Quiet hours in Onondaga County, NY — also called the noise ordinance, nighttime noise rules, or residential quiet time — define the hours during which excessive noise is prohibited.
Onondaga County has no countywide quiet hours. Syracuse and suburban towns set local rules; NY Penal Law 240.20 unreasonable noise applies countywide.
Onondaga County does not regulate residential noise at the county level. The City of Syracuse Noise Ordinance (Syracuse Revised General Ordinances Ch. 40) sets quiet hours 11 PM to 7 AM weekdays and 12 AM to 8 AM weekends. Suburban towns (Clay, Cicero, DeWitt, Salina, Manlius) each have their own noise codes with similar overnight limits. NY Penal Law 240.20(2) treats unreasonable noise as disorderly conduct (violation level).
Syracuse: fines 50 to 250 dollars for first offense. Penal Law 240.20 disorderly conduct: up to 15 days jail plus 250 dollar fine.
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