Bridgeport, CT Noise Ordinances: Quiet Hours (2026)
Quiet hours in Bridgeport, CT, also called the noise ordinance, nighttime noise rules, or residential quiet time, define the hours during which excessive noise is prohibited.
Key Facts
- Night hours (weekdays)
- 6 p.m.–7 a.m.
- Night hours (weekends)
- 6 p.m.–9 a.m.
- Max residential noise at night
- 45 dBA
- Fine per violation
- $100/day
- Enforcing agency
- Bridgeport Police / Dept. of Health
Summary
Bridgeport bans loud building work and cuts allowed noise levels between 6 p.m. and 7 a.m. on weekdays (6 p.m.–9 a.m. weekends) under its noise control ordinance.
Building Operations. The erection (including excavating), demolition, alteration or repair of any residential building...between the evening hours of six p.m. and seven a.m. Monday through Friday and the evening hours of six p.m. and nine a.m. on Saturday and Sunday and nonlegal holiday weekdays, except in case of urgent necessity in the interest of public safety.
Full Breakdown
City Code Chapter 8.80 defines "night-time hours" as 6 p.m. to 7 a.m. Monday through Friday and 6 p.m. to 9 a.m. Saturday and Sunday, and drops the maximum allowed residential noise level to 45 dBA during those hours (versus 55 dBA by day). Separately, § 8.80.050(C)(7) bars erecting, demolishing, altering or repairing a residential building, or excavating streets, during those same night-time hours absent an emergency permit from the board of building commissioners.
Violations & Fines
Fine of $100 per violation, with each day a violation continues after a correction order counts as a separate offense; citations are enforced by police and appealable to a noise ordinance hearing officer.
Frequently Asked Questions
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