Noise from Specific Sources in California (2026)

A residential air conditioner or refrigeration unit installed in Alameda before the noise ordinance took effect may not…

Unincorporated Alameda County caps residential air conditioning and refrigeration equipment noise at 55 dB(A) for units…

Rooftop and ground-mounted compressors, air conditioners, and similar machinery on commercially zoned Bellflower…

Air conditioners, compressors, and pumps in Berkeley must be enclosed or muffled enough to avoid a noise disturbance…

In Buena Park, exterior air conditioning equipment cannot exceed a 60 dBA noise rating and must also meet the city's…

Camarillo prohibits air conditioners, fans, pumps and other mechanical equipment from creating noise that violates the…

Carson requires shock-mounting of motors, compressors and pumps in residential condominium buildings to block…

Air conditioners and refrigeration units in Chino count as 'fixed noise sources' under the city's noise ordinance and…

Chino Hills treats HVAC units as "mechanical equipment" under its Development Code, requiring a minimum three-foot…

Downey requires air conditioning, mechanical roof, and utility equipment to be designed and placed so it does not…

Dublin Municipal Code Section 8.36.060.C.3 requires air conditioning, pool and spa equipment sitting within a required…

Air conditioners, heat pumps, and other HVAC units are classified as a 'Non-Transportation Noise Source' under Section…

Rooftop air conditioners, refrigeration units, and other fixed mechanical equipment in El Monte must keep their noise…

Folsom caps air conditioning and refrigeration equipment noise at 55 dBA exterior if installed before the ordinance's…

Fremont restricts noisy motors, engines, and mechanical equipment near homes. Municipal Code Section 9.25.030(c) bars…

Fresno County caps noise from air conditioning and refrigeration equipment at 55 dBA for units installed before July 1…

Air conditioners and refrigeration units count as fixed noise sources under Fullerton's noise chapter, and FMC §…

Glendale requires permanent mechanical equipment including HVAC systems in new condominium developments to be…

Hawthorne's objective noise ordinance names noisy HVAC and pool equipment as an example of the ongoing, stationary…

Inglewood caps machinery and air-conditioning noise at five decibels above the ambient noise base level measured at the…

Irvine caps the noise from air conditioning, refrigeration, and heating equipment, plus pool and reservoir pumps…

Any air conditioner, heat pump, pool pump, or similar mechanical equipment near a Lakewood residential zone is declared…

Livermore Municipal Code Sec. 9.36.040 bans any noise-creating blower, power fan or internal combustion engine unless…

Long Beach sets fixed decibel ceilings for air-conditioning and refrigeration equipment measured at the neighboring…

Air conditioning, refrigeration, heating, and pool-pumping or filtering equipment may not raise noise at any…

Residential air conditioning and refrigeration equipment in unincorporated Los Angeles County may not exceed fixed…

Los Banos sets a stricter decibel cap for home air-conditioning and refrigeration equipment than its general noise…

In Manteca's Mixed-Use Downtown (DMU) and Mixed-Use (CMU) zones, HVAC and other mechanical equipment must be shielded…

Moorpark caps residential air-conditioning and air-handling noise under Table 3 to § 17.53.070(N): 60 dB(A) at the…

HVAC condensers and pool pumps in Moreno Valley must meet nighttime noise limits at the property line, with setback and…

Murrieta caps residential air conditioning and refrigeration equipment noise at 55 dBA on a neighbor's property line…

Newport Beach caps new residential HVAC equipment at 50 dBA under Municipal Code Section 10.26.045, or 55 dBA if paired…

Oakland caps the exterior noise from a residential air conditioner or refrigeration unit at 50 dBA under Planning Code…

In unincorporated Orange County, air conditioners and other equipment noise sources must stay within the county's Noise…

Placer County treats air conditioners and refrigeration equipment as a 'fixed sound source' under the county noise…

Redlands Municipal Code section 8.06.100 makes it unlawful to run residential air conditioning or air handling…

Air conditioners, ventilation fans, and other mechanical or plumbing equipment placed in a required setback cannot emit…

Rialto Municipal Code Sec. 18.61.160(G) bars mechanical and HVAC equipment from sitting at ground level along any…

Rohnert Park bars any pump, fan, air-conditioning unit, or piece of machinery from pushing property-line noise more…

