Noise and construction hours in Atwater: the local rules

Each rule below links to the section of the Atwater Municipal Code it was read from, with the code text one click away (checked October 2026). General information, not legal advice.

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Construction hours on weekdays	7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Applies: Construction that needs a grading or building permit; the building official may grant an exception on written application. § 8.44.050 · code text All construction for which a grading or building permit is required shall be conducted between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, and 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays.
Construction hours on weekends and holidays	9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. Applies: Construction that needs a grading or building permit; the building official may grant an exception on written application. § 8.44.050 · code text All construction for which a grading or building permit is required shall be conducted between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, and 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays.
Quiet hours	10:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. Applies: Running or repairing engines, vehicles or machines so the noise is plainly heard at the property line, unless inside a sound-insulated building. § 8.44.040 · code text The sustained, continuous or repeated operation or use between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. of any motor or engine or the repair, modification, reconstruction, testing or operation of any automobile, motorcycle, machine, contrivance, or mechanical device or other contrivance or facility unless such motor, engine, automobile, motorcycle, machine or mechanical device is enclosed within a sound insulated structure so as to prevent noise and sound from being plainly audible at the property line of the property from which the sound is emanating.

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What are the noise rules and construction hours in Atwater?

Atwater's code: 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. (Construction that needs a grading or building permit; the building official may grant an exception on written application.) (§ 8.44.050); 10:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. (Running or repairing engines, vehicles or machines so the noise is plainly heard at the property line, unless inside a sound-insulated building.) (§ 8.44.040).

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