Noise Ordinances in Edison, NJ (2026)
7 verified noise ordinances for Edison, New Jersey, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Quiet Hours
Edison Township caps noise by a decibel table, Table 1, that sets tighter limits on all sound sources overnight, from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m., than during the 7 a.m.-to-10 p.m. daytime window.
Edison Township Nighttime Sound Limits
Some RestrictionsEdison Township Code § 12-27.6a
No person shall cause, suffer, allow, or permit the operation of any source of sound on a particular category of property or any public space or right-of-way in such a manner as to create a sound level that exceeds the particular sound level limits set forth in Table 1 when measured at or within the real property line of the receiving property except as provided in paragraph b. below. When mea...
Construction Hours
Edison bars repairs, construction, or maintenance work that annoys people outside of 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. on weekdays and 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. on weekends, under the Township's noise control code.
Edison Construction Noise Hours
Some RestrictionsEdison Township Code § 12-27.7b7
Repairs, construction work or maintenance, including use of lawn mowers or other types of equipment, which involves annoyance to person or persons, shall not be performed except on Monday through Friday, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m., and on Saturdays and Sundays between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. § 12-27.8. Exceptions. [1999 Code § 8.112.050G] The provisions of thi...
Barking Dogs
A barking dog that disturbs a neighbor across a residential property line violates Edison Township Code § 12-27.7b3, the Township's 2022 noise ordinance, which defines a barking-dog disturbance as ten minutes of continuous barking or thirty minutes of intermittent barking, unless the dog was provoked.
Edison Township Barking Dog Noise Rule
Some RestrictionsEdison Township Code § 12-27.7b3
No person shall cause, suffer, allow, or permit the following acts regardless of maximum permissible sound levels as defined in subsection 12-27.6 of this chapter: ... Animals and birds: 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 thi...
Leaf Blower Rules
Edison Township limits domestic power tools and lawn equipment, which covers leaf blowers, to 8 a.m.-8 p.m. weekdays and 9 a.m.-8 p.m. weekends, capped at 85 dBA at a residential line.
Edison Township Yard Equipment Noise Hours
Some RestrictionsEdison Township Code § 12-27.6.b.1
Noise from domestic power tools, lawn mowers, and agricultural equipment shall be permitted when operated with a muffler between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on weekdays and 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on weekends and legal holidays, provided that they produce less than eighty-five (85) dBA at or within any real property line of a residential property; 2. Sound from church bells and church...
Amplified Music & Outdoor Sound
Edison Township bans loudspeakers and PA systems from creating a noise disturbance across a residential property line between 10:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m., and separately caps stationary sound sources at fixed dBA levels by receiving-property type under Table 1 of the Noise Control Code.
Edison Amplified Sound Curfew and Limits
Some RestrictionsEdison Township Code § 12-27.7b1-b2
No person shall cause, suffer, allow, or permit the following acts regardless of maximum permissible sound levels as defined in subsection 12-27.6 of this chapter: 1. Sound reproduction systems: operating, playing, or permitting the operation or playing of any radio, television, phonograph, or similar device that reproduces or amplifies sound in such a manner as to create a noise disturbance fo...
Decibel Limits
Edison Township caps sound at the receiving property line: 55 dBA by day and 50 dBA at night for residential areas, up to 65 dBA for commercial and 75 dBA for industrial zones.
Edison Township Noise Decibel Limits
Some RestrictionsEdison Township Code § 12-27.6
No person shall cause, suffer, allow, or permit the operation of any source of sound on a particular category of property or any public space or right-of-way in such a manner as to create a sound level that exceeds the particular sound level limits set forth in Table 1 when measured at or within the real property line of the receiving property except as provided in paragraph b. below.
Vehicle Noise
Edison Township bars heavy trucks over 10,000 pounds from idling more than five minutes an hour near residential areas at night, or anytime it creates a noise disturbance across a property line.
Edison Township Idling Truck Noise Rule
Some RestrictionsEdison Township Code § 12-27.7b5
Standing motor vehicles: operating or permitting the operation of any motor vehicle whose manufacturers gross weight is in excess of ten thousand (10,000) pounds, or any auxiliary equipment attached to such a vehicle, for a period of longer than five (5) 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 ...