Summer Construction Hours by City (2026)

Fewest Restrictions

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   Tarrant County, TXNo restrictions

   Tarrant County has no construction hour restrictions for unincorporated areas. Texas counties cannot regulate construction hours through zoning. Construction noise is only actionable under Texas Penal Code §42.01 if it constitutes disorderly conduct.

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   Iowa City, IANone

   Iowa City Code Title 6 Chapter 4 sets no fixed construction-hour window. Construction is regulated by the §6-4-1 reasonableness standard applied 24 hours a day. Project-specific construction hours come from Neighborhood and Development Services permit conditions, not from the Code itself.

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   Sutter County, CA

   Unincorporated Sutter County does not regulate construction noise hours by ordinance. A noise study prepared for the CPUC states the county has not adopted a noise ordinance and that construction-activity noise is not addressed at the county level.

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   Franklin County, OH7 AM - 9 PM

   Franklin County has no countywide construction-hours ordinance for unincorporated areas. Individual townships set their own limits, typically restricting powered construction equipment to 7 AM to 9 PM on weekdays. ODOT road work follows state contract specifications.

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   Collin County, TX

   Collin County has no countywide construction hour ordinance for unincorporated areas. Construction noise is governed only by TX Penal Code 42.01 disorderly conduct. Cities within the county (Plano, Frisco, McKinney) set their own limits, typically 7 AM to 9 PM weekdays.

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   Reedley, CANot codified

   Reedley has no specific construction hour limits. All construction noise falls under the general noise ordinance RMC 5-1-18 with its 25-foot audibility and 5-dB-over-ambient standards.

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   Tulare County, CANone found in the Ordinance Code

   Unincorporated Tulare County does not have an ordinance setting specific permitted construction hours. Construction noise is governed by the general 65 dB boundary limit (Ordinance Code 5-01-1215(b)), the Public Nuisance Ordinance (4-01-1070), and General Plan Noise Element planning standards rather than a fixed start/stop time.

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   Nevada County, CA

   Unincorporated Nevada County does not have a county-wide ordinance setting fixed construction hours. Construction activity is expressly exempt from the County's exterior noise standards; limits on construction timing are instead imposed project-by-project through use permits and CEQA mitigation.

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   Maricopa County, AZNone set

   Maricopa County has no construction hour restrictions for unincorporated areas. Arizona's extreme heat often necessitates early-morning construction. HOA CC&Rs may set private construction windows. Only ARS §13-2916 provides recourse for extreme cases.

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    Shasta County, CA

    Unincorporated Shasta County has no county-wide ordinance fixing construction hours. Construction timing is controlled project-by-project through use permits and environmental review; the County's only timing-related grading rule is a seasonal wet-weather window, not a noise limit.