Smithtown, NY Noise Ordinances: Construction Hours (2026)
Construction hours in Smithtown, NY, sometimes called construction noise rules or contractor work-hour ordinances, set when contractors can run power tools, hammers, and heavy equipment.
Key Facts
- Governing section
- Town Code § 207-2B(5)
- Weekday cutoff
- 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.
- Weekends/holidays
- Barred at any time
- Exceptions
- Emergency work; municipal agency work
- First-offense fine
- Up to $500
Summary
Smithtown bans construction, drilling, earthmoving, excavating or demolition noise after 6:00 p.m. on weekdays and at any time on weekends or legal holidays, until 7:00 a.m. the next day. Emergency work and municipal-agency work are the only exceptions.
Construction: operating or permitting the operation of any tools or equipment used in construction, drilling, earthmoving, excavating or demolition work between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. the following day on weekdays or at any time on weekends or legal holidays, except for: (a) Emergency work; (b) When it is the result of the operation of any said equipment by or for any municipal agency.
Full Breakdown
the following day on weekdays, or at any time at all on weekends or legal holidays. , Monday through Friday only; there is no permitted Saturday or Sunday construction-noise window anywhere in the section. The only carve-outs are emergency work and work performed by or for a municipal agency; a 2021 resolution (Res. No. 2021-1016) repealed a former exceeded-sound-limit exception, tightening the rule. Section 207-3B(3) separately confirms that ordinary construction noise is exempt from the Table I decibel limits, but only during the hours § 207-2B(5) actually permits; outside those hours the activity is barred outright regardless of loudness.
Complaints go through the Public Safety Department, and a police or peace officer's sworn written statement of a personally observed violation can support a summons under § 207-5.
Violations & Fines
Violating the construction-hours restriction is punishable under § 207-7: up to $500 for a first offense, not less than $1,000 for a second, and not less than $1,500 for a third or subsequent offense, plus up to 15 days imprisonment for any violation.
Frequently Asked Questions
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