Tehama County, CA Noise Ordinances: Construction Hours (2026)
Construction hours in Tehama County, CA, sometimes called construction noise rules or contractor work-hour ordinances, set when contractors can run power tools, hammers, and heavy equipment.
Key Facts
- Weekday barred hours
- Sunset to sunrise
- Friday-Saturday barred
- 6 p.m.-8 a.m.
- Saturday-Sunday barred
- 6 p.m.-9 a.m.
- Sunday barred after
- 6 p.m.
- Applies within
- 1,000 ft of residences
Summary
In unincorporated Tehama County, California, construction, repair, demolition, paving, or grading noise within 1,000 feet of homes is barred at night and on off-hours weekends under §17.77.040(C), roughly sunrise to sunset on weekdays, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturdays, and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sundays.
Noise sources associated with construction, repair, remodeling, demolition, paving or grading of any real property or public works project located within one thousand feet of residential uses, provided said activities do not take place between the following hours:1.Sunset to sunrise on weekdays and non-holidays;2.Friday commencing at six p.m. through and including eight a.m. on Saturday, as well as not before eight a.m. on holidays;3.Saturday commencing at six p.m. through and including nine a.m. on Sunday; and,4.Sunday after the hour of six p.m. Construction stipulation: Provided, however, when an unforeseen or unavoidable condition occurs during a construction project approved by the county public works department, and the nature of the project necessitates that work in process be continued until a specific phase is completed, the contractor or owner shall be allowed to continue work into the hours delineated above and to operate machinery and equipment necessary to complete the specific work in progress until that specific work can be brought to conclusion under conditions which will not jeopardize inspection acceptance or create undue financial hardships for the contractor or owner;
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 23).
Full Breakdown
§17.77.040(C) exempts construction-related noise from the county's noise ordinance only if it stays outside these barred windows: sunset to sunrise on non-holiday weekdays; Friday 6 p.m. through Saturday 8 a.m. (and not before 8 a.m. on holidays); Saturday 6 p.m. through Sunday 9 a.m.; and Sunday after 6 p.m. A construction stipulation lets a contractor continue past those hours only if the county public works department approved the project and an unforeseen condition requires finishing a work phase already underway. This applies solely within the unincorporated area of Tehama County; Red Bluff, Corning, and the City of Tehama set their own construction-hour rules.
Violations & Fines
Construction noise outside the permitted hours is a misdemeanor and a declared public nuisance; the enforcing officer can cite the owner/contractor, order abatement, or refer the matter to the district attorney.
Frequently Asked Questions
What time can construction start in unincorporated Tehama County?
Can a contractor ever work past those hours?
Sources & Official References
Other rules in Tehama County
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