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

Redlands does not have a short-term-rental noise ordinance, but a short-term rental and its guests are bound by the same Community Noise Control rules as any household, found in Municipal Code Chapter 8.06. The chapter treats 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. as the nighttime period. During those hours the exterior noise limit in residential districts drops to 50 dBA (versus 60 dBA daytime) under Section 8.06.070, measured at the receiving property. Independent of decibel readings, Section 8.06.090 prohibits specific acts during the 10:00 p.m.-7:00 a.m. window when they create a 'noise disturbance' across a residential or commercial property line - including operating radios, televisions, phonographs, drums or musical instruments (8.06.090.A) and loudspeakers or stereo systems (8.06.090.B). The umbrella standard in Section 8.06.030 separately makes it unlawful to willfully or negligently make any loud, unnecessary or unusual noise that disturbs the peace and quiet of a neighborhood, weighing factors like the tonal and musical content of the sound. These provisions are the practical tool for neighbors affected by a noisy vacation rental: a loud party, amplified music or barking dogs at an STR can be cited under Chapter 8.06 just as at any residence, with the Police Department typically responding to after-hours disturbances and Code Enforcement to ongoing problems. Because the City lacks an STR ordinance, there is no STR-specific 'good neighbor' noise condition, 24-hour complaint hotline requirement, or automatic permit revocation for noise; enforcement runs through the general noise code and nuisance abatement. This is the incorporated City's own framework; San Bernardino County's noise rules apply only in unincorporated areas.