Sacramento caps residential air conditioners, fans, pumps and compressors at 60 dBA measured one foot inside a…

Sacramento County Code § 6.68.120 caps noise from stationary air conditioners, fans, pumps, compressors and cooling…

Electrically operated compressors, fans, and similar HVAC-type devices in San Bernardino can only run during the city's…

Rooftop and ground-mounted air conditioners, heat pumps and ventilation equipment in unincorporated San Bernardino…

San Clemente requires HVAC units, pool pumps, spa equipment, and fountain motors to be enclosed or muffled so they do…

Unincorporated San Diego County caps air conditioner, heat pump, and other mechanical equipment noise under the…

San Francisco caps indoor noise from HVAC units and other fixed mechanical equipment at 45 dBA at night and 55 dBA by…

Rooftop and pad-mounted HVAC units on industrial parcels within 200 feet of a Residential District must be sited…

Air conditioning and refrigeration equipment in unincorporated San Luis Obispo County is held to a stricter exterior…

San Ramon Municipal Code section B6-97 requires commercial machinery, pumps, fans and air conditioning equipment to be…

Unincorporated Santa Clara County caps air-conditioning and air-handling equipment noise at 50 dBA on a neighbor's…

Santa Clarita Municipal Code Section 11.44.070 makes it a violation to run air conditioning units, fans, pumps, or…

Santa Cruz County caps the exterior noise from residential or commercial air-conditioning and mechanical units near…

Running an air conditioner, pump, fan, or other mechanical equipment loud enough to push noise at a neighbor's property…

Sonoma Municipal Code Section 9.56.020(D) singles out air conditioners as an example of 'constant noise,' the category…

South Gate requires air intake and exhaust systems, plus any other equipment generating noise, smoke, or odors, to sit…

Air conditioners, condensers, heat pumps, and other permanent mechanical equipment in Tracy fall under the city's noise…

Turlock requires motors, machinery, and pumps such as HVAC units and pool equipment installed after October 11, 1984 to…

Upland Municipal Code § 9.40.100(E) bars operating machinery, a pump, fan, compressor, or air conditioning apparatus in…

Air conditioners, condensers, and other mechanical equipment in Vacaville must be screened from view under Section…

Running machinery, a pump, fan or air-conditioning unit loud enough to exceed the applicable noise level limit is…

An air conditioner, pool pump, or other mechanical unit in unincorporated Yuba County can't push noise more than 5…

In Simi Valley's Mixed-Use Overlay District, SVMC Section 9-44.105(I)(2)(l) requires all roof-mounted equipment to be…

Westminster's noise ordinance classes air conditioners and refrigeration equipment as 'fixed noise sources' subject to…

Air conditioners, pool pumps and similar mechanical equipment are exempt from Davis's noise chapter under Municipal…

Fairfield Municipal Code § 25.1405(A) exempts air conditioning and similar residential equipment from the city's noise…

Riverside County's noise ordinance exempts heating and air conditioning equipment outright from the decibel limits and…

Central air conditioners and other residential HVAC equipment are exempt from Roseville's noise ordinance. Municipal…

Unincorporated San Benito County exempts air conditioning and refrigeration equipment tied to a lawful commercial or…

Bars, nightclubs, and other venues holding an Anaheim entertainment permit cannot play or reproduce music, or allow…

Buena Park's zoning code treats nightclubs and dancehalls as a defined use that must sit at least 200 feet from any…

Carlsbad caps bar and nightclub noise at 65.0 dBA Leq-1m measured at the property line between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00…

Chula Vista won't issue a conditional use permit for a bar, cocktail lounge, or nightclub if the Zoning Administrator…

Costa Mesa treats late-night alcohol sales and live entertainment within 200 feet of a residential zone as a…

Bars and nightclubs offering live or amplified entertainment in a Folsom-designated entertainment district need an…

Fresno bars and nightclubs must keep doors and windows closed after 10 p.m. to contain noise and self-monitor decibel…

Bars and nightclubs that sell alcohol in Hayward keep their deemed-approved status only if they avoid a list of…

Hemet bans nightclub and entertainment-venue noise that carries onto a public street or sidewalk, allowing only brief…

Bars and nightclubs offering live music, DJs or dancing in Huntington Beach need a Police Chief-issued entertainment…

