Long Beach, CA Short-Term Rentals: Noise Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Noise prohibition
- § 5.77.050(Q): cross-references Chapter 8.80
- Pool/spa/hot tub curfew
- 10:00 p.m.–7:00 a.m., § 5.77.050(G)
- Loud-party cross-reference
- Chapter 9.31 also applies, § 5.77.050(H)
- Emergency contact response time
- 1 hour, 24/7, § 5.77.030(B)(5)
- Fine per violation
- $1,000, § 5.77.090(G)
Summary
Long Beach Municipal Code § 5.77.050(Q) makes it unlawful for any STR host, operator, occupant, or guest to make loud, unnecessary or unusual noise that disturbs a neighborhood's peace or violates the citywide noise chapter, layered on top of the Chapter 9.31 loud-party ordinance.
Q.It is unlawful for any STR host, operator, occupant, renter, lessee, person present upon, or person having charge or possession of the STR premises, to make or continue to cause to be made or continued any loud, unnecessary or unusual noise which disturbs the peace and quiet of any neighborhood, or which causes discomfort or annoyance to any reasonable person of normal sensitivities residing in the area, or which violates any provision of Chapter 8.80 ("Noise") of this Code.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Municipal Code: Supplement 52 Update 1 | City Charter: Supplement 5).
Full Breakdown
Section 5.77.050(Q) is Chapter 5.77's own noise rule, written to reach everyone connected to a short-term rental: the host, operator, occupant, renter, lessee, or any person in charge of the premises. It is unlawful for any of them to make or continue any loud, unnecessary or unusual noise that disturbs the peace and quiet of the neighborhood, causes discomfort or annoyance to a reasonable person of normal sensitivities living in the area, or violates any provision of Chapter 8.80, the City's general Noise chapter. Section 5.77.050(H) separately requires all STR activities to comply with 'all provisions of the Municipal Code, including, but not limited to Chapter 9.31 (Loud Parties on Private Property)', meaning an STR guest hosting a loud party is independently exposed to the loud-party ordinance, not just the STR-specific rule.
Section 5.77.050(G) reinforces this for outdoor amenities: pools, spas and hot tubs cannot be used between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. at all, regardless of noise level. Because noise complaints are the most common STR nuisance issue, Section 5.77.030(B)(5) requires every registered STR to have a 24/7 emergency contact who must respond to a forwarded complaint within one hour and take remedial action, and repeated unresolved noise complaints can be treated as a public nuisance under Section 5.77.090(I), enforceable by injunction under Code of Civil Procedure Section 731.
Violations & Fines
A noise violation under 5.77.050(Q) is chargeable under Section 5.77.090(A)(3) as a violation of STR requirements and carries the flat $1,000 fine set in Section 5.77.090(G), issued as an immediate citation with no cure period per 5.77.090(B); three citations within eighteen months, including noise citations, count toward the threshold for non-renewal or revocation of the STR registration under 5.77.090(H).
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