Fresno, CA Noise Ordinances: Construction Hours (2026)
Construction hours in Fresno, CA, sometimes called construction noise rules or contractor work-hour ordinances, set when contractors can run power tools, hammers, and heavy equipment.
Key Facts
- Code Section
- Fresno Municipal Code sec. 10-109(a); 10-105(d)
- Permitted hours
- 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
- Sunday
- No construction exemption on Sundays
- Covered work
- Permitted construction, repair, remodeling, site prep, and grading
- Emergency work
- Separately exempt under sec. 10-109(b)
Summary
Fresno Municipal Code section 10-109(a) exempts permitted construction, remodeling, site preparation, and grading from the Noise Ordinance only when the work takes place between 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. on any day except Sunday. Construction equipment such as pile drivers, hammers, saws, and drills is otherwise listed among the regulated noise sources in section 10-105(d).
SEC. 10-109. - EXCEPTIONS. The provisions of this article shall not apply to: (a) Construction, repair or remodeling work accomplished pursuant to a building, electrical, plumbing, mechanical, or other construction permit issued by the city or other governmental agency, or to site preparation and grading, provided such work takes place between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. on any day except Sunday. (b) Emergency work. (c) Any act or acts which are prohibited by any law of the State of California or the United States.
Full Breakdown
Fresno's construction-noise rule is structured as an exception to the general Noise Ordinance. Section 10-105(d) places 'construction equipment or work, including the operation, use or employment of pile drivers, hammers, saws, drills, derricks, hoists, or similar construction equipment or tools' squarely within the list of regulated noise sources. , is not exempted on Sundays at all, and emergency work is separately exempt under subsection (b). Work performed outside these windows loses the exemption and is judged against the section 10-102(b) decibel limits and the section 10-105 reasonable-person standard.
Violations & Fines
Construction noise outside the 7 a.m.-10 p.m. window, or on Sunday, is no longer exempt and is enforceable as a Noise Ordinance infraction; persistent violations may be abated as a public nuisance by injunction under section 10-111.
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