Construction hours in Joliet, IL — sometimes called construction noise rules or contractor work-hour ordinances — set when contractors can run power tools, hammers, and heavy equipment.
Joliet prohibits the use of mechanical construction equipment between 9:30 PM and 7:00 AM within 600 feet of any residential or hospital building under Section 21-133. Public improvement and utility work are exempt from this restriction.
Joliet Code of Ordinances Section 21-133 makes it unlawful for any person to use any piledriver, shovel, hammer, derrick, hoist, tractor, roller, or other mechanical apparatus operated by fuel or electric power in building or construction operations between the hours of 9:30 PM and 7:00 AM within 600 feet of any building used for residential or hospital purposes. Exceptions are provided for work on public improvements and work of public service utilities. The ordinance was originally enacted as Ord. No. 7144 in 1979 and amended by Ord. No. 10361 in 1994.
Fines up to $750 per offense under Section 1-8. Stop-work orders may be issued by building inspectors.
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