Frisco, TX Noise Ordinances: Construction Hours (2026)
Construction hours in Frisco, TX, sometimes called construction noise rules or contractor work-hour ordinances, set when contractors can run power tools, hammers, and heavy equipment.
Key Facts
- Per se hours
- 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. within 500 feet of homes
- Covered work
- Construction, demolition, alteration, gravel pits, rock crushers
- Contractor duty
- Compliance required under §§ 54-87, 54-88 by policy
- Maximum fine
- $500.00 per day (§ 54-94)
- Variance fee
- $25.00 processing fee (§ 54-92(d))
Summary
Construction, demolition, and gravel-pit or rock-crusher equipment running within a Frisco residential district, or within 500 feet of one, between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. is an automatic 'noise disturbance per se' under Section 54-90(b)(6), no proof of actual disturbance required. Given Frisco's construction pace, contractors are separately required to comply as a matter of city policy under section 54-87.
(6) Construction/maintenance work. a. Operating or permitting to be operated any equipment used in construction, maintenance, repair, alteration or demolition work on buildings, structures, streets, alleys, lawns, golf courses or appurtenances thereto and/or the erection, including excavation, demolition, alteration or repair of any building within a residential district or quiet zone, or within 500 feet of any residence or quiet zone, in such a manner as to cause a noise disturbance. Furthermore, any such activity shall create a noise disturbance per se if conducted between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. b. Operating or permitting to be operated any gravel pit, rock crusher or other machinery for the separation, gathering, grading, loading or unloading of sand, rock or gravel, within a residential district or quiet zone, or within 500 feet of any residence or quiet zone, in such a manner as to cause a noise disturbance. Furthermore, any such activity shall create a noise disturbance per se if conducted between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.
Full Breakdown
Section 54-90(b)(6)a bars running construction, maintenance, repair, alteration, or demolition equipment, on buildings, structures, streets, alleys, lawns or golf courses, within a residential district or a designated quiet zone (property with a school, hospital, clinic or library), or within 500 feet of one, in a way that causes a noise disturbance. that activity is a 'noise disturbance per se,' meaning the city does not have to prove anyone was actually bothered; the clock alone establishes the violation. per se rule to gravel pits, rock crushers, and similar machinery separating, grading, loading or unloading sand, rock or gravel, covering the heavy earthwork common on Frisco's active subdivision and commercial sites.
In a nonresidential district, subsections (c) and (d) apply the same construction and gravel-pit rules but without the automatic nighttime trigger, so a citation there still requires proof of an actual disturbance. Sections 54-87 and 54-88 make clear this is not aspirational: every contractor, subcontractor, and city-funded construction contract must operate in compliance with the noise article as a condition of doing business with or within the city. 00 fee, and appeal a denial to the city council within ten days under section 54-93.
Violations & Fines
Violating the construction per se standard is a misdemeanor under section 54-94, fined up to $500.00, with each day of continuing nighttime work counted as a separate offense. The city attorney can additionally sue for injunctive relief under section 54-95 to halt a recurring night job, and a resident can file a complaint directly with the city to trigger an inspection.
Frequently Asked Questions
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