Toms River, NJ Noise Ordinances: Construction Hours (2026)
Construction hours in Toms River, NJ, sometimes called construction noise rules or contractor work-hour ordinances, set when contractors can run power tools, hammers, and heavy equipment.
Key Facts
- Weeknight cutoff
- 6 PM-8 AM
- Weekend cutoff
- Sat 6 PM-Mon 8 AM
- Holidays
- banned
- Exception
- Council-approved emergencies only
- Enforced by
- Police/Code Enforcement
Summary
Toms River Township bans noisy construction equipment on weeknights after 6 p.m., all weekend from Saturday 6 p.m. to Monday 8 a.m., and on holidays, absent Township Council permission for urgent work.
Construction. The operation of any equipment used in commercial construction, repair, alteration or demolition work on buildings, structures, streets or appurtenances thereto in residential or commercial land use zones on weekdays between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. the following day, or between 6:00 p.m. Saturday night and 8:00 a.m. Monday morning, and on legal holidays, except in the case of urgent necessity in the interest of public health and safety, and then only with permission from the Township Council.
F. Landscaping equipment. The operation of power mowers and power tools used in landscaping outdoors between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. the following day.
G. 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.
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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 368-3E declares it a nuisance to operate 'any equipment used in commercial construction, repair, alteration or demolition work on buildings, structures, streets or appurtenances thereto in residential or commercial land use zones' on weeknights between 6 p.m. and 8 a.m., from 6 p.m. Saturday to 8 a.m. Monday, and on legal holidays. The only exception is urgent public health-and-safety work, and even then only with permission from the Township Council. The rule applies once the noise is audible from at least 100 feet away, and Police and Code Enforcement Officials enforce it.
Violations & Fines
Complaints are filed in Municipal Court under § 368-6; fines follow N.J.S.A. 40:49-5, and § 368-7 treats each day construction noise continues outside permitted hours as a separate violation.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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