Alpharetta, GA Noise Ordinances: Construction Hours (2026)
Construction hours in Alpharetta, GA, sometimes called construction noise rules or contractor work-hour ordinances, set when contractors can run power tools, hammers, and heavy equipment.
Key Facts
- Weekday hours allowed
- 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- Saturday hours allowed
- 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Sunday
- Prohibited except interior finish work 10am-5pm
- Hardship permit
- Renewable 14-day permit from public safety director
- Framing on Sunday
- Never permitted
Summary
Construction and demolition work in Alpharetta cannot run before 7 a.m. or after 7 p.m. on weekdays, before 9 a.m. or after 5 p.m. on Saturday, or at all on Sunday, except emergency work, under section 26-116(3). Interior finish work like painting or carpeting, but not framing, is allowed Sunday afternoons if it stays inaudible outside.
Construction and demolition activity shall not be performed between the hours of 7:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. on weekdays, before the hour of 9:00 a.m. or after the hour of 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, or at any time on Sunday, unless such activities are deemed emergency work as defined in section 26-113. This shall not be deemed to prohibit interior finish work such as carpeting, painting, millwork, etc. (but not framing) on Sundays between the hours of 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. provided the work does not produce audible sounds from outside the building.
Full Breakdown
Section 26-116(3) sets Alpharetta's construction noise hours regardless of the decibel limits in section 26-114(a): 'Construction and demolition activity shall not be performed between the hours of 7:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. on weekdays, before the hour of 9:00 a.m. or after the hour of 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, or at any time on Sunday, unless such activities are deemed emergency work as defined in section 26-113.' Section 26-113 defines emergency work as action taken to prevent or relieve physical trauma or property damage from an emergency, so routine overtime does not qualify.
The rule carves out one exception for interior finish work, such as carpeting, painting, or millwork, but explicitly not framing, which may proceed on Sunday between 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. as long as it produces no audible sound from outside the building. Contractors facing a genuine scheduling hardship are not simply out of options: the director of public safety, after consulting the mayor and council, may issue a renewable 14-day permit allowing work within the hours of 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. for a project that would otherwise suffer loss or inconvenience. Measurements and complaint response for construction noise fall to Alpharetta police officers trained on a sound level meter under section 26-117.
Violations & Fines
Construction noise outside the permitted hours is cited under section 26-119(a) and punished under the general penalty in section 1-8: a fine of up to $1,000, up to 180 days of jail or public-works labor, or both, and each day a project runs past the cutoff without an emergency-work or director's permit is a separate offense.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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