Palm Springs, CA Short-Term Rentals: Noise Rules (2026)

070(g) overrides the city's general noise ordinance for vacation rentals: any radio, musical instrument, phonograph, loudspeaker, sound amplifier or similar device must be operated entirely within a fully enclosed unit and may not be audible at the property line, a stricter standard than the decibel-based limits that apply to other residential noise sources. Subsection (f) separately requires the owner to use reasonably prudent management practices to prevent occupants from creating unreasonable noise disturbances or disorderly conduct. Every vacation rental contract must post this restriction: subsection (o)(4) requires owners to notify each occupant, in writing or posted in the unit, that sound devices may only run inside the enclosed unit and can't be heard at the lot line.

During a rental term the owner, agent, or designated local contact must be reachable 24 hours a day and, once contacted by the enforcement official, must respond by phone within 15 minutes of a hotline complaint and appear in person within 30 minutes for any additional complaint about the unit's condition, operation or occupant conduct under subsection (e). If the enforcement official flags a noise or disorderly-conduct problem, the owner or agent must respond in a timely, appropriate manner, defined as in-person contact within 30 minutes, and evict the responsible guests if the enforcement official requests it under subsections (i) and (j).