Quiet hours in North Bergen, NJ — also called the noise ordinance, nighttime noise rules, or residential quiet time — define the hours during which excessive noise is prohibited.
North Bergen prohibits excessive, unnecessary, or unusually loud noise that annoys, disturbs, injures, or endangers the comfort, repose, health, peace, or safety of others under its noise ordinance (adopted October 2021, repealing the 2006 ordinance). Penalties up to $1,000 per violation; each day is a separate offense.
North Bergen's noise ordinance (adopted October 26, 2021, repealing April 2006 ordinance) prohibits 'any person, firm, or corporation to make, continue, or cause to be made or continued any excessive, unnecessary or unusually loud noise or any noise which either annoys, disturbs, injures, or endangers the comfort, repose, health, peace, or safety of others within the limits of the township.' General quiet hours follow NJ standards of 10 PM to 7 AM for residential areas. The ordinance is enforced by North Bergen Code Enforcement and Police. Maximum penalty: $1,000 per violation, with each day constituting a separate offense. Code Enforcement is at 4233 Kennedy Blvd., North Bergen, NJ 07047, (201) 392-2000.
Up to $1,000 per violation. Each day of violation is a separate offense. Enforcement by Code Enforcement and Police Department.
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