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

Sacramento does not write a separate noise curfew into Chapter 5.114 itself; instead it uses the existing citywide Noise Control chapter, Chapter 8.68, as the enforcement backbone for short-term rental party and nuisance complaints. Section 5.114.120 lists the grounds on which the city manager may deny a short-term rental permit application, and subsection E covers repeat violations: 'The property owner or occupants of the dwelling have more than once been found to be in violation of any applicable law, including, but not limited to, Chapters 8.08 (Social Nuisance Code) and 8.68 (Noise Control).' That means a single confirmed noise complaint under Chapter 8.68 is not by itself grounds for denial, the standard requires the violation to have occurred more than once, but a documented pattern is.

The same ground doubles as a revocation trigger: § 5.114.300(A)(1) lets the city manager suspend, revoke, or condition an existing permit for any circumstance listed in § 5.114.120, including repeat noise violations, and § 5.114.300(B)(1) authorizes the city manager to impose a condition requiring the permittee to remain at the dwelling during certain hours while guests are present, a direct response to noise and party complaints at rentals where the host is absent. A guest or neighbor who calls in a noise complaint under Chapter 8.68 is therefore building the record the city manager relies on when a Chapter 5.114 permit later comes up for renewal, conditioning, or revocation.