Construction hours in St. Lucie County, FL — sometimes called construction noise rules or contractor work-hour ordinances — set when contractors can run power tools, hammers, and heavy equipment.
In unincorporated St. Lucie County, permitted construction noise is exempt only from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday (permits issued on/after Dec. 6, 2006). Work outside those hours needs a special permit under § 28-112.
Sec. 28-111(15) exempts noise from permitted construction activities within set hours. For building permits issued on or after December 6, 2006, the allowed window is 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekdays and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday; older permits ran 7 a.m. to sundown. The exemption takes effect upon obtaining a building permit and covers only work authorized under that permit. A special permit from the county (§ 28-112) is required for construction noise outside those hours; in an emergency the building official may issue extended hours pending review. In Port St. Lucie, Sec. 94.05(n) exempts construction noise between 7 a.m. and sundown, with a Sec. 94.07 special permit required from sundown to 7 a.m.
Construction outside exempt hours without a special permit is a noise violation; the permit holder and violator are jointly and severally liable for special-permit breaches. County penalties fall under Code § 1-7; Port St. Lucie under Sec. 94.09.
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