Hamburg Village, NY Short-Term Rentals: Noise Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Quiet hours
- 10:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m.
- Events
- Parties, weddings, catered events, tailgating prohibited
- Contact response
- Within 30 minutes, 24 hours a day, seven days a week
- Neighbor notice
- Contact details to residential uses within 100 feet
- Maximum occupancy
- Two per bedroom, eight per dwelling unit
- Appeal
- Village Board, within 10 days
Summary
Short-term rentals in the Village of Hamburg, New York have quiet hours between 10:00 p.m. and 7:30 a.m., and parties, weddings, catered events, large gatherings and tailgating are prohibited. Owners must post written house rules that address unreasonable noise, and a contact person must be able to respond within 30 minutes, every day of the week.
G. Short-term rental: standards. All short-term rentals shall comply with the following standards and requirements: ... (3) Short-term rental owners shall establish written rules and regulations for the use of the short-term rental. These rules and regulations must be prominently displayed in the short-term rental and must be submitted to the Village with the certificate of registration application. These rules and regulations must be enforced by the short-term rental owner, its manager and/or agent. The document must also list the penalties for violations, including but not limited to removal from the premises. At a minimum, these rules and regulations shall address the prohibition of the following behaviors: fighting, violence of any kind, tumultuous or threatening behavior, unreasonable noise, abusive or obscene language or gestures in public. (4) Quiet hours shall be between 10:00 p.m. and 7:30 a.m. ... (8) Prohibited: parties, weddings, catered events, large gatherings, tailgating or similar events.
Full Breakdown
Section 250-23.22G sets the standards every Village of Hamburg short-term rental must meet. Paragraph (4) fixes quiet hours between 10:00 p.m. and 7:30 a.m., which run half an hour longer in the morning than the nighttime hours of 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. in the Village Noise Ordinance, Chapter 164. Paragraph (8) prohibits parties, weddings, catered events, large gatherings, tailgating or similar events. Paragraph (3) requires the owner to establish written rules and regulations for use of the rental, display them prominently inside, and submit them with the certificate of registration application.
The owner, manager or agent must enforce them, and the document must list penalties for violations, including but not limited to removal from the premises. At a minimum the rules must prohibit fighting, violence of any kind, tumultuous or threatening behavior, unreasonable noise, and abusive or obscene language or gestures in public. Paragraph (9) requires a named owner, manager or agent available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, able to respond within 30 minutes of notification, and that contact information must go to the owner, operator or agent of every residential use within 100 feet of the rental's boundaries.
Paragraph (10) limits occupancy to two persons per bedroom with a maximum of eight people per dwelling unit. Section 164-7 separately makes the person in charge of a party responsible for noise that interferes with the public at a distance of 25 feet or more. The Chief of Police can recommend revocation or non-renewal under § 250-23.22E(4) if the rental becomes a nuisance, shown by frequent calls for police service.
Violations & Fines
The Code Enforcement Officer can give 10 days to cure a violation of the standards, then recommend revocation of the certificate of registration to the Village Clerk. The owner can appeal within 10 days of receipt of the revocation notice, and the Village Board decides. Noise violations under Chapter 164 are punishable under § 164-15 by a fine not to exceed $250 or imprisonment for not more than 15 days, or both, with higher caps for repeat violations.
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