Noise and construction hours in Lake Elsinore

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Construction hours on weekdays	Weekdays, 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Applies: Construction, repair or demolition tools whose noise disturbs a neighboring home or business; emergency utility work and city variances excepted. § 17.176.080 · code text Operating or causing the operation of any tools or equipment used in construction, drilling, repair, alteration, or demolition work between weekday hours of 7:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.
Construction hours on weekends and holidays	Not allowed at any time on weekends or holidays. Applies: Construction, repair or demolition tools whose noise disturbs a neighboring home or business; emergency utility work and variances excepted. § 17.176.080 · code text Operating or causing the operation of any tools or equipment used in construction, drilling, repair, alteration, or demolition work between weekday hours of 7:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., or at any time on weekends or holidays
Quiet hours	10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. Applies: Radios, TVs, instruments, loudspeakers and loading or unloading that disturb across a residential property line. § 17.176.080 · code text Between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. in such a manner as to create a noise disturbance across a residential or commercial real property line
Noise limit at homes	40 dBA. Applies: Outdoors at single-family homes, 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.; not exceeded more than 30 minutes in any hour. § 17.176.060 · code text Single-Family Residential \| 10:00 p.m. – 7:00 a.m. 7:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m. \| 40 50 50 dBA. Applies: Outdoors at single-family homes, 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.; not exceeded more than 30 minutes in any hour. § 17.176.060 · code text Single-Family Residential \| 10:00 p.m. – 7:00 a.m. 7:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m. \| 40 50 45 dBA. Applies: Outdoors at multiple-dwelling property, 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.; not exceeded more than 30 minutes in any hour. § 17.176.060 · code text Multiple Dwelling Residential \| 10:00 p.m. – 7:00 a.m. 7:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m. \| 45 50 50 dBA. Applies: Outdoors at multiple-dwelling property, 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.; not exceeded more than 30 minutes in any hour. § 17.176.060 · code text Multiple Dwelling Residential \| 10:00 p.m. – 7:00 a.m. 7:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m. \| 45 50 35 dBA. Applies: Inside a multifamily home, from a neighboring unit, 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.; not exceeded more than 5 minutes in any hour. § 17.176.070 · code text All \| Multifamily Residential \| 10:00 p.m. – 7:00 a.m. 7:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m. \| 35 45 45 dBA. Applies: Inside a multifamily home, from a neighboring unit, 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.; not exceeded more than 5 minutes in any hour. § 17.176.070 · code text All \| Multifamily Residential \| 10:00 p.m. – 7:00 a.m. 7:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m. \| 35 45

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Construction tools that disturb neighbors: weekdays 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. only, never weekends or holidays, except emergency utility work or variances.

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