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Noise and construction hours in Palm Desert

Palm Desert's own rules on noise and construction hours, with the code text for every value.

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

What Palm Desert's code says

Palm Desert code What Palm Desert's code adds
Construction hours on weekdays
  • Construction is allowed only from 7 a.m. to five-thirty p.m.
    Applies: Monday to Friday, October 1 to April 30; work needing a building permit; the city manager may allow emergency or unusual work.
    § 9.24.070 · code text
    Monday through Friday: | Seven a.m. to five-thirty p.m.
  • Construction is allowed only from five-thirty a.m. to 7 p.m.
    Applies: Monday to Friday, May 1 to September 30; work needing a building permit; the city manager may allow emergency or unusual work.
    § 9.24.070 · code text
    Monday through Friday: | Five-thirty a.m. to seven p.m.
Construction hours on weekends and holidays
  • Saturday work 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; no work on Sundays or government holidays.
    Applies: All year; work needing a building permit; the city manager may allow emergency or unusual work.
    § 9.24.070 · code text
    Saturday: | Eight a.m. to five p.m. | Sunday: | None | Government code holidays: | None |
Noise limit at homes
  • 55 dBA from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.; 45 dBA from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m.
    Applies: Residential, all zones. Ten-minute average (A-weighted) limit for fixed noise sources, pool equipment and leaf blowers.
    § 9.24.030 · code text
    10 p.m. to 7 a.m.
  • The noise limit is 55 dBA, averaged over 10 minutes.
    Applies: Residential zones, 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.; fixed noise sources, pool equipment and leaf blowers.
    § 9.24.030 · code text
    Residential—All Zones | 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. | 55

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Frequently asked questions

What are the noise rules and construction hours in Palm Desert?

Palm Desert's code: Construction is allowed only from 7 a.m. to five-thirty p.m. (Monday to Friday, October 1 to April 30; work needing a building permit; the city manager may allow emergency or unusual work.) (§ 9.24.070); 55 dBA from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.; 45 dBA from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. (Residential, all zones. Ten-minute average (A-weighted) limit for fixed noise sources, pool equipment and leaf blowers.) (§ 9.24.030).

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