Redlands, CA Noise Ordinances: Amplified Music & Outdoor Sound (2026)

Redlands regulates amplified sound in two places. Inside city parks, chapter 12.44 requires a permit: section 12.44.090 makes it unlawful to install, use or operate a loudspeaker or any sound amplifying equipment in a park for talks, lectures or transmitting music unless it is done by authorized law enforcement or park and recreation personnel, or under a reservation or permit issued by the director. Section 12.44.100 directs the director to weigh how far the sound will carry into private or residential areas and any conflict with other scheduled park uses when deciding whether to grant a permit, but bars the director from denying a permit based on dislike of the content of the talk or performance; a denial can be appealed to the city council within two days under section 12.44.110.

Once a permit is issued, amplifiers must run on power supplied by the parks division under section 12.44.120, and if the director later determines the sound is unreasonably interfering with other park users or nearby residents, section 12.44.130 lets the director order an immediate volume reduction and, if it is not reduced within five minutes, cut the power source entirely. Outside city parks, general amplified sound, such as a loudspeaker or stereo system at a private event, is governed by section 8.06.090(B) of the noise code, which bars operating such equipment between 10:00 P.M. and 7:00 A.M. if it creates a noise disturbance across a residential property line, or at any time if it violates the general noise regulation in section 8.06.030 or the Table 1 decibel limits in section 8.06.070.