Huntington, NY Noise Ordinances: Construction Hours (2026)
Construction hours in Huntington, NY, sometimes called construction noise rules or contractor work-hour ordinances, set when contractors can run power tools, hammers, and heavy equipment.
Key Facts
- Allowed weekday hours
- 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
- Weekends/holidays
- No construction noise by default
- Saturday permit window
- 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., discretionary
- Emergency permit length
- 3 days, renewable while emergency lasts
- Citation
- Huntington Code § 141-4(I)
Summary
Huntington limits building erection, demolition, alteration and repair noise to weekdays between 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. under Town Code § 141-4(I), excluding Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays. Saturday work between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. requires a discretionary permit from the Director of Engineering Services.
Construction or repairing of buildings. The erection (including excavating), demolition, alteration or repair of any building other than between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on weekdays. Weekdays shall not include Saturday, Sunday or legal holidays. (1) Permits for the construction or repairing of buildings on Saturdays between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. may be issued at the discretion of the Director of Engineering, or the Director's designee, upon consideration of the following factors: character of the area, urgency of the work to be performed, nature of the construction, and whether the work will be performed indoors or outdoors.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4940543; v75 updated 2026-06-09; through 06-09-2026).
Full Breakdown
on weekdays a noise disturbance, and defines weekdays to exclude Saturday, Sunday and legal holidays entirely, so ordinary construction work cannot legally run at all on those days without special authorization. must apply for a permit that the Director of Engineering Services (or a designee) may grant at their discretion, weighing the character of the area, the urgency of the work, the nature of the construction, and whether the work is indoors or outdoors; the application must state how many Saturdays are being requested and must include the fee set out in § 87-23(H).
weekday window in a genuine emergency, but that permit is capped at three days at a time, renewable in further three-day increments only while the emergency continues. The section carves out one more exception: minor maintenance or repair that does not require a building permit in the first place is not restricted by these hours at all. Complaints about after-hours construction noise are handled through Town code enforcement and can result in a stop-work order in addition to the standard noise-chapter fine.
Violations & Fines
Section 141-23 penalizes construction noise outside the permitted hours under § 141-4(I) with a fine of $100 to $250 for a first offense, $250 to $1,000 for a second offense within five years, and $1,000 to $5,000 for a third or subsequent offense within five years, plus possible Bureau of Administrative Adjudication civil penalties.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can contractors work on my house on a Sunday in Huntington?
Can I get permission to work on a Saturday?
Does minor home repair need to follow these hours?
Sources & Official References
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