[Adopted 4-27-2015 ATM by Art. 31]
[Amended 5-1-2023 ATM by Art. 26]
Except in the case of an emergency, the following commercial uses and activities, which are determined to generate or involve excessive and/or unreasonable noise, shall be prohibited between the hours of 7:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., except that no work shall take place on Saturday before 8:00 a.m. or Sunday before 9:00 a.m.
A. 
Operation of earthmoving or other heavy vehicles or equipment;
B. 
Start up or idling of any diesel-engine-equipped vehicle having a gross vehicle weight in excess of 15,000 pounds, or diesel-powered equipment;
C. 
Construction, demolition or alteration of any building or structure, including excavation and other site work;
D. 
Operation of any wood/brush chipper, pneumatic-powered equipment, tool or hammer, chainsaw, power mower, trimmer, blower or other construction, forestry or landscape equipment;
A. 
This Bylaw shall not apply to the following:
(1) 
Snow removal; and
(2) 
Individual property owners personally performing regular maintenance on their residential property.
B. 
The Building Commissioner or his or her designee may grant a waiver from the foregoing prohibitions upon prior application, if he or she determines that good construction practice requires that the proposed work be performed during the prohibited time period.