Grant County, WA Noise Ordinances: Construction Hours (2026)
Construction hours in Grant County, WA, sometimes called construction noise rules or contractor work-hour ordinances, set when contractors can run power tools, hammers, and heavy equipment.
Key Facts
- Governing section
- GCC § 6.24.050(c)(1)
- Allowed hours near homes
- 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.
- Distance exception
- Any hour beyond 1,000 feet of a residence
- Enforcing agency
- Grant County Sheriff's Office
- First offense
- $150 civil infraction
Summary
In unincorporated Grant County, construction site noise is exempt from the county's noise chapter only from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m., or at any hour if the site sits more than one thousand feet from an occupied residence, under Grant County Code § 6.24.050(c)(1).
(c)The following noises shall be exempt from seven a.m. through ten p.m., or when conducted beyond one thousand feet of any residence where human beings reside and/or sleep, at any hour:(1)Sounds emanating from temporary construction sites;
Full Breakdown
, or when conducted beyond one thousand feet of any residence where human beings reside and/or sleep, at any hour. The first item on that list, subsection (c)(1), is sounds emanating from temporary construction sites. In practice this means a construction crew working within one thousand feet of an occupied home may only run noisy equipment between seven in the morning and ten at night; construction noise generated farther than one thousand feet from any residence is exempt around the clock. , or thousand-foot, test to related activities such as forest harvesting and agricultural work (c)(2), quarrying, blasting, and mineral or asphalt processing (c)(3), and powered lawn and grounds equipment used in periodic maintenance of residential property (c)(4). 030. 050(c)(5).
Violations & Fines
Running construction equipment before 7 a.m. or after 10 p.m. within one thousand feet of an occupied residence, in a way that unreasonably disturbs a neighbor, is a civil infraction with a $150 fine on a first offense under § 6.24.070. A repeat violation after a prior finding is a misdemeanor, punishable by up to ninety days in jail, a $1,000 fine, or both.
Frequently Asked Questions
What hours can construction noise legally occur near homes in unincorporated Grant County?
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What's the penalty for construction noise outside the allowed hours?
Sources & Official References
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