Battle Creek, MI Noise Ordinances: Construction Hours (2026)

Construction noise in the City of Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan, is controlled by paragraph (b)(8) of the noise control section, § 652.07. The City Commission wrote it as a time window rather than a decibel limit. The erection of a building, including excavating, the demolition, alteration or repair of any building, and the excavation of streets and highways are all declared unreasonable noise and prohibited other than between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. The only way around the window is to obtain a permit first from the Department of Public Works. The text says the permit must be obtained first, so a contractor who starts early and asks later is already in violation.

The paragraph prints one daily window and no separate weekend schedule, so the same 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. hours are the stated limit. The prohibition sits within the general rule in § 652.07(a), which bars any unreasonable noise or noise that unreasonably annoys or disturbs the comfort, repose, health, peace or safety of others within the City.

Subsection (c)(2) carves out one exception: necessary excavations or repairs of bridges, streets or highways by or on behalf of the City or the State during the night, when the public safety, welfare and convenience render it impossible to perform such work during the day. That exception belongs to public agencies and their contractors. A private owner or builder works inside the 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. window or holds a Department of Public Works permit.

Fireworks used in blasting have their own line. Under (c)(8)A, the ignition or detonation of explosive devices as part of an authorized, otherwise legal construction project is exempt only between 8:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, a narrower window than the general construction hours.