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Introduction:
Actions planned to address obstacles to meeting underserved needs The housing and community development needs in Daly City exceed the City’s resources to meet them. Consequently, the City attempts to leverage resources from other government programs and private sources. The City will address obstacles to meeting underserved needs by collaborating with other public and private agencies and pursuing funding sources as they become available for specific priority activities.
Actions planned to foster and maintain affordable housing • Monitor its existing stock of deed-restricted affordable housing units through property inspections and continued relationships with property managers. • Explore other funding sources for affordable housing such as private and regional/state funding opportunities.
• Encourage higher density mixed-use developments.
• Review its Inclusionary Housing Ordinance updated and adopted in November 2018 and update its planning processes in response to new State housing legislations. • Collaborate with regional public and private agencies working to promote affordable housing.
Actions planned to reduce lead-based paint hazards
The City’s actions to reduce lead-based paint hazards include:
• Provide lead hazard notification, evaluation, and reduction in its residential rehabilitation program.
• Provide information referrals and require abatement of lead hazards in housing units where children under the age of six reside.
• Provide information to contractors about training and certifications needed to provide lead- based paint abatement services.
• Coordinate with the County of San Mateo, other local jurisdictions and the private sector in efforts to reduce lead-based paint hazards.
Actions planned to reduce the number of poverty-level families As expressed earlier in the Consolidated Plan, the goals of the City’s efforts to reduce the number of poverty level families are to encourage economic development, support services that enable low income persons to obtain or maintain employment and facilitate access to various services available to poverty-level families. These goals guide the City’s actions to reduce the number of poverty-level
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families which include:
• Support public services that provide assistance to very low income families. • Provide information and referral at the Daly City Community Service Center to connect very low income families to various programs and services such as rental and utility assistance. • Subject to funding availability, provide technical assistance and support to microenterprises and potential entrepreneurs to encourage their success and job creation. • Enhance employment opportunities for very low income residents by establishing, when appropriate, first source hiring agreements.
Actions planned to develop institutional structure
Actions to develop institutional structure include:
• On-going efforts to streamline the review and approval process for new developments • Assist nonprofit service providers through the CDBG program • Conduct outreach to potential private sector partners in affordable housing development (i.e. lenders, realtors)
• Work with local foundations and public agencies to access their programs to assist low and moderate income residents
• Participate in the Continuum of Care and coordinate with homeless service providers • Participate in local and regional collaborations to address housing and special needs. This includes on-going quarterly meetings with other CDBG and HOME grantees in the County to coordinate training and technical assistance for city and County staff and their subrecipients.
Actions planned to enhance coordination between public and private housing and social service agencies
Actions to enhance coordination between public and private housing and social service agencies include:
• Participate in the Continuum of Care
• Coordinate with other local and regional jurisdictions on efforts to foster affordable housing and assist low income households
• Update information on existing and identifying new agencies and or collaboratives of social service agencies serving Daly City residents.
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Program Specific Requirements
AP-90 Program Specific Requirements – 91.220(l)(1,2,4)
Introduction:
Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG)
Reference 24 CFR 91.220(l)(1)
Projects planned with all CDBG funds expected to be available during the year are identified in the Projects Table. The following identifies program income that is available for use that is included in projects to be carried out.
