Construction hours in Lancaster County, NE — sometimes called construction noise rules or contractor work-hour ordinances — set when contractors can run power tools, hammers, and heavy equipment.
In Lincoln, running construction, drilling or demolition tools between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. is prohibited where it creates a noise disturbance across a residential boundary or noise-sensitive zone. Ordinary domestic power tools normally found in the home are exempt.
Under LMC 8.24.090(a)(5), operating tools or equipment used in construction, drilling or demolition work between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. the following day is a noise disturbance if it crosses a residential real property boundary or noise-sensitive zone, except for emergency work by public-service utilities or under a Health Department variance. The rule does not apply to domestic power tools of a type normally found in the home. Refuse-collection compaction is separately barred 7 p.m.–6 a.m. in residential areas. The ordinance applies in Lincoln and the surrounding 3-mile zone; unincorporated county projects follow general nuisance rules.
Misdemeanor: fine up to $500 or up to six months jail. Each day is a separate offense.
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