Noise and construction hours in Orinda: the local rules

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

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Construction hours on weekdays	Construction is allowed only from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Applies: Monday through Friday. § 17.39.3 · code text Monday through Friday, construction activities may occur between the hours of eight a.m. and six p.m.
Construction hours on weekends and holidays	Construction is allowed only from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Applies: Saturdays; no heavy equipment for home construction without an exception permit. § 17.39.3 · code text On Saturdays, construction activities may occur between the hours of ten a.m. and five p.m. Only minor projects are allowed, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Applies: Sundays; at most 2 people, 1 living on the property full-time, with no heavy construction equipment. § 17.39.3 · code text On Sundays, construction activities are prohibited except for minor maintenance and improvement projects conducted by no more than two persons, one of whom resides on the property full-time, between the hours of ten a.m. and five p.m. and not involving the use of heavy construction equipment. Construction is not allowed. Applies: New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. § 17.39.3 · code text On the following holidays, construction activities are prohibited: New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day.
Noise limit at homes	Noise may not exceed 60 decibels. Applies: Measured on any other property; construction and yard work during permitted hours are exempt. § 17.39.2 · code text No person shall cause or permit noise on property owned, leased, occupied or otherwise in the control of that person which exceeds sixty (60) decibels as measured at a listening point on any other property, with the following exceptions:

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What are the noise rules and construction hours in Orinda?

Orinda's code: Construction is allowed only from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. (Monday through Friday.) (§ 17.39.3); Noise may not exceed 60 decibels. (Measured on any other property; construction and yard work during permitted hours are exempt.) (§ 17.39.2).

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