Noise and construction hours in Emeryville: the local rules

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Construction hours on weekdays	Weekdays, 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Applies: General construction noise on private and public projects; repairs and additions to homes with 1 to 5 units have their own hours. § 5-13.05 · code text General construction noise on private and public projects shall be limited to weekdays from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Weekdays, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Applies: Pile driving and similarly loud activities. § 5-13.05 · code text Pile driving and similarly loud activities shall be limited to weekdays from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Applies: Projects repairing, renovating or adding to residential buildings with 1 to 5 units. § 5-13.05 · code text General construction noise on projects repairing, renovating or adding to residential buildings with one (1) to five (5) units shall be limited to the general noise hours of 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Monday through Friday
Construction hours on weekends and holidays	8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Saturday and Sunday. Applies: Projects repairing, renovating or adding to residential buildings with 1 to 5 units. § 5-13.05 · code text and 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Saturday and Sunday. 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Applies: Weekend work the City approves for an urgent situation, except time-sensitive tasks. § 5-13.05 · code text Weekend work shall be limited to 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. except for time-sensitive tasks. 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. Applies: Approved weekend sewer lateral work outside High, Medium-High and Medium Density Residential zones; no weekend saw-cutting or jackhammering. § 5-13.05 · code text Weekend work shall be limited to 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays; however, nighttime weekend work may be authorized for properties devoted to uses involving nonstop operations, such as a hotel
Leaf blowers and equipment	Weekdays, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Applies: Loud leaf blowers, generators and other equipment as loud as pile drivers. § 5-13.08 · code text The use of loud leaf blowers, generators, and other equipment with noise levels similar to those of pile drivers shall be limited to weekdays from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. May be used at any time during a power outage. Applies: Generators. § 5-13.08 · code text except that generators may be used at any time in case of a power outage.
Quiet hours	Before 7:00 a.m. or after 9:00 p.m. on weekdays; before 8:00 a.m. or after 9:00 p.m. on weekends. Applies: Noise at the property line that disturbs a reasonable person of normal sensitivity. § 5-13.04 · code text It shall be unlawful for any person to make, continue, or cause or allow to be made or continued, any noise so as to disturb or cause discomfort to any reasonable person of normal sensitivity located at the property line of the property from which such noise is emanating before 7:00 a.m. or after 9:00 p.m. on a weekday (Monday through Friday)

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What are the noise rules and construction hours in Emeryville?

Emeryville's code: Weekdays, 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (General construction noise on private and public projects; repairs and additions to homes with 1 to 5 units have their own hours.) (§ 5-13.05); Before 7:00 a.m. or after 9:00 p.m. on weekdays; before 8:00 a.m. or after 9:00 p.m. on weekends. (Noise at the property line that disturbs a reasonable person of normal sensitivity.) (§ 5-13.04).

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