Redding, CA Noise Ordinances: Decibel Limits (2026)
Key Facts
- Residential night limit
- 45 dB Leq, 10 p.m.-7 a.m.
- Residential day limit
- 55 dB Leq, 7 a.m.-10 p.m.
- Commercial limits
- 55 dB night / 65 dB day
- Measurement method
- hourly energy-equivalent noise level (Leq)
- Power tools curfew
- 10 p.m.-7 a.m. weekdays, 9 p.m.-8 a.m. weekends
Summary
Redding caps exterior noise by zone and time of day under Section 18.40.100. Residential property lines can't take more than 45 dB at night and 55 dB by day; office and commercial areas top out at 55 dB at night and 65 dB by day. Exceeding the limit is a declared public nuisance.
1.Exterior Noise Limits.a.The noise standards for the various categories of land use as set forth in Schedule 18.40.100-A, unless otherwise specifically indicated, shall apply to all such property within a designated zone. No person shall operate or cause to be operated, any source of sound at any location within the incorporated city or allow the creation of any noise on property owned, leased, occupied or otherwise controlled by such person which causes the noise level when measured on any other property, either incorporated or unincorporated, to exceed the noise standard for that land use specified in Schedule 18.40.100-A. Schedule 18.40.100-A: Exterior Noise Standards. Receiving Land Use Category / Time Period / Noise Level (Hourly Leq/dB): Residential 10 p.m.—7 a.m. 45; 7 a.m.—10 p.m. 55. Office/commercial 10 p.m.—7 a.m. 55; 7 a.m.—10 p.m. 65. Industrial 10 p.m.—7 a.m. N/A; 7 a.m.—10 p.m. N/A.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 48).
Full Breakdown
100 sets Redding's numeric noise ceiling using the hourly energy-equivalent noise level, or Leq, measured on the receiving property rather than at the source. ; office/commercial receiving property is capped at 55 dB overnight and 65 dB during the day; industrial receiving property has no numeric ceiling but is measured instead at the property line of the nearest nonindustrial district. If the measured ambient noise is already above the table figure, the allowable exposure rises to match that ambient level. on weekends and holidays. , city solid-waste collection, and public infrastructure projects. The section expressly declares that creating noise above these limits is a public nuisance punishable under the code.
Violations & Fines
A noise reading above the Schedule 18.40.100-A limit for the receiving property's zone is a declared public nuisance under Section 18.40.100(A)(3), enforceable through the city's general penalty provisions and nuisance-abatement process. Because violations are measured property-by-property using hourly Leq readings, code enforcement or police typically respond to a complaint, take a measurement at the affected property line, and cite the source if it exceeds the applicable table value.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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