Champaign County, IL Noise Ordinances: Construction Hours (2026)
Construction hours in Champaign County, IL, sometimes called construction noise rules or contractor work-hour ordinances, set when contractors can run power tools, hammers, and heavy equipment.
Key Facts
- Restricted hours
- 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.
- Covered activity
- Construction listed first, Section 3.2.F(1)
- Applies to
- Unincorporated Champaign County only
- Standard
- Noise not customary for the zoning district
- Notice period
- 15 days, or immediate if ongoing
- Minimum settlement fine
- $100
- Appeal window
- 15 days to Environment & Land Use Committee
Summary
Construction noise that disturbs neighbors between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. is a public nuisance in unincorporated Champaign County under the Public Nuisance Ordinance, which names construction first among the nighttime noise sources it restricts and lets the Zoning Administrator or Sheriff enforce it with escalating fines.
F. Noise discernable by a person of average sensibility within any dwelling or lodging unit between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. when the noise is of an intensity, tone, characteristic, frequency of occurrence or duration as not to be customarily associated with uses permitted in the zoning district in which such dwelling or lodging unit is located including, but not limited to, noise generated by the following activities: 1. construction 2. operation of powered tools or equipment;
Full Breakdown
, when that noise is of an intensity, tone, characteristic, frequency or duration not customarily associated with the uses permitted in the zoning district where the dwelling sits. 6). The rule applies only in unincorporated Champaign County, outside Champaign, Urbana, Rantoul, Savoy and Mahomet; those cities set their own construction-hour rules. D). 4). 1).
Violations & Fines
Late-night construction noise draws a notice of violation from the Zoning Administrator or Sheriff, ordinarily allowing 15 days to correct it but immediate cessation if the work is ongoing (Section 4.3.D). A responsible party can settle for the $100 minimum fine (Section 6.3) or be prosecuted for $100-$500 per offense on a first conviction, $200-$500 on repeats, with each night counted separately (Section 6.4).
Frequently Asked Questions
What hours is construction noise barred in unincorporated Champaign County?
Is there a decibel limit for construction noise?
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Can I appeal a construction-noise notice of violation?
Sources & Official References
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