Provo, UT Noise Ordinances: Construction Hours (2026)
Construction hours in Provo, UT, sometimes called construction noise rules or contractor work-hour ordinances, set when contractors can run power tools, hammers, and heavy equipment.
Key Facts
- Fixed construction hours
- None in city code; general dBA limits apply
- Daytime residential limit
- 65 dBA (7 a.m. to 10 p.m.)
- Nighttime residential limit
- 55 dBA (10 p.m. to 7 a.m.)
- Permit exemption
- Mayor may exempt special construction projects (9.06.050(1))
- Landscaping exemption
- 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. (9.06.050(2)(h))
Summary
Provo has no chapter setting fixed start and stop times for construction. Construction noise is governed by the general Chapter 9.06 dBA limits, and special construction projects may obtain a written noise-exemption permit from the Mayor.
9.06.050 Exemptions. (1) Noise generated by parades, carnivals, public social events, special construction projects, and similar activities may be granted an exemption from some or all of the noise restrictions of this Chapter by means of a written permit issued by the Mayor or the Mayor's designee. Such a permit will specify: (a) The specific nature of the event being exempted; (b) The maximum allowable noise level (dBA); and (c) The duration for which the exemption is valid. Each permit is issued for a single event, unless it explicitly states otherwise. The permit may impose reasonable conditions to protect public peace and welfare. If the permit conditions are violated, the exemption may be revoked.
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance 2026-17, passed June 9, 2026).
Full Breakdown
Provo City Code Chapter 9.06 does not impose a dedicated construction curfew with fixed hours. Instead, construction noise that crosses a property line is subject to the general dBA limits in Section 9.06.040 (for residential receiving property, 55 dBA between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. and 65 dBA between 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m.; 75 dBA for industrial; 65/70 dBA for all other areas). Section 9.06.050(1) allows noise generated by special construction projects (along with parades, carnivals, and public social events) to be granted an exemption from some or all of the chapter's noise restrictions by means of a written permit issued by the Mayor or the Mayor's designee, which must specify the nature of the activity, the maximum allowable noise level in dBA, and the duration of the exemption.
By contrast, Provo expressly exempts only landscaping equipment operating between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. (Sec. 9.06.050(2)(h)); construction itself has no such blanket time-of-day exemption and must either meet the dBA limits or hold a permit.
Violations & Fines
Construction noise that exceeds the Section 9.06.040 limits without a permit is a class B misdemeanor (Sec. 9.06.070(1)), with each occurrence a separate offense, and is a nuisance subject to summary abatement by restraining order or injunction (Sec. 9.06.070(2)). Violating the conditions of an exemption permit may cause the exemption to be revoked (Sec. 9.06.050(1)).
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