Construction hours in Rutherford County, TN — sometimes called construction noise rules or contractor work-hour ordinances — set when contractors can run power tools, hammers, and heavy equipment.
Murfreesboro caps construction noise at 80 dBA at a residential property line, allowed only 7 AM-8 PM weekdays (6 AM in June-August) and 8 AM-8 PM weekends and holidays. Rutherford County sets no construction-hour rule for unincorporated land.
Under Murfreesboro City Code sec. 21-106(E), construction on private property may not exceed an 80 dBA equivalent A-weighted level (LeqA) at a residential boundary. Permitted hours are 6:00 AM-8:00 PM weekdays in June, July and August; 7:00 AM-8:00 PM weekdays other months; and 8:00 AM-8:00 PM Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays. A higher 85 dBA limit applies at commercial/industrial boundaries. Impact equipment (jackhammers, pile drivers) may run 7 AM-7 PM weekdays and 8 AM-6 PM weekends but never above 100 dBC. Emergency work and permitted temporary-variance work are exempt. Rutherford County has no equivalent unincorporated construction-hour ordinance.
Enforced by the Chief Building Official, who may issue a stop-work order halting construction, in addition to citation under City Code sec. 1-8. Each half hour of continuing violation is a separate offense.
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