Pasco, WA Noise Ordinances: Construction Hours (2026)
Construction hours in Pasco, WA, sometimes called construction noise rules or contractor work-hour ordinances, set when contractors can run power tools, hammers, and heavy equipment.
Key Facts
- Prohibited hours
- 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.
- Governing section
- PMC 9.130.030(3)(i)
- Daytime exemption
- PMC 9.130.050(1)(a), 7 a.m.-10 p.m.
- Construction site exemption
- PMC 9.130.050(3)(a), except nights
- Penalty
- up to $250; $250-500 for repeat offense
Summary
Pasco bans construction, excavation, demolition, or building alteration noise in residential districts between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. Temporary residential construction sounds are otherwise exempt from the daytime noise limits.
(i) Any sound made by the construction, excavation, repair, demolition, destruction, or alteration of any building or property or upon any building site between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. and is received within a residential district.
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance 4837, passed May 4, 2026).
Full Breakdown
m. Outside that window, construction noise gets favorable treatment elsewhere in the chapter. m. , which loops back to the same nighttime cutoff. In effect, daytime construction noise in Pasco is largely unregulated by the decibel table, while nighttime construction noise reaching a residential area is flatly prohibited regardless of decibel level. Contractors working near schools, hospitals, or nursing facilities face an additional constraint under subsection (h), which bars any audible sound in a posted quiet zone around those facilities.
Violations & Fines
A construction noise violation after 10:00 p.m. or before 7:00 a.m. in a residential district is a civil infraction under PMC 9.130.090, carrying a fine of up to $250, with each day of a continuing violation counted separately, and an enhanced $250 to $500 fine for a repeat violation within two years. Enforcement follows a resident complaint under PMC 9.130.080 unless the police or Code Enforcement Officer independently observes the violation.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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