1 county-level rule, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Passaic County, New Jersey.
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Passaic County, NJ does not adopt countywide residential quiet hours. Under New Jersey home rule (N.J.S.A. 40:48-1) and the Municipal Land Use Law (N.J.S.A. 40:55D), each of the 16 Passaic municipalities (Paterson, Clifton, Wayne, Passaic City, Hawthorne, etc.) sets its own noise ordinance. The state Noise Control Act (N.J.S.A. 13:1G) and N.J.A.C. 7:29 set a 50 dB(A) night / 65 dB(A) day limit at residential property lines for commercial and industrial sources only. Paterson Code Chapter 337 (Noise) governs the county seat. Call municipal police - not the County - for residential noise complaints.
1 cities in Passaic County have their own noise ordinances rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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