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Noise from Specific Sources in Babylon, NY (2026)

3 verified noise from specific sources rules for Babylon, New York, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.

Verified from official government sources

HVAC & Mechanical Noise

Air-conditioning and air-handling units in the Town of Babylon can't send more than 55 dB(A) across a residential property line, or 50 dB(A) at a neighbor's window three feet out, under the town's noise code.

Town of Babylon Air Conditioner Noise Limits

Some Restrictions

Town of Babylon Code § 156-9A

Except as provided by Subsection A(4) of this section, no person shall operate or permit to be operated an air-conditioning or air-handling device that exceeds the maximum sound level limitations provided in this section. In areas zoned residential, continuous sound in air which has crossed the real property boundary shall not exceed any of the following sound levels: Fifty-five dB(A) at any po...

Bar & Nightclub Noise

Restaurants, bars, cafes, discotheques and dance halls in the Town of Babylon can't let sound devices exceed 95 dB(A) for more than 30 seconds where customers sit, unless they post a hearing-damage warning sign.

Town of Babylon Bar and Nightclub Noise Cap

Some Restrictions

Town of Babylon Code § 156-9K

No person shall operate or permit to be operated a place of public entertainment, including but not limited to a restaurant, bar, cafe, discotheque or dance hall in which the playing of any sound reproduction device or similar device creates a sound level in excess of 95 dB(A) sustained for more than 30 seconds at any point that is normally occupied by a customer, unless a conspicuous and legib...

Delivery Truck Noise

The Town of Babylon bans noisy loading and unloading of boxes, crates and containers between 8 p.m. and 7 a.m. whenever the sound crosses into a residential property line.

Town of Babylon Delivery Truck Noise Hours

Some Restrictions

Town of Babylon Code § 156-9F

No person shall engage in, cause, permit or suffer the loading, unloading, opening, closing or other handling of boxes, crates, containers, building materials or any other objects between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. the following day, in such a manner as to cause unreasonable noise across a residential real property boundary. [Amended 10-4-2006 by L.L. No. 36-2006] G. Modification ...

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County ordinances apply to unincorporated areas and may supplement Babylon city rules.

Noise from Specific Sources in Suffolk County