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Noise and construction hours in Sacramento County

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

What Sacramento County's code says

Sacramento County code What Sacramento County's code adds
Noise limit at homes
  • 55 dBA from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    Applies: Noise Area 1, residential and agricultural-residential zones; may not be exceeded for more than 30 minutes in any hour.
    § 6.68.070 · code text
    | 1 | RE-1, RD-1, RE-2, RD-2, RE-3, RD-3, RD-4, R-1-A, RD-5, R-2, RD-10, R-2A, RD-20, R-3, R-D-30, RD-40, RM-1, RM-2, A-1-B,AR-1, A-2, AR-2, A-5, AR-5 | 7 a.m.—10 p.m. | 55 dBA |
  • 50 dBA from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m.
    Applies: Noise Area 1, residential and agricultural-residential zones; may not be exceeded for more than 30 minutes in any hour.
    § 6.68.070 · code text
    | 1 | RE-1, RD-1, RE-2, RD-2, RE-3, RD-3, RD-4, R-1-A, RD-5, R-2, RD-10, R-2A, RD-20, R-3, R-D-30, RD-40, RM-1, RM-2, A-1-B,AR-1, A-2, AR-2, A-5, AR-5 | 10 p.m.—7 a.m. | 50dBA |
  • 45 dBA may not be exceeded for a total of more than 5 minutes in any hour.
    Applies: Apartments, condos, townhouses, duplexes or other multi-unit homes, 10 p.m. to 7 a.m.
    § 6.68.080 · code text
    Forty-five dBA for a cumulative period of more than five minutes in any hour;
  • 50 dBA may not be exceeded for a total of more than 1 minute in any hour.
    Applies: Apartments, condos, townhouses, duplexes or other multi-unit homes, 10 p.m. to 7 a.m.
    § 6.68.080 · code text
    Fifty dBA for a cumulative period of more than one minute in any hour;
  • 55 dBA may not be exceeded at any time.
    Applies: Apartments, condos, townhouses, duplexes or other multi-unit homes, 10 p.m. to 7 a.m.
    § 6.68.080 · code text
    Fifty-five dBA for any period of time.

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Frequently asked questions

What are the noise rules and construction hours in Sacramento County?

Sacramento County's code: 55 dBA from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. (Noise Area 1, residential and agricultural-residential zones; may not be exceeded for more than 30 minutes in any hour.) (§ 6.68.070); 50 dBA from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. (Noise Area 1, residential and agricultural-residential zones; may not be exceeded for more than 30 minutes in any hour.) (§ 6.68.070).

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