Edmonds, WA Noise Ordinances: Construction Hours (2026)
Construction hours in Edmonds, WA, sometimes called construction noise rules or contractor work-hour ordinances, set when contractors can run power tools, hammers, and heavy equipment.
Key Facts
- Weekday hours
- 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
- Saturday hours
- 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
- Sunday/holidays
- No exemption at any hour
- Variance route
- Type 1 permit, ECDC 20.01.003(B)
- First offense fine
- $100 civil infraction
Summary
Edmonds allows construction noise only between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. on weekdays and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturdays under ECC 5.30.110(B); construction noise on Sundays and federal holidays, or outside those weekday and Saturday windows, loses its exemption and must meet the city's ordinary sound limits.
B. Sounds originating from temporary construction sites as a result of construction activity are exempt from the provisions of this chapter, but only during the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on weekdays and 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Saturdays, excluding Sundays and federal holidays.
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance 4444, passed August 3, 2026).
Full Breakdown
050(A). m. on Saturday, with Sundays and federal holidays excluded entirely, meaning no construction-noise exemption applies on those days at any hour. 003(B). The mayor's designee weighs public convenience, safety, exposure and cost, and requires proof that quieter methods, such as drilling piles instead of driving them or using quiet generators and pumps, were considered before granting off-hours relief. with a concurring public works staff decision and mayoral approval, but that carve-out is limited to work performed by or on behalf of the city, not private construction. 130's public disturbance noise rules if neighbors are unreasonably disturbed and the noise continues after a police order to stop.
Violations & Fines
Construction noise outside the 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekday window or the 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday window, or on any Sunday or federal holiday, is a Chapter 5.30 violation subject to ECC 5.30.150's tiered penalties: a $100 civil infraction for a first offense, $250 for a second violation within a calendar year, and a misdemeanor with up to $1,000 and 90 days in jail for a third.
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Sources & Official References
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