Construction hours in York County, SC — sometimes called construction noise rules or contractor work-hour ordinances — set when contractors can run power tools, hammers, and heavy equipment.
York County Code §56.016 bars piledrivers, pneumatic hammers, hoists, and other loud building equipment between 9:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. in residential blocks; daytime tools must stay under 75 dB(A).
On unincorporated land near Fort Mill, Clover, or Lake Wylie, York County's noise ordinance restricts construction noise directly. Running piledrivers, steam shovels, pneumatic hammers, derricks, or hoists between 9:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. is unlawful in any block where more than half the buildings are residential. Daytime construction tools are exempt from the noise limit only when used between 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. and kept under 75 dB(A) at the nearest residence. The county enforces this under its police power (S.C. Code §4-9-25). Rock Hill and Fort Mill add their own construction windows inside city limits.
Construction noise outside the allowed hours or above the decibel exemption is a magistrate-court misdemeanor fined up to $500 or 30 days. Deputies and code enforcement respond to complaints.
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