Spokane Valley, WA Noise Ordinances: Construction Hours (2026)

Spokane Valley does not set construction hours in a separate building or noise ordinance; instead it controls them through the noise provisions of its nuisance code. Under SVMC 7.05.040(K)(1), noise originating in a residential zone that exceeds Chapter 173-60 WAC levels is a public nuisance. SVMC 7.05.040(K)(4) then carves out an exemption for sounds originating from temporary construction sites as a result of construction activity, but that exemption applies only between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m., or when the activity is conducted beyond 1,000 feet of any residence where people reside and sleep. The same time-limited exemption covers quarrying, blasting and mining of materials such as sand, gravel, rock and clay and the primary processing of those materials. A related exemption in SVMC 7.05.040(K)(3) covers sounds from residential property relating to temporary projects for the repair or maintenance of homes, grounds and appurtenances, again only between 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. In practice this means contractors and homeowners may generate construction noise during the day, but the same noise before 7:00 a.m. or after 10:00 p.m. within 1,000 feet of a residence loses its protection and may be enforced as a nuisance under Chapter 17.100 SVMC. Work performed at the cost of the federal, state or municipal government for public works projects is separately exempt.