It shall be unlawful and a violation of this chapter for any
person to create or permit to exist any sounds at such a level and
duration as to be or tend to be injurious to human health or welfare
or that would reasonably interfere with the enjoyment of life and
property. It shall also be a violation of this chapter if any person
makes unnecessary noise so as to annoy or disturb the quiet comfort
or repose of persons in the vicinity of persons who are lawfully upon
an adjoining property to the property where the noise is emanating
from.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
COMMERCIAL PROPERTY
Any facility or property used for activities involving the
furnishing or handling of goods or services, including but not limited
to:
B.
Off-road vehicle operations, such as repair, maintenance and
terminaling.
E.
Banking and office activities.
F.
Recreation and entertainment.
I.
Other commercial activities.
CONSTRUCTION
Any site preparation, assembly, erection, repair, alteration
or similar action, but excluding demolition of buildings or structures.
DBA
The abbreviation designating both the unit of measured sound
level (the decibel) and the mode or measurement that uses the A-weighting
of a sound level meter.
DECIBEL (dB)
The practical unit of measurement for sound-pressure level;
the number of decibels of a measured sound is equal to 20 times the
logarithm to the base 10 of the ratio of the sound pressure of the
measured sound to the sound pressure of a standard sound (20 micropascals)
abbreviated "dB."
DEMOLITION
Any dismantling, intentional destruction or removal of buildings
or structures.
INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY
Any facility or property used for activities involving the
production or fabrication of goods, including but not limited to:
A.
Storage, warehouse or distribution.
B.
Other activities carried out on the property.
NOISE
Any sounds of such level and duration as to be or tend to
be injurious to human health or welfare or that would unreasonably
interfere with the enjoyment of life or property.
PERSON
Any corporation, company, association, society, firm, partnership
and joint-stock company, as well as individuals, and shall also include
the state and all its political subdivisions and any agencies or instrumentalities
thereof.
PUBLIC SPACE
Any real property or structures thereon that are owned or
controlled by a governmental entity.
REAL PROPERTY LINE
The imaginary line, including its planar extension, that
separates one parcel of real property from another.
SOUND LEVEL
The sound-pressure level measured in decibels with a sound-level
meter set for A-weighting; sound level is expressed in dBA.
SOUND-LEVEL METER
An instrument for the measurement of sound levels as specified
in N.J.A.C. 7:29B.
SOUND-PRESSURE LEVEL
The level of a sound measured in decibel units with a sound-level
meter which has a uniform response over the band of frequencies measured.
WEEKDAY
Any day, Monday through Friday, which is not a legal holiday.
No person shall cause, suffer, allow or permit the operation
of any source of sound on a particular category of property in such
a manner as to create a sound level that exceeds the particular sound
level limits set forth below when measured at the real property line
of the receiving property.
A. Residential.
(1) Between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m., sound level shall
not exceed 55 dB.
(2) Between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., sound level shall
not exceed 50 dB.
B. Commercial. At all times sound levels shall not exceed 65 dB.
C. Industrial. At all times sound levels shall not exceed 75 dB.