Long Beach, CA Noise Ordinances: Quiet Hours (2026)
Quiet hours in Long 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., 7:00 a.m.
- Covered devices
- Radios, TVs, instruments (§ 8.80.200(A))
- General standard
- Any loud/unusual noise, § 8.80.130
- Other curfewed acts
- Loudspeakers, power tools, box handling
- Enforcing officer
- Noise Control Officer
Summary
Long Beach imposes a 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. residential noise curfew on radios, TVs, musical instruments and similar devices under LBMC § 8.80.200(A), backed by a general anti-disturbance rule in § 8.80.130 that applies around the clock.
8.80.200 - Noise disturbances—Acts specified. A. Radios, television sets, musical instruments and similar devices. Operating, playing or permitting the operation or playing of any radio, television set, phonograph, drum, musical instrument, or similar device which produces or reproduces sound: 1. Between the hours of ten p.m. and seven a.m. the following day in such a manner as to create a noise disturbance across a residential or commercial real property line or at any time to violate the provisions of Sections 8.80.150 or 8.80.170 except for activities for which a variance has been issued by the noise control office, 2. In such a manner as to exceed the levels set forth in Table A in Section 8.80.160, measured at a distance of at least fifty feet (50') ... from such device operating on a public right-of-way or public space.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Municipal Code: Supplement 52 Update 1 | City Charter: Supplement 5).
Full Breakdown
160 at any time, or from such a device operating on public right-of-way measured 50 feet away. a loud, unnecessary or unusual noise which disturbs the peace and quiet of any neighborhood or which causes any discomfort or annoyance to any reasonable person of normal sensitiveness," weighing factors like the noise's sound level against ambient conditions, proximity to residential sleeping facilities, the time of day or night, duration, and whether the source is commercial or noncommercial. 200(M)(1)). 140 measurement procedure, and a variance from the noise control office can except certain activities from the curfew.
Violations & Fines
Violating the 10 p.m.: 7 a.m. curfew under § 8.80.200 or the general disturbing-noise standard in § 8.80.130 is enforceable as a Chapter 8.80 infraction or misdemeanor, and can be pursued as an administrative citation under Chapter 9.65, with escalating Council-set fines for repeat violations of the same section within a year.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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