Puyallup, WA Noise Ordinances: Construction Hours (2026)
Construction hours in Puyallup, WA, sometimes called construction noise rules or contractor work-hour ordinances, set when contractors can run power tools, hammers, and heavy equipment.
Key Facts
- Exempt hours
- 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
- Restricted hours
- 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.
- Discretionary authority
- Public works director may condition evening/night noise
- Max civil penalty
- $250.00 under PMC § 6.16.100
- Governing section
- PMC § 6.16.060(2)(b)-(c)
Summary
Construction noise is exempt from Puyallup's noise code except between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., under PMC § 6.16.060(2)(b). The public works director can also further restrict or condition construction noise during evening or nighttime hours under PMC § 6.16.060(2)(c).
(b) Noise emanating from temporary construction sites except between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.; (c) The public works director, or his or her designee, shall have the authority to prohibit, or to allow with or without mitigating conditions, noise that emanates from construction or related activity during evening or nighttime hours.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4985225; v6 updated 2026-07-21; through 07-21-2026).
Full Breakdown
PMC § 6.16.060(2) lists sources that are exempt or partially exempt from the noise chapter, and subsection (b) covers 'noise emanating from temporary construction sites except between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.' In practice that means ordinary daytime and evening construction work isn't subject to the chapter's noise limits at all, but any construction noise between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. loses that exemption and can be treated as a violation. Subsection (c) adds a discretionary layer on top: 'the public works director, or his or her designee, shall have the authority to prohibit, or to allow with or without mitigating conditions, noise that emanates from construction or related activity during evening or nighttime hours,' so the director can impose limits on evening work even before the hard 10 p.m. cutoff, or grant a conditioned exception to work past it.
The chapter separately promises to revisit these exemptions: PMC § 6.16.060(3) states it's the city council's intention to consider amendments to the exempted sources in subsection (2) whenever the Washington State Department of Ecology issues specific regulations for them. General enforcement of this chapter runs through PMC § 6.16.080, requiring a complaint from an identified, affected property owner, renter, or lessee before a civil infraction issues, except for motor vehicle noise sources, which don't need a complaint first.
Violations & Fines
Construction noise outside the 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. exempt window is a violation of PMC § 6.16.060(2)(b), punishable as a civil infraction with a maximum penalty of $250.00 under PMC § 6.16.100. The public works director can also restrict evening or nighttime construction noise, or impose mitigating conditions, under PMC § 6.16.060(2)(c) even within otherwise-exempt hours.
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