Quiet hours in Redlands, CA — also called the noise ordinance, nighttime noise rules, or residential quiet time — define the hours during which excessive noise is prohibited.
The City of Redlands treats 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. as its nighttime quiet period under Municipal Code Chapter 8.06 (Community Noise Control). During those hours exterior noise limits tighten and many activities (radios, loudspeakers, stereos) are prohibited if they create a noise disturbance across a residential or commercial property line.
Redlands regulates noise through Title 8 (Health and Safety) of its Municipal Code, specifically Chapter 8.06, 'Community Noise Control,' published on the American Legal Publishing code library. The chapter uses 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. as its nighttime period throughout. During those hours the exterior noise standard in Section 8.06.070 drops to 50 dBA in single-family and multi-family residential districts (versus 60 dBA daytime), and to 60 dBA in commercial districts (versus 65 dBA daytime). Independent of decibel readings, Section 8.06.090 prohibits specific acts during the 10:00 p.m.-7:00 a.m. window when they create a 'noise disturbance' across a residential or commercial real property line, including operating radios, televisions, phonographs, drums, or musical instruments (8.06.090.A) and loudspeakers or stereo systems (8.06.090.B). The umbrella standard in Section 8.06.030 separately makes it unlawful to willfully or negligently make any loud, unnecessary or unusual noise that disturbs the peace and quiet of a neighborhood. This is the incorporated City's own framework; San Bernardino County's noise code applies only to unincorporated areas and does not control inside Redlands city limits. California has no statewide residential quiet-hours statute, so the City's 10:00 p.m.-7:00 a.m. standard is the operative rule for residents.
A noise disturbance across a property line during the 10:00 p.m.-7:00 a.m. window, or noise exceeding the nighttime exterior limits, can be cited by the City's Code Enforcement Division. Municipal code violations are generally enforced as nuisances/infractions or misdemeanors. Report concerns to Redlands Code Enforcement; after-hours disturbances are typically handled by the Redlands Police Department.
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