Construction hours in Richland County, SC — sometimes called construction noise rules or contractor work-hour ordinances — set when contractors can run power tools, hammers, and heavy equipment.
Richland County's noise ordinance sets no separate construction curfew, but domestic power equipment such as saws and grinders is only exempt from the noise rule when operated after 6:00 a.m. and no later than 10:00 p.m. Outside that window it can violate Section 18-3.
Section 18-3 exempts noise from domestic power equipment (chain saws, sanders, grinders, lawn and garden tools and similar devices) only when operated after 6:00 a.m. and before 10:00 p.m. Construction and yard work run overnight can therefore be cited under the plainly-audible-at-50-feet nuisance standard. Richland County does not publish a distinct construction-hours section for the unincorporated county; the general noise ordinance and its 6 a.m.–10 p.m. equipment window are the operative rule. Municipal construction-hour rules may differ inside Columbia and other cities.
Operating equipment outside the 6 a.m.–10 p.m. window that is plainly audible at 50 feet can be cited under Sec. 18-3, with a fine up to $500.00.
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