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.
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.
Section 9.210.060(D) of the Menifee Development Code (Municipal Code Title 9) sets general sound level standards in Table 9.210.060-1: between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. sound may not exceed 40 Leq (10-minute) interior or 45 Leq (10-minute) exterior on any other occupied property; between 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. the limits rise to 55 Leq interior and 65 Leq exterior. Measurements are taken with a calibrated ANSI-standard sound level meter anywhere within the affected property (Section 9.210.060(E)). Exemptions in subsection (B) cover government facilities, schools, agricultural operations on AG-zoned land, property maintenance between 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., 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. Separately, Chapter 11.07 (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.
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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