Skip to content

Santa Paula · Building on your lot

Noise and construction hours in Santa Paula

Santa Paula's own rules on noise and construction hours, with the code text for every value.

Ask about noise and construction hours in Santa Paula See coverage

Each rule below links to the section of the Santa Paula Municipal Code it was read from, with the code text one click away (checked October 2026). General information, not legal advice.

What Santa Paula's code says

Santa Paula code What Santa Paula's code adds
Construction hours on weekdays
  • 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday.
    Applies: Construction is exempt from the noise limits in these hours; a notice of the limits must be posted at site entrances.
    § 93.23 · code text
    Construction activities between 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Construction hours on weekends and holidays
  • 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays.
    Applies: Only residents or owners personally working on their own property.
    § 93.23 · code text
    Residents/property owners personally undertaking construction activities to maintain or improve their property on Saturdays, Sundays, or holidays between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
Leaf blowers and equipment
  • 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; no equipment louder than 85 dBA at 50 feet.
    Applies: Residents or owners personally maintaining their property on Saturdays, Sundays or holidays.
    § 93.23 · code text
    Residents/property owners personally using powered equipment to maintain their property and/or residence on Saturdays, Sundays or holidays between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. No piece of equipment must generate noise in excess of 85 dBA at 50 feet.
Noise limit at homes
  • 60 dBA.
    Applies: Residential land, nighttime (10 p.m. to 7 a.m.).
    § 93.21 · code text
    Residential | Nighttime (10:00 p.m. - 7:00 a.m.) | 60 dbA
  • 65 dBA.
    Applies: Residential land, daytime (7 a.m. to 10 p.m.).
    § 93.21 · code text
    Residential | Daytime (7:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.) | 65 dbA

Who this affects

HomeownersContractorsDesigners

Frequently asked questions

What are the noise rules and construction hours in Santa Paula?

Santa Paula's code: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday. (Construction is exempt from the noise limits in these hours; a notice of the limits must be posted at site entrances.) (§ 93.23); 60 dBA. (Residential land, nighttime (10 p.m. to 7 a.m.).) (§ 93.21).

General information, not legal advice.

Ask about a specific Santa Paula property

Ask GoCodebook how Santa Paula's noise and construction hours rules apply to your situation and get an answer that cites the section.

Ask your question

More on building on your lot in Santa Paula

All building on your lot rules in Santa Paula

Sheds, garages and other accessory structures in Santa Paula

Running a business from home in Santa Paula

RV and boat parking in Santa Paula

Tree removal in Santa Paula

Swimming pools in Santa Paula

Pets, chickens and bees in Santa Paula

Grading and erosion control in Santa Paula

Garage and yard sales in Santa Paula

Affordable units in new housing (inclusionary) in Santa Paula

Parking spaces required for homes in Santa Paula

Home alarm permits and false alarms in Santa Paula

Santa Paula Municipal Code — full text