Quiet hours in Apple Valley, CA — also called the noise ordinance, nighttime noise rules, or residential quiet time — define the hours during which excessive noise is prohibited.
The Town of Apple Valley enforces nighttime quiet hours from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. under Municipal Code Chapter 9.73 (Noise Control). Exterior noise limits drop during these hours, and many activities (loudspeakers, power tools, construction) that disturb across a property line are flatly prohibited overnight.
Apple Valley's noise rules live in Title 9 (Development Code), Chapter 9.73 'Noise Control' of the Town's Municipal Code, hosted on Municode. The chapter's stated purpose (Section 9.73.010) is 'to reduce unnecessary, excessive and annoying noise and vibration within the Town.' The Town treats 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. as its nighttime/quiet period throughout the chapter. During those hours the exterior noise standard in Table 9.73.050-A tightens to 40 dBA in single-family residential zones (versus 50 dBA in daytime), and 45 dBA in multi-family/public-space zones. Independent of decibel readings, Section 9.73.060 lists acts that are prohibited when they create a 'noise disturbance' across a residential or commercial real property line during the night, including radios/TVs/phonographs (9.73.060.A), loudspeakers (9.73.060.B), and domestic power tools (9.73.060.L), all keyed to the 10 p.m.-7 a.m. window. This town-specific framework is what governs the incorporated Town of Apple Valley; San Bernardino County's noise code applies only to unincorporated areas and does not control inside town limits. California offers no statewide residential quiet-hours statute, so the Town's 10 p.m.-7 a.m. standard is the operative rule for residents.
Violations are enforced by the Town's Noise Control Officer / code enforcement. A noise disturbance across a property line during the 10 p.m.-7 a.m. window can be cited; Town code provides for infraction or misdemeanor treatment of municipal code violations, with penalties under the Town's general penalty provisions in Title 1. Report concerns to code@applevalley.org or (760) 240-7560.
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