Quiet hours in Bergen County, NJ — also called the noise ordinance, nighttime noise rules, or residential quiet time — define the hours during which excessive noise is prohibited.
Bergen County does not set countywide residential quiet hours; those rules are set by each municipality under New Jersey's Noise Control Act. The county directly regulates noise only within its parks system, where loud or amplified sound disturbing other visitors is prohibited.
Residential and commercial quiet hours throughout Bergen County's 70 municipalities are governed by local borough and township ordinances modeled on the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) Model Noise Control Ordinance, which the State authorizes under N.J.S.A. 13:1G-1 et seq. Most municipal codes adopt a 50 dBA nighttime limit between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. at residential property lines. Bergen County itself enforces noise rules only inside the county parks system, where uncontrolled, loud, raucous, or obscene noise is prohibited. Park curfews close grounds at dusk unless a permit is issued.
Park noise violations enforced by the Bergen County Sheriff. Municipal noise fines vary; typically $100 to $2,000 per offense.
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