Quiet hours in Moorpark, CA — also called the noise ordinance, nighttime noise rules, or residential quiet time — define the hours during which excessive noise is prohibited.
Moorpark Municipal Code Chapter 17.53 prohibits noise disturbances across residential or commercial property lines between 10:00 PM and 7:00 AM daily. Radios, TVs, stereos, musical instruments, and similar devices are specifically restricted during these hours. Power tools and lawn equipment are also prohibited from 10 PM to 7 AM.
Under MMC Section 17.53.070(A), operating or playing any radio, television set, stereo or digital equipment, drum, musical instrument, or similar device that produces or reproduces sound between 10:00 PM and 7:00 AM in a manner that creates a noise disturbance across a residential or commercial property line is prohibited. Section 17.53.070(L) separately prohibits operating any mechanically powered saw, sander, drill, grinder, lawn or garden tool, or similar tool between 10:00 PM and 7:00 AM that creates a noise disturbance across a residential or commercial property line. Loading, unloading, and handling of boxes, crates, containers, building materials, or garbage cans is also prohibited during 10 PM to 7 AM hours per Section 17.53.070(E). The noise chapter was comprehensively updated by Ordinance 515 in 2023.
Violations of the noise ordinance are subject to enforcement by the Moorpark Code Compliance Division. Repeat violations may result in administrative citations with escalating fines. The city may also pursue abatement as a public nuisance. Contact the Ventura County Sheriff at (805) 532-2700 for after-hours noise complaints.
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