Quiet hours in Bergenfield, NJ — also called the noise ordinance, nighttime noise rules, or residential quiet time — define the hours during which excessive noise is prohibited.
Bergenfield Chapter 215 prohibits excessive or unusually loud noise that creates a disturbance anywhere within the Borough at any hour of the day or night.
Under Borough Code Chapter 215, no person may make, continue, or cause excessive or unusually loud noise that constitutes a noise disturbance. The chapter specifically restricts radios, musical instruments, televisions, phonographs, drums, and similar sound-producing devices when they cause a disturbance. Refuse-compacting vehicles are barred from operating in residential districts between 6:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. Exterior burglar alarms must shut off within 30 minutes of activation. The Bergenfield Police Department enforces these rules and may issue a 24-hour written abatement notice in lieu of a summons.
Fines, summons issued by Bergenfield Police, or 24-hour written abatement notices for non-vehicle sources.
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