Babylon, NY Noise from Specific Sources: Delivery Truck Noise (2026)
Key Facts
- Curfew
- 8 p.m.–7 a.m.
- Covers
- boxes, crates, containers
- Trigger
- noise across residential boundary
- Section
- § 156-9F
Summary
The Town of Babylon bans noisy loading and unloading of boxes, crates and containers between 8 p.m. and 7 a.m. whenever the sound crosses into a residential property line.
No person shall engage in, cause, permit or suffer the loading, unloading, opening, closing or other handling of boxes, crates, containers, building materials or any other objects between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. the following day, in such a manner as to cause unreasonable noise across a residential real property boundary. [Amended 10-4-2006 by L.L. No. 36-2006]
G. Modification of noise-control devices. No person shall operate or permit to be operated any device that has been modified so as to cause the sound emitted from such device to be greater than that emitted by such device as originally manufactured.
H. Motor vehicle maximum sound levels.
(1) No person shall operate or cause to be operated on a public highway any motorcycle at any time, under any condition of grade, load, acceleration or deceleration in such a manner as to exceed a sound level of 86 dB(A) measured at or adjusted to a distance of 50 feet or 15 meters from the center of the lane in which the motorcycle is traveling.
(2) Off-road recreational vehicles.
(a)
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4941158; v66 updated 2026-05-13; through 05-13-2026).
Full Breakdown
Town of Babylon Code § 156-9F bars loading, unloading, opening, closing or otherwise handling boxes, crates, containers and building materials between 8:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. the following day if the resulting noise crosses a residential real property boundary. The rule targets delivery-truck and commercial handling noise across the unincorporated hamlets this code governs, including West Babylon, North Babylon, Deer Park and Copiague in Suffolk County. Enforcement runs through the chapter's general enforcement section, § 156-18, which allows criminal or civil proceedings.
Violations & Fines
Violating the loading-noise curfew is enforceable as a criminal or civil offense under § 156-18, punishable by fines set in §§ 1-15 through 1-17 of the Town Code.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can delivery trucks unload late at night in the Town of Babylon?
Does the rule apply in West Babylon and other hamlets?
Sources & Official References
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