Apple Valley, CA Noise Ordinances: Quiet Hours (2026)

Section 9.73.060 declares it a violation to unnecessarily make or continue any noise disturbance, then lists the specific curfew acts. Under subsection A, operating a radio, television, phonograph, drum or similar sound device between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. so that it creates a noise disturbance across a residential or commercial property line is prohibited, absent a Town-issued exception. The same 10 p.m.-to-7-a.m. window applies to loudspeakers under subsection B, to loading, unloading or handling boxes, crates, garbage cans and similar objects under subsection E, and to mechanically powered saws, sanders, drills, grinders and lawn or garden tools under subsection L. Subsection D separately bars owning or harboring any animal that frequently howls, barks or squawks so as to create a disturbance across a property line, with no time-of-day limit, though public zoos are exempt.

Interior noise gets its own nighttime standard: Table 9.73.050-B caps sound inside a neighboring multi-family dwelling at 35 dBA between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m., versus 45 dBA during the day, and a tonal or repetitive sound (a whine, hum, or hammering) is held five dBA below that limit under § 9.73.050(B)(2).

The Director of Community Development's designated Noise Control Officer administers the curfew under § 9.73.030 and can inspect property, with a search warrant if permission is refused, to investigate a complaint. Anyone who needs relief, such as a late-night event, must apply to the NCO for an exception under § 9.73.090; the application carries a fee and the exception lapses after 365 days.