Noise Ordinances in Brookhaven, NY (2026)
4 verified noise ordinances for Brookhaven, New York, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Quiet Hours
Brookhaven doesn't set one blanket nighttime noise curfew; instead § 50-6B(2) bans loudspeakers and public address systems between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. on weekdays and between 10:00 p.m. and 11:00 a.m. on Saturdays and Sundays, except for police, fire or other municipal emergencies.
Brookhaven Loudspeaker and PA Curfew Hours
Some RestrictionsBrookhaven Code § 50-6B(2)
use or operation of any loudspeaker public address system or similar device between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. in the following day during weekdays and between 10:00 p.m. and 11:00 a.m. in the following day on Saturdays and Sundays, except when used in connection with a public emergency by officers of any Police Department, Fire Department or of any municipal entity.
Construction Hours
Brookhaven bars construction, drilling, earth-moving, excavating and demolition noise between 6:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. on weekdays, and at any time on weekends and legal holidays. The Noise Control Administrator enforces the limit under Town Code Chapter 50.
Brookhaven Construction Noise Hours
Some RestrictionsBrookhaven Code § 50-6.B(7)
Construction: operating or permitting the operation of any tools or equipment used in construction, drilling, earth moving, excavating or demolition work between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. the following day on weekdays or at any time on weekends or legal holidays, except: (a) For emergency work. (b) By special variance issued pursuant to § 50-3. (c) (Reserved) (d) When the result of t...
Barking Dogs
Brookhaven treats a dog that barks continuously or intermittently for 15 minutes as a noise disturbance under § 50-6B(3) if the sound crosses a residential property line, letting a Noise Control Officer cite the owner without a decibel reading.
Brookhaven Barking Dog Noise Disturbance Rule
Some RestrictionsBrookhaven Code § 50-6B(3)
owning, possessing or harboring any pet animal or pet bird that frequently or for continued duration makes sounds that create a noise disturbance across a residential real property line. For the purpose of this section, a "noise disturbance from a barking dog" shall be defined as that created by a dog barking continuously or intermittently for 15 minutes.
Vehicle Noise
Brookhaven caps how long a parked vehicle can idle near homes and how loud engine repair work can get: § 50-6B(5) bars running a stationary vehicle or its equipment more than 3 minutes an hour within 150 feet of a residential area between 8:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m., and § 50-6B(6) holds motor repair and testing noise to the Table I limits at the residential property line.
Brookhaven Vehicle Idling and Repair Noise Limits
Some RestrictionsBrookhaven Code § 50-6B(5); § 50-6B(6)
Standing motor vehicles: operating or permitting the operation of any motor vehicle or any auxiliary equipment attached to such a vehicle, for a period of longer than three minutes in any hour while the vehicle is stationary, for reasons other than traffic congestion or emergency work, on a public right-of-way or public space within 150 feet (46 meters) of a residential area between the hours o...
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