Please call the non-emergency line at 955-1818 to report this issue as it is occurring. An officer can respond to investigate the noise complaint, and determine if they have a construction permit, or if they even need a permit to conduct the type of work they are doing.

I have included the pertinent information from the city noise ordinance 15-3:
Construction and demolition. No person shall operate or cause the operation of any tools or equipment used in construction, drilling, repair, alteration or demolition work between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. the following day such that the sound therefrom creates a noise disturbance across a real property boundary, except for emergency work by public service utilities or for other work approved by the city manager or designee. This section shall not apply to the use of domestic power tools as provided below.

Domestic power tools. No person shall operate or permit the operation of any mechanically, electrically or gasoline motor-driven tool during nighttime hours so as to cause a noise disturbance.

Nighttime means 10:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. the following day.

Thank you for your quick response. It happened again the next day . The police were called this time . Once again thank you .

The issue reported has been resolved by Gainesville Police Department and this service request is now closed. If you notice this issue is ongoing or if you identify another issue, please submit additional requests via myGNV. Thank you for helping to make Gainesville a better place to live, work, and play!