Construction hours in Sarasota, FL — sometimes called construction noise rules or contractor work-hour ordinances — set when contractors can run power tools, hammers, and heavy equipment.
City of Sarasota Code Sec. 20-4(a)(2)(g) and the Sec. 20-7(6) exemption together set construction hours at 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. weekdays and 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. weekends and holidays. Construction noise outside that window is prohibited except for emergency public service utility work or by special permit.
Sec. 20-4(a)(2)(g) makes 'engaging in construction, drilling, repair, alteration, demolition, land clearing or land filling operations' between 9:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. on weekdays (and 9:00 p.m. - 9:00 a.m. weekends/holidays) an unreasonable sound violation. Sec. 20-7(6) cross-confirms the allowed window of 6:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. weekdays / 9:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. weekends and holidays, provided all required permits are issued and equipment runs with manufacturer's sound-reducing equipment in proper operating condition. Emergency work (Sec. 20-7(14)) and governmental road construction (Sec. 20-7(16)) are exempt at any hour.
Construction outside the allowed window is a Sec. 20-4 violation - warning first under Sec. 20-8, then prosecution under Sec. 20-9 (municipal code violation, up to $500 per offense under Sec. 1-11, daily violations charged separately). Repeated violations can also be pursued before the Code Enforcement Special Master.
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