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Bishop, CA Noise Ordinances: Decibel Limits (2026)

Some Restrictions
Compiled from the official code textEditor Martyn O'NeillLast verified July 2026

Key Facts

Parking-lot sweepers
Not before 7 a.m.
Garbage trucks
Not before 6:30 a.m.
Diesel idling
Prohibited if disturbing
Blowers/engines
Must be muffled
Code section
BMC 8.12.020

Summary

Bishop's noise code targets several commercial and industrial sources: parking-lot sweepers before 7 a.m., early garbage collection before 6:30 a.m., unmuffled blowers and engines, and idling diesel trucks or buses that disturb residents.

Garbage trucks. The collection of garbage in close proximity to dwellings or motels before the hour of 6:30 a.m. in such a manner as to cause loud and raucous noises and disturb the repose of persons in dwellings or motels.

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Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 4).

Full Breakdown

Bishop Municipal Code § 8.12.020 enumerates commercial/industrial noise offenses in addition to the general loud-noise ban in § 8.12.010. These include (F) idling diesel trucks or buses disturbing residents; (G) parking-lot cleaning equipment near dwellings or motels before 7 a.m.; (H) garbage collection near dwellings or motels before 6:30 a.m. making loud, raucous noises; and (M) unmuffled noise-creating blowers, power fans or internal-combustion engines. Section 8.12.020(J) also bars excessive noise on streets adjacent to schools, churches, courts and hospitals in use. Bishop is a general-law city that regulates activity within its limits; there is no separate zoned decibel table, so the qualitative disturbance standard applies to industrial operations.

Violations & Fines

Prohibited noises under BMC 8.12.020(F),(G),(H),(J),(M), abatable as public nuisance and citable by the city.

Frequently Asked Questions

When can garbage trucks start in Bishop?
Not before 6:30 a.m. near dwellings or motels in a way that makes loud, raucous noise disturbing residents' repose (BMC 8.12.020(H)).
Are there zoned decibel limits for industry?
No. Bishop uses source-specific prohibitions and a general loud/unnecessary noise standard rather than a zoned decibel table.

Sources & Official References

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