Construction hours in Yorba Linda, CA — sometimes called construction noise rules or contractor work-hour ordinances — set when contractors can run power tools, hammers, and heavy equipment.
Yorba Linda Municipal Code Section 8.32.090(D) exempts construction, repair, remodeling, and grading noise only from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on weekdays including Saturday, and prohibits it entirely on Sundays and federal holidays.
Construction noise is handled through the exemptions in YLMC Section 8.32.090. Subsection D exempts noise sources associated with construction, repair, remodeling, or grading of real property from the Chapter 8.32 standards, but only if the activity does not take place between 8 p.m. and 7 a.m. on weekdays including Saturday, or at any time on Sunday or a federal holiday. In practice this means construction noise is allowed 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday and is not permitted on Sundays or federal holidays. A separate exemption in the same section covers routine residential property maintenance (such as lawn care), which is allowed 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. any day except Sunday, and 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. on
Construction outside the exempt hours forfeits the Section 8.32.090(D) exemption and can be cited under the general noise standards, making it a misdemeanor under Section 8.32.200 with each day a separate offense. Complaints go to the City's Community Preservation Division;
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