Logan, UT Noise Ordinances: Construction Hours (2026)

Section 8.16.422 of the Logan Municipal Code bars operating or permitting the operation of any tools or equipment used in construction, drilling or demolition work between 9:30 P.M. and 7:00 A.M. the following day on weekdays, and at any time on Sundays or holidays. The ban applies when the sound creates a noise disturbance across a residential real property boundary or within a noise sensitive zone. Chapter 8.16 defines a weekday as any day Monday through Friday that is not a legal holiday, so the hour clause names weekdays, Sundays and holidays, and Saturday is not named in it.

The chapter defines construction as any site preparation, assembly, erection, substantial repair, alteration or similar action for or of public or private rights of way, structures, utilities or similar property, excluding demolition. Demolition is defined separately as any dismantling, intentional destruction or removal of structures, utilities, public or private right of way surfaces or similar property. Section 8.16.422 lists demolition work by name, so both are covered.

Two exceptions are printed in the section itself. Emergency work of public service utilities is excluded, and so is work under a special variance. The Mayor issues variances under § 8.16.510. The applicant files with the Mayor and must show that compliance would be an unreasonable hardship on the applicant, on the community or on other persons. Anyone claiming harm can file a statement, and the Mayor can hold a public hearing if a sufficient controversy exists. A variance carries conditions including a time limit, takes effect only when the applicant agrees to those conditions, and ends if a condition is broken. The Mayor places the decision and reasons on public file. Separately, § 8.16.500 exempts sound that alerts people to an emergency and sound from emergency work.

Homeowners using saws, sanders, drills and grinders outdoors fall under § 8.16.440 instead, with a 9:00 P.M. to 7:00 A.M. window. Section 8.16.620 also exempts construction covered by § 8.16.422 from the decibel table in § 8.16.600, so the hour rule governs a job site rather than a dBA reading.