Greece, NY Noise Ordinances: Quiet Hours (2026)
Quiet hours in Greece, NY, also called the noise ordinance, nighttime noise rules, or residential quiet time, define the hours during which excessive noise is prohibited.
Key Facts
- General quiet hours
- 10:00 p.m. to 9:00 a.m.
- Special-events cutoff
- 11:00 p.m. to 9:00 a.m.
- Exempt around the clock
- Snowblowers, snow throwers, snowplows
- Enforcement
- Chief of Police or designee
- Fine range
- $150 to $350, or up to 15 days jail
Summary
Greece runs a nightly noise curfew from 10:00 p.m. to 9:00 a.m., during which the exemptions that normally protect special events, festivals and permitted gatherings from the noise code no longer apply. Only snow equipment keeps its exemption around the clock.
This section, with the exception of Subsection B(8), does not apply during the hours of 10:00 p.m. through 9:00 a.m. of the following day. During these hours, this chapter shall apply. [Amended 4-21-2009 by L.L. No. 1-2009]
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4702072; v22 updated 2025-08-21; through 08-21-2025).
Full Breakdown
of the following day, 'with the exception of Subsection B(8),' the snowblower/snowplow carve-out. m. of the following day. curfew for permitted events specifically. Both time provisions were amended by Local Law No. 1-2009. The underlying standard during quiet hours is still audibility-based: noise that carries beyond the property line, or 25 feet in a public place, is prima facie evidence of a violation.
Violations & Fines
A noise violation during the 10:00 p.m. to 9:00 a.m. quiet hours is punished the same as any other Chapter 139 offense under § 139-8: a fine of $150 to $350, up to 15 days imprisonment, or both, with the property owner or controller separately liable, and each day a nighttime violation continues after a Greece Police summons chargeable as its own offense.
Frequently Asked Questions
What time does the noise ordinance start at night in Greece, NY?
Do permitted festivals get to run loud past 10 p.m.?
Are snowplows exempt from the nighttime noise curfew?
Sources & Official References
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