Augusta-Richmond County, GA Noise Ordinances: Construction Hours (2026)
Construction hours in Augusta-Richmond County, GA, sometimes called construction noise rules or contractor work-hour ordinances, set when contractors can run power tools, hammers, and heavy equipment.
Key Facts
- Allowed hours
- 7:00 a.m.–10:00 p.m. weekdays
- Covered noise sources
- excavation, demolition, pile drivers, hoists
- Extended-hours permit
- Inspections and Permits Dept., up to 10 days
- Maximum penalty
- $1,000 fine, 60 days jail
- Excluded cities
- Blythe and Hephzibah run separate codes
Summary
Augusta-Richmond County limits construction and repair noise, pile drivers, excavation, demolition, to 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. weekdays, with an inspections-department permit required to work later hours.
Construction or repair of buildings. The erection (including excavation), demolition, alteration or repair of any building, as well as the operation of any pile driver, steam shovel, pneumatic hammer, derrick, steam or electric hoist, or any other similar equipment attended by loud or unusual noise, other than between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. on weekdays; however, the inspections and permits department shall have the authority ... to grant a permit for a period not to exceed ten (10) days ... within the hours of 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Recodification).
Full Breakdown
Augusta-Richmond County Code Sec. 3-6-2(c)(6) bars construction and repair noise, erection, excavation, demolition, alteration, pile drivers, steam shovels, pneumatic hammers, derricks, and hoists, outside 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. on weekdays; the code sets no separate weekend construction-noise window, so Saturday and Sunday work falls under the chapter's general nighttime noise limits. The Augusta-Richmond County Inspections and Permits Department may issue a permit, valid up to ten days, allowing work between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. when delaying the project would cause extraordinary loss or inconvenience. This governs the whole consolidated county except Blythe and Hephzibah, which enforce their own municipal codes.
Violations & Fines
Violating the noise chapter is a misdemeanor carrying up to a $1,000 fine and up to 60 days in the county jail, per Sec. 3-6-4.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can construction happen on weekends in Augusta-Richmond County?
Can construction run later than 10 p.m. in Augusta-Richmond County?
Sources & Official References
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