It shall be unlawful to operate equipment or perform any construction in the erection, demolition, alteration, or repair of any building or structure or the grading or excavation of land during the following hours, except as hereinafter provided:
A. 
After 6:00 p.m. on any day, and before 7:00 a.m., Monday through Friday, and before 8:00 a.m. on Saturday;
B. 
All day on Sunday; and
C. 
On any federal holiday.
(Ord. 3109 § 1, 1978; Ord. CS-211 § 2, 2013)
A. 
An owner/occupant or resident/tenant of residential property may engage in a home improvement or home construction project between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on Sundays and holidays, subject to modification by subsection B of this section, provided such project is for the benefit of said residential property and is personally carried out by said owner/occupant or resident/tenant.
B. 
The building official, City Engineer, or other official designated by the City Manager may modify the hours of construction specified in Section 8.48.010. In making a determination to lengthen or shorten the hours of construction, the city official shall consider the following:
1. 
Whether the project is an emergency repair required to protect the health and safety of any member of the community;
2. 
Whether the construction would be less objectionable at night than during daylight hours;
3. 
The character and nature of the neighborhood in the vicinity of the work site;
4. 
The potential for great economic hardship;
5. 
If the work is in the interest of the general public;
6. 
Whether there is a previously unforeseen effect on the health, safety or welfare of the public; and
7. 
Any history of complaints regarding compliance with the limitation on hours of construction.
C. 
As used in this section, "City Engineer" shall mean the City Engineer or designee, who is the Deputy City Engineer, construction management and inspection.
(Ord. 3109 § 1, 1978; Ord. CS-211 § 2, 2013; Ord. CS-389 § 6, 2021)
Signs shall be posted at jobsite entrance(s) indicating hours of work as prescribed by this title or as modified by the designated city official. Letters shall be a minimum of four inches high with a minimum stroke width of one-half inch.
(Ord. CS-211 § 2, 2013)