Construction noise in some Vegas neighborhoods can start earlier in morning

Construction noise at some budding Las Vegas master-planned communities will be allowed to start earlier in the morning during the hotter months of the year.

The change — mandated by Nevada law and approved by the City Council on Wednesday — will only apply to under-construction HOA communities that haven’t been turned over to those associations, according to city officials.

This means that construction noise in those developing neighborhoods will be permitted from 5 a.m. to 6 p.m. from April through September, as opposed to the current 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. window instituted citywide.

The change was mandated through Assembly Bill 189, which became a law in 2023. It applies with cities within counties with more than 700,000 residents, which only applies to Clark County.

The bill was a response to increasing dangerous summer temperatures, Assemblywoman Sandra Jauregui told a committee during the previous legislative session.

“Because Nevada has two of the fastest-warming cities in America, our outdoor workers face an invisible threat — the threat of heat exhaustion and heat stroke,” Jauregui said.

The Las Vegas Valley broke heat records this month.

The harmful consequences are particularly more dire for masons and roofers, Jauregui said.

She said the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health recommends those jobs be conducted during cooler hours of the day.