Bridgeport, CT Noise from Specific Sources: Bar & Nightclub Noise (2026)

"Exterior liquor service noise" means any sounds that are either caused by exterior dining, exterior entertainment or by amplification speakers, or by leaving open exterior doors, windows or walls after eight p.m. on Sunday through Thursday and ten p.m. on Friday and Saturday, which cause exterior noise to exceed state class B noise zone levels.

"Impulse noise" means sound of short duration (generally less than one second) with an abrupt onset and rapid decay.

"Industrial zone" means any industrial zone including light industrial and heavy industrial as defined in the zoning regulations of the city.

"Legal holiday" means those days designated as legal holidays by Connecticut General Statutes Section 1-4 or its successor (amended July 21, 1999).

"Motor vehicle" shall be defined as per Section 14-1(26) of the Connecticut General Statutes (revision of 1958 as amended).

"Muffler" means a device for abating sounds, such as escaping gases.

"Night-time hours" means the hours between six p.m. and seven a.m. Monday through Friday and six p.m. to nine a.m. Saturday and Sunday.

"Noise" means any sound, the intensity of which exceeds the standards set forth in Section 8.80.040 of this chapter.

"Noise level" means the sound pressure level as measured with a sound level meter using the A-weighting network. The level so read is designated DB(A) or dBA.