Earlier editions: 2026-07
Title 9 — Peace, Safety and Morals›Division V — Offenses Against the Public Peace›Chapter 9.40 — COMMUNITY NOISE
Union City Municipal Code Art. IV Prohibited Acts
Union City Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Union City
Cite as: Union City Municipal Code Article IV · Text as of 2026-10-04
§ 9.40.040. Noise disturbance prohibited.¶
No person shall produce, suffer or allow to be produced by any machine, animal or device, or any combination of same, any noise disturbance.
(Ord. 275-86 § 1, 1986)
§ 9.40.041. Residential property noise limits.¶
No person shall produce, suffer or allow to be produced by any machine, animal or device, or any combination of same, on residential property, a noise level more than 10 dBA above the local ambient at any point outside of the property plane.
(Ord. 275-86 § 1, 1986)
§ 9.40.042. Commercial and industrial property noise limits.¶
No person shall produce, suffer or allow to be produced by any machine or device, or any combination of same, on commercial or industrial property, a noise level more than twelve dBA above the local ambient at any point outside of the property line.
(Ord. 275-86 § 1, 1986)
§ 9.40.043. Public property noise limits.¶
A. No person shall produce, suffer or allow to be produced by any machine or device, or any combination of same, on public property, a noise level more than fifteen dBA above the local ambient at a distance of twenty-five feet or more, unless otherwise provided in this chapter.
B. Sound performances and special events not exceeding eighty dBA measured at a distance of fifty feet are exempt from this chapter when approval therefor has been obtained from the appropriate governmental entity, except as provided elsewhere in this Code.
C. Vehicle horns, or other devices primarily intended to create a loud noise for warning purposes, shall not be used when the vehicle is at rest, or when a situation endangering life, health, or property is not imminent.
(Ord. 275-86 § 1, 1986)
§ 9.40.044. Interpretation.¶
The prohibition against noise disturbances and the limits upon residential, commercial and public property noise are separable and independent of each other. An objectionable noise may be found to be a noise disturbance even if that objectionable noise is within the residential, commercial, or public property noise limits set forth in this article, and an objectionable noise may be in violation of any of the above mentioned noise limits even if that objectionable noise is not a noise disturbance.
(Ord. 275-86 § 1, 1986)
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