Construction hours in Lynn, MA — sometimes called construction noise rules or contractor work-hour ordinances — set when contractors can run power tools, hammers, and heavy equipment.
Lynn bars building erection, demolition, alteration, or repair outside 7 AM to 6 PM on weekdays. Work at other times needs a Building Inspector permit, limited to renewable three-day periods for urgent public-safety necessity.
Section 4(i) of Lynn's noise ordinance restricts construction, excavation, demolition, alteration, and building repair to the hours of 7 AM to 6 PM on weekdays. Outside those hours the work is a noise violation unless the Building Inspector issues a permit, which is limited to cases of urgent necessity in the interest of public health and safety and granted for renewable periods of three days or less. The Building Inspector may also authorize 6 PM to 7 AM work at permit issuance where public safety is not impaired and delay would cause loss. Lynn Police enforce, and fines run $300 per day.
Construction outside 7 AM to 6 PM weekdays without a Building Inspector permit is a $300 offense under Section 5, with each day a separate violation. The building department can also issue stop-work orders.
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