Any Inglewood bar, nightclub, or dance hall approved through a Special Use Permit must insulate its live entertainment…

A bar, restaurant or nightclub in Norwalk needs an annual amusement and entertainment permit before playing live music…

Oakland bars and nightclubs that sell alcohol keep their Deemed Approved land-use status only if they avoid excessive…

Bars and nightclubs in Rancho Cucamonga must keep exterior noise at or below 65 dBA between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. and 70…

Riverside bars and nightclubs holding an entertainment permit must keep noise from being 'unreasonably loud or…

Bars, nightclubs, and other entertainment venues in Roseville need a city entertainment permit and must obey every…

Sacramento regulates bar, nightclub, and dance-club noise through its entertainment permit program, not just the…

San Marcos can force a licensed entertainment establishment such as a bar or nightclub to soundproof its premises after…

Santa Ana bars and nightclubs offering amplified music must hold an entertainment permit and keep music and noise…

A Temecula nightclub, bar or dance club operating under a Class III entertainment license within 500 feet of homes must…

Thousand Oaks prohibits nightclubs, dancing establishments, and live entertainment venues from letting noise from…

A bar, nightclub or other place of public entertainment in Alameda can run a loudspeaker or musical instrument above 95…

Bars and nightclubs in unincorporated Alameda County must keep exterior noise at or under the county's decibel table…

Bars and nightclubs offering live music, karaoke, DJs, or comedy in Alhambra must keep it indoors with doors and…

BMC 13.40.115 lets a bar, club, or other entertainment establishment run up to 5 decibels louder than the zone's…

El Monte bars, lounges and nightclubs using loudspeakers or PA systems for DJs or live music violate EMMC 8.36.050(D)…

Elk Grove caps sound inside bars, nightclubs, and other places of public entertainment at 95 dBA. EGMC Section…

Fairfield's 'places of public entertainment' clause in § 25.1404 bars operating a radio, television, phonograph, drum…

Fremont caps nightclub and bar noise under its places-of-entertainment license law. Outside the downtown district…

Fullerton caps commercial noise from bars, nightclubs and outdoor entertainment in the C-3 and G-C zones under FMC §…

Glendale caps amplified sound in bars, nightclubs and other places of public entertainment at 95 dbA measured where…

Hanford bans unreasonably loud, raucous noise from bars, nightclubs, and other commercial premises between 10 p.m. and…

Hawthorne bans live entertainment between 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. in any licensed establishment serving alcohol under…

Long Beach caps sound in bars, nightclubs and other places of public entertainment on a sliding duration/decibel scale…

Any permit-required place of public amusement that uses sound amplification must soundproof its premises if the Board…

When noise from a licensed dance hall or entertainment establishment disturbs nearby residents, the Business License…

Manteca caps amplified sound from loudspeakers, musical instruments, or other sources in any place of public…

Moorpark requires bars, nightclubs, and other places of public entertainment to post a hearing-impairment warning sign…

Murrieta caps amplified sound inside bars, nightclubs and other places of public entertainment at 95 dBA measured on…

Amplified music and sound equipment at Oceanside bars and nightclubs fall under Section 38.17(b) of the Noise Control…

Petaluma's Alcohol-Related Nuisance Ordinance, Chapter 10.68 of the Municipal Code, lists "escalated noise levels"…

Redlands City Code section 8.06.090(M) caps loudspeaker, musical instrument or other sound in any place of public…

Redondo Beach caps sound inside any place of public entertainment at 90 dBA where customers stand, unless the venue…

Bars and venues in unincorporated Riverside County must silence sound-amplifying equipment and live music by 10 p.m…

San Bernardino County Code § 24.0706(b) bars sound amplifying equipment or live music from being plainly audible inside…

San Diego bars and nightclubs holding a 2 a.m.-6 a.m. after-hours entertainment permit must observe every…

In unincorporated San Diego County, bars and nightclubs must keep sound under the commercial-zone limit of 55-60 dBA…

San Jose nightclubs holding a public entertainment permit must keep noise from carrying beyond the premises to a level…

Nightclubs, bars, and establishments with amplified music must locate all customer entrances and exits on commercial…

Simi Valley treats loud amplified sound and live music near homes as a public nuisance. Venues near residential…