1. The total amount of program income that will have been received before the start of the next program year and that has not yet been reprogrammed 50,000
2. The amount of proceeds from Section 108 loan guarantees that will be used during the year to address the priority needs and specific objectives identified in the grantee's strategic plan. 0
3. The amount of surplus funds from urban renewal settlements 0
4. The amount of any grant funds returned to the line of credit for which the planned use has not been included in a prior statement or plan 0
5. The amount of income from float-funded activities 0
Total Program Income: 50,000
Other CDBG Requirements
1. The amount of urgent need activities 0
2. The estimated percentage of CDBG funds that will be used for activities that benefit persons of low and moderate income. Overall Benefit - A consecutive period of one, two or three years may be used to determine that a minimum overall benefit of 70% of CDBG funds is used to benefit persons of low and moderate income. Specify the years covered that include this Annual Action Plan. 100.00%
HOME Investment Partnership Program (HOME)
Reference 24 CFR 91.220(l)(2)
1. A description of other forms of investment being used beyond those identified in Section 92.205 is as follows:
The City does not intend to use other forms of investment beyond those identified in Section
92.205. If and when the City decides to offer other forms of investment not found in Section
92.205, it will then revise its Consolidated Plan to include them. The forms of investment described
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in Section 92.205 are: equity investments, interest bearing loans or advances, non-interest bearing loans or advances, interest subsidies, deferred payment loans, and grants.
2. A description of the guidelines that will be used for resale or recapture of HOME funds when used for homebuyer activities as required in 92.254, is as follows:
The City shall use resale to ensure affordability of its homebuyer activities. The City requires homebuyers to submit an annual certification of principal residency throughout the affordability period specified.
A Deed of Trust (securing the HOME promissory note) and a Resale Restriction Agreement are recorded against the property for a term of 45 years. No payment is due on the loan until the unit is sold. At that time a new eligible buyer assumes the loan or is paid back to the City if a new eligible buyer is not found. The City has the right and option to purchase the unit at the time of sale. (This option to repurchase is also granted to Habitat for Humanity for its developments). The Resale Restriction specifies that subsequent buyers of a HOME-assisted unit must meet income requirements (household income no more than 80% of area median income).
The City does not intend to use PY26-27 HOME funds to assist homebuyers.
3. A description of the guidelines for resale or recapture that ensures the affordability of units acquired with HOME funds? See 24 CFR 92.254(a)(4) are as follows:
The City shall ensure the affordability of units for the affordability period through the Resale Restriction recorded on the property, and not through a presumption of affordability. The Resale Restriction specifies the calculation for the resale price. The resale price is calculated as the original purchase price adjusted by the percentage change in the area median income (as published annually by HUD). Quality improvements to the property, if any, are also taken into consideration. The resale price provides the buyer with a fair return on investment, which is defined as the buyer’s initial investment during the affordability period. Generally, this includes the amount of the down payment and documented costs of capital improvements.
4. Plans for using HOME funds to refinance existing debt secured by multifamily housing that is rehabilitated with HOME funds along with a description of the refinancing guidelines required that will be used under 24 CFR 92.206(b), are as follows:
HOME funds will not be used to refinance existing debt secured by multifamily housing that is rehabilitated with HOME funds.
5. If applicable to a planned HOME TBRA activity, a description of the preference for persons with special needs or disabilities. (See 24 CFR 92.209(c)(2)(i) and CFR 91.220(l)(2)(vii)).
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6. If applicable to a planned HOME TBRA activity, a description of how the preference for a specific category of individuals with disabilities (e.g. persons with HIV/AIDS or chronic mental illness) will narrow the gap in benefits and the preference is needed to narrow the gap in benefits and services received by such persons. (See 24 CFR 92.209(c)(2)(ii) and 91.220(l)(2)(vii)).
7. If applicable, a description of any preference or limitation for rental housing projects. (See 24 CFR
92.253(d)(3) and CFR 91.220(l)(2)(vii)). Note: Preferences cannot be administered in a manner that limits the opportunities of persons on any basis prohibited by the laws listed under 24 CFR 5.105(a).
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APPENDIX A
SF 424 and Certifications
TO BE INSERTED
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APPENDIX B
Proof of Publication
TO BE INSERTED
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APPENDIX C
Public Comments
Public Comments received are summarized in AP-12.
December 8, 2025 City County Meeting
CDBG Public Hearing
3:51:45
Mélanie Faure
Upwards Care, Inc.
Good evening, honorable Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Councilmembers. My name is Mélanie Faure. I’m the Community Impact Manager at Upwards. I wanted to thank the Council and the Community Development team for the support for our BOOST program which strengthens Daly City’s child care providers who are in most need.
