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Noise and construction hours in Twentynine Palms

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

What Twentynine Palms's code says

Twentynine Palms code What Twentynine Palms's code adds
Quiet hours
  • 10 p.m. to 7 a.m.
    Applies: No radio, TV, sound system, drum, instrument or similar device disturbing across a home or business property line.
    § 19.80.090 · code text
    Between the hours of 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. in such a manner as to create a noise disturbance across a residential or commercial real property line
  • 10 p.m. to 7 a.m.
    Applies: No loudspeaker or similar device disturbing across a residential property line.
    § 19.80.090 · code text
    Using or operating for any purpose any loudspeaker system or similar device between the hours of 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. such that the sound therefrom creates a noise disturbance across a residential real property line
Noise limit at homes
  • 45 dBA CNEL indoors.
    Applies: Residential districts RL, RS, RM, R-HD and OSR; not exceeded for more than 30 minutes in any hour.
    § 19.80.070 · code text
    Residential Districts (RL, RS, RM, R-HD, OSR) | 45 dBA 1 | 65dBA 2,3
  • 65 dBA CNEL outdoors.
    Applies: Single-family homes, in the private yard, usually the rear yard; not exceeded for more than 30 minutes in any hour.
    § 19.80.070 · code text
    Residential Districts (RL, RS, RM, R-HD, OSR) | 45 dBA 1 | 65dBA 2,3
  • 65 dBA CNEL outdoors.
    Applies: Multi-family homes, at a private first-floor patio; not exceeded for more than 30 minutes in any hour.
    § 19.80.070 · code text
    Residential Districts (RL, RS, RM, R-HD, OSR) | 45 dBA 1 | 65dBA 2,3
  • 45 dBA.
    Applies: Inside a living area, from another property; not exceeded for more than 5 minutes in any hour.
    § 19.80.080 · code text
    Five (5) minutes in any given hour | 45
  • 55 dBA.
    Applies: Inside a living area, from another property; not exceeded for more than 1 minute in any hour.
    § 19.80.080 · code text
    One (1) minute in any given hour | 55
  • 65 dBA, never to be exceeded.
    Applies: Inside a living area, from another property.
    § 19.80.080 · code text
    Any length of time | 65

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What are the noise rules and construction hours in Twentynine Palms?

Twentynine Palms's code: 45 dBA CNEL indoors. (Residential districts RL, RS, RM, R-HD and OSR; not exceeded for more than 30 minutes in any hour.) (§ 19.80.070); 65 dBA CNEL outdoors. (Single-family homes, in the private yard, usually the rear yard; not exceeded for more than 30 minutes in any hour.) (§ 19.80.070).

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