Bryan, TX Noise Ordinances: Construction Hours (2026)
Construction hours in Bryan, TX, 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. to 7:00 p.m.
- Allowed days
- Weekdays and Saturdays only
- Sunday work
- Not permitted
- Work covered
- Erection, excavation, demolition, alteration, repair
- Emergency exception
- Requires city manager permit
- Max fine
- $2,000.00 per violation
Summary
Bryan City Code § 50-122(9) declares construction work on any building a noise nuisance when it happens outside 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on weekdays and Saturdays. Work outside those hours requires an urgent-necessity permit from the city manager or a designee.
Construction work. The erection, including excavation, demolition, alteration, or repair work on any building other than between the hours 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. on weekdays and Saturdays, except in case of urgent necessity in the interest of public safety and convenience, and then only by permit from the city manager or his or her designee, which permit may be renewed during the time the emergency exists.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 31).
Full Breakdown
Bryan regulates construction hours through the declared noise nuisances in § 50-122. Subsection (9), headed 'Construction work', names the covered activity: the erection, including excavation, demolition, alteration, or repair work on any building. The list is wide. It picks up the digging that comes before a foundation, the teardown of an old structure, and repair jobs, not only new construction. Because the text says 'any building', it is not limited to commercial sites.
The permitted window is between the hours 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. on weekdays and Saturdays. The ordinance is written in the negative, so work 'other than' in that window is the nuisance. That drafting has a consequence for Sundays. The rule doesn't set a Sunday window at all, so Sunday work falls outside the permitted hours entirely.
The exception is narrow, and its conditions stack. To start, there must be a case of urgent necessity in the interest of public safety and convenience. Even then, the work may proceed only by permit from the city manager or his or her designee, so a contractor in Bryan cannot self-declare an emergency and start early. Finally, the permit is tied to the emergency. It may be renewed during the time the emergency exists, which means it does not outlast the situation that justified it.
Because § 50-122 sits in Chapter 50, the health and sanitation chapter, a violation carries the fine that section 1-14 sets for Chapter 50 offenses.
Violations & Fines
Violating the construction-hours limit is a misdemeanor; Chapter 50 (health and sanitation) offenses carry a fine up to $2,000.00 per section 1-14, with each day a separate offense.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can construction happen on Sunday in Bryan?
Can a contractor get an exception for early or late work?
Does the Bryan rule cover demolition and excavation?
What is the penalty for working outside the allowed hours?
Sources & Official References
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