Child care providers play a vital role in our community and local economy yet in Daly City they earn on average $18.00 an hour qualifying many as low to moderate income. These providers are passionate about caring for children, but they often lack support in areas like marketing, enrollment, billing, curriculum planning, and one of their biggest challenges is staffing. This makes it difficult for them to sustain let alone grow their business. At the same time over 50% of Daly City’s children under age 5 lack access to licensed care which leaves thousands of families, especially mothers and single parents unable to fully participate in the workforce.
Family child care providers are much more affordable and more likely to offer the flexible hours for those who work non-traditional hours including the City’s first responders.
So, thanks to the City’s support and CDBG funding, the BOOST team is partnering with 6 providers this year empowering them with personalized coaching and digital tools to streamline their operations and increase their enrollment which helps increase revenue without increasing the cost of care for families. So, this helps providers grow their business, create local teaching assistant jobs, and expand access to affordable, quality care for working families.
So, as you consider funding priorities, I encourage the City to continue to support economic development programs that help strengthen our small businesses especially the child care providers who dedicate their lives to caring for our further generation and make it possible for families like my own to fully participate in the workforce.
Thank you for your time and continued support.
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From: Maria Chatterjee <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, December 5, 2025 2:45 PM
To: City Clerk <[email protected]>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Public Comment
Public Comment – City of Daly City
Submitted for: Public Hearing on the Assessment of Community Needs Eligible for Funding under the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Programs
Re: Importance of Legal Aid SMC services
Dear Mayor and City Council Members,
The Legal Aid Society of San Mateo County provides essential legal assistance to tenants facing eviction and housing instability. Across the County, Legal Aid handles approximately 33% of all residential eviction lawsuits, representing about 50 new cases every month. When tenants reach us in time, we help them file responses, avoid default judgments, and have their day in court—often resulting in settlements with more favorable terms that preserve housing stability.
Since the expiration of COVID-19 eviction moratoriums, housing instability has sharply increased. Most housing advocates predicted an “eviction tsunami,” and they were right. San Mateo County saw a 35% increase in evictions in 2023 compared to 2019, followed by another 9.5% increase in 2024. As of September 30, 2025, there have already been 1,360 eviction cases filed, projecting 1,813 filings by year’s end.
An overwhelming 80% of eviction filings are based on nonpayment of rent, but many others are based on false or unsupported allegations. Without legal help, tenants can still lose cases that have no merit. Even cases that could be resolved fairly still require legal negotiation and settlement to prevent homelessness.
Each year, Legal Aid assists about 900 households with housing issues, including 600 eviction cases and 300 pre- court matters. When we represent tenants in eviction cases, 60% are able to remain in their homes, while the remaining 40% secure better move-out terms that allow them to avoid homelessness. These outcomes keep families stable and reduce pressure on community resources and shelters.
Because over 95% of civil cases end in settlement, Legal Aid’s focus on fair resolutions benefits both tenants and landlords. Our limited resources are directed toward the most vulnerable residents—seniors, people with disabilities, and low-income families—who are at the greatest risk of losing their homes.
We respectfully urge the City of Daly City to continue and strengthen funding for Legal Aid’s housing programs.
Your investment helps prevent unnecessary evictions, protect housing stability, and keep Daly City residents safely housed.
Thank you for your time and continued commitment to the wellbeing of this community.
Sincerely,
Maria Chatterjee
Housing Program Operations Manager
Legal Aid Society of San Mateo County
Maria A. Chatterjee
Housing Program Operations Manager
Pronouns: she/her/hers
Legal Aid Society of San Mateo County
The Natalie Lanam Justice Center
Sobrato Center for Nonprofits
330 Twin Dolphin Drive Suite 123
Redwood City, CA 94065
P: (650) 517-8939 F: (650) 517-8973
www.legalaidsmc.org
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From: Laura Fanucchi <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, December 7, 2025 5:17 PM
To: City Clerk <[email protected]
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Public Comment on Item #15 December 8 City Council meeting
Greetings,
My name is Laura Fanucchi, and I am the Director of Programs for HIP Housing. I'm submitting comments for Item #15 on the agenda for the December 8, 2025 City Council meeting (Public Hearing on Community Development and Housing Needs).
