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Noise and construction hours in La Puente

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

What La Puente's code says

La Puente code What La Puente's code adds
Construction hours on weekdays
  • 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
    Applies: Weekdays; tools and equipment used for construction, drilling, repair, alteration, demolition or earthwork.
    § 4.34.020 · code text
    Operating or causing the operation of any tools, equipment, impact devices, derricks or hoists used on construction, drilling, repair, alteration, demolition or earthwork, between the hours of eight p.m. and seven a.m. on weekdays
Construction hours on weekends and holidays
  • No construction on Saturdays, except indoor work from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
    Applies: Saturdays; indoor construction.
    § 4.34.020 · code text
    or at any time on Saturdays (except, between the hours of seven a.m. and eight p.m., interior construction is permissible);
  • No construction at any time.
    Applies: Sundays and city holidays.
    § 4.34.020 · code text
    or at any time on Sundays or city holidays.
Leaf blowers and equipment
  • 8 p.m.-7 a.m.: running or repairing engines and machines must be enclosed; noise not plainly audible past 50 feet.
    Applies: Measured at 50 feet from the property line or at the adjacent home's exterior wall, whichever is less; applies to sustained, continuous or repeated use.
    § 4.34.020 · code text
    The sustained, continuous or repeated operation or use between the hours of eight p.m. and seven a.m. of any motor or engine or the repair, modification, reconstruction, testing or operation of any automobile, motorcycle, machine, contrivance, or mechanical device or other contrivance or facility unless such motor, engine, automobile, motorcycle, machine or mechanical device is enclosed within a sound insulated structure so as to prevent noise and sound from being plainly audible at: (1) distance of fifty feet or more from the property line of the property from which the noise, sound or vibration is emanating or (2) the exterior wall of any adjacent residence, whichever is less.

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Frequently asked questions

What are the noise rules and construction hours in La Puente?

La Puente's code: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. (Weekdays; tools and equipment used for construction, drilling, repair, alteration, demolition or earthwork.) (§ 4.34.020); 8 p.m.-7 a.m.: running or repairing engines and machines must be enclosed; noise not plainly audible past 50 feet. (Measured at 50 feet from the property line or at the adjacent home's exterior wall, whichever is less; applies to sustained, continuous or repeated use.) (§ 4.34.020).

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