Troy, NY Noise Ordinances: Construction Hours (2026)

The Troy City Council, which legislates for the City of Troy in Rensselaer County, New York, set the construction window in § 201-4(E) of the Noise chapter. Erection, including excavating, demolition, alteration or repair of any building, is a prohibited noise unless it happens between 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. The rule reaches every kind of building work named in the sentence, from excavation to demolition, and it applies to private owners as well as contractors.

The emergency exception is narrow. Work outside the window is allowed only in case of an urgent necessity in the interest of public safety, and then only with a permit from the Commissioner of Public Works. That permit can be renewed for a period of three days or less while the emergency continues, so it runs on a short clock rather than open-ended.

Hours are not the only test. Section 201-4(M) separately prohibits loud grinding, hammering, sawing and similar noise from domestic or industrial tools, machinery and equipment used in construction, repair or alteration of property when the noise is unnecessary or unreasonable under the circumstances. Under § 201-3, the factors used to judge a noise include the proximity of the noise to residential sleeping facilities, the time of the day and night, and the duration of the noise. The exemption in § 201-2 covers only organs, radios, bells, chimes and similar devices used by a church, synagogue or school, so it gives building work no relief. Section 201-1(B) keeps intact the power of the police department and other law enforcement agencies to enforce the chapter.