Quiet hours in Cranston, RI — also called the noise ordinance, nighttime noise rules, or residential quiet time — define the hours during which excessive noise is prohibited.
Cranston Code Title 8, Chapter 8.20 sets residential noise limits at 55 dBA between 7 AM and 10 PM measured at the property line. Amplified sound equipment must not be audible beyond 50 feet from 8 AM to 10 PM, and must not be audible to anyone other than the operator from 10 PM to 8 AM.
Under Chapter 8.20, Cranston's noise control ordinance prohibits unnecessary, excessive, and annoying noise. Residential premises (including schools, churches, hospitals) have a 55 dBA limit during daytime hours (7 AM-10 PM). Self-contained portable sound equipment must not be plainly audible at 50 feet between 8 AM-10 PM, and between 10 PM-8 AM must not be audible to anyone other than the operator. Sec. 8.12.100(B) prohibits loud vocalizations (yelling, laughing, singing) in residential zones between midnight and 7 AM that are audible at 100 feet for more than 10 seconds. A disorderly house designation applies to properties with noise convictions within three years.
First intervention in 60-day period: $250 mandatory minimum. Second: $350. Third and subsequent: $500. General violations: up to $100/day per offense. Each day is a separate offense.
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