Rowlett, TX Noise Ordinances: Construction Hours (2026)
Construction hours in Rowlett, TX, sometimes called construction noise rules or contractor work-hour ordinances, set when contractors can run power tools, hammers, and heavy equipment.
Key Facts
- Quiet hours
- 10pm-7am (9am Sundays)
- Lawn work exempt
- only 7am-10pm
- Home repair exempt
- only 7am-10pm
- Loading/unloading exempt
- only 7am-10pm, residential
Summary
Rowlett bars outdoor power equipment in residential zones from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. (9 a.m. Sundays), and only exempts home repair, lawn work, and loading noise from its limits inside that same daytime window.
Operating or permitting to be operated any power equipment in residential zones outdoors between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. the following day (or 9:00 a.m. on Sundays), or which unreasonably disturbs or interferes with the peace, comfort, and repose of neighboring persons of ordinary sensibilities. ... The following activities or sources are exempt from the noise standards in section 22-204: ... Home repair of a place of residence between the hours of 7:00 a.m. (9:00 a.m. on Sundays) and 10:00 p.m.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 29).
Full Breakdown
Section 22-205(7) makes it an offense to operate power equipment outdoors in residential zones between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. (9:00 a.m. on Sundays). Section 22-206 exempts specific activities from the article's noise standards only during that same 7:00 a.m. (9:00 a.m. Sunday)-to-10:00 p.m. window: lawn maintenance equipment, personal-vehicle repair, home repair, and residential loading/unloading. Run those activities outside the window and they lose the exemption and must meet the standard sound-level limits in section 22-204.
Violations & Fines
Fine up to $500 per offense, each day a separate violation; the planning and environmental services department enforces the noise article and may grant compliance variances.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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