Mount Vernon, NY Noise from Specific Sources: Delivery Truck Noise (2026)
Key Facts
- Prohibited act
- Unreasonably loud loading/unloading noise
- Also covers
- Opening/destroying bales, boxes, crates
- Enforced by
- Mount Vernon Police Department
- Maximum fine
- $1,000 per day of violation
- Maximum jail
- 15 days
Summary
Mount Vernon's noise ordinance specifically outlaws unreasonably loud loading and unloading noise, including slamming crates, boxes and containers during a delivery. It's one of sixteen named acts the Noise Control Ordinance treats as an automatic violation.
§ 178-4. Prohibitions; enumeration of restricted noises. A. ... It shall be unlawful for any person to make, continue or cause to be made or continued any excessive, unnecessary or unusually loud noise. B. The following acts are declared to be loud, disturbing and unnecessary noises in violation of this article, namely: ... (9) Loading, unloading or opening boxes: the creation of any unreasonably loud and excessive noise in connection with loading or unloading any vehicle or the opening and destruction of bales, boxes, crates and containers.
Full Breakdown
" That sits alongside the general prohibition in § 178-4A on making any "excessive, unnecessary or unusually loud noise" anywhere in the city. 17 enforcement authority. 14 if the noise crosses into a residential district above the applicable decibel ceiling. 15, which requires showing there is no reasonable alternative and that the noise will be temporary.
Violations & Fines
A violation of § 178-4B(9) is punishable under § 178-4.18 by a fine of up to $1,000, up to 15 days in jail, or both, with each day the violation is committed or continues treated as a separate offense. The Police Department can issue an immediate cease-and-desist order under § 178-4.17.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is it illegal for a delivery truck to make loud noise unloading in Mount Vernon?
Is there a decibel number for delivery noise, or is it judged case by case?
What happens if a business keeps violating the delivery noise rule?
Sources & Official References
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