Fullerton, CA Short-Term Rentals: Noise Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Quiet hours
- 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.
- Cross-referenced chapter
- FMC Chapter 15.90
- Disclosure duty
- Host must give guidelines to renters
- Non-compliance risk
- Permit revocation
- Contact requirement
- Local contact person while occupied
- Enforcing office
- Community and Economic Development Director
Summary
Fullerton's short-term rental ordinance sets fixed quiet hours from 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. under the noise standards in Chapter 15.90, and separately bars renters and guests from unreasonable noise or disorderly conduct at any hour. Hosts must pass these good neighbor guidelines to every renter before their stay.
(10) Good neighbor guidelines. Short-term rental owners or authorized agents shall be responsible for informing their renters of the good neighbor guidelines. These guidelines shall include, at a minimum, the following. ... (c) Quiet times shall be from 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. pursuant to the noise standards referenced in Chapter 15.90. (d) The renters and/or guests of the short-term rental shall not create unreasonable noise or disturbances, engage in disorderly conduct or violate provisions of this code or any state law pertaining to noise or disorderly conduct.
Full Breakdown
020(F)(10) requires every short-term rental host or authorized agent to inform renters of a set of good neighbor guidelines before their stay. 90. Guideline (d) goes further than a decibel limit: renters and guests may not create unreasonable noise or disturbances, engage in disorderly conduct, or violate any code or state law provision on noise or disorderly conduct, at any hour, not just during the quiet-hours window. The same subsection also requires renters to keep the property free of debris (subsection (a)), manage trash cans so they are not on the street more than 24 hours before pickup (subsection (b)), and park on-site in a garage, carport, or driveway where possible (subsection (e)).
020(F)(9), which make the owner or authorized agent responsible for ensuring the unit is used lawfully, keeping a local contact person available while the unit is occupied, and taking immediate action to abate any disturbance the city flags. 020(F)(9)(d), independent of any separate noise citation issued to the occupants themselves.
Violations & Fines
A short-term rental host who fails to respond to a city notice about a quiet-hours violation risks permit revocation under § 15.55.020(F)(9)(d), separate from any misdemeanor or administrative citation issued to noisy occupants under the general noise ordinance. Repeated good-neighbor guideline violations also expose the host to administrative fines under Chapter 6.01, since the Community and Economic Development Director enforces short-term rental conditions.
Frequently Asked Questions
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