Clark County, WA Noise Ordinances: Construction Hours (2026)
Construction hours in Clark County, WA, sometimes called construction noise rules or contractor work-hour ordinances, set when contractors can run power tools, hammers, and heavy equipment.
Key Facts
- Allowed hours
- 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
- Applies to
- Power equipment, repair, maintenance
- County code
- CCC 9.14.010(3)
- Area covered
- Residential areas (per CCC 9.14.015)
- Penalty
- $250 fine / 90 days jail
Summary
In unincorporated Clark County, using lawn mowers, chain saws and other repair or ground-maintenance power equipment is allowed 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.; outside those hours, frequent engine noise in a residential area is a public disturbance noise.
this subsection shall not apply to the operation of lawn mowers, garden tools, chain saws or other power equipment used for building repair or ground maintenance between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m.
Full Breakdown
CCC 9.14.010(3) makes frequent, repetitive or continuous engine/motor-vehicle noise in a residential area a public disturbance, but expressly exempts lawn mowers, garden tools, chain saws and other power equipment used for building repair or ground maintenance between 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. Clark County does not set a separate numeric construction-hours ordinance; construction noise is governed by this public-disturbance standard and by WAC 173-60. Incorporated cities may impose stricter construction-hour limits.
Violations & Fines
Noise outside the 7 a.m.-10 p.m. window that unreasonably disturbs neighbors is a misdemeanor under CCC 9.14.030: $250 fine and/or 90 days jail.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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