Baldwin Park, CA Noise Ordinances: Quiet Hours (2026)
Quiet hours in Baldwin Park, CA, also called the noise ordinance, nighttime noise rules, or residential quiet time, define the hours during which excessive noise is prohibited.
Key Facts
- Quiet hours
- 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.
- Applies in
- residential zones
- Standard
- disturbs a reasonable, normally sensitive resident
- Adopted
- Ordinance 1114, 5-1-96
- Max penalty
- $1,000 fine, 6 months jail
Summary
Baldwin Park bars operating a radio, TV, phonograph or other sound-producing device in a residential zone between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. in a manner that disturbs neighboring residents, under Municipal Code § 130.37(B), enforced alongside the chapter's broader ban on loud or unusual noise at any hour.
(B) Radios, television sets, and similar devices. It is unlawful for any person within an residential zone of the city to us or operate any radio receiving set, musical instrument, phonograph, television set, or other machine or device for the producing or reproducing of sound (between the hours of 10:00 p.m. of one day and 7:00 a.m., of the following day) in such a manner as to disturb the peace, quiet and comfort of neighboring residents or any reasonable person of normal sensitiveness residing in the area.
Full Breakdown
in a manner that disturbs the peace, quiet and comfort of neighboring residents or any reasonable person of normal sensitiveness residing in the area. 35, which separately makes it unlawful at any hour to wilfully make or continue any loud, unnecessary or unusual noise that disturbs the peace and quiet of a neighborhood, weighing factors like the noise's level, whether it is usual or unusual for the area, the zoning and population density of the area, the time of day, duration, and whether it recurs. window in a way that a reasonable, normally sensitive resident would find disturbing.
Violations & Fines
A § 130.37(B) violation carries the general misdemeanor penalty under § 10.99, up to a $1,000 fine and/or six months in jail, with each night of continued disturbance chargeable as a separate offense; officers may also pursue the broader § 130.35 loud-noise standard if the disturbance occurs outside the 10 p.m.-7 a.m. window.
Frequently Asked Questions
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