Garland, TX Noise Ordinances: Construction Hours (2026)
Construction hours in Garland, TX, sometimes called construction noise rules or contractor work-hour ordinances, set when contractors can run power tools, hammers, and heavy equipment.
Key Facts
- Allowed hours
- 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. daily
- Prohibited hours
- 8:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.
- Applies near
- Residential subdivisions, multifamily uses
- Emergency exception
- Securing structures, utility restoration
- Variance issuer
- Director of Health (§22.76)
- Max fine
- Up to $500 per day (general)
Summary
Outside construction and repair work next to an occupied residential subdivision, or any occupied residential use including multifamily, may run only between 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. Garland's Code of Ordinances bars that same work between 8:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., though emergency repairs to secure a structure or restore utility service are exempt, and the Director of Health can grant a variance.
Hours established. Any outside work being done adjacent to an occupied residential subdivision or adjacent to an occupied residential use, including multifamily uses, shall be allowed only between 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. each day of the week. Any outside work being done adjacent to an occupied residential subdivision or adjacent to an occupied residential use, including multifamily uses, shall be prohibited between 8:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. each day of the week.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4862189; v40 updated 2026-05-19).
Full Breakdown
each day. The hours apply to 'outside work,' which in practice covers construction, demolition, grading, and other exterior building activity next to homes, not just noise-making equipment. window. m. 76 for work that would otherwise fall outside the allowed hours, giving builders a path to request night or early-morning work for a specific job rather than a blanket exemption.
Violations & Fines
Working outside the 7:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m. window without an emergency exception or a Director of Health variance is a Code violation enforced like other Chapter 30 offenses, punishable under the general penalty of section 10.05: a fine of up to $500 for most Code violations (up to $2,000 if the violation also implicates fire safety, zoning or public health), with each day of continuing work outside the window counted as a separate offense.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can a contractor run a concrete pour before 7 a.m. next to my house?
Does the work-hours rule apply to commercial construction too?
What if a water line breaks at midnight?
Sources & Official References
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