Lakewood, NJ Noise from Specific Sources: Delivery Truck Noise (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- Code Section BH16-5.6
- Covers
- Loading, unloading, crate/box noise
- Proof needed
- No decibel meter required
- Penalty
- $10 to $500 per offense
- Each day
- Separate violation
Summary
Lakewood Township's noise code specifically outlaws loud and excessive noise from loading or unloading trucks and from opening or breaking down bales, boxes, crates and containers. The prohibition sits in Code Section BH16-5.6, one of a dozen named noise sources the Township Committee declared to be loud, disturbing and unnecessary regardless of the general decibel limits in Section BH16-3.
The creation of loud and excessive noise in connection with the loading or unloading of any article or the opening or destruction of bales, boxes, crates and containers.
Full Breakdown
Section BH16-5 of the Board of Health noise chapter declares a list of specific acts to be loud, disturbing and unnecessary noises, and states that the list is not exclusive. ' Because this ban is listed separately from the general decibel ceiling in Section BH16-3, an officer does not need a sound-level-meter reading to cite a delivery operation, only evidence the noise was loud and excessive. Section BH16-4 supplies the factors used to judge that, including the volume and intensity of the noise, whether it is usual for the area, the time of day, and whether the noise is produced by a commercial or noncommercial activity, all of which point toward early-morning or late-night deliveries drawing the closest scrutiny.
5 works alongside it by separately requiring trucks to run mufflers so idling exhaust noise from a delivery vehicle is its own violation. Enforcement runs through Section BH16-7, covering State Police, Ocean County officers and Township Police, Code Enforcement and Health Inspectors.
Violations & Fines
A conviction for loud loading or unloading noise carries the Board of Health penalty in Section BH1-2.2: not less than $10 nor more than $500 per offense in Municipal Court. Section BH1-2.3 makes each day a business continues the noisy practice a separate violation, and Section BH16-8 allows a court to enjoin a business whose loading operations repeatedly endanger neighbors' repose.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Lakewood Township regulate noise from delivery trucks unloading at a business?
Do I need a decibel reading to complain about a noisy delivery truck?
What penalty applies to a business cited for noisy deliveries?
Sources & Official References
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