Irving, TX Noise Ordinances: Construction Hours (2026)
Construction hours in Irving, TX, sometimes called construction noise rules or contractor work-hour ordinances, set when contractors can run power tools, hammers, and heavy equipment.
Key Facts
- Weekday hours
- 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
- Weekend hours
- 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
- Initial after-hours permit
- up to 3 days, one renewal
- Extension over 6 days
- 3-member administrative panel, non-appealable
- Fine
- up to $500 per day
Summary
Irving bars construction, demolition or repair noise near homes outside 6 a.m.-9 p.m. weekdays and 7 a.m.-8 p.m. weekends. The building official can permit limited after-hours work; violations run through the city's noise chapter enforced by police and code officers.
Construction or repair of buildings, excavation of streets and highways. The construction, demolition, alteration, or repair of any building in or adjacent to a residential district or the excavation of streets and highways in or adjacent to a residential district other than between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. on weekdays and 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. on weekends unless the construction or repair noises results from an emergency. In nonemergency situations, the building official (or capital improvement program director) may issue a permit or allowance, upon application, if the building official determines that the public health and safety, as affected by unreasonably loud noise caused by construction or repair of buildings or excavation of streets and highways between the hours of 7:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., will not be impaired, and if the appropriate director further determines that loss or inconvenience would result to a party in interest. The permit shall grant permission in nonemergency cases for a period of not more than three (3) days.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4988517; v32 updated 2026-07-30).
Full Breakdown
City Code Sec. on weekends, unless the noise results from an emergency. Contractors who need to work outside those windows must apply to the building official (or capital improvement program director), who may issue a permit for up to three days if public health and safety would not be impaired and a party in interest would otherwise suffer loss or inconvenience; that permit can be renewed once for three more days. For longer projects, a three-member administrative panel drawn from inspections, capital improvement program and police must approve any extension beyond six days, and its ruling is final and non-appealable.
Measurement and enforcement follow Sec. 22-7: the chief of police or a designee (including code enforcement officers) has primary enforcement authority, and any decibel-based claim must be measured with a physical sound meter outside the property line, since smartphone apps do not qualify under the chapter.
Violations & Fines
A first violation of the construction-hours rule is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine up to $500 under Sec. 22-8(a). Because each day a violation continues is treated as a separate offense under Sec. 22-8(b), a contractor who keeps working past the cutoff on multiple days can be cited daily. Emergency work is exempt without a permit.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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