Sec. 8-7. - Days and hours of operation.
(a)It is the intent of this section to identify the days of the week and the hours of the day that construction activities, including but not limited to, exterior building construction, alterations, or improvements, demolition or earth moving, excavation, drilling, coring, pile driving and any other outside activity, and any inside activity which results in exterior noise, dust, traffic, light or other nuisance that differs from typical daily activity in all surrounding blocks are prohibited.
(b)This section shall apply to construction sites, located within 1,000 feet of any lawful residential use. This section does not apply to the moving of structures (see article V of this chapter, moving buildings).
(1)Construction activities shall not occur Monday through Friday prior to 7:00 a.m. and shall cease operations prior to 7:00 p.m.
(2)Construction activities shall not occur on Saturdays and nationally recognized holidays prior to 9:00 a.m. and shall cease operations prior to 6:00 p.m.
(3)Construction activities shall not occur on Sundays prior to 11:00 a.m. and shall cease operations by 5:00 p.m.
(4)This section shall not apply to any construction activities conducted on any street, road, highway or right-of-way.
(5)This section shall not apply during the period of time that a declaration of emergency has been issued by the governor of the State, the Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners or the mayor.
(6)The Building Official may approve days and hours of operation different than the provisions of this section after reviewing a written request for exemption provided by the developer, architect, engineer or contractor of record. The request must include the following information:
a.The challenges prohibiting normal days and hours of operation.
b.Means of mitigation of excessive noise, dust, traffic, light or any other nuisance.
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Sec. 8-7. - Days and hours of operation.
(a)It is the intent of this section to identify the days of the week and the hours of the day that construction activities, including but not limited to, exterior building construction, alterations, or improvements, demolition or earth moving, excavation, drilling, coring, pile driving and any other outside activity, and any inside activity which results in exterior noise, dust, traffic, light or other nuisance that differs from typical daily activity in all surrounding blocks are prohibited.
(b)This section shall apply to construction sites, located within 1,000 feet of any lawful residential use. This section does not apply to the moving of structures (see article V of this chapter, moving buildings).
(1)Construction activities shall not occur Monday through Friday prior to 7:00 a.m. and shall cease operations prior to 7:00 p.m.
(2)Construction activities shall not occur on Saturdays and nationally recognized holidays prior to 9:00 a.m. and shall cease operations prior to 6:00 p.m.
(3)Construction activities shall not occur on Sundays prior to 11:00 a.m. and shall cease operations by 5:00 p.m.
(4)This section shall not apply to any construction activities conducted on any street, road, highway or right-of-way.
(5)This section shall not apply during the period of time that a declaration of emergency has been issued by the governor of the State, the Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners or the mayor.
(6)The Building Official may approve days and hours of operation different than the provisions of this section after reviewing a written request for exemption provided by the developer, architect, engineer or contractor of record. The request must include the following information:
a.The challenges prohibiting normal days and hours of operation.
b.Means of mitigation of excessive noise, dust, traffic, light or any other nuisance.