Macon-Bibb County, GA Noise Ordinances: Construction Hours (2026)
Construction hours in Macon-Bibb County, GA, sometimes called construction noise rules or contractor work-hour ordinances, set when contractors can run power tools, hammers, and heavy equipment.
Key Facts
- Allowed construction hours
- 7:00 a.m.-10:00 p.m. weekdays
- Applies to
- Building work/street excavation in residential districts
- Emergency permit issuer
- County Engineer or Business Development Services
- Emergency permit cap
- 60 days while emergency continues
- Discretionary off-hours OK
- Requires Engineer/Director safety finding
- Maximum general penalty fine
- $1,000 (Sec. 1-6)
Summary
Macon-Bibb County limits building erection, demolition, alteration or repair and street excavation in residential districts to 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. on weekdays. Working outside those hours needs an urgent-necessity permit from the County Engineer or Business Development Services Director, capped at 60 days.
(7)Construction work. The erection, including excavation, demolition, alteration or repair of any building in any residential district or section; the excavation of streets and highways in any residential district or section, other than between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. on weekdays, except in the cases of urgent necessity and then only when a permit from the Macon-Bibb County Engineer or Director of Business Development Services or his designee, which permit may be granted for a period not to exceed 60 days while the emergency continues.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Comprehensive Land Development Resolution: Supplement 4 | Code of Ordinances: Supplement 20).
Full Breakdown
Sec. on weekdays. An exception exists for cases of urgent necessity: the Macon-Bibb County Engineer, the Director of Business Development Services, or a designee may grant a permit for off-hours work, but that permit cannot exceed 60 days while the emergency continues. even without an emergency, if they determine public health and safety won't be impaired and that loss or inconvenience would otherwise result to a party in interest; that authorization must be requested when the work permit is issued or while the work is in progress.
The rule sits inside the general Sec. 15-26(a) prohibition on unreasonably loud, disturbing and unnecessary noise, and construction work is not among the exemptions listed in Sec. 15-26(c) for County/state/federal vehicles, emergency utility repairs, or noncommercial public-address use.
Violations & Fines
Construction-hours violations are not on the Chapter 15 fine schedule (Sec. 15-22/15-23), so Sec. 1-6's general penalty applies: a fine not exceeding $1,000, work on the streets or public works not exceeding 60 days, or imprisonment not exceeding 180 days, any or all at the judge's discretion.
Frequently Asked Questions
What hours can construction crews work in Macon-Bibb County?
Can a contractor get permission to work at night in an emergency?
Is weekend construction restricted the same way as weekday construction?
Sources & Official References
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