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Quiet hours from the city pages on this site. Some cities use one set of hours on weekdays and another on weekends. Some split Friday and Saturday nights from the other nights. The quiet hours cell uses the same words as that city page.
Construction hours are copied from the same page. If the page does not state them, the cell says not stated. Each code link opens the ordinance that city page cites. Those pages were checked between October 16, 2026 and November 9, 2026.
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| City | State | Quiet hours | Construction hours | Code section | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mesa | Arizona | No fixed quiet hours. The code bans loud, unnecessary or unusual noise at any time and lists noise between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. as a factor. Construction and yard work are exempt 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday to Friday; at your own home, also 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. on weekends. | are exempt from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday.; At your own home, you can also do these from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday (§ 6-12-6(F)). | Mesa City Code Title 6, Chapter 12 (§§ 6-12-1 to 6-12-11) | |
| Phoenix | Arizona | The code names 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. for radios, music and street noise | 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. from May 1 through September 30; 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. from October 1 through April 30; a state law that took effect May 13, 2025 allows permitted construction from May 1 to October 15; Monday to Friday: 5 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Saturday: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. | Phoenix City Code §§ 23-12 to 23-15 | |
| Tucson | Arizona | Residential limit is 70 dB(A) from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. and 62 dB(A) from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m., beyond the property line. Construction: not from 8 p.m. to sunrise Monday to Saturday, or on Sundays and holidays (with exceptions for work at your own home). | They are banned from 8 p.m. to sunrise Monday to Saturday. They are banned all day on Sundays and legal holidays. | Tucson City Code §§ 16-31 and 16-32 | |
| Anaheim | California | Loud and unreasonable parties: not from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. Noncommercial amplified sound in residential zones and within 200 feet of them: not from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m. Sound from a property can't go over 60 dBA at the property line for extended periods, at any hour. | Construction and building repair are exempt from the 60 dBA limit from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. (§ 6.70.010). | Anaheim Municipal Code Chapters 6.70, 6.72 and 6.73, and Chapter 8.10 for barking dogs | |
| Bakersfield | California | No set quiet hours. Loud, unnecessary noise that disturbs a neighborhood is banned at any time, and the time of day is one of the factors. Construction near homes: only 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. on weekdays and 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. on weekends. | Building, demolition, repair, grading and excavation are allowed only from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. on weekdays and 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. on weekends (§ 9.22.050(A)). | Bakersfield Municipal Code Chapter 9.22, Noise (§§ 9.22.010 to 9.22.160), and § 6.04.230 for animals | |
| Fresno | California | No single quiet-hours rule. The residential baseline steps down from 60 dBA (7 a.m. to 7 p.m.) to 55 dBA (7 to 10 p.m.) and 50 dBA (10 p.m. to 7 a.m.). Permitted construction is exempt only from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m., Monday to Saturday. | The exemption only covers 7 a.m. to 10 p.m., any day except Sunday. | Fresno Municipal Code Chapter 10, Article 1 (§§ 10-101 to 10-111) | |
| Long Beach | California | In residential areas the outdoor limit is 45 dBA from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. and 50 dBA from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Music, speakers and power tools that disturb people across a property line are banned from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. Construction: weekdays 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Saturdays 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Sundays only with a permit. | Weekdays and federal holidays: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Saturdays: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Sundays: not allowed unless a Sunday permit is issued, and then only 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. | Long Beach Municipal Code Chapter 8.80, Noise | |
