Quiet hours in Ridgefield, CT — also called the noise ordinance, nighttime noise rules, or residential quiet time — define the hours during which excessive noise is prohibited.
Ridgefield's Noise Control Ordinance (Chapter 250 / §7-19) defines daytime as 7:00 a.m.–8:59 p.m. and nighttime as 9:00 p.m.–6:59 a.m. A residential-zone emitter may not exceed 55 dBA daytime or 45 dBA at night at a residential receptor, measured ~1 foot beyond the property line.
Adopted under CGS §7-148 and §22a-73(c), the ordinance caps residential noise at 55 dBA day / 45 dBA night; impulse noise may not exceed 100 dB daytime or 80 dB at night. Lawn equipment is exempt 7 a.m.–9 p.m. The Ridgefield Police Department investigates and issues a 'Noise Ticket' infraction.
Noise Ticket fine: $60.00 first offense, $77.00 each subsequent offense (§7-24). Recipients have 30 days to request a hearing before a hearing officer.
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