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Noise and construction hours in West Hollywood

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

What West Hollywood's code says

West Hollywood code What West Hollywood's code adds
Construction hours on weekdays
  • 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
    Applies: Weekdays; some listed exceptions apply.
    § 9.08.050 · code text
    Construction between the hours of 7:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. on weekdays
Construction hours on weekends and holidays
  • Saturdays 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. for interior work only; no construction on Sundays or listed holidays.
    Applies: Holidays: New Year's, MLK, Presidents', Memorial, Independence, Labor, Veterans, Thanksgiving and the day after, Christmas, and observed holidays; some exceptions apply.
    § 9.08.050 · code text
    or at any time on Saturday (except, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m., interior construction is permissible); or at any time on Sunday, New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Day, President's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day, the day after Thanksgiving, Christmas Day and observed holidays
Leaf blowers and equipment
  • Gas- or combustion-powered portable leaf blowers are banned.
    Applies: At all times.
    § 9.08.050 · code text
    The use or operation or allowing the use or operation of any portable machine powered with a combustion or gasoline engine used to blow leaves, dirt and other debris off sidewalks, driveways, lawns and other surfaces.
Quiet hours
  • 10:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m.
    Applies: Radios and amplified sound plainly audible at 25 feet; engines, motors and machines, and loading or unloading, in or near a residential district.
    § 9.08.050 · code text
    The sustained, continuous or repeated operation or use between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. of any motor or engine

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Frequently asked questions

What are the noise rules and construction hours in West Hollywood?

West Hollywood's code: 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. (Weekdays; some listed exceptions apply.) (§ 9.08.050); 10:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. (Radios and amplified sound plainly audible at 25 feet; engines, motors and machines, and loading or unloading, in or near a residential district.) (§ 9.08.050).

General information, not legal advice.

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