Quiet hours in Paramus, NJ — also called the noise ordinance, nighttime noise rules, or residential quiet time — define the hours during which excessive noise is prohibited.
Paramus prohibits loud, disturbing, or unnecessary noises between 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. under Chapter 309 of the Borough Code, with separate offenses charged each day a violation continues.
Chapter 309 of the Borough of Paramus Code, originally adopted in 1969, declares it unlawful to make any loud, unnecessary, or unusual noise that annoys, disturbs, injures, or endangers the comfort, repose, health, peace, or safety of others. Specific acts are deemed prima facie violations when they occur between 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. The ordinance is enforced by the Paramus Police Department, and each day a violation continues is treated as a separate offense, increasing potential cumulative penalties.
Yelling, shouting, hosting loud parties, operating loud machinery, or producing other disturbing sounds during nighttime quiet hours from 11:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.
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