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Chapter 19A — NOISE REGULATION

South Pasadena Municipal Code Art. 3 Construction

South Pasadena Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · South Pasadena

Cite as: South Pasadena Municipal Code Article 3 · Text as of 2026-10-04

19A.13 Construction of buildings and projects.

(a) It is unlawful for any person to perform any construction activity within a residential zone or within 500 feet thereof on Monday through Friday before 8:00 a.m. and after 7:00 p.m., Saturday before 9:00 a.m. and after 7:00 p.m., and on Sundays and city recognized holidays before 10:00 a.m. and after 6:00 p.m.

(b) For the purposes of this section, “construction activity” is activity requiring a building permit and defined to include, but is not limited to, the operation of any manual, electric or pneumatic hammer, saw, shovel, hoist, derrick or any other device used in the performance of site preparation, assembly, repair, demolition, alteration or similar action on structures, rights-of-way, or land.

(c) The prohibition of this section shall not apply to emergency work as defined in Article 1 of this chapter.

  • (d) City recognized holidays as of July 2015, shall be defined as:

  • (1) January 1st (New Year’s Day);

  • (2) 3rd Monday in January (Martin Luther King Day);

  • (3) 3rd Monday of February (Washington’s Birthday);

  • (4) Last Monday of May (Memorial Day);

  • (5) 4th of July (Independence Day);

  • (6) 1st Monday of September (Labor Day);

  • (7) 2nd Monday of October (Columbus Day);

  • (8) November 11th (Veteran’s Day);

  • (9) 4th Thursday of November (Thanksgiving);

  • (10) 1st Friday after Thanksgiving;

(11) December 25th (Christmas Day). (Ord. No. 2054, § 2; Ord. No. 2095, § 1; Ord. No. 2153, § 1, 2007; Ord. No. 2278, § 1, 2014; Ord. No. 2284, § 1, 2015; Ord. No. 2291, § 1, 2016.)

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