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1 ORDINANCE NO. O26-05 AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA, AMENDING GLENDALE CITY CODE, CHAPTER 25 (NUISANCES), ARTICLE V (NOISE), SECTION 25-68 (CONSTRUCTION OF BUILDINGS AND OTHER PROJECTS); AND SETTING FORTH AN EFFECTIVE DATE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE as follows: SECTION 1. That the Glendale City Code Chapter 25 (Nuisances), Article V (Noise), Section 25-68 (Construction of Buildings and Other Projects) is amended and shall read as follows (new language is underlined and deleted language is indicated by strikethroughs): Sec. 25-68. Construction of buildings and other projects. (a) Noise limitations: Subject to the provisions of section 25-64, it shall be unlawful for any person to operate equipment or perform any outside construction or repair work on buildings, structures or projects, or to operate any pile driver, power shovel, pneumatic hammer, derrick, power hoist or any other construction type device except within the time periods specified below unless an appropriate permit has been obtained beforehand from the city. (b) Construction start/stop times: (1) Concrete work: From April fifteenth to October fifteenth, inclusive, concrete may be poured each day between the hours of 5:00 4:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. or at such other times as authorized by permit. From October sixteenth to April fourteenth, inclusive, concrete may be poured each day between the hours of 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. or at such times as authorized by permit. (2) Other type construction (residential zones): From April fifteenth to October fifteenth, inclusive, all other construction or repair work shall not begin prior to 65:00 a.m. and must stop by 7:00 p.m. each day in, or within five hundred (500) feet of, a residential zone or at such other times as authorized by permit. From October sixteenth to April fourteenth, inclusive, all other construction or repair work shall not begin prior to 7:00 a.m. and must be stopped by 7:00 p.m. each day in, or within five hundred (500) feet of, a residential zone or at such other times as authorized by permit. (3) Other type construction (Commercial and industrial zones): Construction and repair work in commercial and industrial zones, not within five hundred (500) feet of a residential zone, shall not begin prior to 5:00 a.m. and must stop by 7:00 p.m. or at such other times as authorized by permit. (4) Weekends and holidays excluded: Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, construction or repair work shall not begin prior to 7:00 a.m. and must stop by 7:00 p.m. and concrete pouring should not begin prior to 6:00 a.m. and must stop by 7:00 p.m. on any Saturday, and Sunday or state or federal holiday, unless such other times are authorized by permit. (c) Permits: Construction and repair work may be conducted at different times and at higher noise levels than otherwise permitted, if upon written application, a permit is obtained beforehand 2 from the city manager or his the city manager’s designee. The permit shall be kept on the work site and shown to city officials on request. In granting such permit, the city manager or his the city manager’s designee shall consider if construction noise in the vicinity of the proposed work site would be less objectionable at night than during the daytime because of different population levels or different neighboring activities; if obstruction and interference with traffic, particularly on streets of major importance, would be less objectionable at night than during the daytime; if the kind of work to be performed emits noises at such a low level as to not cause significant disturbance in the vicinity of the work site; if the neighborhood of the proposed work site is of such a character wherein sleep could be disturbed; if great economic hardship would occur if the work was spread over a longer time; if the work will abate or prevent hazards to life or property; if proposed early morning or night work is in the general public interest; and, he the city manager or the city manager’s designee shall prescribe such conditions, working times, types of construction equipment to be used, and permissible noise emissions as he the city manager or the city manager’s designee deems to be required in the public interest. No permit shall be required to perform emergency work as defined in section 25-62. (d) Revocation of permits: The city manager or his the city manager’s designee may revoke any permit granted hereunder upon complaint based upon substantial evidence that the construction activity caused significant disturbance in the vicinity of the work site. (Ord. No. 1567, § 2, 11-8-88) Cross reference(s)—Buildings and building regulations, Ch. 9. SECTION 2. That the provisions of this ordinance shall become effective thirty (30) days after passage by the Glendale City Council. PASSED, ADOPTED AND APPROVED by the Mayor and Council of the City of Glendale, Maricopa County, Arizona, this 27th day of January, 2026. ______________________________ Jerry P. Weiers, Mayor ATTEST: ____________________________________ Julie K. Bower, City Clerk (SEAL) APPROVED AS TO FORM: ____________________________________ Michael D. Bailey, City Attorney REVIEWED BY: ____________________________________ Patrick S. Banger, City Manager