Georgetown, TX Noise Ordinances: Construction Hours (2026)

Section 8.16.040 prohibits creating noise from construction, drilling, earthmoving, excavation, demolition, alteration, or repair work, or from tools or equipment used for that work, during nighttime or on Christmas, New Year's Day, or Thanksgiving, unless the operator first obtains a permit from the Director under Section 8.16.050. This includes machinery that separates, gathers, grades, loads, or unloads sand, rock, concrete, or gravel. The section makes clear the noise is a declared nuisance regardless of whether it exceeds the chapter's decibel limits or disturbs a specific person, and that the requirement applies independently of any other permit, certificate of occupancy, zoning, or platting approval already obtained.

Section 8.16.080(13), added by Ordinance No. 2025-29, exempts construction-type noise from the chapter's other restrictions entirely when performed between 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. Outside that daily window, or on the three listed holidays, a temporary permit is required; the Director may issue one under Section 8.16.050 for the expected duration of the work, but not for nighttime operation within 100 feet of a residential or noise-sensitive area under Section 8.16.050(E)(2). Nighttime is defined in Section 8.16.020 as 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.