Manteca, CA Noise from Specific Sources: Delivery Truck Noise (2026)
Key Facts
- Curfew
- 10 p.m.–7 a.m.
- Covers
- loading/unloading noise
- Test
- causes noise disturbance
- Chapter
- 17.58 Performance Standards
Summary
Manteca bars loud loading and unloading of boxes, containers, or materials on private property between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. if it causes a noise disturbance.
Loading, unloading, opening, closing, or other handling of boxes, crates, containers, building materials, garbage cans, or similar objects on private property between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. in a manner to cause a noise disturbance.
3. Sweepers and Associated Equipment. Operating or allowing the operation of sweepers or associated sweeping equipment (e.g., blowers) on private property between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. the following day in, or adjacent to, a Residential Zoning District.
4. Places of Public Entertainment. 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.
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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
Under the city's noise performance standards, handling boxes, crates, containers, building materials, garbage cans, or similar objects on private property between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. in a manner that creates a noise disturbance is a prohibited activity. The rule targets the timing and manner of the noise, not delivery activity itself, and applies citywide regardless of the underlying zoning district or business type.
Violations & Fines
A prohibited-activity violation under Chapter 17.58; code enforcement can cite the responsible business or property owner and require the loading/unloading schedule to shift outside the 10 p.m.–7 a.m. window.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can a truck unload at a Manteca business at midnight?
Does the delivery noise curfew apply in every zoning district?
Sources & Official References
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