Noise Ordinances in New Jersey (2026)

New Jersey's state noise code, N.J.A.C. 7:29-1.2, caps nighttime sound at 50 dBA at any residential property line from…

Bergen County does not set countywide residential quiet hours; those rules are set by each municipality under New…

Bergenfield's general nighttime quiet hours run from 10:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m., during which no radio, television…

Brick Township bars plainly audible radios, TVs, stereos and similar sound devices between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m., whether…

Camden County's noise ordinance tightens its sound limit every night: the daytime cap on stationary sources drops from…

Cherry Hill Township's Noise Control ordinance bars exterior radios, TVs, musical instruments and similar sound devices…

Edison Township caps noise by a decibel table, Table 1, that sets tighter limits on all sound sources overnight, from…

Elizabeth bars excessive or unusually loud noise at any hour and layers on a specific nighttime curfew: radios, TVs and…

Freehold Township Code § 217-2A(2) bars yelling, shouting, hooting, whistling or singing on public streets that annoys…

Hackensack limits noisy yard work, power tools and construction to fixed daytime windows under City Code Chapter 112…

The Nuisances chapter bans operating any sound source outdoors within 100 feet of a residential property line from 10…

Jersey City's noise code drops the allowable ambient sound level at residential property from 65 dB to 50 dB outdoors…

Lakewood Township's Board of Health noise code sets a decibel ceiling that tightens overnight: 60 decibels from 7:00…

Long Branch bans power lawn mowers, chain saws and fence post drillers between 8:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. citywide under…

Morris County sets no quiet-hours rule. New Jersey's Noise Control Act caps residential-property-line sound at 65 dBA…

Paterson doesn't impose a blanket noise curfew, but Chapter 337's sound-level table cuts the residential outdoor noise…

Toms River Township bans power mowers and other landscaping equipment between 8 p.m. and 8 a.m.; running them during…

Woodbridge's Noise Code sets a nightly curfew for radios, TVs, stereos and similar devices: 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. Sunday…

City Code § 193-13B(6) bars operating construction, drilling, earthmoving, excavating or demolition equipment between…

Construction hours are set by each Atlantic County municipality, not the state. Atlantic City, Brigantine, and Galloway…

Bergenfield bans running commercial construction, repair, alteration or demolition equipment on weekdays between 7:00…

Brick Township bars noisy construction equipment between 6:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. on weekdays, from Saturday 6:00 p.m…

Camden County's Noise Control Ordinance bars running construction, drilling, earthmoving, excavating, or demolition…

Cherry Hill Township limits construction, repair, excavation and demolition noise to weekdays 7:00 a.m. to dusk or 8:00…

Clifton bans running construction tools, equipment or vehicles in or near any residential zone before 8:00 a.m. or…

Edison bars repairs, construction, or maintenance work that annoys people outside of 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. on weekdays and…

Construction noise in Elizabeth is barred between 7:30 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. and banned outright on Sundays and legal…

Freehold Township Code § 217-2A(7) confines excavation, demolition, construction, repair or alteration work to 7:00…

Under Galloway Township Code Chapter 253, building erection, excavation, demolition, alteration or repair is prohibited…

Hackensack bars construction and demolition activity, apart from emergency work, between 6:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. on…

Construction and demolition work in Hamilton cannot run between 6:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. on weekdays, or between 6:00…

Irvington Township Code § 397-2J confines the erection, demolition, alteration or repair of any building to between…

Jersey City bans construction and demolition work between 6:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. on weekdays, and between 6:00 p.m…

Lakewood Township bars construction, demolition, alteration or repair noise outside 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. under Code…

Construction and demolition work in Linden is barred between 6:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. on weekdays and between 6:00 p.m…

Long Branch bars construction noise, excavation, grading, paving, erecting, demolishing, altering, or repairing, on…

Newark's noise ordinance bars construction, drilling and demolition equipment between 8:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. on…

Paterson's noise code requires every motorized machine used for construction or demolition to run with a muffler or…

Toms River Township bans noisy construction equipment on weeknights after 6 p.m., all weekend from Saturday 6 p.m. to…