HIP Housing's Housing Readiness Program offers case management services to low-income older adults (aged 62 and above) who have a housing need. Many older adult residents haven't had the need to search for new housing because they've been in a stable housing situation for years.
However, something changes, which then puts them in a situation where they need to look for new housing, and they don't know how to get started.
Some of the reasons why Daly City's older adults are seeking new housing include:
1) paying more than 70% of their income on housing costs 2) loss of income
3) rent increase
4) housemate/family leaving the area
5) overcrowded living arrangement
6) income gap before social security benefits begin
7) inaccessible unit because of disability
8) landlord selling the unit
During case management sessions, we have noticed that many residents haven't yet signed up on the Department of Housing's RentCafe portal, which informs eligible residents of subsidized housing opportunities. Or, if they already have an account, they've indicated that they are unsure how to review it and respond to opportunities. Without support in creating or updating an account, older adult residents miss out on subsidized housing opportunities that could provide them with a long-term housing solution.
Additionally, an initial assessment of residents' housing needs indicates that older adult residents are extremely worried about their housing situation, have no one to assist them, and have health issues that impact their ability to focus on their housing search strategies.
Rents continue to rise in San Mateo County, making it extremely difficult for low-income older adults on fixed incomes to locate housing within their means. We encourage the City Council to continue supporting organizations that assist community members with their housing needs, ensuring everyone has access to affordable housing resources and a place to call home.
Warm regards,
Laura Fanucchi | she/her
Director of Programs
(650) 348-6660 ext. 303
111 E. 5th Avenue, San Mateo, CA 94402
HIPhousing.org
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APPENDIX D
CDBG FY26-27 Funding Table
ACTIVITY
FY26-27
Recommendations
Administration
General Administration 176,494
Project Sentinel/Fair Housing 19,363 subtotal 195,857
Capital Projects
Early Learning/Childcare Center 784,882
subtotal
784,882
Economic Development
Renaissance Entrepreneurship 35,000 Upwards 48,000
subtotal 83,000
Housing
Rebuilding Together/Safe at Home 40,000 City Residential Rehab 300000
subtotal 340000
Public Services
Life Moves/Family Crossroads 18,000 Peninsula Family Service 30,000 Project Read 20,000
Daly City Partnership/After School Enrichment 20,000 HIP Housing 15,000
Legal Aid Society 25,000
subtotal 128,000
TOTAL 1,531,739
CONTINGENCIES
If CDBG allocation is less than estimated
1 - General Administration amount will be reduced so that Administration activities do not exceed 20% admin cap AND
2 - Each activity will be reduced by an across-the-board percentage until budget reached.
If CDBG allocation is more than estimated:
1- General Administration amount will be increased so that Administration activities is at the 20% admin cap AND
2- Additional funding will be allocated to Early Learning Center.
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APPENDIX E
Additional Narratives
• Monitoring
• Timeliness of Expenditures
• Minority/Women’s Business Outreach
• Affirmative Marketing
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Additional Narratives
Monitoring
The City of Daly City prepares a number of existing reports to the Federal Department of Housing and Urban Development that help determine whether programs are being carried out according to statutory and regulatory requirements. Each year, the Economic and Community Development department (ECD) prepares the Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report and conducts public hearings and meetings to obtain community input concerning the progress of program implementation and input regarding community development needs. In addition, capital and construction projects funded with federal dollars are monitored for compliance with applicable environmental, procurement, financial and labor regulations.
