Clinton Township, MI Noise Ordinances: Construction Hours (2026)
Construction hours in Clinton Township, MI, sometimes called construction noise rules or contractor work-hour ordinances, set when contractors can run power tools, hammers, and heavy equipment.
Key Facts
- Weekday quiet hours
- 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.
- Weekend quiet hours
- 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 a.m.
- Distance trigger
- Within 30 feet of a residence/residential district
- Exception
- Permit from Building Department Superintendent
- Appeal window
- 28 days to Board of Trustees after denial
- First offense fine
- $200 minimum
Summary
Construction, demolition, alteration or excavation work within 30 feet of a residence or residential zoning district is barred in Clinton Township from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. on weekdays and 6 p.m. to 9 a.m. on weekends. Contractors can apply to the Building Department Superintendent for a permit to work outside those hours.
(7) The erection (including excavation), demolition, alteration or repair of any building or premises, or the excavation of streets and highways, in or within thirty (30) feet of any residence or residential zoning district between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. Monday through Friday, or 6:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m. on either Saturday or Sunday. A person may apply for and obtain a permit from the Superintendent of the Building Department to exceed these hours of operation and the Superintendent may impose conditions on the issuance of the permit and establish the duration of the permit so as to protect the public health, safety and welfare of nearby residential uses. This subsection shall not apply to activities by the Clinton Township Water and Sewer Department, the Department of Public Works, the Macomb County Road Commission or the Michigan Department of Transportation and their agents, contractors and employees.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-25: Local legislation current through May 26, 2026).
Full Breakdown
07(c)(7) sets Clinton Township's construction-hours rule inside the broader Prohibited Noises ordinance. m. on Saturday or Sunday. 07(d) lets a denied applicant appeal in writing to the Board of Trustees within twenty-eight days. The restriction exempts the Clinton Township Water and Sewer Department, the Department of Public Works, the Macomb County Road Commission and the Michigan Department of Transportation and their agents and contractors, so public infrastructure work is not held to the residential curfew. The same section defines "loud noise" as any sound that, by volume, duration or character, annoys, disturbs, injures or endangers a reasonable person's comfort, health, peace or safety, and "plainly audible" as detectable by unaided hearing, including the rhythmic bass of music, standards that also apply if construction noise is challenged outside the fixed hours.
Violations & Fines
Section 664.07(g) sets fines by offense count regardless of which specific-noise clause is violated: a minimum $200 for a first offense, $300 for a second, and $400 for a third, each on top of any other civil-infraction penalty Michigan law allows, plus the Township's legal fees and costs. Violations can be issued jointly against the property owner, tenant, or whoever is in charge of the site.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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