Quiet hours in Garfield, NJ — also called the noise ordinance, nighttime noise rules, or residential quiet time — define the hours during which excessive noise is prohibited.
Garfield restricts portable sound devices and amplified noise based on time of day, using a plainly-audible distance test enforced by the noise control officer.
Under Chapter 220, portable music or sound production devices on public property must not be plainly audible at 50 feet between 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m., or at 25 feet between 10:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. The ordinance also bars sound from any source that disturbs reasonable people across real property lines during the nighttime hours. Garfield's nighttime period generally runs 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. weekdays and to 9:00 a.m. on weekends, when stricter sound level tables apply.
First-time noisy parties, car stereos audible past 25 feet at night, and similar disturbances trigger enforcement notices and fines.
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Garfield requires permanent swimming pools to sit at least six feet from any rear or side lot line, supplementing New Jersey's state pool barrier code.
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Garfield regulates fence materials by openness percentage in residential districts, requiring partial transparency for fences within 50 feet of the front pro...
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Garfield requires that the finished or face side of any fence point toward the adjacent neighboring property, ensuring neighbors are not left looking at fram...
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In residential zones, Garfield limits fences to six feet in rear and side yards, with reduced heights and open construction required closer to the front prop...
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Garfield bans feeding waterfowl, songbirds, pigeons, and backyard birds on public property and limits private feeding to small, nuisance-free amounts.
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All consumer fireworks that explode or leave the ground are illegal in Garfield under N.J.S.A. 21:3-1 et seq., the NJ Explosives and Fireworks Act. Only non-...
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