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Noise and construction hours in Huntington Beach

Huntington Beach'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 Huntington Beach Municipal Code it was read from, with the code text one click away (checked October 2026). General information, not legal advice.

What Huntington Beach's code says

Huntington Beach code What Huntington Beach's code adds
Leaf blowers and equipment
  • 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday.
    Applies: Leaf blowers in or within 100 feet of a residential zone.
    § 8.40.095 · code text
    Noise sources associated with the maintenance of real property provided said activities take place between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. Monday through Saturday or between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on Sunday or a Federal holiday.
  • 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Sundays and federal holidays.
    Applies: Leaf blowers in or within 100 feet of a residential zone.
    § 8.40.095 · code text
    Noise sources associated with the maintenance of real property provided said activities take place between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. Monday through Saturday or between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on Sunday or a Federal holiday.
  • No more than 15 minutes per hour, per day.
    Applies: Parcels under half an acre.
    § 8.40.095 · code text
    Leaf blowers shall not be operated for more than 15 minutes per hour, per day, on parcels less than one-half acre and no more than 30 minutes per hour on parcels greater than one-half acre up to one acre.
  • A leaf blower may run no more than 30 minutes per hour.
    Applies: Parcels over half an acre up to 1 acre, in or within 100 feet of a residential zone.
    § 8.40.095 · code text
    Leaf blowers shall not be operated for more than 15 minutes per hour, per day, on parcels less than one-half acre and no more than 30 minutes per hour on parcels greater than one-half acre up to one acre.
  • No more than 2 hours.
    Applies: Parcels of 1 acre or more.
    § 8.40.095 · code text
    Leaf blowers shall not be operated for more than two hours on parcels of one acre or more.
  • No more than 70 dBA.
    Applies: Measured 10 feet from the leaf blower.
    § 8.40.095 · code text
    The maximum decibel level of 70 dBA as measured 10 feet from the leaf blower shall not be exceeded.
Quiet hours
  • 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.
    Applies: Noise heard 50 feet or more away that lasts more than 5 minutes.
    § 8.40.112 · code text
    Make or allow to be made any noise which continues for more than a five-minute period between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. if such noise is audible for 50 feet or more from the source of the noise.
Noise limit at homes
  • 55 dBA average (Leq) and 75 dBA maximum (Lmax), 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    Applies: Measured at the property line of a low-density residential property.
    § 8.40.050 · code text
    Low-Density Residential | 55 | 75 | 7 a.m.–10 p.m.
  • 50 dBA average (Leq) and 70 dBA maximum (Lmax), 10 p.m. to 7 a.m.
    Applies: Measured at the property line of a low-density residential property.
    § 8.40.050 · code text
    Low-Density Residential | 50 | 70 | 10 p.m.–7 a.m.
  • 60 dBA average (Leq) and 80 dBA maximum (Lmax), 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    Applies: Measured at the property line of a medium- or high-density residential property.
    § 8.40.050 · code text
    Medium-, High-Density Residential, Hotels, Motels | 60 | 80 | 7 a.m.–10 p.m.
  • 50 dBA average (Leq) and 70 dBA maximum (Lmax), 10 p.m. to 7 a.m.
    Applies: Measured at the property line of a medium- or high-density residential property.
    § 8.40.050 · code text
    Medium-, High-Density Residential, Hotels, Motels | 50 | 70 | 10 p.m.–7 a.m.

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Frequently asked questions

What are the noise rules and construction hours in Huntington Beach?

Huntington Beach's code: 55 dBA average (Leq) and 75 dBA maximum (Lmax), 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. (Measured at the property line of a low-density residential property.) (§ 8.40.050); 50 dBA average (Leq) and 70 dBA maximum (Lmax), 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. (Measured at the property line of a low-density residential property.) (§ 8.40.050).

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