Bergenfield, NJ Noise from Specific Sources: HVAC & Mechanical Noise (2026)

' Unlike several of the chapter's other specific-act provisions, § 215-8K carries no fixed curfew hours; it applies at any time of day, with the trigger being whether the equipment's noise is 'loud, penetrating or continuous' and disturbs a neighbor's comfort or repose. Because the section lists air-conditioning systems, compression devices and pool filter pumps 'by way of example and not by way of limitation,' the Borough treats the list as illustrative, so other similarly noisy fixed mechanical equipment, such as HVAC condenser units, exhaust fans or refrigeration compressors, can fall under the same standard.

The general noise disturbance definition in § 215-3, covering sound that annoys, disturbs or endangers a reasonable person's comfort, health or peace, still frames how a complaint is evaluated. Enforcement runs through the Police Department under § 215-4, and under § 215-5 the Department may issue a property owner a 24-hour written notice to abate a chronically noisy unit before a summons is issued.