Tehama County, CA Noise Ordinances: Quiet Hours (2026)
Quiet hours in Tehama County, 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 weekdays
- 10 p.m.-7 a.m.
- Quiet hours weekends
- 10:30 p.m.-8 a.m.
- Violation trigger
- Audible 500 ft or 3+ complaints
- Penalty
- Misdemeanor + nuisance abatement
- Applies to
- Unincorporated Tehama County only
Summary
Excessive or offensive noise that is audible 500 feet away or draws three or more neighbor complaints is barred in unincorporated Tehama County from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. weekdays and 10:30 p.m. to 8 a.m. weekends.
A. There shall be no noise as described in this subsection, except as allowed in Section 17.77.040, between the hours of ten p.m. and seven a.m. Monday through Friday or between the hours of ten thirty p.m. and eight a.m. Saturday and Sunday: 1. The sound level of the objectionable noise can be heard clear enough to repeat and/or recite at or beyond five hundred feet from the noise source's property line and/or fence;
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 23).
Full Breakdown
Tehama County Code Chapter 17.77 bars excessive, unnecessary, or offensive noise that disturbs a neighborhood's peace, and sets a nighttime standard: noise audible enough to repeat or recite at 500 feet from its source, or that draws complaints from three or more nearby residences within 24 hours, is prohibited between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. Monday through Friday, and between 10:30 p.m. and 8 a.m. on weekends. Exemptions cover emergency work, agricultural and timber operations, permitted construction hours, and public park or school activities. Violations are misdemeanors enforced by county code enforcement, environmental health, or the sheriff's office. This chapter governs only the unincorporated county. Red Bluff, Corning, and the City of Tehama enforce their own separate noise ordinances.
Violations & Fines
A first violation is a misdemeanor; the county can also declare the noise a public nuisance and summarily abate it, plus recover its enforcement costs from the violator under Tehama County Code § 17.77.100 and § 17.77.110.
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the quiet hours in unincorporated Tehama County?
Does the county noise ordinance apply inside Red Bluff or Corning?
Sources & Official References
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