Long Beach, CA Noise from Specific Sources: Delivery Truck Noise (2026)
Key Facts
- Restricted hours
- 10 p.m.–7 a.m. next day
- Trigger
- Noise disturbance across residential line
- Daytime cap
- Must meet §§ 8.80.150/.170 tables
- Complaint required
- Written sworn complaint from resident
- Max penalty
- $500 fine / 180 days jail
Summary
Long Beach bans loud loading and unloading of boxes, crates, containers and similar cargo between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. across a residential property line, and prohibits it at any hour if it breaches the city's noise-level tables.
E.Loading and unloading. Loading, unloading, opening, closing or other handling of boxes, crates, containers, building materials, garbage cans, or similar objects between the hours of ten p.m. and seven a.m. the following day in such a manner as to cause a noise disturbance across a residential real property line or at any time to violate the provisions of Sections 8.80.150 and 8.80.170;
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Municipal Code: Supplement 52 Update 1 | City Charter: Supplement 5).
Full Breakdown
the following day in a way that causes a noise disturbance across a residential real property line. 170, which set district-by-district decibel ceilings the Noise Control Office enforces from a written, sworn complaint filed by a resident or property owner within the affected noise district. in residential areas). Enforcement follows the chapter's standard path: the officer investigates, measures sound with calibrated equipment, and can issue a documented abatement order before any criminal citation.
Violations & Fines
Continuing loading or unloading noise after a documented abatement order is a misdemeanor under § 8.80.380, a fine up to $500, up to 180 days in jail, or both, with every additional day of noncompliance charged as a separate offense. The equipment or activity can also be enjoined as a public nuisance under § 8.80.410.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can delivery trucks unload behind my house late at night?
Is there a decibel limit for daytime deliveries too?
How do I report a noisy delivery dock?
What's the penalty for repeat violations?
Sources & Official References
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