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Toms River, NJ Noise from Specific Sources: Delivery Truck Noise (2026)

Some Restrictions
Compiled from the official code textEditor Martyn O'NeillLast verified September 2026

Key Facts

Quiet window
6 PM-6 AM
Covers
loading/unloading, crates, cans
Also covers
refuse-compacting vehicles
Enforced by
Police/Code Enforcement
Filed in
Municipal Court

Summary

Toms River Township bars loading, unloading, or handling crates, containers, and garbage cans between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. when it disturbs nearby residents, covering overnight delivery-truck noise townshipwide.

Loading operations. Loading, unloading, opening or otherwise handling boxes, crates, containers, garbage cans or similar objects between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. the following day, in such a manner as to annoy or disturb the quiet, comfort or repose of persons in any dwelling, hotel or any other type of residence, or of any persons in the vicinity.

H. Refuse-compacting vehicles. Operating or permitting the operation of any motor vehicle which can compact refuse, and which creates, during the compacting cycle, a disturbing noise between 6:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. the following day in residential land use zones.

I. Vehicle repairs or testing. Repairing, rebuilding, modifying or testing any motor vehicle, off-road vehicle or motorboat in or near a residential land use zone in such a manner as to annoy or disturb the quiet, comfort or repose of persons in any dwelling, hotel or any other type of residence, or of any persons in the vicinity.

J. Standing motor vehicles. Operating or permitting the operation of a motor vehicle whose gross vehicle weight is in excess of 10,000 pounds, or any attached auxiliary equipment, for a period longer than three minutes in any hour while such vehicle is stationary on a public right-of-way in a residential land use zone, or is on private property in a residential or commercial land use zone, and is not within a completely enclosed structure.

K.

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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

Section 368-3G declares it a nuisance to load, unload, open, or otherwise handle 'boxes, crates, containers, garbage cans or similar objects between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. the following day, in such a manner as to annoy or disturb the quiet, comfort or repose' of nearby residents. That window covers overnight delivery-truck activity at stores, restaurants, and warehouses across the township. A related clause, § 368-3H, similarly restricts refuse-compacting vehicles between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. in residential zones. Police and Code Enforcement Officials enforce both provisions.

Violations & Fines

Violations go to Municipal Court under § 368-6; fines follow N.J.S.A. 40:49-5, and § 368-7 makes each day of overnight loading noise a separate offense.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can delivery trucks unload at a store at 4 a.m. in Toms River?
Only if it doesn't disturb nearby residents, § 368-3G bans disruptive loading and unloading noise between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m.
Does the rule cover garbage trucks too?
Handling garbage cans is explicitly listed in § 368-3G, and § 368-3H separately restricts noisy refuse-compacting vehicles in residential zones during the same hours.

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