Roseville, MN Noise Ordinances: Construction Hours (2026)

Section 404.03(d) of the Roseville City Code bars any person from engaging in or permitting construction activities that involve the use of any kind of electric, diesel or gas powered machine or other power equipment outside two windows. On weekdays the window is 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. On weekends and legal holidays it is 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. The section sits in Chapter 404, Noise Control, under the heading Hourly restrictions of certain operations, and its history line shows Ordinance 1553 of 6-4-2018 as the latest amendment.

The same section sets hours for neighboring activities. Subsection (b) puts domestic power equipment on the identical weekday and weekend windows, subsection (c) applies them to garbage and refuse collection in any residential district, subsection (a) bars driving minibikes and other unlicensed recreational vehicles between 9:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., and subsection (e) sends snowmobiles to section 604.03.

Government work has its own track. Section 404.04 exempts construction or maintenance where the city or another governmental unit is the owner or project engineer, but it states that the exemption does not apply to private construction activities. Work outside the normal hours under that exemption is limited to a maximum of three days per project segment, and the city must notify residents and businesses within 500 feet, with residents receiving at least seven days of advance notice by mailed letter.

A private owner or contractor who needs hours outside the printed windows applies to the city council for a variance under Section 404.05. The applicant supplies a certified list of property owners within 500 feet, the council holds a hearing under chapter 107, and for good cause shown the council grants or denies the variance in its sole discretion. Section 404.06(b) separately lets the city council require a noise impact statement from anyone applying for a zoning change, permit or license for a potential noise source.