Turlock, CA Noise from Specific Sources: HVAC & Mechanical Noise (2026)

Any motor, machinery, or pump, such as swimming pool or HVAC equipment and the like, installed or replaced after October 11, 1984, shall be sufficiently enclosed or muffled and maintained so as not to create a noise disturbance across a residential or commercial real property line.

(m) Places of entertainment. Operating or permitting the operation or playing of any loudspeaker, musical instrument, motorized racing vehicle, or other source of sound which exceeds ninety-five (95) dBA as read on the scale of a sound level meter inside any place of public entertainment at any point normally occupied by a customer without a conspicuous and legible sign stating "Warning Sound Levels Within May Cause Hearing Impairment."

(n) Tampering. The removal or rendering inoperative, other than for purposes of maintenance, repair, or replacement, of any noise control device, or element thereof, of any product required to meet specified noise emission limits under Federal, State, or local laws and the use of such product after its noise control device has been removed or rendered inoperative, other than for purposes of maintenance, repair, or replacement.

(o) Trash enclosures and trash compacting equipment. No person shall operate a trash enclosure or trash compacting equipment between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. when such compacting activity takes place on any premises adjacent to, or across the street or alley from, a sensitive receptor.