Chino Hills, CA Noise Ordinances: Construction Hours (2026)
Construction hours in Chino Hills, CA, sometimes called construction noise rules or contractor work-hour ordinances, set when contractors can run power tools, hammers, and heavy equipment.
Key Facts
- Governing section
- CHMC § 8.08.020(A), Construction & Maintenance Noise
- Weekday hours
- 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
- Saturday hours
- 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
- Homeowner extension
- To 10 p.m. weekdays/Saturdays if inaudible off-site
- Sundays/holidays
- 8 a.m.-10 p.m., homeowner-only, inaudible off-site
- Violation penalty
- Infraction under § 1.36.030
Summary
Chino Hills limits construction, repair, remodeling, demolition, and grading noise to set hours under CHMC § 8.08.020(A): 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on weekdays and 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturdays, with a homeowner exception extending work on one's own property later into the evening and on Sundays if it stays inaudible off-site.
A.Except when necessary for the immediate preservation of life, health, or property, no person shall construct, repair, remodel, demolish, or grade any real property or structures thereon at any time other than between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. on weekdays, and between 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on Saturdays, excluding federal holidays. Notwithstanding the foregoing, an individual residential property owner or tenant in addition to the above permissible hours of construction may also construct, repair, or remodel his or her real property or any structure on such property during the hours of 7:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. on weekdays and between 6:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. on Saturdays, and between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. on Sundays and federal holidays provided that the noise or sounds associated with such activities cannot be heard by a reasonable person beyond the boundary lines of the property.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 61).
Full Breakdown
on Saturdays, excluding federal holidays, except when the work is necessary for the immediate preservation of life, health, or property. on Sundays and federal holidays, but only if the noise from that work cannot be heard by a reasonable person beyond the property's boundary lines. 020. 010, includes New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas.
Violations & Fines
Constructing, repairing, remodeling, demolishing, or grading outside the permitted hours, or without staying inside the boundary-line noise limit for the extended homeowner window, is an infraction under Section 8.08.020(C), punishable under Section 1.36.030 of the Code. Subsection D also makes any violation a public nuisance, subject to abatement as well as punishment under this Code and state law.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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