Deltona, FL Noise Ordinances: Construction Hours (2026)
Construction hours in Deltona, FL, 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.–7:00 p.m.
- Barred hours
- 7:00 p.m.–7:00 a.m., if disturbing
- Exempt
- Emergency utility/government work
- Extension
- Special permit can allow later hours
- Repeat violators
- Risk equipment confiscation
Summary
Deltona bars construction, drilling, and demolition noise that disturbs neighbors between 7:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.; equipment must otherwise run only from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. absent a special city permit.
Construction. Operating or permitting the operation of any tools or equipment used in construction, drilling, or demolition work between the hours of 7:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., in such a manner as to cause a noise disturbance to any resident or guest across a residential or tourist property boundary, except for emergency work by public service utilities, by government agencies, or by special permit approved by the city;(3)The sounding of any signaling device for any unnecessary or unreasonable period of time;(4)The unreasonable use of any signaling device;(5)The using, operating or permitting to be played, used or operated of any radio, television, tape or record player, amplifier, musical instrument or other machine or device used for the production, reproduction or emission of sound;(6)Any prolonged sounds made by people; and(7)The keeping of any animal that causes frequent or long, continuous noise in such a manner as to disturb the public peace, quiet and comfort of the neighboring inhabitants or at any time with greater intensity than is necessary for convenient hearing for the persons who are in the room, vehicle or chamber in which such sound emitter is operated and who are voluntary listeners thereto. Quieter standards are expected during nighttime hours. (Ord. No. 96-15, § I(50-498), 3-4-1996; Ord. No. 16-01, § 2, 6-4-2001; Ord. No. 25-2025, § 2(Exh. A), 6-16-25)
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 31 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
Under Deltona Code § 38-73(c)(2), running construction, drilling, or demolition equipment between 7:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. is a prohibited "loud, disturbing and unnecessary noise" if it creates a disturbance across a residential or tourist property line. Section 38-71(d)(3) separately exempts daytime construction equipment from the Table I decibel limits, but only if work does not begin before 7:00 a.m. or continue past 7:00 p.m., unless the city has granted a special permit. Emergency utility and government work is exempt from the curfew.
Violations & Fines
Violating the construction-hours curfew is punishable under § 1-15's general penalty provision; repeat citations for the same offense within 12 months can trigger court confiscation of the noise-making equipment under § 38-68.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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