Quiet hours in Davis, CA — also called the noise ordinance, nighttime noise rules, or residential quiet time — define the hours during which excessive noise is prohibited.
Davis is a designated quiet city. In residential zones the maximum noise level drops to 50 dBA between 9:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., measured at the complainant's property plane under Municipal Code Chapter 24.
Davis Municipal Code Chapter 24 (Noise Regulations) declares Davis a quiet city and prohibits unnecessary, excessive and annoying sound. Section 24.02.020 with Table No. 1 sets residential limits of 55 dBA from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. and 50 dBA from 9:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m., measured at the affected property's plane. Commercial and core-commercial zones allow 60 dBA daytime and 55 dBA from 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. Section 24.05.010 separately makes it unlawful to willfully make noise that unreasonably disturbs a neighborhood's peace. First and second offenses in a year are infractions; a third within a year is a misdemeanor.
First and second violations within one year are infractions fined per California Government Code Section 36900(b). A third violation within one year is a misdemeanor with possible jail. Each day is a separate offense.
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