It depends on who is doing the work and when.
If you are a Construction Professional (i.e. a Licensed Contractor) or an owner/occupant doing your own construction on a site with an active building permit:
- Monday through Friday through from 7 am to 8 am - Light noise associated with preparing the job site is permitted. No heavy equipment power tools are permitted.
- Monday through Friday through from 8 am to 5 pm - Heavy equipment/power tool noise associated with construction is permitted.
- Monday through Friday through from 5 pm to 6 pm - Light noise associated with disassembling the job site is permitted. No heavy equipment power tools permitted.
- Saturdays, Sundays, and City Holidays - No construction is permitted. This includes painting and landscaping.
If you are an owner/occupant and are doing home maintenance not associated with a site with an active building permit:
Certain types of activities and noise sources associated with residential living are permitted under the City's municipal code. With the exception of gas-powered leaf blowers, low-noise generating power garden equipment (such as hedge clippers, weed-eaters, lawnmowers) is permitted as follows:
- Monday through Friday through from 7 am to 8 am - No heavy equipment power tools permitted
- Monday through Friday through from 8 am to 5 pm - Heavy equipment/power tool noise associated with construction is permitted
- Monday through Friday through from 5 pm to 6 pm - No heavy equipment power tools permitted
- Saturdays - Construction allowed 9 am to 5 pm
- Sundays and City Holidays - No construction is permitted
Please Note: Unless expressly permitted by the City of Mill Valley, commercial landscape maintenance work on residential properties is not permitted on weekends and holidays.
No-Work Holidays:
- New Years Day
- MLK Day
- Presidents Day
- Memorial Day
- 4th of July
- Labor Day
- Veterans Day
- Thanksgiving
- Christmas Day
Complaints:
- Contact the City's Code Enforcement Officer.
- On weekends call the Police Department at 415-389-4100. Please be prepared to provide the address, date, and time you witnessed the violation. If the violator is a contractor or gardener, please note the company name and vehicle license number.