Ogden, UT Noise Ordinances: Construction Hours (2026)
Construction hours in Ogden, UT, sometimes called construction noise rules or contractor work-hour ordinances, set when contractors can run power tools, hammers, and heavy equipment.
Key Facts
- Weekday hours
- 7:00 A.M. to 10:00 P.M.
- Weekend hours
- 8:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M.
- Exception
- Emergency work only
- Muffler requirement
- Equipment must have functioning mufflers
- Penalty
- Class B misdemeanor, Title 1 Chapter 4
Summary
Ogden limits noisy construction to set hours under Section 12-14-6(E). Equipment operation and construction activity, apart from emergency work, are allowed only between 7:00 A.M. and 10:00 P.M. on weekdays, and between 8:00 A.M. and 6:00 P.M. on Saturdays and Sundays.
E. Construction Equipment Or Activity: The operation of construction equipment or the performance of construction activity, except as required for emergency work, shall only be allowed between the hours of seven o'clock (7:00) A.M. and ten o'clock (10:00) P.M. on weekdays or between the hours of eight o'clock (8:00) A.M. and six o'clock (6:00) P.M. on weekends (Saturday and Sunday).
Full Breakdown
on Saturday and Sunday, with an exception only for emergency work such as repairing a broken water, gas, sewer, or electric line. Section 12-14-3 defines "construction activity" broadly, covering site preparation, assembly, erection, repair, alteration, or demolition that produces sound clearly audible at the source property's line, and "construction equipment" by a long, non-exclusive list including pile drivers, power shovels, bulldozers, cranes, and pneumatic power tools. Even during the permitted hours, Section 12-14-7(I) exempts construction noise from the rest of Chapter 14 only if the equipment used is fitted with functioning mufflers; equipment run without a muffler outside that exemption can still be cited even inside the allowed hours.
Commercial power equipment used for building repairs above five horsepower gets its own, near-identical window under Section 12-14-6(F), tied to the numeric limits in Section 12-14-5. Violating the construction-hours window is a class B misdemeanor under Section 12-14-10, carrying Title 1, Chapter 4 penalties, and the noisy operation can also be declared a public nuisance and abated.
Violations & Fines
Running construction equipment or performing construction activity outside the 7:00 A.M. to 10:00 P.M. weekday window, or the 8:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. weekend window, is a class B misdemeanor under Section 12-14-10, punishable under Title 1, Chapter 4 of the city code. The contractor or property owner can also face a public nuisance abatement action. Emergency work, such as repairing a broken water or gas line, is the only exception to the hours restriction.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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