Construction hours in Mishawaka, IN — sometimes called construction noise rules or contractor work-hour ordinances — set when contractors can run power tools, hammers, and heavy equipment.
South Bend Code Sec. 13-83 exempts construction tools and equipment from noise limits only between 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m.; outside that window construction noise must meet the strict 55 dBA nighttime residential cap.
South Bend does not set separate construction hours; instead Sec. 13-83 exempts mechanically powered construction tools and equipment from the city noise limits during the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Work generating noise before 7:00 a.m. or after 10:00 p.m. loses that exemption and must comply with Sec. 13-82's residential ceiling of 55 dBA at the property line. In unincorporated St. Joseph County, early or late construction noise is addressed under IC 35-45-1-3 disorderly conduct once someone is asked to stop. Mishawaka mirrors the daytime approach.
Construction noise outside 7:00 a.m.-10:00 p.m. is citable under Sec. 13-84 at $50, $100, then $250, plus up to $2,500 on conviction. County disorderly conduct is a Class B misdemeanor.
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