Huntington Beach, CA Noise Ordinances: Quiet Hours (2026)
Quiet hours in Huntington Beach, CA, also called the noise ordinance, nighttime noise rules, or residential quiet time, define the hours during which excessive noise is prohibited.
Key Facts
- Curfew window
- 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.
- Duration trigger
- Noise lasting over 5 minutes
- Audibility test
- Audible 50 feet from source
- Delivery/loading rule
- Barred within 200 ft of homes
- Max misdemeanor penalty
- $1,000 and/or 6 months jail
Summary
Huntington Beach bans any noise lasting more than five minutes between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. that is audible 50 feet or more from its source. The same nighttime window also restricts loud handling of boxes, crates and delivery equipment near homes.
Make or allow to be made any noise which continues for more than a five-minute period between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. if such noise is audible for 50 feet or more from the source of the noise.
Full Breakdown
window if it causes a noise disturbance across a noise-sensitive property line. 112(K) declares violations of the loud-noise section a nuisance per se. This nighttime curfew is distinct from the chapter's zone-based exterior dBA limits: it applies regardless of the underlying decibel reading, based purely on duration, timing, and audibility at 50 feet. 120 and may recover the City's cost of any noise-monitoring test from the violator.
Violations & Fines
Violating the 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. noise curfew is enforced as a misdemeanor or infraction under the Code's general penalty provisions, Municipal Code § 1.16.010, punishable by up to $1,000 and six months in jail for a misdemeanor, or escalating infraction fines of $100/$200/$500 for first, second, and later offenses within a year under § 1.16.040. Each day a violation continues is a separate offense under § 1.16.020.
Frequently Asked Questions
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