwise handle boxes, crates, containers, building materials, garbage cans or similar objects during nighttime in such a manner as to cause a noise disturbance, discomfort or annoyance to a reasonably sensitive person or which interferes with the comfort, peace, quiet, repose or endangers the health of inhabitants of the area.
Full Breakdown
100 makes it unlawful for any person to load, unload, open, close or otherwise handle boxes, crates, containers, building materials, garbage cans or similar objects during nighttime in a manner that causes a noise disturbance, discomfort or annoyance to a reasonably sensitive person, or that interferes with the comfort, peace, quiet, repose or health of area inhabitants. the following day, so the prohibition applies specifically to overnight and early-morning delivery, trash-hauling and restocking activity, not daytime truck traffic. 36 for the applicable zone. 36 noise standards, giving Community Development a land-use hook to condition loading-dock hours or screening at the entitlement stage.
010(D), a violation defaults to the code's general penalty structure: a misdemeanor carrying up to a $1,000 fine and up to six months in county jail, or both, though the city attorney retains discretion to charge it as an infraction. 030.
Violations & Fines
A nighttime loading or unloading noise disturbance under Section 8.36.100 defaults to a misdemeanor under Section 1.20.010: up to $1,000 and up to six months in county jail, or both, per offense, unless the city attorney elects to charge it as an infraction. Repeat violations can support public-nuisance abatement action.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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