Quiet hours in Asbury Park, NJ — also called the noise ordinance, nighttime noise rules, or residential quiet time — define the hours during which excessive noise is prohibited.
Asbury Park Section 3-9 prohibits loud, unnecessary, or unusual noise that annoys, disturbs, or endangers any person. Noise audible from 100 feet or to neighboring properties is a nuisance. Penalties escalate: $250 first offense, $500 second, $1,000 each subsequent. The NJDEP statewide Noise Code (65/50 dBA) also applies.
Asbury Park Section 3-9 declares it unlawful to make or cause any loud, unnecessary, or unusual noise that annoys, disturbs, injures, or endangers the comfort, repose, health, peace, or safety of others. Acts creating noise clearly audible to neighboring property owners or from at least 100 feet are declared nuisances. Prohibited noise includes: audio/video/musical devices, animal noises, vehicle horns, unmuffled vehicles, peddler/vendor shouting, loudspeakers for commercial advertising, and construction noise. The provisions are incorporated into the Health Code (Ch. 28) under Section 3-25. The NJDEP Noise Code (N.J.A.C. 7:29) applies statewide with 65 dBA daytime and 50 dBA nighttime residential limits. Hours reference prevailing time (EST or EDT).
$250 first offense, $500 second offense, $1,000 each subsequent offense. Each day is a separate violation.
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