Indio, CA Noise Ordinances: Construction Hours (2026)
Construction hours in Indio, CA, sometimes called construction noise rules or contractor work-hour ordinances, set when contractors can run power tools, hammers, and heavy equipment.
Key Facts
- Governing law
- Indio Municipal Code § 151.160
- Weekday hours (PST)
- 7 a.m.-6 p.m.
- Saturday hours (PST)
- 8 a.m.-6 p.m.
- Sunday/holiday hours
- 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
- Exceptions
- Written emergency consent only
Summary
Indio limits construction work under a building permit or public works contract to set hours: weekdays 7 a.m.-6 p.m., Saturdays 8 a.m.-6 p.m., and Sundays and Government Code holidays 9 a.m.-5 p.m., under Municipal Code § 151.160.
No person shall be employed nor shall any person cause any other person to be employed pursuant to a building permit of the city of public works contract, in any work of construction, erection, alteration, repair, addition to or improvement of any building, structure, road or improvement to realty except between the hours set forth as follows... Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Saturday, 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Sunday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4796010; v13 updated 2026-02-04; through 02-04-2026).
Full Breakdown
Section 151.160(A) bars employing anyone on permitted construction, erection, alteration, repair or improvement work outside listed windows. On Pacific Standard Time the hours are Monday-Friday 7 a.m.-6 p.m., Saturday 8 a.m.-6 p.m., and Sunday and Government Code holidays 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; the code separately lists slightly earlier Pacific Daylight Time hours (weekdays from 6 a.m., Saturday from 7 a.m.), with Sunday and holiday hours unchanged. The City Manager, Community Development Director, or Chief Building Official can authorize emergency or unusual-condition work outside these windows, but written consent must be kept on site.
Violations & Fines
Working construction outside the permitted hours violates § 151.160 and can bring code enforcement action against the permittee; the section sits alongside § 151.161, under which building-site violations can support suspension or revocation of the building permit.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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