Noise Ordinances in Camden County, NJ (2026)
8 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Camden County, New Jersey.
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Quiet Hours
Camden County's noise ordinance tightens its sound limit every night: the daytime cap on stationary sources drops from 65 dBA to 50 dBA at a residential property line the moment the clock hits 10:00 p.m., staying there until 7:00 a.m. under § 5.1.2(a). Loudspeakers, loading operations and heavy-truck idling carry their own overnight curfews layered on top.
Camden County, NJ Nighttime Quiet Hours
Some RestrictionsCamden County Noise Control Ordinance § 5.1.2(a) [printed 5.12 (a)]
5.12 (a) No person shall cause, suffer, allow or permit sound from any industrial, commercial, public service, or community service facility that, when measured at any residential property line, is in excess of any of the following: 1. From 7:00 am to 10:00 pm: i. Continuous airborne sound which has a sound level in excess of 65 dBA; or ... iii. Impulsive sound in air which has a peak sound pre...
Construction Hours
Camden County's Noise Control Ordinance bars running construction, drilling, earthmoving, excavating, or demolition equipment between 6:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m. on weekdays and at any time on weekends or legal holidays, unless the equipment is muffled and covered by an emergency, a county variance, or a sound level under the ordinance's Table I limits. The county's noise control officer enforces the rule.
Camden County Restricts Construction Noise Hours
Some RestrictionsCamden County Noise Control Ordinance § 6.2.6
Operating or permitting the operation of any tools or equipment used in construction, drilling, earthmoving, excavating, or demolition work between the hours of 6:00am and 7:00am the following day on weekdays or at any time on weekends or legal holidays, provided such equipment is equipped with a functioning muffler except for (a) emergency work, (b) by variance issued pursuant to article VIII,...
Barking Dogs
Camden County treats a barking dog as a noise-ordinance violation, not just a nuisance complaint. Section 6.2.3 bars owning, possessing or harboring any pet animal or bird whose sound creates a noise disturbance across a residential property line, and it defines a barking-dog disturbance precisely: barking continually for 10 minutes or intermittently for 30 minutes, unless the dog was provoked.
Barking Dog Noise Rule in Camden County, NJ
Some RestrictionsCamden County Noise Control Ordinance § 6.2.3
6.2.3 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 this section a noise disturbance from a barking dog shall be defined as that created by a dog barking continually for ten (10) minutes or intermittently for thirty (...
Leaf Blower Rules
Camden County exempts leaf blowers and other domestic power tools from its numeric noise limits only if they run with a muffler inside set hours, 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, and stay under 85 dBA at a residential property line under § 5.2(a). Outside those hours or over that level, the general Table I limits apply.
Lawn Equipment Noise Hours in Camden County
Some RestrictionsCamden County Noise Control Ordinance § 5.2(a)
5.2 The following are exempt from the sound level limits of Table I: (a) Noise from domestic power tools, lawn mowers, and agricultural equipment when operated with muffler between the hours of 8:00am to 8:00pm on weekdays and 9:00 am to 8:00pm on weekends and legal holidays, provided they produce less than 85 dBA at or within any real property line of residential property;
Amplified Music & Outdoor Sound
Camden County bars two kinds of amplified sound as a stationary-source noise disturbance: § 6.2.1 stops any radio, TV or phonograph from creating a disturbance for anyone besides its own operator at any hour, and § 6.2.2 bans loudspeakers or PA systems from crossing a residential property line with a disturbance between 10:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m.
Amplified Sound Rules in Camden County, NJ
Some RestrictionsCamden County Noise Control Ordinance § 6.2.2
6.2.1 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 for any person other than the operator of the device; 6.2.2 Loudspeakers and Public Addresses Systems: Using or operating of any loudspeaker, public address system...
Aircraft Noise
Camden County's stationary-source noise ordinance does not cap aircraft in flight; under § 3.3 the county's noise control administrator instead consults directly with the airport proprietor and recommends operational changes the airport controls, then reports those efforts to the governing body. Ground equipment at the airport still counts as a stationary source and must meet the county's decibel limits and enforcement rules.
Airport Noise Handling in Camden County, NJ
Light RestrictionsCamden County Noise Control Ordinance § 3.3
3.2 The noise control administrator shall have power to: ... (d) Grant permits for variances according to the provisions of Article VIII, provided the variances are consistent with regulations concerning noise control promulgated by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, N.J.A.C. 7:29. 3.3 The noise control administrator shall consult with the airport proprietor to recommend cha...
Decibel Limits
Camden County's Noise Control Ordinance caps stationary-source sound with Table I and § 5.1.2: no more than 65 dBA at a residential property line from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m., dropping to 50 dBA overnight, and 65 dBA at any commercial property line at all times. Limits are enforced with a calibrated sound level meter at the real property line.
Camden County, NJ Noise Decibel Limits
Some RestrictionsCamden County Noise Control Ordinance § 5.1 (Table I); § 5.1.2(a)-(b) [printed 5.12]
5.1 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 I when measured at or within the real property line of the receiving property ... 5.12 (a) No person shall cause, suffer, allo...
Vehicle Noise
Camden County's ordinance restricts idling of vehicles over 10,000 lbs to five minutes per hour when stationary within 150 feet of a residential area between 8:00 pm and 8:00 am. Registered on-road vehicles otherwise fall under state motor-vehicle noise rules.
Idling heavy trucks limited near homes 8 pm-8 am
Some RestrictionsCamden County Noise Control Ordinance § 6.2.5
Operating or permitting the operation of any motor vehicle whose manufacturer's gross weight is in excess of 10,000 pounds... for a period of longer than five (5) minutes in any hour while the vehicle is stationary... within 150 feet of a residential area between the hours of 8:00 pm and 8:00 am.
Noise Ordinances by City in Camden County
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