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D.C. Municipal Regulations (Last Updated: September 13, 2017) |
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Title 20. ENVIRONMENT |
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Chapter 20-28. MAXIMUM NOISE LEVELS |
Section 20-2803. CONSTRUCTION IN RESIDENTIAL ZONES
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2803.1Noise emanating from construction in residential zones shall be prohibited during the hours specified in this section irrespective of its compliance with § 2701 of Chapter 27 of this subtitle.
2803.2No noise from construction, excluding minor home repairs, shall be permitted within a residential, special purpose, or waterfront zone on any Sunday or legal holiday, or after 7:00 p.m. and before 7:00 a.m. on any weekday.
2803.3The limitation of § 2803.2 shall not apply to the following:
(a)Portable power tools used for minor improvement of real and personal residential property otherwise allowable under this section;
(b)Work performed by public utilities as defined in the Act approved March 4, 1913 (37 Stat. 974; D.C. Code § 43-103 (1990 Repl. Vol.));
(c)Work performed by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority as defined in D.C. Code §§ 1-1410 et seq. (1992 Repl. Vol.); or
(d)Work performed by the subcontractors of public utilities and the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority as provided in §§ 2803.3(b) and 2803.3(c).
2803.4Noise emanating from the sources exempted in § 2803.3 shall comply with the maximum noise levels prescribed in § 2701 of Chapter 27 of this subtitle.