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Title 4 — Public Welfare, Morals, and Conduct›Chapter 24 — NOISE REGULATION
Redondo Beach Municipal Code Art. 4 Interior Noise Standards
Redondo Beach Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Redondo Beach
Cite as: Redondo Beach Municipal Code Article 4 · Text as of 2026-10-04
§ 4-24.401. Maximum permissible interior dwelling sound levels.¶
The following noise standards for various categories of land use presented as follows, unless otherwise specifically indicated, shall apply to all such structures within a designated land use district category with the windows in their normal seasonal configuration:
| Receiving Land Use Category | Time Interval | Allowable Interior Noise Level (dBA) |
|---|---|---|
| Residential | 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. | 40 |
| Residential | 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. | 45 |
| School | 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. | 45 |
| Hospital and designated quiet areas | Any time | 40 |
(a) Correction for time characteristics. No person shall operate, or cause to be operated, any source of sound at any location within the City or allow the creation of any noise which causes the noise level, when measured inside the receiving structure, to exceed:
(1) The noise standard for that land use district category as specified for a cumulative period of more than five minutes in any hour; or
(2) The noise standard plus five dB for a cumulative period of more than one minute in any hour; or
(3) The noise standard plus 10 dB for any period of time.
(§ 1, Ord. 2183 c.s., eff. August 11, 1976)
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