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Title 7 — NOISE CONTROL

Riverside Municipal Code Ch. 7.20 Sound Level Measurement

Riverside Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Riverside

Cite as: Riverside Municipal Code Chapter 7.20 · Text as of 2026-10-04

7.20.010 - Sound level measurement.

Except as provided by Chapter 17.35, General Noise Regulations, any sound or noise level measurement made to enforce this title shall be measured with a sound level meter using the A-weighting scale at slow response. The exterior noise level shall be measured at the position or positions along the complainant's property line closest to the noise source or where the noise level is highest. If the complaint concerns an interior source, noise measurements shall be made at a point at least four feet from the wall, ceiling or floor nearest the noise source with windows opened or closed as would be normal for the season.

(Ord. 7489 § 15, 2019; Ord. 6273 § 1 (part), 1996)

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