Turlock bars, nightclubs, and other places of public entertainment can't exceed 95 dBA measured inside at customer…

Vacaville has no nightlife-specific noise code; bars, nightclubs and lounges are folded into the citywide performance…

Bars, restaurants and clubs operating under a Chapter 5.24 entertainment permit get a carve-out from Vista's general…

Los Banos does not cap how loud a bar or nightclub can play music, but it requires a posted warning once indoor sound…

A motor vehicle burglar alarm, or an exterior burglar or fire alarm, that keeps sounding in Alameda past fifteen…

Unincorporated Alameda County requires any motor-vehicle burglar alarm to shut off within 15 minutes of activation…

Alhambra Municipal Code Chapter 9.75 makes it unlawful for a motor vehicle alarm to sound for more than five minutes…

A motor vehicle burglar alarm sounding in Berkeley must shut off within 15 minutes of any single security violation or…

Chino exempts vehicle and building alarms from its noise chapter only if the alarm shuts off within thirty minutes of…

El Cajon regulates vehicle alarms the same as building alarms under its citywide alarm ordinance. Chapter 5.84 defines…

Every audible alarm in Escondido, building or vehicle, must be able to shut itself off within 15 minutes of triggering…

Hanford caps motor vehicle burglar alarms at 15 minutes of continuous sounding, and treats more than two false alarm…

Imperial County requires audible burglar alarms on buildings and vehicles to shut off automatically within 20 minutes…

Long Beach caps any motor vehicle alarm at 15 minutes of continuous or intermittent sound under Municipal Code §…

Vehicle theft alarm systems must automatically and completely silence within 5 minutes of the first audible sound…

Unincorporated Los Angeles County requires any sounding motor-vehicle burglar alarm to shut off within 15 minutes of…

Unincorporated Madera County requires every motor vehicle burglar alarm to auto-shutoff within fifteen minutes, and…

Manteca requires motor vehicle alarms to silence within five minutes and bars sounding one more than three times in 24…

Vehicle burglar alarms in Moorpark must silence themselves within 15 minutes of triggering, part of the city's broader…

Murrieta requires a sounding motor vehicle burglar alarm to be terminated within 15 minutes, and police can enter…

Oakland gives car alarms a hard fifteen-minute limit. Municipal Code § 8.18.010(C)(7) makes it an…

Oceanside treats a car alarm or horn that sounds for an unreasonable stretch as a specific noise violation under…

In the City of Pacifica, an audible car alarm is exempt from the City's alarm-permit chapter, but it must still meet…

Perris requires audible burglar alarms on structures and motor vehicles to auto-terminate within 20 minutes, and lets…

Rancho Cucamonga requires any vehicle or building alarm or bell to stop sounding within 30 minutes of activation under…

Redlands City Code section 8.06.090(J)(3) makes it unlawful to sound or permit the sounding of an exterior burglar or…

Rialto Municipal Code 9.50.030(A)(5) makes it unlawful to sound or permit the sounding of a motor vehicle burglar…

Salinas requires any exterior burglar, fire, or motor vehicle alarm to be terminated within thirty minutes of…

A motor vehicle burglar alarm sounding in San Bernardino must shut off within 15 minutes of going off. Letting it run…

San Clemente treats a car alarm, horn, or other vehicle signaling device sounded for an unreasonable period or at an…

San Diego caps how long a burglar alarm, including a car alarm, can blare. SDMC § 59.5.0503 bans any audible alarm that…

Unincorporated San Diego County requires car alarms to have a working automatic cutoff that silences the alarm within…

In unincorporated Santa Clara County, a motor vehicle burglar alarm that doesn't shut off within 15 minutes of…

Car alarms may not sound for more than fifteen minutes in Santa Monica; police may enter the vehicle to disconnect an…

Stanislaus County requires any vehicle burglar alarm to shut itself off within fifteen minutes of activation. If it…

Stockton limits how long a car or burglar alarm can legally sound. Municipal Code § 8.20.030(B)(1)(b) excuses alarm…

Turlock's noise ordinance makes it unlawful for a motor vehicle burglar alarm to keep sounding more than fifteen…

Union City bars using a vehicle horn or car alarm when the vehicle is parked unless there is an actual, imminent threat…

