Noise and construction hours in Brisbane: the local rules

Each rule below links to the section of the Brisbane Municipal Code it was read from, with the code text one click away (checked October 2026). General information, not legal advice.

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Brisbane code What Brisbane's code adds
Construction hours on weekdays	Construction is allowed only from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on weekdays. § 8.28.060 · code text construction shall be allowed only between the hours of seven (7:00) a.m. and seven (7:00) p.m. on weekdays
Construction hours on weekends and holidays	Construction is allowed only from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Applies: On weekends and holidays. § 8.28.060 · code text nine (9:00) a.m. to seven (7:00) p.m. on weekends and holidays
Noise limit at homes	Noise may not be more than 10 dBA above the local background level. Applies: Single-family residential zones; applies to noise lasting more than 10 minutes in total in any hour. § 8.28.030 · code text a noise level more than ten (10) dBA above the local ambient to any receiver for a cumulative period of more than ten (10) minutes in any hour Noise may not be more than 20 dBA above the local background level. Applies: Single-family residential zones; applies to noise lasting more than 3 minutes in total in any hour. § 8.28.030 · code text a noise level more than twenty (20) dBA above the local ambient to any receiver for a cumulative period of more than three (3) minutes in any hour Noise may not be more than 30 dBA above the local background level. Applies: Single-family residential zones; applies at any time. § 8.28.030 · code text a noise level more than thirty (30) dBA above the local ambient to any receiver. Noise may not be more than 10 dBA above the local background level. Applies: Multi-family zones; measured 3 feet from any wall, floor or ceiling inside a unit on the property; over 10 minutes in total per hour. § 8.28.030 · code text a noise level more than ten (10) dBA above the local ambient three (3) feet from any wall, floor or ceiling inside any dwelling unit on the same property Noise may not be more than 20 dBA above the local background level. Applies: Multi-family residential zones; applies to noise lasting more than 3 minutes in total in any hour. § 8.28.030 · code text a noise level more than twenty (20) dBA above the local ambient to any receiver for a cumulative period of more than three (3) minutes in any hour Noise may not be more than 30 dBA above the local background level. Applies: Multi-family residential zones; applies at any time. § 8.28.030 · code text a noise level more than thirty (30) dBA above the local ambient to any receiver.

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Brisbane's code: Construction is allowed only from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on weekdays. (§ 8.28.060); Noise may not be more than 10 dBA above the local background level. (Single-family residential zones; applies to noise lasting more than 10 minutes in total in any hour.) (§ 8.28.030).

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