Quiet hours in Butte County, CA — also called the noise ordinance, nighttime noise rules, or residential quiet time — define the hours during which excessive noise is prohibited.
Butte County Code Chapter 41A (Noise Control) prohibits excessive, unnecessary or offensive noise that disturbs the peace and quiet of any neighborhood in the unincorporated county. Article II contains exterior and interior noise standards plus a general nuisance provision.
Section 41A-5 (general noise regulations) makes it unlawful for any person to willfully make, continue, or cause to be made any excessive, unnecessary or offensive noise that disturbs the peace and quiet of any neighborhood or causes discomfort or annoyance to a reasonable person of normal sensitivity. Section 41A-7 sets exterior noise standards and Section 41A-8 sets interior noise standards; both are typically tiered by zone with stricter nighttime thresholds (commonly 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. in California county codes). Chapter 41A applies only in unincorporated Butte County — the cities of Chico, Oroville, Paradise, Gridley and Biggs each enforce their own municipal noise ordinances.
Chapter 41A is enforced by Butte County Code Enforcement (530-552-3702) and the Sheriff's Office. Violations are typically prosecuted as infractions or misdemeanors, with each day of continued violation a separate offense.
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