VEHICLES

Los Angeles Municipal Code ch. XI, art. 4

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Los Angeles Municipal Code § 114.01 VEHICLE REPAIRS.

SEC. 114.01. VEHICLE REPAIRS. (Amended by Ord. No. 156,363, Eff. 3/29/82.) It shall be unlawful for any person, within any residential property located within any residential zone of the City or within 500 feet thereof, to repair, rebuild, reconstruct or dismantle any motor vehicle between the hours of 8:00 p.m. of one day and 8:00 a.m. of the next day in such manner: (a) That a reasonable person residing in the area is caused discomfort or annoyance; (d) That such activity is audible to the human ear at a distance in excess of 150 feet from the property line of the noise source; (c) As to create any noise which would cause the noise level on the premises of any occupied residential property, or if a condominium, apartment house or duplex, within any adjoining unit, to exceed the ambient noise level by more than five (5) decibels.

Los Angeles Municipal Code § 114.02 MOTOR DRIVEN VEHICLES.

SEC. 114.02. MOTOR DRIVEN VEHICLES. (Amended by Ord. No. 156,363, Eff. 3/29/82.) (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to unreasonably operate any motor driven vehicle upon any property within the City or to unreasonably accelerate the engine of any vehicle, or unreasonably sound, blow or operate the horn or other warning device of such vehicle in such manner: 1. As to disturb the peace, quiet and comfort of any neighborhood or of any reasonable person residing in such area 2. That such activity is audible to the human ear at a distance in excess of 150 feet from the property line of the noise source; 3. As to create any noise which would cause the noise level on the premises of any occupied residential property, or if a condominium, apartment house or duplex, within any adjoining unit, to exceed the ambient noise level by more than five (5) decibels. (b) This section shall not be applicable to any vehicle which is operated upon any public highway, street or right- of-way or to the operation of any off-highway vehicle to the extent it is regulated in the Vehicle Code.

Los Angeles Municipal Code § 114.03 VEHICLES - LOADING AND UNLOADING.

SEC. 114.03. VEHICLES - LOADING AND UNLOADING. (Amended by Ord. No. 166,514, Eff. 1/24/91.) (a) It shall be unlawful for any person, between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. of the following day, to load or unload any vehicle, or operate any dollies, carts, forklifts, or other wheeled equipment, which causes any impulsive sound, raucous or unnecessary noise within 200 feet of any residential building. (b) Irrespective of the provisions of Subsection (a), loading or unloading of vehicles of the type of activity referred to in Subsection (a) may occur between the hours of 6:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. of the same day pursuant to a permit issued by the Department of Transportation in accordance with a business program as defined by said department. This permit program would be limited to the area bounded by Western Avenue, Santa Monica Freeway, Central Avenue, and the San Diego Freeway, within the limits of the City of Los Angeles. Such permits will not be issued to high-noise businesses such as trash pickup.

Los Angeles Municipal Code § 114.04 AUDIBLE SIGNALING DEVICES.

SEC. 114.04. AUDIBLE SIGNALING DEVICES. (Added by Ord. No. 161,574, Eff. 9/8/86.) It shall be unlawful for any person, within any residential zone of the City or within 500 feet thereof, to sound, blow, or operate any audible signaling device, including sequential airhorns or electronically operated vehicular loud speaker music devices, which can be heard for a distance greater than 200 feet for any purpose. Violation of this section shall constitute an infraction This section does not address horn or warning devices regulated in Article 1 of Chapter 5 of Division 12 of the Vehicle Code of the State of California, commencing at Section 27000. (Last sentence amended by Ord. No. 165.191, Eff. 10/23/89.)

Los Angeles Municipal Code § 114.05 AUDIBLE ADVERTISING DEVICES - COMMERCIAL FOOD VENDORS.

SEC. 114.05. AUDIBLE ADVERTISING DEVICES - COMMERCIAL FOOD VENDORS. (Added by Ord. No. 164,532, Eff. 4/20/89.) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 114.04, it shall be unlawful for any person, to sound, blow or operate any music, chimes or bells, or any similar sound device, amplified or otherwise, within 200 feet of any residential building between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. the next day while operating a catering truck, as that term is defined in Section 80.73 of the Municipal Code.

Los Angeles Municipal Code § 114.06 VEHICLE THEFT ALARM SYSTEMS.

SEC. 114.06. VEHICLE THEFT ALARM SYSTEMS. (Former Sec. 114.05, Renumbered by Ord. No. 164,532, Eff. 4/20/89.) It shall be unlawful for any person to install, operate or use any vehicle theft alarm system that emits or causes the emission of an audible sound, which is not, or does not become, automatically and completely silenced within five minutes. The time period shall be calculated based upon the emission of the first audible sound and shall end five minutes thereafter notwithstanding any variation or stoppage in the emissions of audible sound. Violation of this section shall constitute an infraction.

Los Angeles Municipal Code § 114.07 AUDIBLE STATUS INDICATOR.

SEC. 114.07. AUDIBLE STATUS INDICATOR. (Added by Ord. No. 169,785, Eff. 6/9/94.) It shall be unlawful for any person to install, operate, use or maintain any vehicle theft alarm system which utilizes an audible status indicator emitting or causing the emission of an audible sound for a duration of more than one minute. The time period shall be calculated from the point in time of the emission of the first audible sound used in calculation and shall end one minute thereafter, notwithstanding any variation or temporary stoppage in the emission of audible sound. As used in this section, an audible status indicator is a component of a vehicle theft alarm system which emits sound audible outside the vehicle for the purpose of warning that a vehicle theft alarm system is installed and armed or operational. The term “audible status indicator” shall include any device which emits a chirp, voice message or other sound when an approaching person is within a certain distance of the vehicle in which the device is installed. In the event enforcement of a violation occurs under this section, no enforcement shall be taken under Section 80.75.l of the Municipal Code for the same violation. Violation of any provision of this section shall constitute an infraction.

Source: City of Los Angeles, Charter and Codes (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/los_angeles/latest/lamc/0-0-0-193975Fetched: 10/24/2026