Santa Clarita, CA Noise Ordinances: Construction Hours (2026)
Construction hours in Santa Clarita, 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 construction hours
- 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- Saturday construction hours
- 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Sunday work
- Not permitted
- Residential trigger distance
- 300 feet
- Holidays barred
- 6 named federal/state holidays
- After-hours approval
- Dept. of Community Development
Summary
Construction requiring a City building permit within 300 feet of residential land can only run 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday and 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday in Santa Clarita, with no work at all on six named holidays. Community Development can approve after-hours work only if the noise is contained, and emergency repairs are exempt at any time.
No person shall engage in any construction work which requires a building permit from the City on sites within three hundred (300) feet of a residentially zoned property except between the hours of seven a.m. to seven p.m., Monday through Friday, and eight a.m. to six p.m. on Saturday. Further, no work shall be performed on the following public holidays: New Year's Day, Independence Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Memorial Day and Labor Day. Emergency work as defined in Section 11.44.020(D) is permitted at all times. The Department of Community Development may issue a permit for work to be done "after hours"; provided, that containment of construction noises is provided.
Full Breakdown
" The section then bars work entirely on "New Year's Day, Independence Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Memorial Day and Labor Day," regardless of what day of the week they fall on. There is no Sunday construction window at all under this section: the permitted hours only list Monday through Saturday. Two exceptions apply. 020(D) is permitted at all times," covering work to restore property after a public calamity, protect people or property from imminent danger, or restore utility service. Second, "the Department of Community Development may issue a permit for work to be done 'after hours'; provided, that containment of construction noises is provided," giving contractors a path to work outside the standard window if they can demonstrate noise containment measures to the Department's satisfaction. 050.
Violations & Fines
Construction noise outside the permitted hours violates § 11.44.080 and is a misdemeanor under § 11.44.110 unless cited as an infraction, with each day of after-hours work a separate offense. The activity can also be abated as a public nuisance by administrative or court order under §§ 11.44.110(C) and 11.44.120, in addition to any building-permit enforcement action.
Frequently Asked Questions
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