Toms River, NJ Noise from Specific Sources: Bar & Nightclub Noise (2026)
Key Facts
- Audibility trigger
- 100 feet
- Standard
- unreasonable disturbance, not decibels
- Covers
- any bar, club, or venue
- Enforced by
- Police/Code Enforcement
- Filed in
- Municipal Court
Summary
Toms River Township treats loud music or amplified sound from any bar, club, or venue that disturbs nearby residents as a nuisance under its general noise ordinance, regardless of the hour.
Radios, stereos, etc. The playing of any radio, television, stereo, musical instrument or other machine or device for the production or reproduction of sound in such a manner or in such volume as to unreasonably annoy or disturb the quiet, comfort or repose of persons in any dwelling, hotel or other type of residence... or to play or operate the same with louder volume than is necessary for convenient hearing of the person or persons who are in the room, chamber or venue in which said machine or device is operated.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4954830; v33 updated 2026-04-22; through 04-22-2026).
Full Breakdown
Toms River Township has no separate liquor-license noise code: bar and nightclub sound is policed through the township's general nuisance-noise ordinance. Section 368-3A bars playing a radio, stereo, or musical instrument 'in such a manner or in such volume as to unreasonably annoy or disturb the quiet, comfort or repose' of nearby dwellings or hotels, or louder than needed for listeners inside the room or venue where it plays. The rule applies whenever the sound is clearly audible from at least 100 feet away, per § 368-3's opening clause, and is enforced by the Police Department and Code Enforcement Officials.
Violations & Fines
Enforced by Police and Code Enforcement under § 368-6; violations go to Municipal Court, fines follow N.J.S.A. 40:49-5, and each day of continued noise is a separate offense under § 368-7.
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