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Noise and construction hours in Brentwood

Brentwood's own rules on noise and construction hours, with the code text for every value.

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

What Brentwood's code says

Brentwood code What Brentwood's code adds
Construction hours on weekdays
  • Monday through Friday, seven a.m. until three-thirty p.m. (until five-thirty p.m. with written approval of the city engineer)
    Applies: Power construction equipment and outside construction work, such as grading, louder than the noise limits; home repairs and routine maintenance are not construction; emergency work is exempt
    § 9.32.050 · code text
    All operation of power construction equipment or any other construction device that creates noise in excess of the noise level limits of this article, and all performance of any outside construction work, including, but not limited to, grading and trenching, that creates noise in excess of the noise level limits of this article shall be limited to the following hours: Monday through Friday from seven a.m. until three-thirty p.m.
  • Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
    Applies: Power saws, sanders, drills and similar tools in a residential zone; work in a fully enclosed structure is exempt; home repairs, mowing and gardening excluded.
    § 9.32.050 · code text
    No person in a residential zone shall operate or permit the operation of any mechanically powered saw, sander, drill, grinder or similar tools, so as to create any noise which exceeds the noise level limits of this article, except during the following hours: Monday through Friday from seven a.m. until seven p.m.
Construction hours on weekends and holidays
  • No work Saturday, Sunday or city holidays; Saturday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. only with the city engineer's written approval.
    Applies: Power construction equipment and outdoor work such as grading, louder than the noise limits; home repairs and routine upkeep are not construction; emergencies exempt.
    § 9.32.050 · code text
    No such work shall be performed on Saturday or Sunday or city holidays, except that such work may be performed on Saturday between eight a.m. and five p.m. with the express written approval of the city engineer or designee.
  • Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
    Applies: Power saws, sanders, drills and similar tools in a residential zone; work in a fully enclosed structure is exempt; home repairs, mowing and gardening excluded.
    § 9.32.050 · code text
    No person in a residential zone shall operate or permit the operation of any mechanically powered saw, sander, drill, grinder or similar tools, so as to create any noise which exceeds the noise level limits of this article, except during the following hours: Monday through Friday from seven a.m. until seven p.m. and Saturday from nine a.m. to five p.m.
  • No work on Sunday or any city holiday.
    Applies: Power saws, sanders, drills and similar tools in a residential zone, unless inside a fully enclosed structure; home repairs, mowing and gardening are excluded.
    § 9.32.050 · code text
    No work described in this subsection B may performed on Sunday or any city holiday or on Monday through Saturday outside of the hours specified above unless all such work is conducted within a completely enclosed structure.

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Frequently asked questions

What are the noise rules and construction hours in Brentwood?

Brentwood's code: Monday through Friday, seven a.m. until three-thirty p.m. (until five-thirty p.m. with written approval of the city engineer) (Power construction equipment and outside construction work, such as grading, louder than the noise limits; home repairs and routine maintenance are not construction; emergency work is exempt) (§ 9.32.050); Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. (Power saws, sanders, drills and similar tools in a residential zone; work in a fully enclosed structure is exempt; home repairs, mowing and gardening excluded.) (§ 9.32.050).

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