Murrieta, CA Noise from Specific Sources: Delivery Truck Noise (2026)
Key Facts
- Restricted hours
- 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.
- Covered activity
- Loading/unloading boxes, crates, containers
- Refuse truck limit
- 86 dBA at 50 feet
- Governing section
- Murrieta Code § 16.30.130.B
- Relief option
- Director modification, up to 2 years
Summary
Murrieta bans noisy loading and unloading of boxes, crates, containers, building materials or garbage cans between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. if it creates a noise disturbance, covering early-morning and late-night delivery truck activity citywide.
Loading and Unloading Operations. 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 six am. in a manner to cause a noise disturbance is prohibited.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-23: A Codification of the General Ordinances of the City of Murrieta, California through Ord. 634-26, passed 7-7-2026).
Full Breakdown
in a manner that causes a noise disturbance. That window squarely covers the classic delivery-truck complaint: pallet jacks, roll-up door slams, and dolly noise at a shopping center loading dock or a residential-adjacent business before sunrise. B targets. Both provisions apply on top of the chapter's general prohibition on creating a "noise disturbance," which the code ties to sound that unreasonably disturbs the peace of a person of normal sensitivity on a residential or commercial property. 140, which allows up to two years of relief if additional time is needed to change the operation or if compliance is not feasible.
Violations & Fines
A delivery or loading noise disturbance during the 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. window is enforced under the citywide penalty structure at Section 1.08.050: an infraction carrying up to a $100 fine for a first offense, $200 for a second within a year, and $500 for a third within a year, with a third violation of the same provision chargeable as a misdemeanor punishable by up to a $1,000 fine and up to six months in county jail. Each night of continued violation is treated as a separate offense.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can a delivery truck unload at a Murrieta business at 5 a.m.?
Does Murrieta treat garbage trucks differently from other delivery trucks?
Can a business get an exception to make overnight deliveries in Murrieta?
Sources & Official References
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