Peoria, IL Noise Ordinances: Construction Hours (2026)
Construction hours in Peoria, IL, sometimes called construction noise rules or contractor work-hour ordinances, set when contractors can run power tools, hammers, and heavy equipment.
Key Facts
- Governing section
- Development Code § 4.5.7.C.1.f(3)
- Exempt construction hours
- 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. daily
- Outside exempt hours
- Must meet § 4.5.7.C.1.c decibel table
- Scope
- Applies within industrial zoning districts
- Related citywide rule
- Separate from quiet hours ordinance, Code § 15-62
Summary
In Peoria's industrial zoning districts, the Unified Development Code exempts temporary construction equipment from the chapter's noise performance standards only between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m., under Section 4.5.7.C.1.f. Outside that window, construction noise in an industrial district must meet the same octave-band decibel limits that apply to any other industrial noise source.
f. Exceptions Performance measures of 4.5.7.C shall not apply to:
1)Sound emitted from emergency warning devices and unregulated safety relief valves.2)Sound emitted from lawn maintenance equipment and snow blowers and similar snow removal equipment used during daytime hours.3)Sound emitted from equipment being used for temporary construction between the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. of each day.4)Sound emitted from trucks and vehicles under the control of the property user and/or owner, except for vehicles entering and leaving the property. Examples of sound from such vehicles and trucks not either entering or leaving the premises are idling engines and trailer mounted refrigeration units.5)Sound emitted from railroad facilities shall be exempt.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 119).
Full Breakdown
; trucks and vehicles controlled by the property user, except while entering or leaving; and sound from railroad facilities. c, the same table that governs ordinary industrial noise. This provision sits inside the industrial-district performance standards chapter, so it governs construction noise measured at an industrial use's property line; it is a distinct rule from the city's general quiet-hours ordinance for radios, phonographs and similar devices in Code Section 15-62, which sets different hours citywide and already has its own page on this site. window for heavy equipment used to prepare farmland and for deliveries, showing the city applies this daytime bracket to more than one type of heavy-equipment activity.
Violations & Fines
Construction noise from an industrial-zoned site that runs outside the 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. exemption window, and that exceeds the octave-band limits in Section 4.5.7.C.1.c, is a Development Code violation under Section 2.15: a $300 to $750 fine that increases with repeat offenses, with each day of continued violation counted separately, and the Zoning Administrator may pursue injunctive relief against ongoing noncompliance.
Frequently Asked Questions
When can construction equipment run in Peoria's industrial districts without hitting the noise limits?
Is this construction noise rule the same as Peoria's general quiet hours ordinance?
What other Peoria activities share the 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. window?
Sources & Official References
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