Cheektowaga, NY Noise from Specific Sources: Delivery Truck Noise (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- Town Code § 166-5I
- Covers
- Deliveries, garbage cans, crates, containers
- Exempt
- Municipal refuse collection, § 166-9A(8)
- Numeric ceiling
- 55-75 dBA per Table I
- First-offense fine
- Up to $250 or 15 days jail
Summary
Loading or unloading materials, equipment, garbage cans, bales, boxes, crates, or containers so loudly that it creates a noise disturbance above Table I's limits violates Code § 166-5I. The rule covers delivery trucks and haulers working at homes and businesses across the Town.
I. Loading and unloading. The loading or unloading of any materials, equipment, garbage cans or the handling of bales, boxes, crates, containers or similar objects so as to create a noise disturbance which exceeds maximum permissible sound levels in Table I herein.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4996449; v35 updated 2026-05-26; through 05-26-2026).
Full Breakdown
Section 166-5I lists loading and unloading among the Noise Law's specific prohibited acts, barring the loading or unloading of materials, equipment, or garbage cans, or the handling of bales, boxes, crates, containers, or similar objects, in a manner that creates a noise disturbance exceeding the maximum permissible sound levels set in Table I under § 166-6. and 50 dBA overnight, while deliveries at a business or manufacturing site may run to 65 or 75 dBA. Municipal refuse collection is expressly exempted from the chapter under § 166-9A(8), but private delivery, trash-hauling, and commercial loading operations are not.
is presumptive, prima facie evidence of a violation under § 166-8A. Enforcement runs through the Building Inspection Department or Police Department using a calibrated ANSI-standard sound-level meter under § 166-12, and the general prohibition in § 166-4 separately reaches any unnecessary noise on a public street or thoroughfare, which can also cover a truck idling or banging containers curbside.
Violations & Fines
A first conviction for excessive loading or unloading noise draws a fine up to $250, up to 15 days in jail, or both, under § 166-13A. The business, hauler, or property owner responsible for the noise is separately liable, and each day a delivery or dumpster service creates a violation is treated as its own offense.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can a business be cited for noisy early-morning deliveries in Cheektowaga?
Is Town garbage pickup exempt from the noise rule?
What noise limit applies to a delivery truck unloading next to a house?
Sources & Official References
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