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Title VIII — PUBLIC PEACE AND SAFETY›Chapter 8.20 — NOISE REGULATIONS

Yuba County Municipal Code Art. 3 Construction

Yuba County Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Yuba County

Cite as: Yuba County Municipal Code Article 3 · Text as of 2026-10-04

8.20.310. - Construction of buildings and projects.

It shall be unlawful for any person within a residential zone, or within a radius of 500 feet therefrom, to operate equipment or perform any outside construction or repair work on buildings, structures, or projects or to operate any pile driver, power shovel, pneumatic hammer, derrick, power hoist, or any other construction type device between the hours of 10:00 p.m. of one day and 7:00 a.m. of the following day in such a manner that a reasonable person of normal sensitiveness residing in the area is caused discomfort or annoyance unless a permit has been duly obtained beforehand from the Community Development and Services Agency's Director of the Planning Department as set forth in Section 8.20.710 of this Chapter. No permit shall be required to perform emergency work as defined in Article 1 of this Chapter.

(Prior Code, § 8.20.310; Ord. No. 1094)

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8.20.320. - Motor driven vehicles.

It shall be unlawful for any person to operate any motor driven vehicle within the County so that it produces noise in such a manner that a reasonable person of normal sensitiveness residing in the area is caused discomfort or annoyance; provided, however, any such vehicle which is in movement upon any public highway, street, or right-of-way shall be excluded from the provisions of this Section.

(Prior Code, § 8.20.320; Ord. No. 1094)

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8.20.330. - Noise from vehicle audio equipment.

No person shall use or operate a radio, tape player, record player, compact disc player or any similar device in a vehicle on or within any public street, public park, public parking lot or other public place within the County which is audible to a person of normal hearing sensitivity more than 50 feet from said vehicle, nor shall any person use or operate any of said devices on private property where such device is audible either beyond the property plane for said property or 25 feet from the vehicle, whichever is greater.

(Prior Code, § 8.20.330; Ord. No. 1094)

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