Nonprofit organizations receiving CDBG are regularly monitored by ECD staff through monthly and quarterly reports, as well as through on-site monitoring visits to assure compliance with CDBG regulations and stated program performance goals. The City’s CDBG monitoring plan envisions that no fewer than 10 percent of subrecipients will be monitored in each fiscal year and that all subrecipients will be monitored at least once every three years. The City anticipates monitoring three to five subrecipients in PY26-27.
ECD staff also monitor HOME-funded projects regularly. HOME-funded rental projects include:
• Vista Grande Apartments
• School House Station Apartments
• Hillcrest Gardens
• Sweeney Lane Apartments
For ownership projects, staff collects annual certifications that the owner is using the unit as their primary residence.
Timeliness of Expenditures
The City of Daly City strives to expend its CDBG and HOME funds in a timely manner while meeting the priorities and goals established in the Action Plan. The City works to avoid delays to capital improvement projects as much as possible and to make sure that there are adequate marketing and outreach efforts on behalf of its community development programs. The City generally has not had problems meeting its CDBG timeliness expenditure ratio (i.e. Letter of Credit to CDBG entitlement award) as it allocates CDBG to projects that expend funds timely. In May 2024, the City did not meet the timeliness standard for the first time and has been working to address this. The number of grantees not meeting the timeliness standard in May 2024 was more than seven times the typical pre-pandemic number for any given year. In May 2025, the City did not meet the timeliness standard for the second time and is continuing to address this. HOME has a complex set of timeliness regulations, and the City closely monitors the HOME deadline compliance reports to track its commitment and disbursement deadlines. The challenge of compiling multiple funding sources together to be able to fully fund affordable housing development impacts the timeliness of HOME expenditures.
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Minority/Women’s Business Outreach
The City will make efforts to encourage the use of minority and women-owned businesses in HOME- assisted projects. The City will keep records regarding the number and dollar amounts of participation by minority and women-owned businesses. Outreach efforts may include:
• Mailing of opportunities to lists obtained from the Minority Business Development Agency under the Department of Commerce and the Interagency Committee on Women’s Business Enterprise and United Minority Business Entrepreneurs.
• News releases, in addition to formal requests for bids, which highlight MBE and WBE opportunities under the HOME Program.
Affirmative Marketing
In order to affirmatively market housing activities containing five or more HOME-assisted units, the City or the HOME subrecipient shall:
• Publish notices in local newspapers and other widely accessible mediums to inform the public about the availability of HOME-funded activities. Fair housing brochures will be made available to interested parties. Equal opportunity and fair housing logos will be used in the advertisements, as well as a nondiscrimination clause.
• Post notices in places of wide public use (e.g. City Hall, public libraries) to inform the public about the availability of HOME-funded activities. Locations (e.g. senior centers) where the target group for a HOME-funded project is located (e.g. senior housing) should be sought. • When applicable, make presentations to organizations for people most in need of a particular HOME-funded project.
• Comply with the guidelines described under “Minority/Women’s Business Outreach” in order to ensure inclusion of minority and women-owned businesses. • Maintain records of affirmatively marketing activities to document that good faith efforts were made to broadly market available housing units.
• Work with the developer to complete a marketing plan that affirmatively markets the HOME- funded activity.
City Council Meeting Agenda Report Item # _____
Meeting Date: April 27, 2026
Subject: Reintroduction of an Ordinance Adding Chapter 15.09 to the Daly City Municipal Code Establishing Construction Hours on Private Property
Recommended Action
Adopt the amended ordinance adding Chapter 15.09 to the Daly City Municipal Code establishing construction hours for outdoor construction activities on private property.
