Showing ordinances that apply to Siena College, NY
Siena College is an unincorporated community (population 2,281) in Albany County, New York. Because Siena College is not an incorporated city, it does not have its own municipal code. Instead, Albany County ordinances apply directly to properties here. The quiet hours rules below are the ones that govern your area.
Albany County relies on town and city quiet-hour rules, with most municipalities setting nighttime restrictions from 10 PM to 7 AM. NY Penal Law 240.20 unreasonable noise applies countywide as a violation-level offense.
Albany County does not impose a single countywide decibel standard. The City of Albany Code Chapter 255 sets quiet hours from 10 PM to 7 AM on weekdays and 11 PM to 8 AM on weekends. Suburban towns such as Colonie, Bethlehem, and Guilderland enforce similar nighttime limits through their own noise ordinances. Unreasonable noise that recklessly disturbs others can be charged as disorderly conduct under NY Penal Law 240.20(2), a violation carrying up to 15 days in jail.
Local noise tickets typically run 50 to 250 dollars for a first offense, escalating to 500 dollars or more for repeat violations within 12 months. Disorderly conduct under state law is a violation-level offense.
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