Noblesville, IN Noise Ordinances: Construction Hours (2026)

Section 93.25(F)(12) exempts "sounds associated with building construction between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. or as otherwise authorized by the Board of Public Works and Safety, as well as, and to the extent that, such construction is necessitated at other times due to a bona fide 'emergency,' as that term is defined in I.C. 36-1-2-4.5." The section adds a specific carve-out against the exemption: "Music is not considered a valid construction noise," so a contractor cannot claim exempt status for amplified music on a job site regardless of the hour.

Outside the 15-hour window, construction sound is measured against the general limits in § 93.25(C): no more than five minutes above the chart level (60 dB(A) daytime commercial, 55 dB(A) daytime residential, dropping to 50 dB(A) overnight) in any fifteen-minute period, or 70 dB(A) at any time, from 50 feet away. A contractor working past 10:00 p.m. without Board of Public Works and Safety authorization or a qualifying emergency is subject to the same escalating fine schedule in § 93.25(G) that applies to any other noise violation: up to $500 for a first offense in a commercial or industrial district, $250 in a residential district, doubling on a second offense within two years and capping at $2,500 for a fourth or later offense. Section 93.25(H) authorizes any City Code Enforcement Officer or sworn Noblesville Police Department officer to issue the citation.