At its meeting on March 23, 2026, the City Council requested staff to revise the draft ordinance to better accommodate work hours that reflected daylight savings time and to allow work on Sunday similar the allowance for Saturday work. The Council also requested that staff check with the larger construction projects in the city to inquire as to whether construction was occurring on Sundays. To better account for Daylight Savings Time in the evening, staff has amended the draft ordinance to allow that during Standard Time, construction activities conclude by 6:30 P.M., and that during Daylight Saving Time construction activities conclude by 8:30 PM. No proposed amendments were made to morning construction hours. Also, Sunday hours were amended to reflect the same time as the permissible Saturday hours. Lastly, staff asked the ownership of The Chester (99 Southgate Avenue) and Point Martin about Sunday construction work, and neither indicated that they are currently working on Sundays.
Background
This is a request by the City of Daly City to adopt an ordinance that regulates construction hours for outdoor construction activities on private property (see Attachment A – Draft Construction Hours Ordinance).
Construction activity can generate temporary noise and disruptions for nearby residents and businesses. Daly City currently regulates noise through provisions in the General Plan Noise Element and the Municipal Code, which essentially prohibits unwelcome noise between the hours of 10:00 P.M. and 6:00 A.M. In the past, such hours have also been regulated through Public Works Department permit guidelines which relate to work in the public right-of-way only and through Conditions of Approval, which have been imposed by the Planning Commission and City Council.
As a result, there has never been a uniform regulation of construction hours on private property, with some projects being subject to different regulations than others and confusion about whether any of the hours imposed by Conditions of Approval regulated indoor construction activity.
The proposed ordinance establishes consistent construction hours for outdoor construction activity associated with building permits, while allowing interior work that does not create exterior noise impacts to continue without restriction.
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Discussion
In determining what construction hours and enforcement would be appropriate in Daly City, staff conducted a survey of the larger cities in San Mateo County and the Bay Area (see Attachment B – Construction Hours Survey). Using this information, staff developed an ordinance that would establish the following construction hours for outdoor construction activities:
• Weekdays: 8:00 A.M. to 8:00 P.M.
• Saturdays: 9:00 A.M. to 8:00 P.M.
• Construction prohibited on Sundays and Federal holidays, unless an exemption is granted.
Construction work inside a completely enclosed building that does not exceed exterior ambient noise levels would not be subject to these restrictions. Small kitchen and bath remodeling projects within a home, for example, would be excluded while additions to a home would, as would construction of all new buildings.
Additional provisions include:
• Limiting material deliveries to permitted construction hours; • Allowing site staging up to one hour before permitted hours without operating construction equipment;
• Requiring the permissible construction hours signs to be posted at the job site, to inform workers at the jobsite and the public; and
• Allowing the Building Official or their designee to grant exemptions in emergency or exceptional circumstances.
Compliance with construction hours would be a condition of all future building permits, with enforcement authority shared between the Building Division and Code Enforcement. The Building Official or their designee would enforce the ordinance through warning notices, inspection holds, or Stop Work Orders when violations occur. Code Enforcement staff may also assist by responding to complaints regarding construction activity occurring outside permitted hours. Violations would be treated as a public nuisance, allowing the City to pursue additional remedies as necessary.
Environmental Assessment
The ordinance is exempt from environmental review pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3) as it does not have the potential to cause a significant effect on the environment.
Recommendation
Staff recommends that the City Council take the following action:
1. Adopt the Findings as outlined herein;
2. Adopt the CEQA Exemption 15061-Regulation Review;
3. Approve the addition of Chapter 15.09 to the Daly City Municipal Code Establishing Construction Hours on Private Property.
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Ordinance Adding Chapter 15.09 to the DCMC Establishing Allowable Construction Hours Page 3 of 3
Staff is available to provide any additional information desired by the Council members.
Mario Sigala Michael VanLonkhuysen
Chief Building Official Acting Director
Economic and Community Development
Attachments
Attachment A – Draft Construction Hours Ordinance
Attachment B – Construction Hours Survey
City Construction Hours Penalties
City and County SF 7am – 8pm, 7 days a week,
including holidays
City of South SF 8am – 8pm Mon-Fri, Sat. 9am-
8pm, Sundays and holidays
10am-6pm with noise level not
exceeding 90 dB.
