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Noise and construction hours in Pleasanton

Pleasanton'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 Pleasanton Municipal Code it was read from, with the code text one click away (checked October 2026). General information, not legal advice.

What Pleasanton's code says

Pleasanton code What Pleasanton's code adds
Construction hours on weekdays
  • 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
    Applies: Monday to Saturday, permitted work; no equipment over 83 dBA at 25 feet, or property line noise at most 86 dBA.
    § 9.04.100 · code text
    Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. daily, except Sunday and holidays, when the exemption shall apply between 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., construction, alteration or repair activities which are authorized by a valid city permit shall be allowed if they meet at least one of the following noise limitations:
Construction hours on weekends and holidays
  • Sundays and holidays 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.; Saturdays 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
    Applies: Permitted work; no equipment over 83 dBA at 25 feet, or property line noise at most 86 dBA.
    § 9.04.100 · code text
    Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. daily, except Sunday and holidays, when the exemption shall apply between 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., construction, alteration or repair activities which are authorized by a valid city permit shall be allowed if they meet at least one of the following noise limitations:
Noise limit at homes
  • No more than 60 dBA outside the property line.
    Applies: Residential property.
    § 9.04.030 · code text
    No person shall produce or allow to be produced by any machine, animal, device, or any combination of the same, on residential property, noise level in excess of 60 dBA at any point outside of the property plane, unless otherwise provided in this chapter.
  • No more than 60 dBA.
    Applies: Multi-family property; measured in any unit other than the one where the noise starts.
    § 9.04.030 · code text
    No person shall produce or allow to be produced by any machine, animal, device, or any combination of the same, on multi-family residential property, a noise level in any dwelling unit in excess of 60 dBA except within the dwelling unit in which the noise source or sources originate.

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Frequently asked questions

What are the noise rules and construction hours in Pleasanton?

Pleasanton's code: 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. (Monday to Saturday, permitted work; no equipment over 83 dBA at 25 feet, or property line noise at most 86 dBA.) (§ 9.04.100); No more than 60 dBA outside the property line. (Residential property.) (§ 9.04.030).

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