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AN ORDINANCE
Amending Sections 4-2-1(C) and 9-5-23(C)
of the Evanston City Code
Regulating Hours of Building
Construction, Repair, or Demolition
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS:
SECTION 1: That Section 4-2-1(C) of the City Code of
the City of Evanston, 1979, as amended, be
and it hereby is further amended to read as follows:
113.6 Hours of Work Permitted for the Construction.
Repair and Demolition of Buildinas:
The creation (including excavating), demolition,
alteration or repair of any building within the City,
• are permitted between the hours of seven o'clock (7:00)
a.m. and nine o'clock (9:00) p.m. on weekdays, and eight
o'clock (8:00) a.m. and five o'clock (5:00) p.m. on
Saturdays, except in case of urgent necessity in the
interest of public health and safety, and then only with
a permit from the City Manager, his designee, or the
Director of Building and Zoning, which permit may be
granted while the emergency continues. If the City
Manager, his designee, or the Director of Building and
Zoning should determine that the public health and
safety will not be impaired by the erection,
demolition, alteration or repair of any building, or the
excavation of streets and highways between the hours of
nine o'clock (9:00) p.m. and seven o'clock (7:00) a.m.
on weekdays and before eight o'clock (8:00) a.m. and
after five o'clock (5:00) p.m. on Saturdays, and if it
shall further be determined that loss or inconvenience
would result to any party in interest, said official may
grant permission for such work to be done between the
hours of nine o'clock (9:00) p.m. and seven o'clock
(7:00) a.m. on weekdays, and before eight o'clock (8:00)
a.m. and after five o'clock (5:00) p.m. on Saturdays
upon request. However, sand blasting, jack hammering,
or similar noise -producing activities are prohibited
between six o'clock (6:00) p.m. and seven o'clock
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(7:00) a.m. weekdays, between six o'clock (6:00) p.m. •
Friday and eight o'clock (8:00) a.m. Saturday, and
between five o'clock (5:00) p.m. Saturday and seven
o'clock (7:00) a.m. Monday unless special permission is
granted by the City Manager or his designee. In
addition, any other construction noise which exceeds a
decibel level of eighty (80) (measured from the property
line from which the noise is emanating) is prohibited
between six o'clock (6:00) p.m. and seven o'clock
(7:00) a.m. weekdays, between six o'clock (6:00) p.m.
Friday and eight o'clock (8:00) a.m. Saturday, and
between five o'clock (5:00) p.m. Saturday and seven
o'clock (7:00) a.m. Monday unless special permission is
granted by the City Manager or his designee.
SECTION 2: That Section 9-5-23(C) of this City Code of
the City of Evanston, 1971, as amended, be
and is hereby further amended to read as follows:
9-5-23 Noises Prohibited: It shall be unlawful for any
person within the City to make, continue or cause to be
made or continued, any loud, unnecessary or unusual
noise which either annoys, disturbs, injures or
endangers the comfort, repose, convenience, health,
peace or safety of others, within the limits of the •
City.
The following acts, among others, are declared to be
loud, disturbing and unnecessary noises in violation of
this Section, but this enumeration shall not be deemed
to be exclusive, namely:
(C) Construction, Repair of Buildings:
The creation (including excavating), demolition,
alteration or repair of any building within the City,
other than between the hours of seven o'clock (7:00)
a.m. and nine o'clock (9:00) p.m. on weekdays, and eight
o'clock (8:00) a.m. and five o'clock (5:00) p.m. on
Saturdays, except in case of urgent necessity in the
interest of public health and safety, and then only with
a permit from the City Manager, his designee, or the
Director of Building and Zoning, which permit may be
granted while the emergency continues. If the City
Manager, his designee, or the Director of Building and
Zoning should determine that the public health and
safety will not be impaired by the erection,
demolition, alteration or repair of any building, or the
excavation of streets and highways between the hours of
nine o'clock (9:00) p.m. and seven o'clock (7:00) a.m.
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on weekdays and before eight o'clock (8:00) a.m. and
after five o'clock (5:00) p.m. on Saturdays, and if it
shall further be determined that loss or inconvenience
would result to any party in interest, said official may
grant permission for such work to be done between the
hours of nine o'clock (9:00) p.m. and seven o'clock
(7:00) a.m. on weekdays, and before eight o'clock (8:00)
a.m. and after five o'clock (5:00) p.m. on Saturdays
upon request. Sand blasting, jack hammering, or similar
noise -producing activities are prohibited between six
o'clock (6:00) p.m. and seven o'clock (7:00) a.m.
weekdays, between six o'clock (6:00) p.m. Friday and
eight o'clock (8:00) a.m. Saturday, and between five
o'clock (5:00) p.m. Saturday and seven o'clock (7:00)
a.m. Monday unless special permission is granted by the
City Manager or his designee. In addition, any other
construction noise which exceeds a decibel level of
eighty (80) (measured from the property line from which
the noise is emanating) is prohibited between six
o'clock (6:00) p.m. and seven o'clock (7:00) a.m.
weekdays, between six o'clock (6:00) p.m. Friday and
eight o'clock (8:00) a.m. Saturday, and between five
o'clock (5:00) p.m. Saturday and seven o'clock (7:00)
a.m. Monday unless special permission is granted by the
City Manager or his designee.
SECTION 3: That ordinances or parts of ordinances
in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
SECTION 4: That this ordinance shall be in full force
and effect from and after its passage,
approval and publication in the manner provided by law.
Introduced: %'/G��� �� , 1992
Adopted: `/ /, ���a , 1992
Approv d :
Mayor
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ATTEST:
City Clerk
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