Quiet hours in Burlington County, NJ — also called the noise ordinance, nighttime noise rules, or residential quiet time — define the hours during which excessive noise is prohibited.
Burlington County sets no countywide quiet-hours rule; your municipality (Mount Laurel, Evesham, Willingboro, etc.) does. New Jersey's Noise Control Act caps facility noise at a residential property line at 50 dBA nighttime (10 p.m.–7 a.m.).
New Jersey is a home-rule state: municipalities, not the county, adopt and enforce noise ordinances under the Municipal Land Use Law and the state Noise Control Act. The statewide standard (N.J.A.C. 7:29-1.2) governs industrial, commercial, and community-service facilities measured at a residential property line, setting a nighttime cap of 50 dBA from 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. Neighbor-to-neighbor 'quiet hours' (loud parties, stereos) are handled by each township's local noise chapter, which typically mirrors these hours. Check your specific municipality's code for the exact prohibited-hours language and any weekend variations.
Municipal noise-ordinance violations are enforced by local police/code officers with fines set per township ordinance; DEP enforces N.J.A.C. 7:29 facility limits.
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