Excavation, demolition, construction, repair or alteration work on Union County property is barred outside 7:00 a.m. to…

Bergenfield makes it a noise violation to own, keep or harbor any animal that causes a noise disturbance through…

Brick Township bans keeping any animal whose frequent or habitual barking, howling or other noisemaking causes a noise…

Camden County treats a barking dog as a noise-ordinance violation, not just a nuisance complaint. Section 6.2.3 bars…

Cherry Hill Township Code § 8-2.12 makes it unlawful to own, keep or harbor a dog whose barking creates a noise…

Clifton bans letting a dog bark, howl or cry for 30 straight minutes, or two 15-minute stretches within an hour…

A barking dog that disturbs a neighbor across a residential property line violates Edison Township Code § 12-27.7b3…

Elizabeth treats frequent, continual or habitual barking, howling, meowing or squawking by a dog, cat, bird or other…

Freehold Borough Title 6 (Animals) and Title 9 (Public Peace and Conduct) address barking dogs. Persistent barking that…

Galloway Township Code Chapter 253 prohibits keeping any animal or bird that, by frequent or long-continued noise…

Hackensack's noise ordinance bars a property owner or tenant from letting a domesticated or caged animal disturb a…

A dog barking five straight minutes at four or more barks a minute, or 20 intermittent minutes at two or more a minute…

Irvington Township Code Section 167-17D requires anyone who keeps, owns or harbors a dog to restrain it, inside or…

Jersey City bans letting a dog or other domesticated or caged animal vocalize across a property line in a way that…

Lakewood Township bans keeping any dog or animal that disturbs the peace with excessive, loud or continuous barking…

Linden's animal control code bars keeping a dog that habitually barks, howls, whines or cries between 9:00 p.m. and…

Long Branch bans keeping any dog or animal that habitually barks, howls or whines to the point of disturbing the public…

Newark treats a barking dog as a code violation once it crosses a specific threshold: continuous barking for 10 minutes…

City Code § 193-13B(3) bans owning or harboring a pet that "frequently or for continued duration" makes disturbing…

Paterson bans animal noise that unreasonably disturbs neighbors, with a concrete evidentiary standard: five minutes of…

Village of Ridgewood Code § 105-3 bars any owner from letting a dog bark 'in a loud or disturbing manner which tends to…

Toms River Township prohibits owning a dog or other animal that habitually barks, howls, cries or makes noise over a…

Trenton bars dog owners from letting their dog annoy neighbors by barking or howling, trespass on others' property, or…

Essex County's dog park rules require owners to immediately remove any dog that becomes aggressive, uncontrollable, or…

Freehold Township Code § 217-2A(3) makes it a form of prohibited noise to keep animals or birds that cause frequent or…

Woodbridge Code § 11-5.3 makes it unlawful to keep a dog that habitually barks, howls, whines or cries between 10:00…

Bergenfield restricts leaf blowers and other domestic power tools, including chainsaws, lawn mowers, powered saws…

Camden County exempts leaf blowers and other domestic power tools from its numeric noise limits only if they run with a…

Cherry Hill Township confines outdoor power tools, including leaf blowers, saws, and other garden equipment, to 8:00…

Clifton bars homeowners from running leaf blowers and other noncommercial landscaping equipment between 8:00 p.m. and…

Edison Township limits domestic power tools and lawn equipment, which covers leaf blowers, to 8 a.m.-8 p.m. weekdays…

Elizabeth bars outdoor leaf blowers, lawnmowers and other power garden tools between 9:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. on…

Galloway Township Code Chapter 253 does not name leaf blowers specifically, but restricts internal-combustion lawn…

Hackensack's nuisance code bars noise from domestic power tools, lawn mowers and agricultural equipment, muffled or…

Leaf blowers fall under Hamilton's yard-maintenance-equipment noise rule: homeowners and tenants cannot run them…

Jersey City limits when leaf blowers and other landscaping equipment can run: residential owners/tenants must stay off…

Power tools, home-maintenance tools and landscaping or yard equipment, leaf blowers included, cannot run on residential…

Paterson bars residents from running power tools, leaf blowers and other yard maintenance equipment between 8 p.m. and…

