Eagle Mountain, UT Noise Ordinances: Construction Hours (2026)
Construction hours in Eagle Mountain, UT, sometimes called construction noise rules or contractor work-hour ordinances, set when contractors can run power tools, hammers, and heavy equipment.
Key Facts
- Restricted hours
- 9:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.
- Governing section
- EMMC 8.15.080(G)
- Extension authority
- City engineer or designee
- Council notice
- Required for approved restricted-hour work
- Emergency work
- Exempt automatically
- Penalty
- Class B misdemeanor, up to $1,000
Summary
Construction work in Eagle Mountain is barred during the city's restricted noise hours of 9:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. under EMMC 8.15.080(G), unless the city engineer authorizes extended hours for continuous, safety-critical, or traffic-related work. Emergency work by the city or utility providers is exempt from the restriction entirely.
C. Hours of Restriction. ... Except as modified by subsection D of this section, the hours of noise restriction are as follows: 9:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. ... ... G. Construction Work. It is unlawful for any person to perform or cause to be performed any construction work on any construction site under his control during the restricted hours identified in EMMC 8.15.070(C), except as otherwise authorized by this chapter. The city engineer or designee may authorize extended hours for construction operations or procedures which, by their nature, require continuous operation; are required for public safety; are necessary to maintain traffic flow; are necessary due to material placement operations, utility tie-ins, or similar construction activities; are required to minimize impacts to the traveling public; or when the impacts to adjacent properties are determined to be minimal.
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance O-34-2026, passed August 4, 2026).
Full Breakdown
070(D)). The city engineer or a designee can authorize extended construction hours where the work by its nature requires continuous operation, is needed for public safety, is necessary to maintain traffic flow, involves material placement or utility tie-ins, is needed to minimize impacts on the traveling public, or where the impact on adjacent properties is judged minimal. Any approval can carry reasonable conditions, and the city engineer may require the contractor to notify adjacent property owners or occupants before extended-hour work begins; when the approved work will actually occur during the restricted hours, the city engineer must also notify the city council before it starts.
Emergency work performed by the city, public utilities, or contractors acting for the city or a utility provider is exempt from the restricted-hours requirement outright when it is necessary to protect life, safety, property, critical infrastructure, or utility services. 030.
Violations & Fines
Construction noise outside permitted hours is a Class B misdemeanor under EMMC 8.15.040, punishable by a fine of up to $1,000, up to six months in jail, or both. EMMC 8.15.100 makes each day of unauthorized after-hours work a separate violation, and the city attorney can pursue civil or criminal abatement with the contractor liable for the city's enforcement costs.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can a contractor ever pour concrete or run heavy equipment in Eagle Mountain after 9 p.m.?
Do emergency utility repairs have to stop at 9 p.m. like regular construction?
What time can construction legally start in the morning?
Sources & Official References
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