Plymouth, MN Noise Ordinances: Construction Hours (2026)
Construction hours in Plymouth, MN, 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
- Plymouth City Code § 2025.05, Subd. 4
- Weekday hours
- 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., Monday-Friday
- Weekend/holiday hours
- 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
- Exempt holidays named
- New Year's, Memorial Day, July 4, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas
- Government exemptions
- Sewer cleaning; public projects 21 days or fewer
- Penalty
- Misdemeanor, maximum state fine per day (§2025.17)
Summary
In the City of Plymouth, construction, maintenance and repair work using electric, diesel or gas-powered equipment is confined to Section 2025.05, Subd. 4's clock: 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, and a shorter 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. window on Saturdays, Sundays and six named holidays. Short government projects and City sewer cleaning are exempt from the hourly limit.
Subd. 4.Construction, Maintenance and Repair Activities. No person shall engage in or permit construction, maintenance and repair activities involving the use of any kind of electric, diesel or gas-powered motor vehicles or machine or other power equipment except between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. Monday through Friday and 8:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. Saturday, Sunday, and holidays (New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas).
Full Breakdown
05 of the Plymouth City Code, adopted as part of the Noise ordinance and last amended by Ordinance No. 2026-02 on February 10, 2026, restricts the hours during which power-driven construction, maintenance and repair work may run in the City. m. window on Saturdays, Sundays and six named holidays: New Year's Day, Memorial Day, the Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas. The restriction applies broadly to any power equipment used on a job site, not only heavy machinery. E, sanitary sewer cleaning performed by the City, the Metropolitan Council, or their agents is exempt from the Subd.
F, a public project lasting 21 days or fewer and performed by a governmental agency or its agents is likewise exempt. 17: a written notice can require the contractor or property owner to correct the violation within a set deadline, and a violation of the ordinance is a misdemeanor punishable by the maximum fine Minnesota law allows for misdemeanor offenses, with each day of continued after-hours work counted as its own separate violation. 17, Subd. 2.
Violations & Fines
Running electric, diesel or gas-powered construction, maintenance or repair equipment before 7:00 a.m. or after 10:00 p.m. on a weekday, or outside 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. on a weekend or one of six named holidays, violates Section 2025.05, Subd. 4. The City Manager can issue a written correction notice under Section 2025.17, and a violation is a misdemeanor carrying the maximum fine Minnesota law sets for misdemeanors, with each day counted separately.
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