Flint, MI Noise Ordinances: Construction Hours (2026)
Construction hours in Flint, MI, sometimes called construction noise rules or contractor work-hour ordinances, set when contractors can run power tools, hammers, and heavy equipment.
Key Facts
- Permitted hours
- 8:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m. weekdays
- After-hours
- Requires Building Safety permit
- Section
- § 31-77(f)
- Max fine
- $1,500 or 90 days jail
Summary
The City of Flint exempts building erection, demolition, alteration and repair work from its noise ordinance only between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. on weekdays; work outside those hours needs a permit from the Department of Building and Safety Inspection.
(f) The erection (including excavating), demolition, alteration or repair of any building: (1) Between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. on weekdays; or (2) At any other time if a permit for same has been secured from the Department of Building and Safety Inspection.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2016 Code: Local legislation current through Ordinance 3821, passed 3-1-2012).
Full Breakdown
Section 31-77(f) of Flint's Noise Control Ordinance exempts the erection (including excavating), demolition, alteration or repair of any building from the article's noise limits, but only between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. on weekdays. Construction work outside those hours needs a permit from the Department of Building and Safety Inspection, which may issue one only if it finds the permit is in the interest of public health or safety, that public health and safety won't be impaired, or that it's necessary to avoid substantial loss or inconvenience to an interested party.
Violations & Fines
Violating Article II, including running construction noise outside the permitted hours without a permit, is punishable by a fine up to $1,500, up to 90 days in jail, or both, per Section 31-78.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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