Sutter County, CA Short-Term Rentals: Noise Rules (2026)

County Code Chapter 150 (Hotel/Motel Surcharge) addresses only taxation and contains no quiet-hours or decibel standard, and the Zoning Code does not define short-term rentals, so there is no STR-tailored noise provision in unincorporated Sutter County. Noise complaints at a rental property are therefore handled the same way as at any other residence: through the county's general nuisance and code-enforcement provisions and through California Penal Code Section 415, which makes maliciously and willfully disturbing another person by loud and unreasonable noise an offense enforced by the Sutter County Sheriff's Office. Because there is no STR ordinance, the county does not impose rental-specific quiet hours (for example, a 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. limit), nor does it require operators to post a noise notice or designate a 24-hour responsive contact, as some STR ordinances do. Persistent loud parties or amplified-sound nuisances can be addressed as a public nuisance subject to abatement, and the property owner remains responsible as the registered surcharge operator for conditions at the property.