Glendale, AZ Noise Ordinances: Construction Hours (2026)
Construction hours in Glendale, AZ, sometimes called construction noise rules or contractor work-hour ordinances, set when contractors can run power tools, hammers, and heavy equipment.
Key Facts
- Weekday summer window (residential)
- 5:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m.
- Weekday winter window (residential)
- 7:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m.
- Weekend start time
- Not before 7:00 a.m.
- Concrete pour summer window
- 4:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m.
- Permit authority
- City manager or designee
Summary
Glendale bars construction and repair noise outside set hours under Sec. 25-68: summer residential work runs 5 a.m.-7 p.m., winter 7 a.m.-7 p.m., weekends never before 7 a.m., unless a city permit authorizes different hours.
(a)Noise limitations: Subject to the provisions of section 25-64, it shall be unlawful for any person to operate equipment or perform any outside construction or repair work on buildings, structures or projects ... except within the time periods specified below unless an appropriate permit has been obtained beforehand from the city.(b)(2)Other type construction (residential zones): From April fifteenth to October fifteenth, inclusive, all other construction or repair work shall not begin prior to 5:00 a.m. and must stop by 7:00 p.m. each day. From October sixteenth to April fourteenth, inclusive, all other construction or repair work shall not begin prior to 7:00 a.m. and must be stopped by 7:00 p.m. each day in, or within five hundred (500) feet of, a residential zone or at such other times as authorized by permit.(4)Weekends: Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, construction or repair work shall not begin prior to 7:00 a.m. and must stop by 7:00 p.m. and concrete pouring should not begin prior to 6:00 a.m. and must stop by 7:00 p.m. on any Saturday and Sunday, unless such other times are authorized by permit.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 115).
Full Breakdown
Sec. 25-68 regulates the hours during which construction and repair noise is lawful, tied to the general noise prohibition in Sec. 25-64. It is unlawful to operate a pile driver, power shovel, pneumatic hammer, derrick, power hoist, or any other construction-type device, or to perform outside construction or repair work, outside the time periods the section specifies, unless a permit has been obtained beforehand. m. from October 16 to April 14. window year-round. citywide, regardless of zone or season. The city manager or designee can issue a permit allowing different hours or higher noise levels, weighing factors such as neighborhood population density at night versus day, traffic interference, ambient noise from the work itself, economic hardship from spreading the work over a longer timeline, and whether early or night work serves the public interest; that permit can be revoked on substantial evidence the work is causing significant disturbance.
No permit is required for emergency work as defined in Sec. 25-62. The construction-hours section was last amended by Ord. No. O26-05 in January 2026.
Violations & Fines
Running construction equipment or performing repair work outside the seasonal/weekend windows in Sec. 25-68 without a city-issued hours permit violates the section and can be charged under the Sec. 25-64 noise-nuisance article; the city manager can also revoke an existing permit for documented disturbance.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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