Construction hours in Brazoria County, TX — sometimes called construction noise rules or contractor work-hour ordinances — set when contractors can run power tools, hammers, and heavy equipment.
Brazoria County can't zone, so it sets no construction-hour limits in unincorporated areas; state Penal Code Sec. 42.01 unreasonable-noise applies. Pearland's noise chapter has no dedicated construction curfew but bars motorized power equipment near homes 10 p.m.-7 a.m. and any noise offensive to a reasonable person.
No Texas county can set construction hours, and Brazoria County has none for unincorporated land. The only countywide backstop is Penal Code Sec. 42.01(a)(5), which makes unreasonable noise near a residence a crime. Cities regulate construction noise. Pearland's Chapter 19 has no standalone construction-hour section, but Sec. 19-3(c) bars operating motorized power equipment within 300 feet of residential areas between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m., and Sec. 19-2 forbids any loud or unnecessary construction noise offensive to a reasonable person at any hour. Contractors in other cities (Lake Jackson, Angleton, Alvin) must check that city's code.
Unreasonable construction noise near a residence is a Class C misdemeanor under state law (fine up to $500). Pearland enforces its noise sections by city citation.
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