Corona, CA Noise Ordinances: Construction Hours (2026)
Construction hours in Corona, CA, sometimes called construction noise rules or contractor work-hour ordinances, set when contractors can run power tools, hammers, and heavy equipment.
Key Facts
- Weekday/Saturday quiet hours
- 8:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.
- Sunday/holiday quiet hours
- 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 a.m.
- Covers
- Construction tools, machinery, equipment
- Enforcement
- Code Enforcement Officer, misdemeanor
- Separate exemption
- Property maintenance under (E)(4), not construction
Summary
Corona bars construction noise between 8:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. Monday through Saturday, and between 6:00 p.m. and 10:00 a.m. on Sundays and federal holidays, under Municipal Code Section 17.84.040(D)(2). The rule covers tools, machinery or equipment used on a job site that disturbs persons of normal sensitivity nearby.
Construction noise. Construction noise is prohibited between the hours of 8:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m., Monday through Saturday and 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 a.m. on Sundays and federal holidays. Construction noise is defined as noise which is disturbing, excessive or offensive and constitutes a nuisance involving discomfort or annoyance to persons of normal sensitivity residing in the area, which is generated by the use of any tools, machinery or equipment used in connection with construction operations.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2025 S-56: Supplement contains: Local legislation passed through Ord. 3423, passed 12-3-2025).
Full Breakdown
040(D)(2) of the Corona Municipal Code sets the city's construction-hours cutoff inside its noise performance standards chapter. m. Monday through Saturday. the following morning. on Sunday; construction work does not get that exemption and must instead stop at the earlier evening cutoffs and stay off entirely through the longer Sunday and holiday window. The rule applies citywide to any construction operation, whether a homeowner's remodel or a commercial job site, and does not carve out an exception for permitted work: a valid building permit authorizes the work itself but does not override the hours restriction.
040(B)(8), such as single and multi-family residences, hospitals, convalescent homes, libraries and school classrooms, from disruptive job-site noise outside the hours residents can reasonably expect quiet.
Violations & Fines
Running equipment past the 8:00 p.m./7:00 a.m. weekday cutoff or into the Sunday and holiday window is a misdemeanor under Section 17.84.040(I)(3), enforced by the Code Enforcement Officer. Each day the violation continues is a separate offense under Section 1.08.020(A), and the noise source can also be abated as a public nuisance under Chapter 8.32.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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