Item 235/2025
Final
City of Garden Grove
INTER-DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM
To:
Lisa L. Kim From: Niki Wetzel
Dept:
City Manager Dept: Community Development
Date: 7/8/2025
Subject: Introduction and First Reading of an Ordinance amending Chapter 8.47 of the Municipal Code pertaining to noise and construction hours, entitled:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GARDEN GROVE AMENDING SECTION 8.47.060 OF CHAPTER 8.47 OF TITLE 8 OF THE GARDEN
GROVE MUNICIPAL CODE PERTAINING TO PERMITTED CONSTRUCTION HOURS. (Action Item)
OBJECTIVE
For the City Council to introduce and pass to second reading an ordinance amending Section
8.47.060 of Chapter 8. 47 of Title 8 of the Garden Grove Municipal Code pertaining to permitted construction hours.
BACKGROUND
In addition to amendments to Title 9 (Land Use) of the Garden Grove Municipal Code that appear on tonight’s agenda, staff examined the current permitted construction hours in Garden Grove. When compared to other similar cities (see Attachment 2), staff fo und that Garden Grove’s allowable construction hours are more permissive than most other cities which can cause disruption in the evenings and on weekends/holidays, especially in residential neighborhoods.
DISCUSSION
Currently, the Municipal Code prohibits construction activity that would cause a discomfort or annoyance between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. of the next day. The proposed text Amendment would establish new hours for operating equipment or performing any construction or repair work on buildings, structures, or projects in residential areas and within 500 feet of a residential area. The proposed text Amendment also provides an expanded definition of what constitutes construction or repair work. The new hours would be limited between:
Item 235/2025
7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. Monday through Friday
9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on Saturdays
Prohibited on Sundays or federal holidays
Exemptions to the above would also be allowable:
Under the discretion of the Building Official for temporary waivers For minor home repairs and routine maintenance of home and personal property
FINANCIAL IMPACT
None.
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council:
Introduce and conduct the first reading of the ordinance amending Chapter
8.47 of the Municipal Code pertaining to permitted construction hours, and pass it to second reading.
ATTACHMENT(S)
1. Attachment 1: Draft City Council Ordinance
2. Attachment 2: Table of Construction Hour Limitation for Adjacent Cities
3. Attachment 3: Redlines of Revisions to Current Code