Noise and construction hours in Moorpark: the local rules

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Construction hours on weekdays	7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Applies: Monday to Friday. Construction equipment noise across a home or business property line. Excepts utility or agency emergencies, temporary use permits, home power tools. § 17.53.070 · code text between weekday (Saturdays and legal holidays observed by the city included) hours of seven (7:00) p.m. and seven (7:00) a.m.
Construction hours on weekends and holidays	7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Applies: Saturdays and city holidays. Construction equipment noise across a home or business property line. Excepts utility or agency emergencies, temporary use permits, home power tools. § 17.53.070 · code text between weekday (Saturdays and legal holidays observed by the city included) hours of seven (7:00) p.m. and seven (7:00) a.m. Not allowed at any time. Applies: Sundays. Construction equipment noise across a home or business property line. Excepts utility or agency emergencies, temporary use permits, home power tools. § 17.53.070 · code text or at any time on Sundays
Leaf blowers and equipment	Not allowed 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. if it creates a noise disturbance across a home or business property line. Applies: Powered saws, sanders, drills, grinders, lawn or garden tools, or similar tools. § 17.53.070 · code text Operating or permitting the operation of any mechanically powered saw, sander, drill, grinder, lawn or garden tool, or similar tool between ten (10:00) p.m. and seven (7:00) a.m., so as to create a noise disturbance across a residential or commercial property line.
Quiet hours	10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. Applies: Radios, TVs, stereos, musical instruments and similar devices, any day, when they cause a noise disturbance across a home or business property line. § 17.53.070 · code text Between the hours of ten (10:00) p.m. and seven (7:00) a.m. any day of the week in such a manner as to create a noise disturbance across a residential or commercial property line
Noise limit at homes	No more than 55 dB(A) for more than 30 minutes in any hour. Applies: 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m., in residential, rural and agricultural zones, measured on the receiving property. § 17.53.080 · code text Single-family and multifamily residential/rural and agricultural zones \| 10:00 p.m.—7:00 a.m. \| 55 No more than 60 dB(A) for more than 30 minutes in any hour. Applies: 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., in residential, rural and agricultural zones, measured on the receiving property. § 17.53.080 · code text Single-family and multifamily residential/rural and agricultural zones \| 7:00 a.m.—10:00 p.m. \| 60 No more than 45/55 dB(A) indoors, with windows open. Applies: 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., inside neighboring homes, for more than 5 minutes total in any hour. § 17.53.090 · code text Single-family and multifamily residential \| 7:00 a.m.—10:00 p.m. \| 45/55 (windows open)

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Moorpark's code: 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. (Monday to Friday. Construction equipment noise across a home or business property line. Excepts utility or agency emergencies, temporary use permits, home power tools.) (§ 17.53.070); No more than 55 dB(A) for more than 30 minutes in any hour. (10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m., in residential, rural and agricultural zones, measured on the receiving property.) (§ 17.53.080).

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