10 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Passaic County, New Jersey.
Verified from official government sources
Passaic County itself sets no general quiet-hours ordinance. Quiet hours are set by your municipality (Paterson, Clifton, Passaic, Wayne, etc.), which enforces New Jersey's Noise Control Act limiting continuous sound to 50 dBA at residential property lines from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m.
Passaic County does not set construction-hour limits. Permitted hours for construction and power tools are set by your municipality (borough, township, or city) under its local noise ordinance, guided by New Jersey's statewide Noise Control Act.
Passaic County does not regulate barking dogs. Habitual-barking and dog-noise nuisances are handled by your municipality's ordinance and animal-control officer, backed by New Jersey's Noise Control Act sound limits at residential property lines.
Passaic County has no leaf-blower ordinance. Any hour restrictions or decibel limits on leaf blowers and lawn equipment are set by your municipality, which enforces New Jersey's 65 dBA daytime / 50 dBA nighttime property-line limits.
Passaic County sets no general amplified-music rule. Loudspeakers and amplified sound are regulated by your municipality, backed by New Jersey's Noise Control Act, which caps continuous sound at 65 dBA (day) and 50 dBA (night) at residential property lines.
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 from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. or 50 dBA from 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.
Neither Passaic County nor New Jersey regulates aircraft noise. Aircraft operations and noise are governed by the FAA under federal law, which preempts local curfews and noise limits. County and municipal power is limited to compatible land-use planning near airports.
Industrial noise in Passaic County is governed by New Jersey's statewide Noise Control Act, not a county ordinance. N.J.A.C. 7:29-1.2 caps continuous sound from any industrial facility at 65 dBA (7 a.m.-10 p.m.) and 50 dBA (10 p.m.-7 a.m.) at residential property lines.
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 from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. or 50 dBA from 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.
Passaic County sets no separate decibel standard. New Jersey's statewide Noise Control Act (N.J.A.C. 7:29) caps continuous sound at any residential property line at 65 dBA from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. and 50 dBA from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m., enforced by municipalities and the NJDEP.
N.J.A.C. 7:29-1.2
Continuous airborne sound which has a sound level in excess of 65 dBA [7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.] ... Continuous airborne sound which has a sound level in excess of 50 dBA [10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.] ... Impulsive sound in air which has a maximum sound level in excess of 80 dBA.
Passaic County has no general outdoor-music ordinance, but its county parks require permits and set hours. Elsewhere, outdoor music is regulated by your municipality under New Jersey's Noise Control Act (65 dBA day / 50 dBA night at residential property lines).
Passaic County does not regulate vehicle noise. Loud exhaust and modified mufflers are governed by New Jersey state motor-vehicle law and enforced by local and county police; stationary commercial vehicle sound also falls under the statewide Noise Control Act.
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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