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Noise and construction hours in La Mirada

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

What La Mirada's code says

La Mirada code What La Mirada's code adds
Construction hours on weekdays
  • 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
    Applies: Monday to Friday; loud construction, repair or digging machinery; exceptions with the city engineer's written permission or for work saving life or property.
    § 9.04.010 · code text
    The above use of machinery or equipment that produces such unnecessary noise shall be prohibited on Sunday between the hours of eight p.m. and nine a.m. or any other day between the hours of eight p.m. and seven a.m.
Construction hours on weekends and holidays
  • 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday.
    Applies: Loud construction, repair or digging machinery; exceptions with the city engineer's written permission or for work saving life or property.
    § 9.04.010 · code text
    The above use of machinery or equipment that produces such unnecessary noise shall be prohibited on Sunday between the hours of eight p.m. and nine a.m. or any other day between the hours of eight p.m. and seven a.m.
  • 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Sunday.
    Applies: Loud construction, repair or digging machinery; exceptions with the city engineer's written permission or for work saving life or property.
    § 9.04.010 · code text
    The above use of machinery or equipment that produces such unnecessary noise shall be prohibited on Sunday between the hours of eight p.m. and nine a.m. or any other day between the hours of eight p.m. and seven a.m.
Quiet hours
  • 10 p.m. to 6 a.m.
    Applies: Sound devices plainly heard 50 feet from the home's property line or vehicle.
    § 9.04.010 · code text
    The operating of any such set, instrument, phonograph, machine or device between the hours of ten p.m. and six a.m. in such a manner as to be plainly audible at a distance of fifty feet from the residential property line, or vehicle, in which it is located shall be prima facie evidence of a violation of this section;
  • 10 p.m. to 6 a.m.
    Applies: Yelling, shouting, whistling or singing on public streets.
    § 9.04.010 · code text
    Yelling, shouting, whistling or singing on the public streets between the hours of ten p.m. and six a.m.

Who this affects

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Frequently asked questions

What are the noise rules and construction hours in La Mirada?

La Mirada's code: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. (Monday to Friday; loud construction, repair or digging machinery; exceptions with the city engineer's written permission or for work saving life or property.) (§ 9.04.010); 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. (Sound devices plainly heard 50 feet from the home's property line or vehicle.) (§ 9.04.010).

General information, not legal advice.

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