Construction hours in Forsyth County, NC — sometimes called construction noise rules or contractor work-hour ordinances — set when contractors can run power tools, hammers, and heavy equipment.
Neither Forsyth County's Sec. 15-1 nor Winston-Salem's Chapter 46 sets a numeric construction-hours window. Instead, Winston-Salem Sec. 46-5 bans loud domestic tools, garage machinery and refuse front-end loaders near residences from 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.; daytime construction is judged by the reasonable-person standard.
There is no dedicated "construction hours" section in the current codified county or city noise chapters. The nearest hard rule is Winston-Salem Code Sec. 46-5, which makes it unlawful in residential zones (or within 300 feet of a residence) to run lawn mowers and other gasoline-powered domestic tools, garage machinery, or a refuse front-end loader between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. Government road, bridge and utility work is exempt from 10:00 p.m.-6:00 a.m. only when doing it in daytime is impractical (Sec. 46-6(d)). Otherwise, construction noise is enforced under the general "disturb a reasonable person" test of county Sec. 15-1. Check with your specific town if outside the city.
Class 3 misdemeanor under G.S. 14-4, fine up to $500 for violations of Winston-Salem Sec. 46-5.
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