Tracy, CA Noise from Specific Sources: Delivery Truck Noise (2026)
Key Facts
- Engine-off requirement
- Outside 6:00 a.m.-11:00 p.m.
- Loading/unloading curfew
- 10:00 p.m.-7:00 a.m.
- Refrigeration units
- Off overnight within 75 ft of homes
- Governing section
- TMC 4.12.820(i)
- First-offense fine
- Up to $100
- Enforcing agency
- Community Development Department
Summary
Tracy specifically regulates delivery-related noise between businesses and nearby homes. Municipal Code 4.12.820(i) requires delivery vehicle engines to shut off while stationary outside the 6:00 a.m.-11:00 p.m. business window, bars loading and unloading noise near residences between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., and limits refrigeration units running overnight within 75 feet of homes.
(i)Business and residential relationships:(1)Delivery vehicles shall have their engines turned off when stationary during the regular business hours (6:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.);(2)It is unlawful for stores to be loading, unloading, opening or other handling of boxes, crates, containers, building materials, garbage cans, other similar objects and trash compactor operations between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. in an area between a business and residential in such a manner to cause a noise disturbance across a residential property line or at any time to violate the general sound level limits;(3)Store Deliveries by motorized refrigeration systems. Motorized refrigeration systems shall not be left running between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. within seventy-five feet of a residential zone, residential use, or sleeping quarters;
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 69).
Full Breakdown
820(i), captioned "Business and residential relationships," contains three distinct delivery-noise rules. m. in an area between a business and a residential use, if doing so causes a noise disturbance across the residential property line, or at any time if it violates the general sound level limits. within seventy-five feet of a residential zone, residential use, or sleeping quarters. 750. 780.
Violations & Fines
Violating any part of TMC 4.12.820(i), whether an idling delivery engine, late-night loading noise, or an overnight refrigeration unit, is an infraction under TMC 1.04.030: up to $100 for a first offense, $200 for a second within 12 months, and $500 for each additional violation, rising to a misdemeanor (up to $1,000 or six months in jail) after two convictions for the same provision.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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