Greenburgh, NY Noise Ordinances: Decibel Limits (2026)

Section 380-7C sets the Noise chapter's core numeric standard. every day of the week. m. m. Sunday, and above 65 dBA at any hour of any recognized holiday. These thresholds work alongside the general standard in § 380-4, which lists volume, frequency, periodicity, incongruity with the surroundings, ambient noise levels, proximity to residential, educational, medical, religious or judicial facilities, zoning character, time of day and duration as the factors an enforcement officer weighs in deciding whether a sound is unreasonably intrusive, with the numeric thresholds in § 380-7C serving as the clearest trigger.

4-1971, on the slow-response setting and A-weighted decibel scale, calibrated annually and before and after each use. Field readings are taken at or within 10 feet of the property line of the complaining property, and where the complaint concerns peaceful enjoyment of private land, the officer may take the reading from the nearest point on a consenting adjacent landowner's property. An officer may take multiple readings during an investigation and cite only the highest recorded level as the violation. The Town Police enforce the chapter unless the Chief of Police delegates enforcement to another officer with Town Board consent.