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Noise and construction hours in Santa Clarita

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

What Santa Clarita's code says

Santa Clarita code What Santa Clarita's code adds
Construction hours on weekdays
  • 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday through Friday.
    Applies: Work needing a city building permit within 300 feet of residential zones; emergency work allowed anytime; after-hours permits available.
    § 11.44.080 · code text
    No person shall engage in any construction work which requires a building permit from the City on sites within three hundred (300) feet of a residentially zoned property except between the hours of seven a.m. to seven p.m., Monday through Friday,
Construction hours on weekends and holidays
  • 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday; no Sunday hours.
    Applies: Work needing a city building permit within 300 feet of residential zones; emergency work allowed anytime; after-hours permits available.
    § 11.44.080 · code text
    and eight a.m. to six p.m. on Saturday.
  • No construction work.
    Applies: New Year's Day, Independence Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Memorial Day and Labor Day; within 300 feet of residential zones; emergencies allowed.
    § 11.44.080 · code text
    Further, no work shall be performed on the following public holidays: New Year's Day, Independence Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Memorial Day and Labor Day.
Noise limit at homes
  • 65 dBA by day.
    Applies: Residential zone, on another person's property; 5 dB lower for repeated impulsive noise or steady whine; higher for noise under 15 minutes per hour.
    § 11.44.040 · code text
    Residential zone | Day | 65
  • 55 dBA at night.
    Applies: Residential zone, on another person's property; 5 dB lower for repeated impulsive noise or a steady whine, screech or hum.
    § 11.44.040 · code text
    Residential zone | Night | 55

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Frequently asked questions

What are the noise rules and construction hours in Santa Clarita?

Santa Clarita's code: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday through Friday. (Work needing a city building permit within 300 feet of residential zones; emergency work allowed anytime; after-hours permits available.) (§ 11.44.080); 65 dBA by day. (Residential zone, on another person's property; 5 dB lower for repeated impulsive noise or steady whine; higher for noise under 15 minutes per hour.) (§ 11.44.040).

General information, not legal advice.

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