| Los Angeles | California | 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. for nighttime noise levels and powered equipment; construction barred 9 p.m. to 7 a.m. | Section 41.40(a) bars construction or repair work with power tools or loud equipment between 9 p.m. and 7 a.m. when it disturbs people in a home, hotel or apartment.; no work before 8 a.m. or after 6 p.m. on Saturdays and national holidays, and none at all on Sundays. | LAMC §§ 41.40, 111.03, 112.01, 112.04, 116.01 | |
| Oakland | California | Oakland's Planning Code sets lower limits for homes from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. (45 dBA for 20 minutes in an hour) than from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. (60 dBA). Power tools and loading: not from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. if they disturb people across a property line. | For jobs under 10 days, construction noise reaching a home can't go over 80 dBA on weekdays from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., or 65 dBA on weekends from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. | Oakland Municipal Code Chapter 8.18 (§§ 8.18.010 and 8.18.020) and Oakland Planning Code § 17.120.050 | |
| Sacramento | California | Exterior standard is 55 dBA from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. and 50 dBA from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m., 5 dBA lower for music or speech. Between apartments, a separate limit applies from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. | Construction, demolition, alteration and repair noise is exempt from the chapter from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday and from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday (§ 8.68.080(D)). | Sacramento City Code Chapter 8.68 | |
| San Diego | California | Lowest limits 10 p.m. to 7 a.m.; amplified sound audible at 50 feet from 10 p.m. to 8 a.m. is a prima facie violation | bars construction, demolition, excavation and repair that creates disturbing, excessive or offensive noise between 7 p.m. and 7 a.m., on Sundays, and on legal holidays | San Diego Municipal Code §§ 59.5.0401, 59.5.0404, 59.5.0501, 59.5.0502 | |
| San Francisco | California | No single quiet-hours rule. Fixed equipment is limited to 45 dBA indoors from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m., and night construction is limited from 8 p.m. to 7 a.m. | From 8 p.m. to 7 a.m., building work can't be more than 5 dBA above ambient at the nearest property plane. | San Francisco Police Code Article 29 | |
| San Jose | California | Not specified in Chapter 10.16. The test is noise that is disturbing or unreasonably loud. | Not stated | San Jose Municipal Code Chapter 10.16 | |
| Stockton | California | No general quiet hours. Music that unreasonably annoys people nearby is barred at any hour. Construction: not from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. if it disturbs across a home's property line. Power tools and yard tools in residential areas: not from 9 p.m. to 8 a.m. | Construction, drilling, demolition and repair work on private property is barred from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. if the sound creates a noise disturbance across a home's property line (§ 16.60.030(A)). | Stockton Municipal Code Chapter 8.20, Noise Regulations (§§ 8.20.030 to 8.20.050), and § 16.60.030 | |
| Aurora | Colorado | Sound reaching a residential property can't go over 55 dBA from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. or 45 dBA from 9 p.m. to 7 a.m. Loudspeakers can't disturb a residential property from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. without a permit. | From 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. it is held to the I-2 (heavy industrial) limit of 80 dBA.; From 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. it is held to the I-1 limit of 70 dBA.; From 9 p.m. to 7 a.m. it must meet the limits for the neighboring land use, which is 45 dBA next to homes; The code doesn't ban construction at set hours. | Aurora City Code § 94-107 (unnecessary noise), § 14-72 (barking dogs) and Unified Development Ordinance § 146-4.11.2(E) (noise standards) | |
| Colorado Springs | Colorado | Residential limit is 55 dB(A) from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. and 50 dB(A) from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m., measured at least 25 feet from the property line of the noise source. Excessive or unusually loud noise is banned at any hour. | Construction projects are held to the limits for industrial zones (80 dB(A) in the daytime and 75 dB(A) at night); Part 1 of the noise article sets no construction hours. | Colorado Springs City Code Chapter 9, Article 8, Part 1 (§§ 9.8.101 to 9.8.109) | |
| Denver | Colorado | 10 p.m. to 7 a.m., when the residential limit drops from 55 to 50 dB(A). | 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Friday; 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday | Denver Revised Municipal Code Chapter 36 | |
