Stamford, CT Noise Ordinances: Quiet Hours (2026)

Nighttime hours begin at 8:01 p.m. on Monday through Saturday, and begin at 5:01 p.m. on Sunday and Federal holidays. Nighttime hours end at 7:59 a.m. on Monday through Saturday and end at 9:59 a.m. on Sundays and Federal holidays.

Noise. Any sound, the intensity of which exceeds the standards set forth in section 164-5B of this chapter.

Noise level. The sound level in decibels as measured with a sound-level meter using the A-weighting scale. The level so read is designated dB(A) or dBA.

Person. Any individual, firm, partnership, association, syndicate, company, trust, corporation, municipality, agency or political or administrative subdivision of the state or other legal entity of any kind.

Premises. Any building, structure, land or portion thereof, including all appurtenances, and includes yards, lots, courts, inner yards and real properties without buildings or improvements, owned or controlled by a person. The emitter's "premises" includes contiguous publicly dedicated street and highway rights-of-way, all road rights-of-way and waters of the state.

Property line. That real or imaginary line along the ground surface and its vertical extension which separates real property owned or controlled by any person from contiguous real property owned or controlled by another person, and separates real property from the public right-of-way.