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Under Concord Code Sec. 30-204, unreasonably loud construction, demolition, alteration, repair or street-excavation noise is allowed only between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. on weekdays. Work outside those hours requires an emergency or a permit from a code enforcement officer.

Concord's noise ordinance (Code of Ordinances Sec. 30-204) sets nighttime quiet hours of 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. for yelling, shouting and noise from commercial establishments near homes. It also bars amplified sound from radios and stereos that is plainly audible 30 feet away in residential areas at any hour.

Concord Code Sec. 30-204 makes it a violation to allow unreasonably loud and raucous noise from any animal or bird in your care, such as a persistently barking dog. Day-to-day animal complaints are handled by Cabarrus County Animal Control, which serves Concord under a unified ordinance.

Concord does not have a dedicated short-term-rental permit program. The Concord Development Ordinance classifies 'short-term rental' under the Household Living use category, which it defines as residential occupancy of a dwelling on a month-to-month or longer basis. Vacation rentals under 90 days are governed statewide by NC's Vacation Rental Act (Ch. 42A).

Concord does not have its own consumer-fireworks ordinance; fireworks are governed by North Carolina state law (NCGS Chapter 14, Article 54). Only ground-based, non-aerial 'sparkling devices,' wire sparklers, fountains, smoke devices and a few novelties are legal for consumers. Anything that explodes, leaves the ground or spins is illegal.

Concord Code Sec. 34-4 bans open burning inside the city limits, with narrow exceptions. Burning leaves and yard waste is not allowed. Small cooking, heating and ceremonial fires are permitted if contained, and bonfires require a fire-department permit.

Recreational fires in Concord are governed by the open-burning ordinance, Sec. 34-4(c)(2). A backyard fire pit is allowed without a permit if it stays in a campfire pit or container no larger than a 55-gallon drum, burns only natural wood, charcoal, propane or natural gas, and does not become a smoke nuisance.

Concord regulates residential vehicle storage through its Development Ordinance and state junked-vehicle law. The CDO bars open storage of junk and salvage in residential districts and prohibits parking in required front yards. Junked, abandoned and inoperable vehicles are controlled under NC Gen. Stat. 160A-303.

Under the Concord Development Ordinance, front-yard fences, including fences on corner lots, may not exceed four (4) feet in height and may not be placed within the sight triangle. Side and rear yard residential fences are not capped at a specific city height, but must meet zoning, setback and visibility rules.

In Concord a building permit is not required for a standard residential fence 7 feet in height or lower, but fences must still comply with the Concord Development Ordinance's zoning, setback and sight-triangle rules. Historic-district fences need a Certificate of Appropriateness, and prohibited materials apply citywide.

Animal control in Concord is handled through the Cabarrus County unified animal ordinance, enforced by the Cabarrus County Sheriff's Office Animal Control. Section 10-6 requires that an animal off its owner's premises be under sufficient physical restraint such as a leash, bridle or cage.

The Concord Development Ordinance allows backyard hens as an accessory use on single-family lots: up to 10 hens on a lot of at least 1 acre, or up to 15 hens on at least 2 acres. Roosters are prohibited, hens are for personal use only, and coops must meet setback and sanitation rules.