Yonkers, NY Noise from Specific Sources: Delivery Truck Noise (2026)
Key Facts
- Loading/unloading noise curfew
- 10 p.m. to 7 a.m.
- Truck idling limit
- 5 minutes per 60-minute period
- Idling ban radius
- within 150 feet of residential area
- Enforced by
- noise control officer or police officer
- Section D last amended
- 6-25-2025 by Ord. No. 11-2025
- Penalty
- Class II offense, $100-$5,000 fine
Summary
Loading and unloading boxes, crates, containers or drums between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. is a noise-code violation in Yonkers if it creates a noise disturbance across a residential property line, and delivery trucks idling more than five minutes an hour within 150 feet of a residential area face a separate ban.
D. Loading and unloading: loading, unloading, opening, closing or other handling of boxes, crates, containers, bales, cans, drums, refuse or similar objects or the pumped loading or unloading of materials in liquid, gaseous, powder or pellet form between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. the following day when the sound therefrom creates a noise disturbance across a residential real property line.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4745274; v31 updated 2025-10-28; through 10-28-2025).
Full Breakdown
the following day, when the sound creates a noise disturbance across a residential real property line. There's no fixed decibel trigger for this clause; it applies whenever the loading noise crosses into a residential lot during those hours. A companion clause, § 66-4E, covers the trucks themselves: it is a violation to operate a motor vehicle or any auxiliary equipment attached to it for longer than five minutes in any sixty-minute period while stationary, for reasons other than traffic congestion or emergency work, within 150 feet of a residential area, and every vehicle on a public right-of-way must run a properly functioning muffler.
Both clauses sit within § 66-4, Enumeration of prohibited noises, most recently amended 6-25-2025 by Ordinance No. 11-2025, and both are enforced independently of the chapter's separate decibel tables. Freight terminals and distribution centers face an added zoning-side screening duty under § 43-39C(5): they must plant evergreen bushes or trees in addition to a fence so that truck motor noise and the sound of overnight refrigeration-unit operation are muffled when adjacent to a residence district.
Violations & Fines
A violation of Chapter 66 is a Class II offense under § 66-24 and City Code § 1-21, punishable by a $100 to $5,000 fine or up to 15 days in jail, plus a $250 to $5,000 civil penalty. A noise control officer or police officer can issue an abatement order under § 66-22 requiring the noise to stop within a set time, and ignoring that order draws its own appearance ticket under § 66-23.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can delivery trucks unload at my neighbor's business late at night in Yonkers?
Is there a limit on how long a delivery truck can idle?
How do I report a noisy delivery truck?
Sources & Official References
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