Construction hours in Gardena, CA — sometimes called construction noise rules or contractor work-hour ordinances — set when contractors can run power tools, hammers, and heavy equipment.
Gardena allows construction, repair, remodeling, grading, and demolition only outside 6 p.m. to 7 a.m. on weekdays and 6 p.m. to 9 a.m. Saturday, and prohibits it entirely on Sundays and Federal holidays.
GMC 8.36.080(G) exempts construction noise from the noise ordinance only when the activity does NOT take place between 6:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. on weekdays, between 6:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, or at any time on Sunday or a Federal holiday. In practice this means work is allowed 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, with no Sunday or holiday construction. Work outside these windows loses the exemption and is subject to the general noise disturbance prohibition of GMC 8.36.030.
Loss of GMC 8.36.080(G) exemption; misdemeanor under GMC 8.36.090; up to $1,000 fine and/or six months (Chapter 1.16).
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