SURVEY: Hours of Construction Regulation

September, 2006 
 

Does your town have regulations limiting the hours that construction can occur in your town?   If so, what are the days, hours and any other restrictions please? 
 

Aspen regulates hours of construction to 7am to 7 pm Monday through Saturday.  "Quiet" construction happens on Sunday - interior stuff mostly.  The same thing happens after 7 pm.  This is not technically legal, but the city doesn't really enforce against this type of quiet activity.  Also, we are thinking of amending the start time to maybe 8 am and/or a 9 am start on Saturdays. 
 

Avon 8.24.085 Limitation of construction activity.

Construction and excavation activity which produces audible noise at the property lines of the lot or parcel on which such activity is taking place shall be limited to between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on Sundays and national holidays, and between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. on all other days.

Any construction or excavation activity that produces audible noise at the property lines of the parcel containing such activity at times other than the hours defined in this Section shall be deemed a public nuisance. The Town Manager, or his or her designee, may grant an exception to the above work hours for specific construction activities when it can be demonstrated that it is in the interest of the general public for those construction activities to occur outside the above specified work hours. The grant of an exception may be conditioned upon compliance with rules and conditions as specified by the Town Manager, or his or her designee, to minimize impacts of the construction activities. (Ord. 04-13 §1; Ord. 96-14 §3; Ord. 92-

3 §1) 
 

Dillon 
 
 
 
 

Fraser  We allow weekday construction and site work to occur between the hours of 6:30 and 9 pm, weekends are limited to 8am to 9pm saturday and sunday. 
 

Frisco  180-20 Development Standards

Nuisances (performance standards).

(3) No person shall cause construction activity-related noise

outside of an enclosed structure other than between the hours of 6:00

a.m. and 6:00 p.m. or one-half hour after sunset, whichever is later,

except when construction work is required to make emergency repairs or

as provided in subsection (c) of this section. [Added 2-4-97, Ord. 97-2]

(a) Construction activity shall include, but not be limited to, any

activity requiring a building permit, an excavation permit, a grading

permit or other outdoor activity which requires the operation of hand or

power tools or other machinery used for building.

(b) Any violation of the construction activity time limitation shall be

subject to stop orders and other remedies provided in the Town Code in

effect at the time.

(c) Exception: The Community Development Director may, upon written

application, alter the hours of construction activity described in

Subsection 3 of this section by the issuance of a "Special Construction

Activity Permit" for good cause shown which may include but not be

limited to:

(i) Timing considerations based on the nature of the work being

performed; or

(ii) Health or safety considerations.

Special Construction Activity Permits will be issued on a case by case

basis and only when appropriate alternatives do not exist.  The

Community Development Director shall have at least 48 hours to approve

or deny such a permit.  Such a permit shall not be granted for a period

which exceeds five (5) days.  If the circumstances warranting the

Special Construction Activity Permit continue, the permit may be renewed

by application to the Community Development Department. 
 

Durango   Construction activity in Durango is permitted to occur between the hours of 7AM to 7PM.  There is no limitation on the days of the week. The noise associated with construction is subject to the City's noise ordinance and the City Manager may establish "quiet zones." 
 

Estes Park does not regulate construction hours. 
 

Mtn Village

Mon – Fri: 7:00 to 6:00

Sat: 8:00 to 5:00

Sun:  No construction 
 

Mt Crested Butte Yes we do.  While I do not have the code in front of me, I think my memory is good enough to respond.

M-F 7:00am until 7:00pm

Sat 7:00am until 6:00pm

Sun 10:00pm until 5:00pm 
 

Nederland We have a sound ordinance that limits decibels to 55 from 7am to 11pm and 50 dBA from 11 to 7 in residential zoning districts. However construction sites are deemed to be industrial and can go to 80 dBA from 7 to 5pm. Light construction with hand tools can go to 9 pm. 
 

Silverthorne  7 a.m. to 7 p.m.  We do get calls asking that these restrictions be enforced.  
 

Snowmass  7am to 6pm Monday thru Saturday, no "disruptive" work allowed on Sunday or Holidays  
 

Steamboat  7 am to 7 pm. 
 

Vail  "Any construction equipment operated upon a residential, commercial, industrial, or public premises during the time period between seven o'clock (7:00) A.M. and seven o'clock (7:00) P.M.; provided, however, that the operation of the construction equipment during the hours of seven o'clock (7:00) A.M. and seven o'clock (7:00) P.M. shall not exceed ninety (90) decibels."