Vallejo Municipal Code Chapter 7.82 makes it unlawful for a motor vehicle alarm to sound for more than ten minutes, or…

El Monte's Alarm Systems ordinance expressly excludes vehicle alarms from its permit and false-alarm-fee system: EMMC…

Elk Grove treats persistent alarm noise, including car alarms, as a public nuisance under its noise code. EGMC Section…

Glendale doesn't set a duration limit for car alarms the way it does for burglar and fire alarms. Municipal Code §…

Hayward's noise ordinance exempts alarms and warning devices, the category covering car alarms, from the city's general…

Marin County Code § 6.70.030(1) makes it unlawful to sound a car horn or other vehicle signaling device except as a…

Ontario exempts vehicle and building alarms from its general noise standards only if the alarm shuts itself off within…

Car alarms in Palm Springs are exempt from the city's Security Alarm Systems chapter unless wired into a central…

House and car alarms are exempt from Roseville's noise limits under Municipal Code Section 9.24.030(C), so a triggered…

Downey's burglar and robbery alarm ordinance, which requires a City permit, business registration and false-alarm fees…

Eastvale exempts car alarms, house alarms, and other safety warning devices entirely from the city's noise-level…

Fairfield Municipal Code § 25.1405(C) exempts safety, warning, and alarm devices, including house and car alarms, from…

Fresno's Public Safety Alarm System Ordinance regulates burglary, robbery, fire, and medical alarm systems in…

Car alarms are exempt from Placer County's noise ordinance. Code Section 9.36.030(A)(3) excuses house and car alarms…

Riverside County's noise ordinance exempts safety, warning and alarm devices, including house and car alarms, from…

Sunnyvale's Alarm Systems chapter, which otherwise requires a permit and charges false-alarm fees, expressly excludes…

Temecula Municipal Code Section 9.20.030(J) exempts house and car alarms from every rule in the citywide noise chapter…

Inglewood's tailgating ordinance bans generators over 600 watts from every licensed routine tailgate site near SoFi…

For vessels holding a limited commercial moorage permit in Oxnard's inland waterway, running a generator or auxiliary…

Inside a Solano County park, running a generator or other noise-making device without a written parks division permit…

Alhambra caps noise from backup generators installed at telecommunication facilities: cell towers, equipment cabinets…

A standby or portable generator installed outdoors in Chino Hills is governed as an accessory feature under CHMC §…

Chula Vista requires a muffled generator, blower or power fan under CVMC 17.24.040(C)(7): running one without a device…

Davis bans generator use during quiet hours at Safe Parking Program host sites, the permitted vehicle-shelter locations…

Portable and stationary emergency generators in Fairfield may run only for outages, declared emergencies, or…

Fremont bans generator use during quiet hours at permitted safe parking host sites. Municipal Code Sec…

Fresno's Noise Ordinance names generators, motors and compressors as regulated machinery under Municipal Code Section…

Fullerton's recreational vehicle chapter bars running a power generator or other noise-generating equipment within or…

Hanford only exempts generator noise from its noise ordinance when the generator serves a medical purpose or is running…

Livermore Municipal Code Section 9.36.040 bans any noise-creating internal combustion engine, including a portable…

Long Beach requires any motor, machinery or pump, including portable generators, to be sufficiently enclosed or muffled…

Los Angeles bars running a generator or other machinery between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. within a residential zone or within…

During power outages, stationary emergency generators in Manteca are exempt from the city's normal noise table but…

Marin County Code § 6.70.030(5)(b) limits loud noise-generating construction equipment, including backhoes, generators…

Mendocino County bars indoor and mixed-light cannabis grows from running on generator power as a primary energy source…

Merced County restricts when backup generators at wireless telecommunication facility sites can run and be tested…

Monterey City Code § 38-111(A)(5)(a) exempts noise from emergency generators and standby machinery from the zoning…

County parks in Monterey County restrict generator use rather than banning it outright: Monterey County Code §…

Any mobile or stationary internal combustion engine, including portable generators, must run with working exhaust and…

Running a generator or motor in Norwalk that makes sudden, loud or unusual noise is unlawful under Section 9.04.150(H)…

In unincorporated Orange County, portable and standby generators are classified as fixed noise sources under Division 6…

