A. Except as permitted in subsection B of this section, or through a separate franchise agreement with the City, any nonemergency construction activity in conjunction with any approved permits, including but not limited to building permits, utility permits, grading permits or land use certification permits shall be permitted only between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on weekdays, excluding weekdays that are legal holidays, as observed by State law and defined in RCW 1.16.050, when no such construction activity shall be permitted. Regular municipal maintenance and operations construction activities not covered by City permit are not subject to the limitations of this chapter.

B. Construction activity may be permitted outside the hourly limits set forth in subsection A of this section (“expanded work hours”) only upon application and approval by the City Development Services Director or by the Director of Public Works Engineering, as determined by the Mayor, or their designees. The application fee established in the Land Use and Site Work Fee Schedule shall be paid for review and potential issuance of the expanded work hours permit.

C. The Development Services Director shall establish procedures for the review of applications for extended work hours permits. The Development Services Director shall also establish approval criteria for such permits in order to ensure that the extended work hours will not unreasonably disturb persons or property in the vicinity of the work and will be consistent with public health and safety. The Director responsible for reviewing and issuing the permit may approve, deny, or condition the permit based on the approval criteria. Approval may only be for specific dates and times and under terms that the approving official deems appropriate under the circumstances. (Ord. 2777 § 1, 2016; Ord. 1899 § 1, 1991).