Construction hours in Fort Worth, TX — sometimes called construction noise rules or contractor work-hour ordinances — set when contractors can run power tools, hammers, and heavy equipment.
Fort Worth City Code Sec. 23-8 restricts construction noise that disturbs neighboring properties, with heavy equipment such as pile drivers prohibited between 10 PM and 7 AM. Standard residential noise limits resume at 10 PM, effectively capping most construction at that hour.
Under Sec. 23-8 of the Code of Ordinances, construction activity is subject to the same decibel limits as other noise sources: 70 dBA daytime and 60 dBA nighttime at the property line in residential zones. Pile drivers, jackhammers, and similar heavy equipment are specifically prohibited between 10 PM and 7 AM. The ordinance is enforced primarily by Fort Worth Police and Code Compliance. There is no separate citywide blanket ban on weekend construction, but Sunday work must still comply with the 70 dBA cap and is widely understood to cease by 8 PM in residential neighborhoods.
Violations of Sec. 23-8 are Class C misdemeanors punishable by fines up to $500 per offense, and each day a violation continues constitutes a separate offense.
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