Construction hours are not set at the Bergen County level. Each of the county's 70 municipalities adopts its own permissible construction time window under New Jersey's Noise Control Act, typically restricting weekday work to 7 a.m.-6 p.m. and limiting weekend hours.
Bergen County's Administrative Code does not set countywide construction noise windows. Construction noise is regulated locally pursuant to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) Model Noise Control Ordinance, which exempts most non-residential construction during daytime hours but caps it at the property line during nighttime. Common municipal restrictions across Bergen County allow weekday construction from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday work from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., with Sundays and holidays prohibited. Emergency utility and road repairs are typically exempt. County-managed construction in parks or on county roads follows project-specific permit conditions.
Local fines run $250 to $2,000 per violation under municipal noise codes. Stop-work orders are common after repeated daytime overruns.
See how other cities in Bergen County handle construction hours.
See how Mahwah's construction hours rules stack up against other locations.
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