Noise Ordinances in Morris County, NJ (2026)
2 rules for unincorporated Morris County, New Jersey.
Verified from official government sources
Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Morris County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.
Quiet Hours
Morris County sets no quiet-hours rule. New Jersey's Noise Control Act caps residential-property-line sound at 65 dBA during the day (7 a.m.-10 p.m.) and 50 dBA at night (10 p.m.-7 a.m.). Your town enforces it.
Morris County NJ Quiet Hours: State 65/50 dBA Standard
Some RestrictionsN.J.A.C. 7:29-1.2(a)
From 10:00 P.M. to 7:00 A.M.: Continuous airborne sound which has a sound level in excess of 50 dBA... From 7:00 A.M. to 10:00 P.M.: Continuous airborne sound which has a sound level in excess of 65 dBA (measured at any residential property line of any affected person).
Decibel Limits
New Jersey's Noise Control Act sets the decibel limits used across Morris County: continuous sound at a residential property line may not exceed 65 dBA from 7 a.m.-10 p.m. or 50 dBA from 10 p.m.-7 a.m. Towns enforce it.
Morris County NJ Decibel Limits: 65 Day / 50 Night
Some RestrictionsN.J.A.C. 7:29-1.2(a)
No person shall cause, suffer, allow, or permit sound... that, when measured at any residential property line of any affected person, is in excess of any of the following: 1. From 7:00 A.M. to 10:00 P.M.: ...in excess of 65 dBA; 2. From 10:00 P.M. to 7:00 A.M. ...in excess of 50 dBA.
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