In the City of Pacifica, running a noise-creating generator, power fan, or internal combustion engine without a muffler…

In unincorporated Riverside County, a generator can't be audible inside a neighbor's home between 10 p.m. and 8 a.m…

The county's only generator-specific noise rule covers backup generators at wireless telecom facilities in…

Standby and portable generators in unincorporated San Bernardino County must meet Title 8 limits (45 dBA night…

San Clemente treats a generator as a fixed noise source under Chapter 8.48, meaning it must stay within the same…

In unincorporated San Diego County, testing an emergency generator is exempt from the noise ordinance only between 7…

San Jose lets the planning director approve a generator already covered by a development permit through an…

San Leandro bans the sustained overnight use of any gasoline- or electric-powered generator, motor or engine between 9…

San Rafael caps portable and stationary backup generators at 69 dBA measured at seven meters under SRMC §8.13.020, and…

San Ramon requires a permit to run an internal combustion engine, including a portable generator, in a way that causes…

Santa Clara's fixed-source noise chapter, SCCC 9.10, exempts a generator's noise from its decibel limits only while the…

Simi Valley Municipal Code Section 5-16.02(d) bars running a portable generator, motor or engine outdoors between 11…

In Stanislaus County parks and campgrounds, Section 18.04.250 sets quiet hours from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m., during which…

In unincorporated Tehama County, California, generator noise falls under the general quiet-hours standard, no exemption…

Union City bars any machine, including a generator, from causing a 'noise disturbance,' and caps added sound on…

Vacaville's only code-specific generator noise rule applies to telecommunication facilities: backup generators at cell…

Outdoor generators near environmentally sensitive habitat must be sited as far as practicable from ESHA receptors or…

Westminster's noise ordinance names generators as a 'fixed noise source' alongside compressors, pumps and industrial…

Folsom exempts generators and other mechanical equipment from its noise limits only while they are connected with…

Hayward exempts generator noise from its regular decibel limits when the generator is needed for medical purposes or…

The City of Sonoma lets backup emergency generators run louder than the general noise limits during an outage or…

Camarillo exempts standby generators from the city's noise ordinance entirely when they're running during a power…

Alameda bars loading, unloading, opening or handling boxes, crates, containers, building materials or garbage cans…

Unincorporated Alameda County bars loading and unloading of crates, containers, or trash cans between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m…

Anaheim requires delivery trucks serving convenience stores and commercial centers next to residential zones to shut…

Bakersfield lets refrigerator trucks run their cooling units in commercial or manufacturing zones around the clock, but…

Berkeley bars loud loading and unloading between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. if the racket crosses a residential property line…

Butte County bars solid-waste collection vehicles from operating within 500 feet of residentially zoned land before…

Collection trucks working in Chino Hills cannot exceed 75 decibels measured 25 feet away and 5 feet off the ground…

Deliveries to Compton's commercial zones can't create noise audible more than 50 feet away between 11:00 p.m. and 6:00…

Vehicular deliveries or pickups to commercial establishments via a private road or alley next to residential land are…

El Monte bans loud loading and unloading in residential zones between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. under EMMC 8.36.050(E)…

Elk Grove bans loading and unloading noise between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. EGMC Section 6.32.140(B) makes it a…

Fairfield Municipal Code § 25.1404 bars loading, unloading, or delivering goods by large trucks or tractor-trailers…

Fresno County bars residential waste and garbage collection with truck-mounted loading or compacting equipment before 6…

Fullerton restricts when trucks can deliver to or load from businesses near homes. FMC § 15.90.050(C)(2) limits…

Garden Grove bars loading and unloading vehicles, dollies, carts, or forklifts near residential property between 10…

Glendale bans nighttime loading and unloading noise, from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m., that disturbs a reasonable person nearby…

Hanford bans unreasonably loud, raucous, or excessive noise from loading and unloading trucks at any business or…

Irvine caps delivery- and pickup-truck activity at commercial properties that share a lot line with a residential…

Long Beach bans loud loading and unloading of boxes, crates, containers and similar cargo between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m…

Los Angeles bans loading or unloading vehicles, or running dollies, carts, and forklifts, with impulsive or raucous…

Manteca bars loud loading and unloading of boxes, containers, or materials on private property between 10 p.m. and 7…

