Toms River, NJ Noise Ordinances: Quiet Hours (2026)
Quiet hours in Toms River, NJ, also called the noise ordinance, nighttime noise rules, or residential quiet time, define the hours during which excessive noise is prohibited.
Key Facts
- Curfew
- 8 PM-8 AM
- Applies to
- power mowers/landscaping tools
- Audibility trigger
- 100 feet
- Enforced by
- Police/Code Enforcement
- Fines
- per N.J.S.A. 40:49-5
Summary
Toms River Township bans power mowers and other landscaping equipment between 8 p.m. and 8 a.m.; running them during those overnight hours is a declared nuisance under the township's noise code.
The following acts, among others, are declared to be a nuisance in violation of this chapter, when the noise emanating from such acts is clearly audible from at least 100 feet from the actor, source or device... F. Landscaping equipment. The operation of power mowers and power tools used in landscaping outdoors between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. the following day.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4954830; v33 updated 2026-04-22; through 04-22-2026).
Full Breakdown
Toms River Township's nuisance ordinance sets no single blanket quiet hour for all noise: general noise that 'annoys, disturbs, injures or endangers' a neighbor's peace is barred at any hour under § 368-2. Its clearest curfew targets the most common neighborhood noise source: outdoor power equipment. Under § 368-3F, running power mowers and other landscaping tools outdoors before 8 a.m. or after 8 p.m. is a declared nuisance whenever the noise carries at least 100 feet. The Police Department and Code Enforcement Officials enforce the chapter, and complaints go to Municipal Court.
Violations & Fines
Enforced in Municipal Court under § 368-6; fines follow the schedule in N.J.S.A. 40:49-5, and § 368-7 makes each day the violation continues a separate offense.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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