Ventura, CA Noise from Specific Sources: Delivery Truck Noise (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- SBMC § 10.650.150(F)(3)
- Vehicle threshold
- GVWR over 6,000 pounds
- Idling limit
- 5 minutes per hour while stationary
- Restricted zone
- within 200 feet of a residential area
- Restricted hours
- 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.
- Exception
- traffic congestion
Summary
In the City of Ventura, a delivery truck or other vehicle over 6,000 pounds GVWR cannot idle for more than five minutes an hour within 200 feet of a residential area between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. under San Buenaventura Municipal Code Section 10.650.150(F)(3).
3. Standing Motor Vehicles. No person shall operate or permit the operation of any motor vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) in excess of 6,000 pounds, or any auxiliary equipment attached to such a vehicle, for a period longer than five minutes in any hour while the vehicle is stationary, for reasons other than traffic congestion, on a public right-of-way or public space within 200 feet of a residential area between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance 2026-008, passed May 12, 2026).
Full Breakdown
m. A commercial delivery truck making an overnight or early-morning stop near homes is squarely covered: its GVWR typically exceeds the 6,000-pound threshold, and an idling engine or running reefer unit both count as covered equipment. 150(F)(2) bars repairing, rebuilding, modifying or testing a vehicle in a way that exceeds those limits. test in subsection (F)(3) is a bright-line rule rather than a decibel measurement, an officer or code enforcement inspector can act on the parking location and duration alone, without needing a sound-level-meter reading.
Violations & Fines
A driver or company violating the standing-vehicle idling limit in Section 10.650.150(F)(3) is subject to the general noise-chapter penalty in Section 10.650.180(A), citable under Sections 1.150.010 through 1.150.070, and repeated overnight idling near the same residential block can be pursued as a public nuisance under Section 10.650.180(B).
Frequently Asked Questions
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Does the Ventura truck-idling rule apply during the day?
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Sources & Official References
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