10 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Erie County, New York.
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Erie County, New York has no countywide quiet-hours noise ordinance. Quiet hours and general noise are set by each town, city, or village, such as Buffalo, Cheektowaga, and Amherst. County Sheriff deputies enforce New York Penal Law disorderly-conduct noise rules in unincorporated areas.
Erie County, New York does not set construction-hour limits. Allowed construction times are fixed by each town, city, or village noise or building code, such as Buffalo Chapter 293 or Cheektowaga Chapter 166. There is no countywide construction-noise ordinance for unincorporated areas.
Erie County, New York has no countywide barking-dog noise law. Nuisance barking is handled by each town or city dog-control ordinance adopted under New York Agriculture and Markets Law Article 7. Local dog control officers, not the county, investigate persistent barking complaints.
Erie County, New York has no countywide leaf-blower ordinance and no gas-blower ban. Any leaf-blower time limits come from your town, city, or village noise code, such as Buffalo Chapter 293 or Cheektowaga Chapter 166. New York State does not ban gas leaf blowers.
Erie County, New York has no countywide amplified-music ordinance. Loudspeakers, stereos, and PA systems are regulated by each town or city noise code, such as Buffalo Chapter 293 or Cheektowaga Chapter 166. The Sheriff can also enforce New York Penal Law unreasonable-noise rules in unincorporated areas.
Erie County, New York does not regulate aircraft noise, which is preempted by the Federal Aviation Administration. Buffalo Niagara International Airport, run by the NFTA in Cheektowaga, addresses noise through an FAA Part 150 program and the completed Quieter Home Program, not a county ordinance.
Erie County, New York has no countywide industrial-noise ordinance. Factory, plant, and commercial noise is controlled through municipal zoning and noise codes, plus New York State environmental permitting for regulated facilities. The county sets no general industrial decibel standard.
Erie County, New York sets no countywide decibel limits. Any dBA thresholds come from a town or city noise code, and New York's only fixed decibel caps apply to vehicles under Vehicle and Traffic Law Section 386. The county's disorderly-conduct backstop uses a reasonableness test, not decibels.
Erie County, New York has no countywide outdoor-music ordinance. Live and amplified outdoor music is regulated by each town or city, usually through a noise code plus a special-event or assembly permit. County parks may set their own event conditions for gatherings on county land.
Erie County, New York has no countywide vehicle-noise ordinance. Loud vehicles and modified exhausts are governed statewide by New York Vehicle and Traffic Law, enforced by the Erie County Sheriff and local police. The SLEEP Act raised muffler-tampering fines to as much as $1,000.
1 cities in Erie County have their own noise ordinances rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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