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Noise and construction hours in Corte Madera

Corte Madera'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 Corte Madera Municipal Code it was read from, with the code text one click away (checked October 2026). General information, not legal advice.

What Corte Madera's code says

Corte Madera code What Corte Madera's code adds
Construction hours on weekdays
  • Monday to Friday, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
    Applies: Construction or demolition work, not on federal holidays. Powered equipment must have the required mufflers.
    § 9.36.030 · code text
    the provisions of subsection (a) shall not apply to construction or demolition work performed during the following times: Monday through Friday from seven a.m. to five p.m.
Construction hours on weekends and holidays
  • Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
    Applies: Construction or demolition work, not on federal holidays. Powered equipment must have the required mufflers.
    § 9.36.030 · code text
    and Saturday and Sunday from ten a.m. to five p.m.; provided, that all powered construction equipment is equipped with intake and exhaust mufflers recommended by the manufacturers thereof
Leaf blowers and equipment
  • Gas-powered leaf blowers are banned at all times in the town.
    § 9.36.040 · code text
    Beginning on March 1, 2020, it shall be unlawful for any person to operate a gas-powered leaf blower at any time in the town.
  • Leaf blowers only 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturdays.
    Applies: Applies at residential properties that are not multi-unit residences.
    § 9.36.040 · code text
    No leaf blower may be operated at any residential property that is not a multi-unit residence except between the hours of nine a.m. and five p.m. on weekdays and between the hours of ten a.m. and four p.m. on Saturdays.
  • No leaf blowers on Sundays or federal holidays.
    Applies: Applies in any area of the town.
    § 9.36.040 · code text
    It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a leaf blower in any area of the town on Sundays or federal holidays.
Quiet hours
  • 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. every day.
    § 9.36.050 · code text
    between the hours of ten p.m. and six a.m. daily, any excessive or offensive noise that disturbs the peace or quiet of any neighborhood
Noise limit at homes
  • No more than 25 dBA above the local background noise.
    Applies: Mechanical devices in residential zones, measured at the property line, when the noise lasts more than 10 minutes in any hour.
    § 9.36.030 · code text
    For noises emitted from residential zoning districts (R-1-A, R-1-B, R-1-C, R-1, R-2, R-3), a noise level more than twenty-five dBA above the local ambient for a cumulative period of more than ten minutes in any hour
  • No more than 35 dBA above the local background noise.
    Applies: Mechanical devices in residential zones, measured at the property line, when the noise lasts more than 3 minutes in any hour.
    § 9.36.030 · code text
    a noise level more than thirty-five dBA above the local ambient or a cumulative period of more than three minutes in any hour
  • No more than 40 dBA above the local background noise, for any amount of time.
    Applies: Mechanical devices in residential zones, measured at the property line.
    § 9.36.030 · code text
    or a noise level more than forty dBA above the local ambient noise level for any amount of time.

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Frequently asked questions

What are the noise rules and construction hours in Corte Madera?

Corte Madera's code: Monday to Friday, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Construction or demolition work, not on federal holidays. Powered equipment must have the required mufflers.) (§ 9.36.030); No more than 25 dBA above the local background noise. (Mechanical devices in residential zones, measured at the property line, when the noise lasts more than 10 minutes in any hour.) (§ 9.36.030).

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