| Washington | District of Columbia | 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. for the disorderly conduct rule on unreasonably loud noise. Residential decibel limits drop from 60 to 55 dB(A) from 9 p.m. to 7 a.m. | construction is allowed Monday through Saturday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. without special permits | 20 DCMR Chapters 27 and 28; D.C. Code § 22-1321(d) | |
| Jacksonville | Florida | Nighttime is 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. under EPB Rule 4. | Rule 4.209 bars construction or maintenance equipment during nighttime hours, 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. | Jacksonville Ordinance Code Chapter 368 | |
| Miami | Florida | No general quiet hours for homes. Music or other sound plainly audible 100 feet from the building or property breaks the rule at any time. Construction equipment: not from 6 p.m. to 8 a.m. on weekdays, or at any time on Sundays and holidays, if it disturbs a residential area. | can't be used from 6 p.m. to 8 a.m. on weekdays, or at any time on Sundays and holidays, if the sound creates a noise disturbance at a residential district boundary (§ 36-6(a)(1)). | Miami City Code Chapter 36, Noise (§§ 36-1 to 36-8), and § 6-39 for dogs | |
| Orlando | Florida | From 10 p.m. to 7 a.m., music or a TV plainly audible 15 feet from a home's property line is evidence of a violation. Residential limits: 60 dBA/65 dBC from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. and 55 dBA/60 dBC from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. Construction is exempt only from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., not on Sundays or federal holidays. | Temporary construction and maintenance work is exempt from Chapter 42 from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., except on Sundays and federal holidays (§ 42.06(1)). | Orlando City Code Chapter 42, Noise (§§ 42.03 to 42.09) | |
| Tampa | Florida | Outside Ybor City and the Arena District, sound that can plainly be heard 100 feet or more from the source's property line from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. counts as evidence of a violation. Construction near homes: 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. | Monday to Friday: 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturday: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Sunday: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. | Tampa City Code Chapter 14, Article III, Noise (§§ 14-151 to 14-164), § 19-77 for animals and § 5-120.2 for construction | |
| Atlanta | Georgia | From 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. Sunday through Thursday, and midnight to 7 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday, music, voices and party noise can't be plainly audible 100 feet or more away or past the property line. Other times the distance is 300 feet. In apartments, condos, townhouses and duplexes, noise can't be heard 5 feet past the shared wall at any time. Construction near homes: not from 8 p.m. to 7 a.m. on weekdays, or 8 p.m. to 9 a.m. on weekends and holidays. | Construction near homes: not from 8 p.m. to 7 a.m. on weekdays, or 8 p.m. to 9 a.m. on weekends and holidays. | Atlanta City Code Chapter 74, Article IV (Noise Control), §§ 74-129 to 74-137, and § 18-11 for animals | |
| Honolulu | Hawaii | No city quiet hours for homes. State rules for construction and stationary equipment: 55 dBA by day and 45 dBA from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. in residential areas. Permitted construction can't go over the limits before 7 a.m. or after 6 p.m. on weekdays, before 9 a.m. or after 6 p.m. on Saturday, or at all on Sundays and holidays. | Under HAR § 11-46-7(j), no permit allows construction noise over the limits before 7 a.m. or after 6 p.m. on weekdays, before 9 a.m. or after 6 p.m. on Saturday, or at any time on Sundays and holidays. | Hawaii Revised Statutes § 711-1101, Revised Ordinances of Honolulu Chapter 12, Article 2, and Chapter 41, Article 6 | |
| Chicago | Illinois | 10 p.m. to 8 a.m. for amplified sound on private open space; 8 p.m. to 8 a.m. for other noise | Section 8-32-140 covers power tools and machines for building, construction, repair or demolition. They can't be used from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m. within 600 feet of a home or hospital.; The code does not set different construction hours for weekends. | Chicago Municipal Code ch. 8-32 | |
| Indianapolis | Indiana | 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. for music or devices heard off the property. Construction: 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. | Building, demolishing, altering or repairing a building, or digging for one, is barred between 7 p.m. and 7 a.m. (§ 391-302(c)(9)). | Indianapolis Revised Code § 391-302 | |
