10 rules for unincorporated Burlington County, New Jersey.
Verified from official government sources
Burlington County sets no countywide quiet-hours rule; your municipality (Mount Laurel, Evesham, Willingboro, etc.) does. New Jersey's Noise Control Act caps facility noise at a residential property line at 50 dBA nighttime (10 p.m.–7 a.m.).
N.J.A.C. 7:29-1.2(a)2
From 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m., continuous airborne sound which has a sound level in excess of 50 dBA [measured at any residential property line of any affected person].
Burlington County does not set construction hours; each municipality does. Burlington County townships such as Evesham and Mount Laurel restrict building, demolition, and repair work to daytime hours defined in their local land-use and noise chapters.
Burlington County does not regulate barking dogs; municipalities do, usually through their noise or animal-nuisance ordinances. Persistent barking that disturbs neighbors is typically an enforceable municipal violation, not a county matter.
Burlington County sets no leaf-blower rule. Any restrictions on gas leaf blowers, permitted hours, or seasonal limits are adopted by individual municipalities in their local noise ordinances.
Burlington County does not regulate amplified music; municipalities do. Loud stereos, PA systems, and outdoor speakers are enforced under each township's noise ordinance, guided by the state Noise Control Act's property-line limits.
N.J.A.C. 7:29-1.2(a)
From 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., continuous airborne sound which has a sound level in excess of 65 dBA; from 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m., continuous airborne sound which has a sound level in excess of 50 dBA.
Aircraft noise is regulated by the federal government (FAA), not by Burlington County or New Jersey. The state Noise Control Act (N.J.A.C. 7:29) explicitly does not apply to aircraft in flight; complaints go to the FAA or the airport operator.
Industrial noise in Burlington County is governed by New Jersey's Noise Control Act (N.J.A.C. 7:29), not a county ordinance. Facilities may not exceed 65 dBA daytime or 50 dBA nighttime at any residential property line.
N.J.A.C. 7:29-1.2(a)
No person shall cause, suffer, allow, or permit sound from any industrial, commercial, or community service facility that, when measured at any residential property line of any affected person, is in excess of ... 65 dBA [day] ... 50 dBA [night].
New Jersey's statewide decibel limits apply in Burlington County: at a residential property line, facility sound may not exceed 65 dBA daytime (7 a.m.–10 p.m.) or 50 dBA nighttime (10 p.m.–7 a.m.) under N.J.A.C. 7:29-1.2.
N.J.A.C. 7:29-1.2(a)
No person shall cause, suffer, allow, or permit sound from any industrial, commercial, or community service facility that, when measured at any residential property line of any affected person, is in excess of ... 65 dBA [7 a.m.–10 p.m.] ... 50 dBA [10 p.m.–7 a.m.].
Burlington County does not regulate outdoor music; municipalities do. Outdoor concerts, patio speakers, and events must meet the local noise ordinance and the state's 65 dBA day / 50 dBA night facility limits at residential property lines.
Vehicle noise is governed statewide, not by Burlington County. New Jersey law (N.J.S.A. 39:3-70) requires every motor vehicle to have a working muffler and bans muffler cut-outs, bypasses, and noise-amplifying exhaust modifications.
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