§ 8.04.220 Limitation of hours of construction.

No person shall be engaged or employed nor shall any person cause any other person to be engaged or employed in any work of construction, erection, alteration, repair, addition to, or improvement of any realty, building or structure, except during the hours specified as follows, if the noise or other sound produced by such work is of such intensity or quality that it disturbs the peace and quiet of any other person of normal sensitivity. For new construction, the permitted hours of construction specified below shall be conspicuously posted on site.

Weekdays:  7:00 am to 7:00 pm
Saturday:  8:00 am to 5:00 pm
Sundays & Holidays*:  Not permitted
*Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, New Years Day, July 4th, Labor Day, and Memorial Day

Any person doing or causing work as prohibited above, after being informed orally or in writing that such work has caused noise or sounds which disturb any other person's peace and quiet, shall immediately cease such work and shall thereafter perform such work only within the times permitted above.

EXCEPTIONS:
(1) Emergency repair of existing installations, equipment, or appliances;
(2) Construction work complying with the terms of a written early work permit which may be issued by the building official upon a showing of sufficient need due to circumstances of an unusual or compelling nature;
(3) Work being conducted in the public right-of-way under the authority of the engineering department shall be allowed on a daily basis between seven a.m. and three-thirty p.m. except weekends and holidays unless otherwise approved by the city engineer;
(4) Public service related maintenance work including, but not limited to, street and sidewalk maintenance and cleaning, public golf course maintenance and public park maintenance;
(5) Activities conducted as part of the implementation of an approved fugitive dust control program.