Brockton, MA Noise Ordinances: Construction Hours (2026)
Construction hours in Brockton, MA, sometimes called construction noise rules or contractor work-hour ordinances, set when contractors can run power tools, hammers, and heavy equipment.
Key Facts
- Blackout window
- 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.
- Government road/utility work
- Exempt at any time
- Private building projects
- Exempt only in daylight
- Fine, repeat violation
- $300 within 12 months
- Adopted
- Ord. No. M03, Feb. 9, 2021
Summary
Brockton exempts most construction noise from its general ban, but temporary construction sites lose that exemption between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. under Section 14-50(g)(2)(c). City, county and state excavation and repair work stays exempt at any hour, while private building projects are protected only during daylight hours.
l.Building and/or construction. Necessary permitted or emergency excavations and/or repairs of streets and/or highways by and/or on behalf of the city, county and state, at any time, especially when public safety, welfare, and convenience renders it necessary to have such work done at night and/or not during the daytime hours. Also, during daylight hours, necessary excavations for, and/or construction of approved building projects...(2)The following sources of noise are exempt, upon permission by the city...c.Noise emanating from the temporary construction sites except between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 28).
Full Breakdown
Section 14-50 sets a citywide ban on loud or unreasonable noise, but subsection (g) carves out two different tiers of construction exemption. Under (g)(1)(l), 'necessary permitted or emergency excavations and/or repairs of streets and/or highways by and/or on behalf of the city, county and state' are exempt 'at any time,' with the ordinance specifically noting this covers night work when public safety or convenience requires it. The same paragraph adds that, 'during daylight hours,' necessary excavations for and construction of approved building projects are exempt too, meaning private contractors get their pass only in daytime.
m. Outside that six-hour blackout window, construction noise still has to clear the ordinance's other restrictions if it is not covered by one of these exemptions, including the 50-decibel ceiling in subsection (f) and the general nuisance-noise ban in subsection (d). The exemption structure was enacted by Ord. No. M03 on February 9, 2021, and subsection (i) makes clear it does not repeal or replace any other noise standard already on the books.
Violations & Fines
A contractor running noise between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. loses the temporary-construction-site exemption and is treated as any other noise violator: police document the complaint and issue a written warning for a first offense, then a three-hundred-dollar fine for each violation within the following twelve months, under subsection (h) and M.G.L. c. 40, § 21D.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can construction crews work overnight in Brockton?
Is there a specific curfew for construction noise?
What if emergency road repairs are needed at night?
Sources & Official References
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