Apple Valley, CA Noise Ordinances: Decibel Limits (2026)
Key Facts
- Single-family daytime limit
- 75 dBA (mobile, short-term)
- Single-family nighttime limit
- 60 dBA
- Multi-family daytime/nighttime
- 80/65 dBA
- Stationary long-term equipment
- 60/50 dBA (single-family)
- Governing section
- Development Code § 9.73.060(F), Table 9.73.060-A
Summary
Apple Valley caps short-term mobile construction equipment at 75 dBA in single-family residential areas from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., dropping to 60 dBA at night and on Sundays and holidays, under Development Code § 9.73.060(F)(2), Table 9.73.060-A.
Mobile Equipment: Maximum noise levels for nonscheduled intermittent, short-term operation (less than 10 days) of mobile equipment: TYPE I AREAS SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL ... Daily, except Sundays and Legal Holidays, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. 75 dBA ... Daily, 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. and all day Sunday and Legal Holidays 60 dBA. Stationary Equipment: Maximum noise levels for repetitively scheduled and relatively long-term operation (periods of 10 days or more) of stationary equipment: TYPE I AREAS SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL ... Daily, except Sundays and Legal Holidays, 7 a.m. to 7. p.m. 60 dBA ... Daily, 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. and all day Sunday and Legal Holidays 50 dBA.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 19 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
on weekdays, or at any time on weekends or holidays, if the sound crosses a residential or commercial property line and creates a noise disturbance, unless the work is emergency utility work or a variance has been granted. 060-A then set numeric decibel ceilings by zone. and all day Sunday and legal holidays. Type II multi-family residential properties are allowed 80 dBA daytime and 65 dBA nighttime, and Type III semi-residential/commercial properties 85 dBA daytime and 70 dBA nighttime. For repetitively scheduled, longer-term stationary equipment running 10 days or more, the limits drop to 60/50 dBA for Type I, 65/55 dBA for Type II, and 70/60 dBA for Type III, day and night respectively.
These construction-specific numeric limits sit alongside, and are distinct from, the chapter's general receiving-land-use noise limits; the construction schedule applies specifically while work is underway. 3).
Violations & Fines
Operating construction equipment above the Table 9.73.060-A decibel ceiling for its zone and time period, or running equipment during the prohibited 7 p.m.-7 a.m. weekday window or on weekends and holidays without an emergency-work exception or a Town-issued variance, violates Section 9.73.060(F) and is enforced by the Noise Control Officer through the town's noise disturbance process, including citation.
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