Construction hours in Nueces County, TX — sometimes called construction noise rules or contractor work-hour ordinances — set when contractors can run power tools, hammers, and heavy equipment.
Unincorporated Nueces County has no construction-hours rule—Texas counties cannot zone. Corpus Christi Code § 31-6 exempts construction noise only during 7:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m.; work outside that window must meet the general decibel limits or qualify as urgent public-safety work.
A Texas county has no authority to set construction-hour limits, so unincorporated Nueces County imposes none. Within the City of Corpus Christi, Code § 31-6(j) exempts construction, demolition, repair, drilling, excavation, and alteration from the noise rules only between 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., unless the work is of urgent necessity for public health and safety. Outside those hours construction must comply with the § 31-3 decibel caps (70 dB(A) day / 60 dB(A) night). Check Robstown or Port Aransas separately if the job site is in those cities.
Construction noise outside the 7 a.m.–8 p.m. window that exceeds Corpus Christi's decibel limits is a misdemeanor under § 31-8, fined per § 1-6, with each day a separate violation.
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