Brick, NJ Noise Ordinances: Construction Hours (2026)
Construction hours in Brick, NJ, sometimes called construction noise rules or contractor work-hour ordinances, set when contractors can run power tools, hammers, and heavy equipment.
Key Facts
- Permitted hours
- 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., weekdays
- Weekend bar
- Barred Sat 6 p.m. to Mon 7 a.m.
- Holidays
- Barred on all legal holidays
- Penalty
- Up to $3,000 civil penalty per offense
- Waiver
- Township Council may waive by resolution
Summary
Brick Township bars noisy construction equipment between 6:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. on weekdays, from Saturday 6:00 p.m. through Monday 7:00 a.m., and on legal holidays under its noise ordinance.
Construction noise: operating or causing to be operated any equipment used in commercial construction, repair, alteration or demolition work on buildings, structures, streets, alleys or appurtenances thereto in residential or commercial land use categories between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. the following day on weekdays, between 6:00 p.m. Saturday night and 7:00 a.m. Monday morning and on legal holidays.
(7) Vehicle repairs or testing: repairing, rebuilding, modifying or testing any motor vehicle, off-road vehicle or motorboat in or near a residential use district in such a manner as to cause a noise disturbance or violate the provisions of § 281-9.
(8) Places of public entertainment; operating or permitting to be operated any loudspeaker or other source of sound in any place of public entertainment which produces maximum levels of 90 dB(A)'s at any point that is normally occupied by a human being, as read with the slow response on a sound level meter, without a conspicuous and legible sign located outside such place, near the entrance, stating "WARNING, SOUND ENVIRONMENT WITHIN MAY CAUSE TEMPORARY HEARING IMPAIRMENT WHICH MAY BECOME PERMANENT WITH CONTINUED EXPOSURE."
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Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4577344; v53 updated 2025-12-09; through 12-09-2025).
Full Breakdown
Under Brick Township Code § 281-7B(6), running equipment for commercial construction, repair, alteration or demolition work counts as unlawful noise between 6:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. on weekdays, from 6:00 p.m. Saturday through 7:00 a.m. Monday, and on legal holidays. That leaves roughly a 7 a.m.-to-6 p.m. window Monday through Friday for equipment-driven construction noise in residential and commercial land use categories. A contractor needing an exception, an early start or weekend work, can ask the Township Council to adopt a resolution temporarily waiving or amending the hours under § 281-8C.
Violations & Fines
Violating the noise chapter carries a civil penalty of up to $3,000 per offense under § 281-13, with each day of continued violation a separate punishable offense.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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