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

020 to include loudspeakers, microphones, megaphones, stereo equipment, portable radios, boom boxes and amplified musical instruments, or live music, from emitting "loud and raucous noise" on private property, on a public street, alley, sidewalk or thoroughfare, or in a public park or place. "Loud and raucous noise" is defined in subsection (C)(2) as sound with intensity or carrying power that unreasonably interferes with the peace and quiet of others or unreasonably annoys, disturbs, impairs or endangers their comfort, repose, health or safety. Subsection (C)(3) directs enforcement officials to weigh the noise level, duration, whether it is constant or intermittent, the time of day or night, the location, proximity to sensitive receptors such as residences, schools, hospitals, churches, rest homes, cemeteries or public libraries, and the nature and circumstances of the emission when deciding whether it is unreasonable.

040, so amplified sound must clear both the case-by-case "loud and raucous" test and any applicable numeric limit in Tables N-1 and N-2. 070 by filing a temporary use permit application with the planning department before the event.