Toms River restricts outdoor power mowers and landscaping power tools, the category covering gas leaf blowers, to the…

Trenton bars operating power lawn mowers, leaf blowers, vacuums, golf course maintenance equipment and chain saws…

Leaf blowers, lawn mowers and other domestic power tools may run in Passaic only from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on…

Amplified music and sound is prohibited in Bergen County parks except for official county use or with a written permit…

Rule 13 of the Burlington County Parks System Rules and Regulations bars disruptive noise and bans public address or…

Cherry Hill Township bans outdoor loudspeakers and PA systems whose sound is plainly audible at the property line or on…

Irvington Township Code § 397-2C bans using any loudspeaker, amplifier or sound-reproducing device that casts sound…

Jersey City requires a City Clerk registration before running a noncommercial sound truck, and a paid license for…

Long Branch bans playing radios, TVs, or music devices loud enough to disturb neighbors, requires earphones for…

Using loudspeakers, public address systems or amplifiers anywhere in a Mercer County park or recreation area requires…

Toms River Township bans amplified music at its municipal skatepark unless the Department of Recreation preapproves it…

Amplified music answers to the state noise code, N.J.A.C. 7:29-1.2, capping sound at 65 dBA by day and 50 dBA overnight…

Bergenfield bars anyone from running an exterior loudspeaker or other amplified sound device, fixed or mounted on a…

Exterior loudspeakers and amplified sound equipment in Brick Township can't be plainly audible beyond the property line…

Camden County bars two kinds of amplified sound as a stationary-source noise disturbance: § 6.2.1 stops any radio, TV…

Clifton judges vehicle stereos and portable speakers by hours and distance, not decibels. Vehicle music can't be…

Edison Township bans loudspeakers and PA systems from creating a noise disturbance across a residential property line…

Elizabeth bars loudspeakers and amplified sound equipment, whether used for advertising or non-commercial purposes…

Freehold Township Code § 217-2A(1) bars playing a radio, TV, phonograph or similar device louder than needed for…

Galloway Township Code Chapter 253 prohibits playing any radio, television, hi-fi, stereo, phonograph or other…

Hackensack limits amplified sound two ways under Chapter 112: § 112-8 bars any sound production device from raising…

Amplified sound cannot push total sound above the neighborhood's residual level by more than 3 dB(C) at night or 6…

Lakewood Township bans playing a radio, stereo, phonograph or other sound device loudly enough to disturb neighbors…

Portable, non-vehicular music or sound devices used on Linden public property can't be plainly audible beyond 50 feet…

Newark bans running a loudspeaker or public address system between 10:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. if the sound crosses into a…

Passaic bars loudspeakers and public address systems from creating a noise disturbance across a residential property…

Playing a radio, speaker or other sound device loud enough to be heard 25 feet away is 'prima facia evidence' of a…

Outdoor and portable amplified music in Paterson can't raise sound above the neighborhood residual level by more than 3…

Trenton Code § 167-2 declares it a nuisance to play a radio, phonograph or musical instrument louder than needed for…

On Union County parks, playgrounds and other county-controlled property, playing a radio, loudspeaker, sound amplifier…

Woodbridge bars playing amplified sound equipment on streets or in public places to attract attention, and separately…

Clifton Code § 129-16 makes it unlawful for aircraft or helicopter operators to create unnecessary noise within or over…

Lakewood Township exempts ordinary landing and takeoff at a licensed runway or airport from its noise code, but Code…

Camden County's stationary-source noise ordinance does not cap aircraft in flight; under § 3.3 the county's noise…

Paterson's noise ordinance does not regulate aircraft flight operations: they are listed as a flat exemption from the…

Woodbridge's Noise Code expressly exempts aircraft flight operations from its decibel limits, meaning the Township's…

New Jersey's Noise Control Act sets uniform statewide decibel limits for stationary commercial and industrial sources…

Brick Township caps stationary noise at 75 dB(A) in the M-1 Light Industrial zone and 65 dB(A) in business/professional…

Camden County's Noise Control Ordinance caps stationary-source sound with Table I and § 5.1.2: no more than 65 dBA at a…

Clifton bars any sound source from exceeding the limits in its Table I/II sound schedule, measured at the receiving…

