Quiet hours in Saratoga County, NY — also called the noise ordinance, nighttime noise rules, or residential quiet time — define the hours during which excessive noise is prohibited.
Unincorporated Saratoga County has no countywide noise ordinance; quiet hours are set by each town or village. Saratoga Springs (city code Chapter 160) prohibits unreasonable noise 10pm-7am, with stricter standards during race meet season.
Saratoga County has no countywide residential noise ordinance; each of the 19 towns and 9 villages sets its own quiet hours. Saratoga Springs City Code Chapter 160 prohibits unreasonable noise between 10pm and 7am, with 65 dBA daytime / 55 dBA nighttime limits at residential property lines. Clifton Park Town Code Chapter 134 sets quiet hours 10pm-7am using a 'plainly audible at property line' standard. Halfmoon, Wilton, and Malta use similar 10pm-7am windows. During the Saratoga Race Course meet (late July through Labor Day), Saratoga Springs Police Department increases enforcement in Broadway/Caroline Street entertainment areas and Union Avenue residential zone near the track.
Saratoga Springs: $250 first offense, $500 second, up to $1,000 for repeated violations under Chapter 160. Clifton Park: NY Town Law Section 268 fines up to $350/day.
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