Construction hours in Forsyth County, GA — sometimes called construction noise rules or contractor work-hour ordinances — set when contractors can run power tools, hammers, and heavy equipment.
Unincorporated Forsyth County sets no separate construction-hour window. Job-site noise falls under the general noise ordinance, Code § 34-153: a 70 dB(A) residential daytime cap and the after-11 p.m. plainly-audible-at-50-feet limit both apply.
Forsyth County has no standalone construction-hours ordinance for unincorporated areas; building noise is instead bound by Chapter 34, Article IV of the Code. The residential daytime ceiling under § 34-153 is 70 dB(A) at the property boundary, and after 11 p.m. sound plainly audible at 50 feet is a violation, so night construction near homes draws complaints. Emergency and utility repairs are treated as exempt. Subdivisions across Forsyth are heavily HOA-governed, and covenants often impose their own construction-hour windows. Cumming sets separate rules inside city limits.
Construction noise breaching § 34-153 is a county-ordinance violation enforced by the Sheriff's Office and Code Enforcement, with fines under § 34-152 and escalating penalties for continued work; HOA covenants carry their own separate fines.
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