Noise from Specific Sources in Southampton Village, NY (2026)
2 verified noise from specific sources rules for Southampton Village, New York, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Bar & Nightclub Noise
In the Village of Southampton, a nightclub and a tavern or bar are special exception uses that cannot have an outdoor public-address or music system, and a tavern or bar cannot have live entertainment on the premises. Premises must be designed to contain sound within their bounds, and siting rules keep both away from churches, schools and residence districts.
Southampton Village Bar and Nightclub Noise Rules
Significant RestrictionsSouthampton Village Code § 116-23
(15) Nightclub or similar entertainment establishment.[2] (a) A nightclub or similar entertainment establishment shall not be less than 1,000 feet from any church, school, playground or park, hospital, nursing home, proprietary rest home or similar public or semipublic facility; and further, it shall not be less than 500 feet from any residence district in an incorporated Village without the ap...
Low-Frequency Bass Limits
In the Village of Southampton, § 77-3A caps residential sound band by band, including the lowest bands printed. At the 31.5 Hz center frequency the limit is 78 dB from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. and 75 dB from 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. At 63 Hz it is 73 dB by day and 70 dB at night.
Village of Southampton Low-Frequency Bass Limits
Some RestrictionsSouthampton Village Code § 77-3
A. No person shall create or cause to be emitted any noise which, when measured at any or beyond any lot line of the property on which such noise is being generated in a residential district, exceeds the following standards: (1) From 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.: ... (b) Airborne sound which has an octave band sound-pressure level in decibels which exceeds the values listed in one or more octave band...
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