Noise Ordinances in Wayne, NJ (2026)
7 verified noise ordinances for Wayne, New Jersey, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Quiet Hours
Wayne Township treats 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. on weekdays and 11:00 p.m. to 9:00 a.m. on weekends as unusual time for noise under § 123-4. Plainly audible, excessively loud, harsh or unusual sounds in those hours are covered by the disturbing the peace rule.
Wayne Township Nighttime Quiet Hours
Some RestrictionsWayne Township Code § 123-4
This shall include any other noise or sounds that are plainly audible and excessively loud, harsh, or unusual in time and occurrence. Unusual time shall include, but not necessarily be limited to the hours between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. on weekdays and between 11:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m. on weekends.
Construction Hours
In Wayne Township, NJ, § 121-9(C) bars construction and demolition from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. on weekdays and from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 a.m. on weekends and federal holidays. Only emergency work is excluded, and motorized equipment must carry a muffler and/or sound reduction device.
Wayne Township Construction and Demolition Hours
Some RestrictionsWayne Township Code § 121-9
C. All construction and demolition activity, excluding emergency work, shall not be performed between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. on weekdays, or between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m. on weekends and federal holidays, unless such activities can meet the limits set forth in Tables I, II or III. At all other times the limits set forth in Tables I, II or III do not apply. All motor...
Barking Dogs
In Wayne Township, New Jersey, a dog that barks or howls for 5 minutes without interruption, an average of 4 or more vocalizations per minute, or vocalizes for 20 minutes intermittently, an average of 2 or more per minute, puts its keeper in violation of § 68-14. The Noise Code in § 121-9(G) repeats the test and adds an affirmative defense for provoked animals.
Wayne Township NJ Barking Dog Noise Rules
Some RestrictionsWayne Township Code §§ 68-14, 121-9(G)
§ 68-14. Barking or crying. ... It shall be unlawful for any person to own, keep, harbor or have custody of any dog which continuously, untimely or habitually barks, howls for 5 minutes without interruption, defined as an average of 4 or more vocalizations per minute in that period; or vocalizing for 20 minutes intermittently, defined as an average of 2 vocalizations or more per minute in that ...
Leaf Blower Rules
Wayne Township's noise chapter never says the words leaf blower, but § 121-9 bars landscaping and yard maintenance equipment for residents from 8:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. Commercial crews and public employees are barred from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. on weekdays and 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 a.m. on weekends and federal holidays.
Wayne Township Leaf Blower and Yard Equipment Hours
Some RestrictionsWayne Township Code § 121-9
A. Excluding emergency work, power tools, home maintenance tools, landscaping and/or yard maintenance equipment used by a residential property owner or tenant shall not be operated between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m., unless such activities can meet the applicable limits set forth in Tables I, II or III. ... B. Excluding emergency work, power tools, landscaping and/or yard maintenance ...
Amplified Music & Outdoor Sound
In Wayne Township, New Jersey, Wayne Township Code § 121-9 F bars portable music devices on a public space or public right-of-way from being plainly audible at 50 feet between 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m., and at 25 feet between 10:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. Section 121-10 C and D set the same 25-foot and 50-foot limits for vehicle music systems.
Amplified Music and Car Stereo Limits in Wayne Township
Some RestrictionsWayne Township Code §§ 121-9(F), 121-10(C)-(D)
F. Self-contained, portable, non-vehicular music or sound production devices shall not be operated on a public space or public right-of-way in such a manner as to be plainly audible at a distance of 50 feet in any direction from the operator between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. Between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m., sound, operated on a public space or public right-of-way, from...
Decibel Limits
In Wayne Township, New Jersey, Wayne Township Code § 121-7 sets A-weighted limits for a residential receiving property of 65 decibels outdoors from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. and 50 decibels from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. Impulsive sound is held to 80 decibels. Indoors, across a shared wall, Table II sets 55 and 40.
Wayne Township Noise Decibel Limits by Time of Day
Some RestrictionsWayne Township Code § 121-7
B. Impulsive Sound - Between 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m., impulsive sound shall not equal or exceed 80 decibels. Between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., impulsive sound which occurs less than four times in any hour shall not equal or exceed 80 decibels. Impulsive sound which repeats four or more times in any hour shall be measured as continuous sound and shall meet the requirements as shown in Tables I ...
Vehicle Noise
In Wayne Township, New Jersey, Code § 121-10 bars removing or disabling any vehicle noise-control device, requires every motorcycle to carry a labeled federal-standard muffler, and sets vehicle stereo limits at plainly audible 25 feet from 10:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. and 50 feet from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. A separate section bans engine compression brakes on seven named roads.
Wayne Township Vehicle Noise Rules: Mufflers, Stereos, Engine Brakes
Some RestrictionsWayne Township Code § 121-10
Violations of each paragraph of this section shall be considered purposeful and therefore non-minor violations. A. No person shall remove or render inoperative, or cause to be removed or rendered inoperative or less effective than originally equipped, other than for the purposes of maintenance, repair, or replacement, of any device or element of design incorporated in any motor vehicle for the ...
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