Noise from Specific Sources in Massachusetts (2026)

Framingham names building HVAC systems as a regulated stationary noise source under Section 332-5. HVAC noise measured…

Newton bars air conditioning, heating, refrigeration, or pool and reservoir pump equipment from raising noise on a…

Running refrigeration or air conditioning machinery loud enough to create a noise disturbance is unlawful in…

Springfield's noise ordinance explicitly covers air conditioners and other engine-powered equipment, holding them to…

In Southborough, no establishment holding a liquor license can let noise be distinctly audible beyond its premises…

A Cambridge bar or club violates the Noise Control Ordinance if its music or sound system is plainly audible 50 feet…

In the City of Chicopee, Massachusetts, Code § 200-3(H) and (I) bar loudspeaker or drum noise used to attract attention…

Newton bans unreasonable or excessive noise between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m. under Sec. 20-13(f)(7), but bars, clubs, and…

Taunton bars stores, garages, theaters and other places of amusement or trade from disturbing neighbors with loud…

A Worcester bar or club violates Chapter 9, Section 1A(e)(7) the moment music measured at the property line rises more…

A vehicle alarm that sounds more than ten minutes in an hour is a public nuisance in Somerville, and police may tow the…

Boston bans car alarms and anti-theft devices that make noise audible from 200 feet away and do not shut themselves off…

A car alarm in Cambridge must shut off within 10 minutes and not sound again within the hour, or the owner faces a $100…

In the City of Chicopee, Massachusetts, Code § 200-3(A) makes the repeated or continuous sounding of a horn or signal…

Brockton exempts car alarms and other warning devices from its noise ordinance as long as they do not sound…

Springfield exempts vehicle anti-theft alarms from its noise ordinance only if the device shuts off on its own, or is…

In the City of Chicopee, Massachusetts, Code § 200-3(C) bars discharging the exhaust of a stationary internal…

Newton caps portable generators used on construction and demolition sites at 90 dB(A) under Sec. 20-13(g)(2), measured…

Running a stationary generator, compressor, or other combustion engine outdoors in Somerville without an effective…

Emergency standby and backup generator noise is exempt from Brockton's noise ordinance at all times under Sec…

Southborough's Noise bylaw exempts the use of generators during emergency activities such as storm cleanup and power…

Cambridge's Noise Control Ordinance bans loading and unloading of boxes, crates, containers, and garbage cans between 9…

In the City of Chicopee, Massachusetts, Code § 200-3(F) prohibits loud or excessive noise in loading or unloading any…

In the City of Everett, Massachusetts, no person can deliver merchandise to or remove merchandise from a business…

Fall River bans noise from trucks and truck loading or unloading, along with other health- or sleep-disturbing noise…

Newton bars commercial deliveries and pickups between midnight and 6 a.m. within 300 feet of any dwelling in a…

Somerville bans loud loading and unloading, the crash of dumpster lids, crates, and delivery boxes, between 7:00 p.m…

Southborough prohibits noise audible beyond the property line while trucks are loaded or unloaded between 9:00 p.m. and…

In the City of Chicopee, Massachusetts, anyone who makes unreasonably loud noise with a boom box, radio amplification…

In the City of Everett, Massachusetts, bass-heavy sound is reached by Section 13A-62's plainly audible test: a stereo…

Framingham's noise ordinance treats a car stereo's rhythmic bass as proof of a violation on its own, under City Code §…

Worcester's noise ordinance does not need officers to identify a song or lyrics to write a bass-noise ticket. Detecting…