Farmersville, TX Noise Ordinances: Construction Hours (2026)
Construction hours in Farmersville, TX, sometimes called construction noise rules or contractor work-hour ordinances, set when contractors can run power tools, hammers, and heavy equipment.
Key Facts
- Barred hours
- 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. residential/quiet zone
- Buffer
- within 500 feet of a residence
- After-hours work
- requires city manager permission
- Enforcement tool
- stop-work order after resident complaints
- Maximum fine
- $2,000 per offense
- Governing section
- Sec. 44-50(h)
Summary
Farmersville bars construction and demolition noise near homes at night. City Code section 44-50(h)(1) makes running construction, repair or demolition equipment within a residential district or quiet zone, or within 500 feet of one, a noise disturbance per se between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., though the city manager can approve after-hours work on request.
(h)Construction/maintenance work.(1)Operating or permitting to be operated any equipment used in construction, maintenance, repair, alteration or demolition work on buildings, structures, streets, alleys, lawns, golf courses or appurtenances thereto ... within a residential district or quiet zone, or within 500 feet of any residence or quiet zone, in such a manner as to cause a noise disturbance. Furthermore, any such activity shall create a noise disturbance per se if conducted between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. ... (5)Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (h)(1)-(4), construction and/or maintenance work may be performed between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. only after receiving permission from the city manager or his designee upon applicant's showing that such work cannot reasonably or efficiently be performed otherwise. (6) ... the city receives one or more complaints from any resident of a residence or quiet zone within 500 feet of the work site, the city may issue written orders to stop work or further regulate site construction working hours.
Full Breakdown
Section 44-50(h) governs construction/maintenance work. m. Subsection (h)(4) applies the same general standard to nonresidential districts without the automatic nighttime trigger. only after receiving permission from the city manager or his designee upon applicant's showing that such work cannot reasonably or efficiently be performed otherwise. Subsection (h)(6) gives the city an enforcement tool even where a contractor is not observing the recommended hours: if the city receives one or more complaints from any resident of a residence or quiet zone within 500 feet of the work site, it may issue written orders to stop work or further regulate site construction working hours. Subsections (h)(2)-(3) apply the same daytime/nighttime framework to gravel pits and rock crushers.
Violations & Fines
Chapter 44 construction-noise offenses fall under section 44-1's fire-safety/public-health classification, carrying a fine up to $2,000.00 per offense under section 1-3(a)(1), and section 1-4 makes each day a violation continues a separate offense. Beyond a fine, section 44-50(h)(6) lets the city order work stopped or hours restricted after resident complaints.
Frequently Asked Questions
What hours can construction noise occur in Farmersville?
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What can the city do if a contractor ignores the construction hours?
Does the construction hours rule apply to daytime commercial-zone work?
Sources & Official References
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