Edison Township caps sound at the receiving property line: 55 dBA by day and 50 dBA at night for residential areas, up…

Elizabeth caps noise from industrial and commercial operations at the residential property line: City Code §…

Hackensack caps sound at the real property line under City Code § 112-7, which applies the decibel tables in Tables I…

Hamilton's noise chapter sets hard decibel ceilings by receiving property and time of day. Outdoors at a residential…

Irvington caps measurable noise at 65 decibels between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., dropping to 50 decibels between 8 p.m. and 8…

Jersey City caps sound crossing the property line from industrial facilities under Chapter 222's citywide noise…

Lakewood Township caps ambient noise measured from the point of annoyance at 60 decibels between 7:00 a.m. and 11:00…

Linden's Model Noise Ordinance caps outdoor sound at the property line at 65 dBA for residential and commercial…

New Jersey's Noise Control Act sets the decibel limits used across Morris County: continuous sound at a residential…

Newark's Noise Control Ordinance sets a hard ceiling on sound measured at the real property line of the receiving…

Under Table I of Code of the City of Passaic § 193-12, sound from a unit in a multi-dwelling building is capped at 45…

Paterson caps outdoor sound at residential properties at 65 dBA from 7 a.m.-10 p.m. and 50 dBA overnight, measured at…

Toms River Township's zoning performance standards cap noise at a property line by frequency band, from 69 decibels in…

Trenton's only measured decibel standard applies to junkyards and recycling centers under Code § 137-10. Sound at a…

Woodbridge caps continuous sound measured at a residential property line at 65 dBA daytime and 50 dBA at night, backed…

Bergenfield's noise chapter bans discharging exhaust without an effective muffler, sounding a horn except as a warning…

Brick Township caps motor vehicle noise on public roads at 82 dB(A) where the speed limit is 35 mph or less, rising to…

Camden County's ordinance restricts idling of vehicles over 10,000 lbs to five minutes per hour when stationary within…

Cherry Hill Township requires every gas-powered vehicle to run with a working muffler and bans revving engines, under…

Clifton bans revving a parked vehicle's engine between 10:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. if it disturbs the neighborhood, with a…

Edison Township bars heavy trucks over 10,000 pounds from idling more than five minutes an hour near residential areas…

Elizabeth's noise ordinance bans tampering with a vehicle's muffler or noise control device and separately outlaws…

Essex County has no countywide vehicle-noise ordinance. Vehicle noise is governed by New Jersey Title 39 motor-vehicle…

Freehold Township Code § 217-2A(5) and (6) require an effective muffler on vehicle exhaust and bar operating a vehicle…

Galloway Township Code Chapter 253 bans discharging the exhaust of any internal-combustion engine into the open air…

Hackensack's Chapter 112 noise ordinance bans removing or disabling a vehicle's factory noise-control equipment…

Hamilton bans disabling a vehicle's factory noise-control equipment and caps in-car music at 25 feet audible overnight…

Irvington Township bans playing a car radio, stereo, tape player or other sound device loud enough to unreasonably…

Jersey City bans removing or disabling a motor vehicle's or motorcycle's factory noise-control equipment, requires…

Lakewood Township's Board of Health noise code, Ocean County, New Jersey, caps street noise at 60 decibels by day and…

Linden bars removing or disabling a motor vehicle's factory noise-control equipment and caps vehicle stereo audibility…

Long Branch bans unreasonably loud or unnecessary vehicle horn use except as a danger warning, requires exhaust to run…

Newark requires every motor vehicle and motorcycle to run with its original muffler or an equivalent replacement in…

Passaic bars operating a motor vehicle or motorcycle without a working original muffler (or an equivalent replacement)…

Paterson bans disabling a vehicle's factory noise-control equipment and caps vehicular music amplification at 25 feet…

Toms River Township bars disruptive vehicle repair, rebuilding, or testing noise near homes and restricts horns to…

Trenton bans exhausts, horns and mufflers that emit loud or unnecessary noise from any vehicle on city streets. The…

Woodbridge bans compression engine braking (jake brakes) on any street under municipal jurisdiction and requires…