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Noise and construction hours in Murrieta

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

What Murrieta's code says

Murrieta code What Murrieta's code adds
Noise limit at homes
  • No more than 40 dB.
    Applies: Inside a neighboring unit of a multifamily building, 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m., for more than 5 minutes in any hour.
    § 16.30.100 · code text
    | All | Multi-family Residential | 10:00 p.m.—7:00 a.m. 7:00 a.m.—10:00 p.m. | 40 45 |
  • No more than 45 dB.
    Applies: Inside a neighboring unit of a multifamily building, 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., for more than 5 minutes in any hour.
    § 16.30.100 · code text
    | All | Multi-family Residential | 10:00 p.m.—7:00 a.m. 7:00 a.m.—10:00 p.m. | 40 45 |
  • No more than 45 dB.
    Applies: Measured on the receiving residential property, 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m., for over 30 minutes an hour; shorter periods allow more.
    § 16.30.090 · code text
    | II | Residential properties Residential properties within five hundred (500) feet of a kennel(s) | 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. (nighttime) 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. (daytime) 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. | 45 50 70 |
  • No more than 50 dB.
    Applies: Measured on the receiving residential property, 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., for over 30 minutes an hour; shorter periods allow more.
    § 16.30.090 · code text
    | II | Residential properties Residential properties within five hundred (500) feet of a kennel(s) | 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. (nighttime) 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. (daytime) 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. | 45 50 70 |

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Frequently asked questions

What are the noise rules and construction hours in Murrieta?

Murrieta's code: No more than 40 dB. (Inside a neighboring unit of a multifamily building, 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m., for more than 5 minutes in any hour.) (§ 16.30.100); No more than 45 dB. (Inside a neighboring unit of a multifamily building, 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., for more than 5 minutes in any hour.) (§ 16.30.100).

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