Manteca, CA Noise Ordinances: Quiet Hours (2026)
Quiet hours in Manteca, 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 p.m.–8 a.m.
- Standard
- audible at property line
- Covers
- radios, TVs, rehearsals, loading
- Penalty
- misdemeanor
Summary
Manteca bars audible household noise, including radios, stereos and band rehearsals, between 10 p.m. and 8 a.m. if it carries to the property line, under its residential noise chapter.
The using, operating, or permitting to be played, used, or operated between the hours of ten p.m. and eight a.m. of any radio, musical instrument, stereo, television set, or instrument or device similar to those heretofore specifically mentioned for the production or reproduction of sound in volume sufficiently loud as to be plainly audible at the property line of the property from which the sound is emanating.
B. Placement of Stereo Speakers. The amplification of music or any other sound on private property, through speakers located either (1) outdoors, or (2) in one or more windows or doorways, when such speakers are directed towards and such music is plainly audible on an immediately adjacent public right-of-way.
C. Band or Orchestral Rehearsals. The conducting of or carrying on, or allowing the conducting or carrying on of band or orchestral concerts or rehearsals or practices between the hours of ten p.m. and eight a.m. sufficiently loud as to be plainly audible at the property line of the property from which the sound is emanating.
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Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4829770; v11 updated 2026-04-21).
Full Breakdown
Chapter 9.52's "specific prohibited noises" list runs from 10 p.m. to 8 a.m. for most everyday sources: § 9.52.040(A) bars radios, stereos, TVs and instruments played loud enough to be "plainly audible at the property line"; (C) bars band or orchestral rehearsals on the same schedule; (F) bars loading or unloading boxes, crates or garbage cans (except solid-waste collection); and (G) limits nonemergency signaling devices like bells and chimes to daytime hours. The general nuisance standard in § 9.52.030 backs up the specific list for anything not separately itemized.
Violations & Fines
A violation of Chapter 9.52 is a misdemeanor punishable under Chapter 1.12 of the Manteca Municipal Code, and repeated violations may also be abated as a public nuisance under § 9.52.100.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Are daytime parties exempt?
Sources & Official References
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