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Possible code edit amendment: Sec. 105-1. - Restrictions on hours for construction. (a) Work hours. It shall be unlawful to engage in or conduct any activity in the construction of any building or structure, or the laying of any pavement, including but not limited to the making of any excavation, clearing of surface land and loading or unloading material, equipment or supplies in any residential district of the city, except between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. Monday through Saturday unless work is done by a homeowner, in which residential homeowner construction is limited from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. However, such activity shall be lawful from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. with prior permission from the city administrator and his designee due to extenuating circumstances such as excessively warm temperature, the need to avoid traffic during normal work hours, etc. Any Sunday activity is also limited to the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. and to that which is being performed by the owner/occupant of the parcel on which the activity is occurring. Public improvement projects, public works construction activities and other similar emergency construction activity shall be exempt from the construction hours listed. (b) Permit. Application for a permit shall be made in writing to the administrator and shall state the name of the applicant and their business address, the location of the proposed work, and the reason for seeking a permit to do such work on Sunday as well as the estimated time of the proposed operations. No such permit shall be issued excepting where the public welfare will be harmed by failure to perform the work at the time indicated. (c) Provision not to prevent necessary work. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent any work necessary to prevent injury to persons or property at any time. (Code 1978, § 7.81; Ord. No. 95-17)