| Wichita | Kansas | Home limits: 55 dB(A) from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. and 50 dB(A) from 10 p.m. to 8 a.m., measured 25 feet from the property line. Construction: only from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. | Construction is allowed only from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. | Wichita City Code Chapter 5.63, Noise (§§ 5.63.010 to 5.63.090), and § 6.04.040(f)(5) for animals | |
| Lexington | Kentucky | No general quiet hours. Music or a TV that disturbs a reasonable person across a wall, floor, ceiling or property line is barred at any hour. Construction tools: not from 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. Outdoor power tools and lawnmowers: not from 11 p.m. to 7 a.m., or before 9 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday. | Construction, drilling and demolition tools can't be used from 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. if the noise crosses into a neighbor's unit or lot (§ 14-72(2)). | Lexington-Fayette Urban County Code §§ 14-70 to 14-80, Noise, and § 14-96, Lexington Area Party Plan | |
| Louisville | Kentucky | 9 p.m. to 7 a.m. Sunday through Thursday nights, and 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. Friday and Saturday nights, for noise from a structure. | Construction and demolition from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. | Louisville Metro Code of Ordinances Chapter 99 | |
| New Orleans | Louisiana | Music and TV from a home can't be plainly audible 1 foot from a neighbor's wall or past the lot line, or inside another unit, from 9 p.m. to 10 a.m. Sunday through Thursday nights and from 10:30 p.m. to 10 a.m. Friday and Saturday nights. Decibel limits are lower from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. | In RS, RD and RM residential districts, and within 300 feet of them, permitted construction and demolition can't start before 7 a.m. or go past 6 p.m. | New Orleans City Code Chapter 66, Article IV, Noise (§§ 66-136 to 66-204) | |
| Baltimore | Maryland | 9 p.m. to 7 a.m., when residential decibel limits drop by 5 dB(A). Power tools and home vehicle repair: weekdays 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., weekends and holidays 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. | Construction is not covered by the Title 9 decibel table except where rules adopted by the Health Commissioner set standards (§ 9-103(b)). | Baltimore City Health Code Title 9 | |
| Boston | Massachusetts | 11 p.m. to 7 a.m., when the limit for unreasonable noise drops from 70 to 50 dBA. Construction: weekdays 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. only, unless permitted. | Section 16-26.4 limits building construction, demolition, alteration, repair and related digging to 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekdays. | Boston Municipal Code § 16-26 | |
| Detroit | Michigan | 10 p.m. to 7 a.m., when music, amplified speech and sirens plainly audible within 50 feet of the source are banned citywide. | Between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m.; In residential zones, and areas right next to one, § 16-1-13(b) adds two more to the same hours:; Heavy construction equipment such as pile drivers, jackhammers and drills | Detroit City Code Chapter 16, Article I | |
| Minneapolis | Minnesota | The noisy or unruly assembly rule covers gatherings in residential areas from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. Lawn mowers, leaf blowers, trimmers and similar tools may be used only from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. | The City's noise complaint page says construction and demolition noise is allowed 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday to Friday, and that weekend work needs an after-hours permit. | Minneapolis Code of Ordinances Chapter 389, Noise, as rewritten by Ordinance No. 2026-029, and § 64.40 for animals | |
| Kansas City | Missouri | 10 p.m. to 7 a.m., when the residential limit drops from 60 to 55 dBA outdoors and from 45 to 40 dBA indoors. Power tools and lawn tools: not from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. if they break those limits. Construction work is exempt from the noise code. | That means the noise code doesn't set construction hours | Kansas City Code of Ordinances Chapter 46 (Noise Control) | |
| Omaha | Nebraska | No general quiet hours. At home, amplified sound can't be plainly audible in an adjoining unit at any time, once the neighbor has told the source about it. Loud construction equipment: not from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. | No one may run a pile driver, steam shovel, air hammer, hoist or other loud construction machine from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. (§ 17-1). | Omaha Municipal Code Chapter 17, Noise Control (§§ 17-1 to 17-3 and Article II), and § 6-74 for animals | |
