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Noise from Specific Sources in Oneida, NY (2026)

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

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Low-Frequency Bass Limits

The City of Oneida caps low-frequency noise, including bass from stereos and sound systems, at fixed octave-band sound pressure levels measured at the property line. Under City of Oneida Code Chapter 98, the 31.5 Hz band, the lowest band the code regulates and the one bass frequencies fall into, may not exceed 78 decibels in a residential district by day or 75 decibels at night.

Oneida Low-Frequency Bass Noise Limits

Some Restrictions

City of Oneida Code § 98-4

A. No person shall create or cause to be emitted any noise which, when measured at any lot line in a residential district, exceeds the following standards: (1) From 7:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m.: (a) Airborne sound in excess of 65 dBA's; or (b) Airborne sound which has an octave band sound pressure level in decibels which exceeds the values listed below in one or more octave bands: Octave Band Cent...