Vestavia Hills, AL Noise Ordinances: Construction Hours (2026)
Construction hours in Vestavia Hills, AL, 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
- Code § 11-66(11)
- Weekday restricted hours
- 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.
- Weekends/holidays
- Barred all day
- Trigger
- Disturbance across a residential boundary
- Exceptions
- Emergency work, public utilities
- Minimum guilty-plea fine
- $100.00 plus court costs
Summary
Code § 11-66(11) bars construction, drilling or demolition tools and equipment from 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. on weekdays, and at any time on weekends and holidays, when the sound creates a noise disturbance across a residential property line.
(11)Construction. To operate or permit the operation of any tools or equipment used in construction, drilling or demolition work between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. the following day on weekdays or at any time on weekends or holidays, such that the sound therefrom creates a noise disturbance across a residential real property boundary, except for emergency work or public service utilities.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 6).
Full Breakdown
the following day on weekdays, or at any time on weekends or holidays, where the resulting sound creates a noise disturbance across a residential real property boundary. The ordinance carves out two exceptions written directly into the same subsection: emergency work and work performed by public service utilities. 'Emergency work' is separately defined at § 11-64 as work performed to prevent or alleviate physical trauma or property damage threatened or caused by an emergency, and 'noise disturbance' is defined there as sound that endangers health or safety, disturbs a reasonable person of normal sensitivities, or endangers property.
Because the restriction is tied to crossing a residential property boundary, daytime commercial-to-commercial construction noise is not reached by this subsection; the trigger is a residential boundary being crossed during the restricted hours or on a weekend or holiday. window.
Violations & Fines
A violation of § 11-66(11) is a misdemeanor under § 11-68, applying Code of Ala. 1975 § 11-45-9, with each day of continuing construction noise a separate offense. Officers may issue a summons and complaint in lieu of arrest under § 11-69, and a guilty plea at arraignment carries a minimum fine of $100.00 plus court costs.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Are utility repair crews exempt from the construction noise curfew?
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Sources & Official References
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