Pursuant to Chapter 7, Section 7-196, construction activity and deliveries shall be limited to:
- Monday-Friday 7 a.m.-7 p.m.
- Saturday 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
- No work is permitted on Sundays or the following holidays: New Year’s Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, Memorial Day, Fourth of July and Labor Day.
A construction hours sign detailing the allowed times is required to be posted.
Failure to install and maintain construction hours sign in good condition:
- If a builder/developer fails to comply with the signage posting requirement, the proposed construction activity shall not commence until the posting has been corrected and approved by the land development inspector at a rescheduled pre-construction meeting.
- The 1st offense associated with removal, damaging or not maintaining in good condition of the construction hour sign will result in a mandatory 24-hour stop work order.
- 2nd offense will lead to a mandatory 48-hour stop work order to be enforced on the property.
- 3rd and final offense will result in the issuance of a citation with a mandatory 72-hour stop work order. A citation shall carry with it a fine up to $500 dollars for each day the builder/developer fails to maintain signage in good condition. Any fine will be determined by the municipal court Judge.
Failure to abide by construction hours:
- Only one courtesy notice will be provided to the builder/developer for failure to abide by the required construction activity hours, with a mandatory 24-hour stop work order enforced on the property.
- Subsequent violations will result in the issuance of a citation for each offense (either by code enforcement or police) to the builder/developer and subcontractor that is found to be in violation. In addition to the issuance of citation, a mandatory 48-hour stop work order will be enforced on the property for each offense. A citation shall carry with it a fine up to $500 dollars for each offense. Any fine will be determined by the municipal court Judge.
Habitual violator:
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“Habitual violator” means any person/entity who has been cited and convicted three or more times within a single calendar year for violating the construction activity policy.
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When the records of the Community Development Department disclose that any person/entity has been cited and convicted of a violation of the construction activity policy and qualifies as a habitual violator as defined above, the Community Development Department shall notify such person/entity that upon the date of the notification, such person has been declared by the department to be a habitual violator, and that henceforth it shall be unlawful for such habitual violator to carry on any construction activity within the City’s boundary for the remainder of said calendar year.
