Omaha, NE Noise Ordinances: Construction Hours (2026)

' The rule applies citywide and by its terms only restricts operating heavy, loud construction equipment overnight; it does not require silence during the day, and complaints route through the police department like other general-offense violations under chapter 17 rather than through zoning enforcement. ' from the ordinary dBA ceilings in Table 1, meaning daytime construction noise is not measured against the zoning noise limits at all, while § 17-1's hard curfew still governs the specific loud equipment it lists at night regardless of decibel level.

Section 17-1 has stood since Code 1980 without amendment, unlike neighboring §§ 17-2 and 17-3, which were revised in 1996, 2011 and 2026. Because § 17-1 sits in chapter 17's general noise article rather than the zoning performance-standards article, it is not subject to the zoning board of appeals variance process in § 55-808; relief instead depends on whether the equipment used actually falls within the list of prohibited appliances.