Loading, unloading, or handling boxes, crates, containers, or garbage cans between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. is banned in…

Murrieta bans noisy loading and unloading of boxes, crates, containers, building materials or garbage cans between 10…

Oakland bars noisy loading and unloading overnight. Municipal Code § 8.18.010(C)(8) makes it excessive and annoying…

In the City of Pacifica, loud noise from loading or unloading a vehicle, or from opening and breaking down boxes and…

Palm Springs limits how long a heavy delivery truck can idle near homes at night. Municipal Code Section 11.74.043(d)…

Rancho Cordova caps noise from truck-mounted garbage and waste-loading equipment at 75 to 80 dBA measured 50 feet away…

Rancho Cucamonga bans loading, unloading, opening, closing or otherwise handling boxes, crates, containers, building…

Rialto's design guidelines require loading docks and truck maneuvering areas near residential uses to be screened by a…

Excessive truck motor noise, including unnecessary backfiring and motor racing, is a specifically banned noise in…

Salinas bans loading, unloading, opening, closing, or otherwise handling boxes, crates, containers, or building…

Loading or unloading trucks with excessive noise is flatly prohibited citywide under San Bernardino's Noise Control…

San Clemente bars loud loading, unloading, and container-opening noise, plus retail-center maintenance noise like…

Unincorporated Santa Clara County bans loud loading, unloading, and container handling near homes between 10 p.m. and 7…

The City of Sonoma limits commercial-vehicle idling near homes under Sonoma Municipal Code Section 9.56.080(A): a…

Sunnyvale bans nighttime deliveries, 10 p.m. to 7 a.m., to any commercial or industrial establishment whose loading…

Tracy specifically regulates delivery-related noise between businesses and nearby homes. Municipal Code 4.12.820(i)…

In the City of Ventura, a delivery truck or other vehicle over 6,000 pounds GVWR cannot idle for more than five minutes…

Delivery trucks moving on public roadways are exempt from Victorville's noise code under Municipal Code Section…

Livermore Municipal Code Sec. 9.36.060 makes it unlawful to create loud or excessive noise while loading or unloading a…

Upland Municipal Code § 9.40.100(L) bans creating loud and excessive noise while loading or unloading a vehicle, or…

Unincorporated Alameda County bans stereo, TV and instrument sound plainly audible at 50 feet at any hour, and defines…

Vista Municipal Code § 8.32.010(B) makes it a prima facie noise violation to run a sound amplifier connected to a…

Chula Vista treats felt vibration, not just decibels, as proof of an unlawful noise. Under CVMC 17.24.040(D)(2), any…

Davis's general noise ordinance bans any noise that unreasonably disturbs a neighborhood's peace and quiet, and §…

El Monte regulates loud stereos, subwoofers, and musical instruments as a 'radio... or other machine or device for…

In unincorporated Glenn County, a car stereo or vehicle sound system audible from 10 feet away on a county roadway is…

Hayward lets code officers cite a bass-heavy stereo or subwoofer even without a decibel reading. Section 4-1.03.2…

Unincorporated Madera County bans operating any device that produces vibration above the 'vibration perception…

Norwalk measures every noise complaint, bass included, against the octave-band protocol in Municipal Code Section…

Roseville's noise code singles out low-frequency bass for its own measurement standard inside the amplified-sound…

In unincorporated San Benito County, repetitive bass sounds count as "plainly audible" under the noise code, so audio…

In unincorporated San Bernardino County, a car stereo or speaker's rhythmic bass alone is enough to prove a…

San Clemente's noise code specifically accounts for low-frequency bass by requiring investigators to use C-weighted…

San Diego treats bass you can feel as its own violation. Under SDMC § 59.5.0502(b)(2)(B), a sound amplifier that makes…

In unincorporated San Diego County, car stereos and portable speakers face a bass-specific test: if the rhythmic bass…

Santa Cruz County has no separate decibel limit for bass frequencies: instead, SCCC § 8.30.010(C)(2) lists 'pitch…

South Gate caps how far a radio, car stereo, or other entertainment device's noise can carry: audible past 225 feet, or…

In unincorporated Tehama County, California, loud bass or music with tonal, informational, or musical/lyrical content…

In areas that mix commercial and residential uses, Fullerton judges speaker and sound-system noise, the kind carried by…