Menifee, CA Noise Ordinances: Quiet Hours (2026)
Quiet hours in Menifee, 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.
- Night limit (residential exterior)
- 45 dBA Leq, 10-minute
- Day limit (residential exterior)
- 65 dBA Leq, 10-minute
- Interior limits
- 40 dBA night / 55 dBA day
- Party enforcement
- Chapter 11.07 unruly or loud conduct (Ord. 2024-395)
Summary
Menifee Development Code Section 9.210.060 caps stationary-source noise at 45 dBA Leq exterior (40 dBA interior) from 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m., and 65 dBA exterior (55 dBA interior) from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., measured anywhere on the affected property.
General Sound Level Standards. No person shall create any sound, or allow the creation of any sound, on any property that causes the exterior and interior sound level on any other occupied property to exceed the sound level standards set forth in Table 9.210.060-1, Stationary Source Noise Standards. Table 9.210.060-1 Stationary Source Noise Standards: 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. -- Interior Standards 40 Leq (10-minute), Exterior Standards 45 Leq (10-minute); 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. -- Interior Standards 55 Leq (10-minute), Exterior Standards 65 Leq (10-minute).
Full Breakdown
the limits rise to 55 Leq interior and 65 Leq exterior. 060(E)). , factory-equipped motor vehicles, HVAC equipment in proper repair, alarms, and interior noise at bars and restaurants holding a conditional use permit for alcohol and live entertainment. 07 (Ordinance 2024-395, adopted August 7, 2024) makes it unlawful and a public nuisance to engage in unruly or loud conduct, including disturbances of the peace from loud noise associated with a party, gathering, or event, and holds hosts responsible.
Violations & Fines
Noise violations may be prosecuted as misdemeanors under Chapter 1.01 of the Menifee Municipal Code or cited administratively under Chapter 1.03. Unruly or loud conduct under Chapter 11.07 is both a misdemeanor and a public nuisance the City may abate; party hosts, including parents of juvenile hosts, can be held responsible. Refusing to cooperate with an officer enforcing the noise chapter, including refusing to shut off a sound source for measurement, is itself a violation (Section 9.210.060(G)).
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