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Noise and construction hours in Arcadia

Arcadia's own rules on noise and construction hours, with the code text for every value.

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Each rule below links to the section of the Arcadia Municipal Code it was read from, with the code text one click away (checked October 2026). General information, not legal advice.

What Arcadia's code says

Arcadia code What Arcadia's code adds
Noise limit at homes
  • 55 dBA in the daytime, 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
    Applies: Amplified sound heard on another person's property in a residential zone.
    § 4610.3 · code text
    Residential Zone | 55 dBA | 50 dBA
  • 50 dBA at night, 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.
    Applies: Amplified sound heard on another person's property in a residential zone.
    § 4610.3 · code text
    Residential Zone | 55 dBA | 50 dBA
  • No more than 55 dBA.
    Applies: Air conditioners, pumps, fans or similar machines heard on residential property occupied by another person.
    § 4610.3 · code text
    It shall be unlawful for any person to produce or cause or allow to be produced sound or noise from air-conditioning equipment, pumps, fans or similar machinery which is received on residentially zoned property occupied by another person in excess of 55 dBA
  • No more than 60 dBA.
    Applies: Air conditioners, pumps or fans installed before December 1, 1970, heard on another person's residential property.
    § 4610.3 · code text
    if such machinery was installed prior to December 1, 1970, the noise level shall not be in excess of 60 dBA.

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Frequently asked questions

What are the noise rules and construction hours in Arcadia?

Arcadia's code: 55 dBA in the daytime, 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. (Amplified sound heard on another person's property in a residential zone.) (§ 4610.3); 50 dBA at night, 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. (Amplified sound heard on another person's property in a residential zone.) (§ 4610.3).

General information, not legal advice.

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