Noise and construction hours in Palmdale: the local rules

Each rule below links to the section of the Palmdale 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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Construction hours on weekdays	Construction is allowed only from 6:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Applies: Monday to Saturday; in any residential zone or within 500 feet of a home, hotel, motel or RV park. § 8.28.030 · code text Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, no person shall perform any construction or repair work on any Sunday, or any other day after 8:00 p.m. or before 6:30 a.m., in any residential zone or within 500 feet of any residence, hotel, motel or recreational vehicle park.
Construction hours on weekends and holidays	Construction allowed 6:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Saturday; not allowed on Sunday. Applies: In any residential zone or within 500 feet of a home, hotel, motel or RV park. § 8.28.030 · code text Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, no person shall perform any construction or repair work on any Sunday, or any other day after 8:00 p.m. or before 6:30 a.m., in any residential zone or within 500 feet of any residence, hotel, motel or recreational vehicle park.
Quiet hours	Quiet hours are 10:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. Applies: Radios, music, TVs and amplifiers that can be plainly heard 50 feet from the building or vehicle. § 9.18.020 · code text The operation of any such sound production or reproduction device, radio receiving set, musical instrument, drum, phonograph, television set, machine, loud speaker and sound amplifier, or similar machine or device between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. in such a manner as to be plainly audible at a distance of 50 feet from the building, structure, or vehicle in which it is located.

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What are the noise rules and construction hours in Palmdale?

Palmdale's code: Construction is allowed only from 6:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. (Monday to Saturday; in any residential zone or within 500 feet of a home, hotel, motel or RV park.) (§ 8.28.030); Quiet hours are 10:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. (Radios, music, TVs and amplifiers that can be plainly heard 50 feet from the building or vehicle.) (§ 9.18.020).

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