Moorpark, CA Noise Ordinances: Amplified Music & Outdoor Sound (2026)
Amplified music rules in Moorpark, CA, also called sound permit, PA system, or live music ordinances, set decibel limits, time-of-day restrictions, and when permits are required.
Key Facts
- Zone covered
- residential zones only
- Disturbance distance
- more than 50 feet away
- Covers
- radios, TVs, instruments, human voice
- Repeat-response fee
- billed on 2nd call in 24 hrs
Summary
In Moorpark's residential zones, radios, TVs, and musical instruments can't be run loud enough to disturb the peace of anyone more than 50 feet from the source, day or night.
It shall be unlawful for any person within any residential zone of the city to use or operate any radio, musical instrument, phonograph, television receiver, or other machine or device for the production, reproduction or amplification of the human voice or any other sound in such a manner as to create a noise level that disturbs the reasonable peace, quiet, or comfort of any person who is more than 50 feet away from the noise source.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4978490; v10 updated 2026-07-01).
Full Breakdown
Moorpark Municipal Code § 9.28.010 makes it unlawful in any residential zone to operate a radio, musical instrument, phonograph, TV, or other sound-producing device in a way that disturbs the reasonable peace, quiet, or comfort of a person more than 50 feet from the source. Section 9.28.020 applies the same 50-foot disturbance standard to loud human voices. There's no fixed decibel meter: officers judge by whether the noise disturbs at that distance. A first police response is ordinary service; a second response to the same location for the same conduct within 24 hours triggers a billable 'special security assignment' under Section 9.28.030.
Violations & Fines
The noise limit itself is enforced as a standard municipal infraction; convicted violators are also billed for the special security assignment fee if police return to the same address within 24 hours.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is there a decibel limit for music in Moorpark?
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Sources & Official References
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