What are the noise rules and construction hours in Mono County?

Mono County's code: 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. (Weekdays. Construction, repair, earthmoving or demolition tools. Exceptions: utility or road crew emergency work, or a county variance.) (§ 10.16.070); No more than 55 dBA. (Daytime, 7:00 a.m. to 9:59 p.m., at single-family or duplex homes, when background noise cannot be measured. Otherwise, 10 dBA above background.) (§ 10.16.060).

Noise and construction hours in Mono County: the local rules

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Construction hours on weekdays	7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Applies: Weekdays. Construction, repair, earthmoving or demolition tools. Exceptions: utility or road crew emergency work, or a county variance. § 10.16.070 · code text Operating or permitting the operation of any tools or equipment used in construction, drilling, repair, alteration, earthmoving, excavating, or demolition work between seven p.m. and seven a.m. on weekdays
Construction hours on weekends and holidays	Not allowed at any time. Applies: Weekends and legal holidays. Exceptions: utility or road crew emergency work, or a county variance. § 10.16.070 · code text Operating or permitting the operation of any tools or equipment used in construction, drilling, repair, alteration, earthmoving, excavating, or demolition work between seven p.m. and seven a.m. on weekdays or at any time on weekends or legal holidays
Leaf blowers and equipment	Motors, machinery, pumps, pool equipment and generators must be enclosed or muffled and maintained to avoid a noise disturbance. § 10.16.070 · code text Any motor, machinery, pump, such as swimming pool equipment or generators, shall be sufficiently enclosed or muffled and maintained so as not to create a noise disturbance in accordance with this chapter. No power tools or lawn and garden equipment from 8 p.m. to 7 a.m., or 8 a.m. on weekends. Applies: When the noise is a disturbance across a home or business property line. § 10.16.070 · code text Operating or permitting the operation of any mechanically-powered tools or lawn and garden equipment between eight p.m. and seven a.m. (eight a.m. on weekends)
Quiet hours	10 p.m. to 7 a.m. Applies: Radios, TVs, music and similar devices that cause a noise disturbance across a home or business property line. § 10.16.070 · code text Operating, playing, or permitting the operation or playing of any radio, television, musical instrument, or similar device that reproduces or amplifies sound between ten p.m. and seven a.m.
Noise limit at homes	No more than 55 dBA. Applies: Daytime, 7:00 a.m. to 9:59 p.m., at single-family or duplex homes, when background noise cannot be measured. Otherwise, 10 dBA above background. § 10.16.060 · code text Residential—Low Density Single-Family, Duplex \| Daytime (7:00 a.m.— 9:59 p.m.) >55 dBA No more than 55 dBA. Applies: Daytime, 7:00 a.m. to 9:59 p.m., at multi-family or mixed-use homes, when background noise cannot be measured. Otherwise, 10 dBA above background. § 10.16.060 · code text Residential—Multiple Family, Mixed Use \| Daytime (7:00 a.m.— 9:59 p.m.) >55 dBA No more than 45 dBA in the daytime. Applies: Multi-unit buildings, for sound from another unit in the same building, when background noise cannot be measured. § 10.16.060 · code text In multi-dwelling unit buildings, if the background sound level cannot be determined, the daytime limit is forty-five dBA No more than 35 dBA at night. Applies: Multi-unit buildings, for sound from another unit in the same building, when background noise cannot be measured. § 10.16.060 · code text the nighttime limit is thirty-five dBA for sounds originating in another dwelling within the same building.

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