Hudson, NH Noise Ordinances: Quiet Hours (2026)
Quiet hours in Hudson, NH, also called the noise ordinance, nighttime noise rules, or residential quiet time, define the hours during which excessive noise is prohibited.
Key Facts
- Nighttime hours
- 6:00 p.m.-7:00 a.m. weekdays, all weekend/holidays
- Residential daytime cap
- 55 dBA
- Residential nighttime cap
- 50 dBA
- Business/recreational cap
- 65 dBA day / 55 dBA night
- Industrial cap
- 75 dBA day and night
- First-offense fine
- $100
Summary
In the Town of Hudson, New Hampshire, Town Code § 249-2 defines nighttime hours as 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. on weekdays plus all of Saturday, Sunday and legal holidays, and § 249-4B drops the allowed continuous sound level at a residential receptor from 55 dBA by day to 50 dBA during those nighttime hours.
NIGHTTIME HOURS The hours between 6:00 p.m. (six post meridian) and 7:00 a.m. (seven ante meridian) of the following day on weekdays, together with all hours on Sunday, Saturday and legally observed holidays. ... Noise ... Limit 2: Continuous sound-level limits. No person shall cause the continuous sound level to exceed the following limits, as measured at the applicable locations in accordance with the provisions of § 249-3D(5) of this chapter: ... Receptor Land Use Category
Daytime Nighttime Residential/rural/institutional1 55 50 Business/recreational2 65 55 Industrial 75 75
Full Breakdown
Hudson's noise chapter doesn't impose a blanket "quiet hours" curfew that bans all sound after a set time; instead it builds nighttime protection into its numeric sound-level table. on weekdays, plus all hours on Saturday, Sunday and legally observed holidays. Section 249-4B, Noise Limit 2, then sets a lower continuous sound-level ceiling for that nighttime window at every receptor category: a residential, rural or institutional receptor (which the code also extends to hospitals, schools, places of worship, libraries and public parklands) is capped at 55 dBA leq during the day but only 50 dBA at night; a business or recreational receptor drops from 65 to 55 dBA; an industrial receptor stays flat at 75 dBA around the clock.
Measurements are taken under the procedures in § 249-3, generally outdoors near the affected dwelling with a calibrated Type 1 or Type 2 sound-level meter. on weekends, hours that fall inside the daytime window rather than the statutory nighttime hours.
Violations & Fines
Exceeding the nighttime sound-level ceiling is a violation of § 249-4 enforced under § 249-7C: a $100 fine for a first offense, $200 for a second, and $500 for each subsequent offense within a year. The Town or an affected resident, business owner or occupant may bring a complaint in district court under § 249-7D, and each day a violation continues after written notice is a separate offense under § 249-7B.
Frequently Asked Questions
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