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Council tightens construction-hours rules, removes strict 60-dB cap and adds contractor notice requirements
Summary
Hideout adopted a revised construction-hours ordinance setting weekday hours 7 a.m.–7 p.m. and weekend/holiday hours 10 a.m.–6 p.m., removed a proposed 60-dB cap that would have effectively banned ordinary construction noise, and added a contractor obligation to notify workers and post authorized hours at sites.
On Feb. 12 the Hideout Town Council adopted amendments to the town's construction-hours ordinance that adjust permitted work hours and add on-site notification requirements while removing a proposed 60-decibel limit for permitted hours.
The ordinance sets standard weekday construction hours and permits an on-site exemption when the mayor, council or town engineer authorizes extended hours prospectively for specific operations. Council members emphasized compliance over punitive enforcement and required contractors and general contractors to provide workers and subcontractors a copy of the town's rules and post authorized hours at construction sites.
Council members said the 60-dB ceiling suggested in an earlier draft would have been impractical because it equated to the volume of normal conversation and effectively barred ordinary construction activity. The revised ordinance instead relies on defined permitted hours plus on-site posting and a complaint-driven enforcement path.
Council adopted the ordinance by motion with the caveat that staff renumber paragraph sections to correct an internal numbering skip.
What it means: contractors will need to document that field crews were notified of the town's hours and will be subject to enforcement if work occurs outside the permitted windows; the town will rely on posted authorization and evidence (e.g., video/audio) if complaints arise.
