Construction hours in Essex County, MA — sometimes called construction noise rules or contractor work-hour ordinances — set when contractors can run power tools, hammers, and heavy equipment.
Construction and demolition noise is limited to 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekdays and 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturdays across Essex County, with work prohibited on Sundays and legal holidays.
Salem, Beverly, Peabody, Andover and neighboring communities confine powered construction equipment, jackhammers, pile drivers and delivery of materials to daytime hours. Weekday work runs 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturdays start an hour later at 8 a.m., and no construction noise is allowed Sundays or on state holidays. Emergency repairs to utilities or hazards are exempt. Contractors need written approval from the building or police department to run equipment outside these windows, and permits list the allowed hours on their face.
Stop-work orders and fines from $100 to $300 per day; contractors risk permit suspension for repeated off-hours work.
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