| Henderson | Nevada | No general quiet hours. Music that a neighbor can plainly hear and that unreasonably disturbs them is barred at any time. Loud loudspeakers and amplifiers near homes: not from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. on weekdays or 10 p.m. to 10 a.m. on weekends and holidays. Building work in residential areas: only from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. | Building, demolition and repair work in residential areas is allowed only from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. (§ 8.84.030(E)).; From April 1 to September 30, work may start at 5 a.m. on a project more than 300 feet from an occupied home. | Henderson Municipal Code Chapter 8.84, Noise Control (§§ 8.84.020 to 8.84.050), and § 7.08.030 for animals | |
| Las Vegas | Nevada | No general quiet hours. Yelling and shouting on public streets is singled out from 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. Construction in residential districts: 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. only. | Most residential districts: 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., all year; 5 a.m. to 6 p.m. from April 1 through September 30, and 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. from October 1 through March 31 | Las Vegas Municipal Code Chapter 9.16 | |
| Albuquerque | New Mexico | Nighttime is 10 p.m. to 7 a.m., when the residential limit drops from 55 to 50 dB(A), measured inside the home receiving the noise. Construction near homes: not on Sundays, holidays or from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. without a permit. | It can't run on Sundays or holidays, or from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. | Albuquerque Code of Ordinances Chapter 9, Article 9 (Noise Control Ordinance) | |
| New York | New York | No single quiet-hours rule. Device noise limits tighten from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. | Section 24-222 allows construction work on weekdays between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. | NYC Admin. Code §§ 24-218, 24-222, 24-235, 24-244 | |
| Charlotte | North Carolina | Amplified sound drops to 50 dB(A) after 9 p.m. Sunday to Thursday and 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday, until 8 a.m. | Section 15-63(a) bars these activities from 9 p.m. to 7 a.m. in residentially zoned areas or within 300 feet of an occupied home in any zone:; construction machinery, which the section lists in detail, from air compressors and pile drivers to power tools and sledgehammers | Charlotte City Code §§ 15-61 to 15-69 | |
| Raleigh | North Carolina | Nighttime is 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. Music, TV or speakers can't disturb a reasonable person in a home during those hours. Construction: only 7 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. in residential and business districts, unless permitted. | Building, digging, demolition or repair in a residential or business district: only from 7 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. | Raleigh City Code Part 12, Chapter 5 (Noise), §§ 12-5001 to 12-5011 | |
| Cleveland | Ohio | No general quiet hours. Music can't be played so it annoys neighbors or is plainly audible outside the room, at any hour. Construction within 500 feet of homes: not from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. | Construction or demolition work, and the equipment used for it, is barred from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. within 500 feet of homes (§ 605.10(b)(8)). | Cleveland Codified Ordinances § 605.10, Unnecessary noise, and Chapter 683, Sound Devices | |
| Columbus | Ohio | Nighttime limits run 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. Music from a home can't be heard 50 feet past the property line at any hour. | Not stated | Columbus City Code § 2329.11 | |
| Oklahoma City | Oklahoma | No general quiet hours. Music can't be plainly audible inside another dwelling at any hour. Residential decibel limits drop from 55 to 50 dBA (L90) from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. | Construction, demolition and repair work can't go over the Table I limits for the zone and time of day (§ 34-4(a)(2)). | Oklahoma City Municipal Code Chapter 34 | |
| Tulsa | Oklahoma | No set quiet hours. Section 1400 bans willfully or maliciously making noise that is unreasonably loud or disturbing to a reasonable person, at any time. | Chapter 14 has no construction hours. | Tulsa Revised Ordinances Title 27, Chapter 14, Section 1400, Noises | |
| Portland | Oregon | 10 p.m. to 7 a.m., when the residential limit drops from 55 to 50 dBA and music can't be plainly audible inside another dwelling. | Commercial construction equipment: 85 dBA at 50 feet during allowed hours. From 6 p.m. to 7 a.m. on weekdays, from 6 p.m. Saturday to 7 a.m. Monday, and on legal holidays, the regular property-line limits apply instead | Portland City Code Title 18 | |
| Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | No general quiet hours. Residential noise limits apply at all hours. | construction noise affecting homes should be no more than 5 decibels above background from 8 p.m. to 7 a.m. on weekdays and 8 p.m. to 8 a.m. on weekends | Philadelphia Code §§ 10-403, 10-404, 10-406 | |