Violations designated as infractions are punishable by
fines, specifically: $100 for the first violation, $200 for a second, and $500 for any additional violations
within a year
City of San Mateo Mon - Fri: 7am - 7pm
Sat: 9am - 5pm.
Sunday and City Observed
Holidays: 12pm - 4pm
Violation of a STOP WORK order per occurrence $282.78
City of Redwood City Mon-Fri 7am-8pm, no
construction allowed during
holidays. Unreasonable const.
noise 9am-4pm Mon-Fri.
$1,000 fine or 6-month imprisonment or both. $100 for
first violation, $200 second violation within one year . $500 fine for each additional violation.
City of Palo Alto 9am – 6 pm Mon-Fri, 9am – 6
pm Sat. Prohibited on Sundays
and holidays
$1,000 fine plus 6 months in jail and misdemeanor.
City of Mountain View Mon-Fri 7am-6pm. No work on
Sat. unless prior approval by
Bldg. Official. No construction
on Sunday or recognized
holidays.
Violations reported to Building Dept. during business
hours and to Police Dept after business hours, weekends and holidays.
City of Sunnyvale Mon-Fri 7am-6pm, Sat 8am-
5pm. No construction on
Sundays or federal holidays.
No penalties. Use complaint tracking. 1st complain
received warning. 2nd complaint is STOP WORK order. If
complaint on weekend call Police Dept.
City of Santa Clara Mon-Fri 7am-6pm. Sat. 9am-
6pm. Prohibited on holidays
Contact Police for complaints.
City of San Jose Within 500 ft of residential unit
Mon-Fri and at any time on
weekends, 7am-7pm.
Construction hours beyond
those hours must be approved
through a development permit.
Code enforcement enforces construction hours. If in
violation may have to pay inspection and reinspection
fees. If still fail to comply goes to appeals hearing board where judge can levy fines/fees daily, up to $100,000.
From there goes to legal process with City Attorney
office. Quiet hours are 10pm to 6am, enforced by Police.
City of Fremont Mon-Fri 7am-7pm, Sat. or
holidays 9am-6pm. No
construction on Sundays. For
construction no within 500 ft of
residences, lodging, nursing
homes or hospital: Mon-Fr
6am-10pm, weekends or
holidays 8am – 8pm.
Violations trigger withholding inspections and if further complaints, then referred to Safety Nuisance noise to
the Police Department.
City of Hayward Mon-Fri 7am-7pm, Sunday and
holidays 10am-6pm.
Withhold inspections if construction hours are not
observed.
City of Richmont General Construction limited to
Mon-Fri 7am-6pm. Pile driving
limited to Mon-Fri 8am-5pm.
Residential construction 1-5
units limited to 7am-8pm Mon-
Fri and 9am-6pm on Sat. Sun.
and federal holidays
Abatement costs
1 ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DALY CITY ADDING CHAPTER 15.09 TO THE MUNICIPAL CODE RE: HOURS OF CONSTRUCTION
The City Council of the City of Daly City, DOES ORDAIN as follows:
SECTION 1. Chapter 15.09 of the Daly City Municipal Code is hereby added to read as follows:
15.09.010 Hours of Construction
A. General construction hours for work being performed outdoors on private property for construction projects requiring a building permit shall be limited to weekdays from 8:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. during Standard Time, and from 8:00 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. during Day Light Savings Time. Construction hours shall be limited on Saturdays and Sundays from 9:00 a.m. to 6:30 pm. During Standard Time and from 8:00 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. during Daly Light Savings Time. Federal Holidays construction work shall be prohibited unless exemptions are granted in accordance with this section by the Building Official or their designee, at his or her sole discretion. If such an exemption is granted, the approved hours of construction shall be posted at the construction site in a place and manner that can be easily viewed by an interested member of the public.
B. These hours do not apply to construction work that takes place inside a completely enclosed building and does not exceed the exterior ambient noise level as measured ten feet from the exterior property lines.
