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Noise and construction hours in Buena Park

Buena Park's own rules on noise and construction hours, with the code text for every value.

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

What Buena Park's code says

Buena Park code What Buena Park's code adds
Construction hours on weekdays
  • Loud construction machinery is allowed only from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
    Applies: Monday to Saturday, not Sundays; exceptions: written permission of the city engineer, or emergency work with a permit within 1 day.
    § 8.28.040 · code text
    The above use of machinery or equipment that produces such unnecessary noise shall be prohibited on any Sunday or any other day between the hours of eight p.m. and seven a.m.
Construction hours on weekends and holidays
  • Loud construction machinery is allowed 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturdays and not at all on Sundays.
    Applies: Construction, repair or digging; exceptions: written city engineer permission, or emergency work with a permit within 1 day after the office opens.
    § 8.28.040 · code text
    The above use of machinery or equipment that produces such unnecessary noise shall be prohibited on any Sunday or any other day between the hours of eight p.m. and seven a.m.
Leaf blowers and equipment
  • Leaf blowers, power mowers and other powered yard equipment may not be used from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m.
    § 8.28.040 · code text
    Use of weedblowers, powered lawnmowers and/or other powered landscape maintenance equipment between the hours of eight p.m. to eight a.m. on any day.
Quiet hours
  • Quiet hours are 10 p.m. to 6 a.m.
    Applies: Radios, amplified music, yelling, shouting, whistling or singing.
    § 8.28.040 · code text
    The operating of any such machine or device between the hours of ten p.m. and six a.m. in such a manner as to be plainly audible at a distance of fifty feet from the residential property line, or vehicle, in which it is located shall be prima facie evidence of a violation of this section;

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Frequently asked questions

What are the noise rules and construction hours in Buena Park?

Buena Park's code: Loud construction machinery is allowed only from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. (Monday to Saturday, not Sundays; exceptions: written permission of the city engineer, or emergency work with a permit within 1 day.) (§ 8.28.040); Quiet hours are 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. (Radios, amplified music, yelling, shouting, whistling or singing.) (§ 8.28.040).

General information, not legal advice.

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