| Memphis | Tennessee | No fixed quiet hours. The music and shouting rules single out 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. Construction in residential areas: weekdays 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturdays 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. | 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekdays; 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturdays | Memphis Code of Ordinances Chapter 9-68 | |
| Nashville | Tennessee | No general quiet hours. Amplified sound can't be plainly audible at the nearest occupied home at any hour. Construction: 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. | Outdoor construction, repair or demolition is barred from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. (§ 9.30.010(A)). In June, July and August, the window shifts to 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. | Metro Nashville Code Title 9 | |
| Arlington | Texas | No set quiet hours in the Nuisance chapter. Noise that is disorderly conduct under Texas Penal Code § 42.01(a)(5) is also a city nuisance. | Not stated | Arlington City Code, Nuisance chapter, Section 2.03(M), Noise, and Section 3.02(A) | |
| Austin | Texas | No amplified sound audible past a home's property line from 10 p.m. to 10 a.m. | It does not set general quiet hours for construction near homes either. For those, the answer in this chapter is "not specified." | Austin City Code Chapter 9-2 | |
| Dallas | Texas | No general quiet hours in Chapter 30. Construction near homes is limited to 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. weekdays. | 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday; 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturdays and legal holidays; The section does not list Sunday hours, so Sunday construction next to homes falls outside the allowed windows. | Dallas City Code §§ 30-1, 30-2, 30-5 | |
| El Paso | Texas | 10 p.m. to 7 a.m., when sound beyond the property line can't exceed 70 dB(A) or 75 dB(C). Power equipment outdoors on residential property: not 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. | Commercial construction, repair or demolition equipment: not between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. | El Paso City Code Chapter 9.40 | |
| Fort Worth | Texas | Nighttime is 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. | construction within 300 feet of an occupied home is barred:; before 7 a.m. or after 8 p.m. Monday through Friday; before 9 a.m. or after 8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday | Fort Worth City Code § 23-8 | |
| Houston | Texas | Nighttime hours are 10:01 p.m. to 7:59 a.m. | It applies if the work happened from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. and stayed at or below 85 dB(A) at the home's property line. | Houston Code of Ordinances ch. 30 | |
| San Antonio | Texas | Nighttime is 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. Sunday through Thursday and 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. Friday and Saturday | 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday; 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday | San Antonio City Code §§ 21-51 to 21-58 | |
| Virginia Beach | Virginia | From 10 p.m. to 7 a.m., sound measured inside another person's home can't go over 55 dBA (65 dBA from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.). Construction equipment: not from 9 p.m. to 7 a.m. | Bulldozers, cranes, jackhammers, pneumatic drills and other construction equipment can't run from 9 p.m. to 7 a.m. unless the city manager allows it in writing (§ 23-71(f)). | Virginia Beach City Code Chapter 23, Article II, Noise (§§ 23-63 to 23-73), and § 5-532 for barking dogs | |
| Seattle | Washington | 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. on weekdays and 10 p.m. to 9 a.m. on weekends and holidays, when residential limits drop by 10 dB(A). | construction noise is generally limited to 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. on weekdays and 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. on weekends and holidays. | Seattle Municipal Code Chapter 25.08 | |
| Milwaukee | Wisconsin | Night is 9 p.m. to 7 a.m., when the residential limit drops from noise rating 55 to 45 at the lot line. Lawn mowers and garden tools: not from 9 p.m. through 8 a.m. | Construction sites, utilities and public works: the daytime limits don't apply Monday through Saturday during the day, but noise has to be kept down through proper equipment use and upkeep (s. 80-67-1).; The exemption does not cover nights or Sundays. | Milwaukee Code of Ordinances Chapter 80, Subchapter 2 (ss. 80-60 to 80-75) |
Open a city name for the full rules and the source list. When to call about noise compares a smaller set of night hours. What time can I call a noise complaint? uses these same quiet hours.