C. Compliance with the construction hours established in this section shall be a condition of the building permit.
D. This section shall not apply to emergency work necessary to protect life, safety, or property.
15.09.020 Noise
During the permitted construction hours, the contractor shall ensure noise generated by construction equipment shall not exceed construction noise levels allowed for temporary noise sources, as defined in the Noise Element of the Daly City General Plan. Additionally, no deliveries of materials or equipment are permitted outside these hours. The contractor is permitted to stage and prepare the worksite up to one hour before the permitted hours of construction provided that no construction equipment is in use. The use of any construction equipment outside the permitted construction hours is strictly prohibited.
15.09.030 Posted Signs.
Construction hours sign(s) for projects subject to this ordinance shall be posted five (5) feet above ground level and shall be visible to the street at all entrances to the construction site.
15.09.040 Hours of Work Exemption
2 A. Exemptions from the hours of work designated in this chapter may be granted under the following:
Upon written application to the Building Official or their designee. The Building Official or their designee may approve such application in his or her sole discretion for emergency situations or exceptional circumstances beyond the control of the applicant.
An application shall contain any information required by the Building Official or their designee, including, but not limited to the type of work to be performed, the equipment to be used, the date(s) and time(s) for the proposed hours of work, and the reason(s) therefore.
B. The approved hours of construction activity shall be posted at the construction site in a place and manner that can be easily viewed by an interested member of the public.
C. The Building Official or their designee may revoke an exemption at any time if the contractor or owner of the property fails to abide by the conditions of the exemption or if it is determined that the peace, comfort and tranquility of the occupants of adjacent residential or commercial properties are impaired because of the location and nature of the construction.
15.09.050 Violations and Enforcement
A. The Building Official or their designee is authorized to enforce the provisions of this section.
B. Enforcement actions may include issuance of a warning notice, placement of a hold on permit inspections, or issuance of a Stop Work Order until the violation is corrected.
C. Violations of this chapter shall be deemed and are hereby declared to be a public nuisance. Such nuisance may be abated, removed, or enjoined, and damages assessed therefor in any manner provided by law.
SECTION 2. Applicability. This Ordinance shall be applicable to building permits issued after the effective date of this Ordinance.
SECTION 3. Environmental Determination. The City Council of the City of Daly City finds and determines that the implementation of measures described in this Chapter is in furtherance of the police powers of the City of Daly City, and that these purposes are exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA); Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 21100) of Division 13 of the Public Resources Code, as provided in categorical exemption Classes 1, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, and/or 21 of the CEQA Guidelines (Title 14, California Code of Regulations, Sections 15301-15329).
SECTION 4. Effective Date and Publication: Pursuant to the provisions of Government Code Section 36933, a summary of this ordinance shall be prepared by the City Attorney. At least five (5) days prior to the Council meeting at which this ordinance is scheduled to be adopted, the City Clerk shall (1) publish the summary, and (2) post it in the City Clerk’s Office a certified copy of this ordinance. Within fifteen (15) days after the adoption of this ordinance, the City Clerk shall
3 (1) publish the summary and (2) post in the City Clerk’s Office a certified copy of the full text of this ordinance along with the names of those City Council members voting for and against this ordinance or otherwise voting. This ordinance shall become effective thirty (30) days from and after its adoption.
SECTION 5. Severability: If any section, subsection or sentence of this Ordinance is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unlawful, the City Council finds and declares that the remainder of this ordinance would be and is enforceable and would have been adopted notwithstanding the finding of invalidity as to any section, subsection or sentence.
Introduced this day of , 2026.
Passed and adopted as an Ordinance of the City of Daly City at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Daly City held on the day of , 2026, by the following vote:
AYES, Councilmembers:
NOES, Councilmembers:
ABSENT, Councilmembers:
CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF DALY CITY
APPROVED:
MAYOR OF THE CITY OF DALY CITY