Hanford has no dedicated short-term rental noise ordinance. Guests at vacation rentals and STRs must comply with the citywide noise rules in Hanford Municipal Code Chapter 9.10 (Loud or Annoying Noises), which prohibits yelling, shouting, music, and other disturbances between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. in or near residential areas, and at any time when noise unreasonably disturbs persons of ordinary sensitivities. A police-enforced 'plainly audible' standard applies, and a violation is a misdemeanor punishable by up to a $1,000 fine and six months in the Kings County Jail.
The City of Hanford does not maintain a separate STR-specific noise standard. Instead, all rental occupants, hosts, and guests are subject to the general noise ordinance found in Hanford Municipal Code Title 9 (Public Peace, Morals and Welfare), Chapter 9.10, Loud or Annoying Noises. Chapter 9.10 prohibits yelling, shouting, hooting, whistling, singing, and similar conduct in or in proximity to any residential or noise-sensitive area or public place between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., as well as at any time or place when the noise unreasonably disturbs the quiet, comfort, or repose of reasonable persons of ordinary sensitivities. The chapter is enforced under a 'plainly audible' standard: a Hanford Police officer who can hear amplified music, voices, or other sound from approximately 50 feet away after 10:00 p.m. may issue a warning or citation. The ordinance does not set numeric decibel limits; rather, the test is whether the sound is plainly audible at a measured distance or unreasonably disturbs neighbors. STR hosts in Hanford are not required by city code to provide a 24/7 local contact, but Hanford Police non-emergency dispatch (559-585-2540) handles real-time noise complaints. Hanford does not have a registration-based STR enforcement program, so noise enforcement runs through the Police Department and, for chronic nuisance properties, through Code Enforcement under the Municipal Code's general public nuisance authority. Construction and other activity is also limited under separate Title 9 provisions; STR guests using power equipment outside daytime hours can trigger the same citations.
Violation of Chapter 9.10 is classified as a misdemeanor. Under the chapter, any person violating the chapter is subject to a maximum penalty of six months imprisonment in the Kings County Jail, a fine of up to $1,000, or both. Officers may also issue infraction citations for first or minor offenses at their discretion, and chronic nuisance noise from a rental property can be abated as a public nuisance through Code Enforcement.
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