[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees
of the Village of Rockville Centre 2-22-1971 by L.L. No. 1-1971 as
Ch. 84 of the 1971 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Aircraft — See Ch. 78.
Alarm systems — See Ch. 81.
Amusement and gaming devices — See Ch. 84.
Animals — See Ch. 87.
Bowling alleys and pool hails — See Ch. 105.
Broadcasting reception — See Ch. 109.
Businesses — See Ch. 138.
Entertainment — See Ch. 163.
Firearms and explosives — See Ch. 178.
Lodging and boarding houses — See Ch. 225.
Parades and processions — See Ch. 239.
Peace and good order — See Ch. 247.
Streets and sidewalks — See Ch. 287.
Vehicles and traffic — See Ch. 309.
Zoning — See Ch. 340.
It shall be unlawful for any person to make,
continue or cause to be made or continued any loud, unnecessary or
unusual noise or any noise which annoys, disturbs or injures or endangers
the comfort, repose, health, peace or safety of others. The following
restrictions are specific enactments to curb and prevent disturbing
and unnecessary noises in violation of this chapter, but said enumeration
shall not be deemed to be exclusive.
A.
No person shall maintain or operate or permit to be
maintained or operated any loudspeaker attachment connected with a
radio or television apparatus or talking machine or other primary
source of sound in such a manner that the loudspeaker will project
sound outside of any building so that the sound is audible for a distance
of more than 30 feet from the point of its origin.
B.
Nothing herein contained shall be construed to prohibit
the operation of radio or television apparatus or talking machines
in a reasonable manner within any building or structure, even though
the sound therefrom may be heard outside such building or structure
up to 30 feet therefrom, provided that such radio or television apparatus
or talking machine is not connected with a loudspeaker or amplifier
or sound conveyer fastened to or connected with an outside wall or
which projects from a window or other opening.
C.
Nothing herein contained shall preclude or prohibit
the use by a church or any religious organization of loudspeakers
or other amplifying devices to broadcast the sound of bells, chimes
or carillons or replicas thereof.
D.
Nothing herein contained shall preclude or prohibit
the reasonable use of loudspeakers, amplifiers or other broadcasting
devices in any outdoor sports arena, stadium or public park during
the progress of a game, exhibition or other program conducted in a
public place in compliance with other legal regulations applicable
thereto or at a railroad or bus station in connection with the operation
of a common carrier in advising the public as to the arrival and departure
of public conveyances and similar information.
No person shall sound or cause to be sounded
any horn or signaling device on any motorcar, motorcycle, motorboat
or other vehicle on any street, waterway or public place of the village,
except as a danger signal or traffic warning, nor shall any person
create or cause to be created by the use of such devices any unreasonably
loud, harsh or prolonged sound.
A.
No person shall operate or cause to be operated any
aircraft for any purpose over the village with sound-amplifying equipment
in operation audible to persons on the ground. This prohibition includes
amplification of human voices and musical instruments and forbids
the broadcasting of the advertisements of any product, function or
cause and the dissemination of messages, recitals, reading or other
material of any kind, unless the same have been duly authorized by
an official agency of government.
B.
The prohibition herein shall not apply to broadcasting
of warning signals from devices installed on authorized aircraft or
to the use of any horn or other mechanism when operated to ensure
safety in aerial navigation.
No person shall operate or cause to be operated
any motorcar, motorboat or other mechanism propelled by gasoline,
fuel oil or other combustible substance unless the same shall be properly
equipped with a muffler so designed and in such condition as to prevent
unnecessary noise in its operation.
[Amended 11-6-1995 by L.L. No. 10-1995]
No person shall operate or permit the carrying
on of any activities in connection with the operation of any factory,
warehouse or transfer station in which the primary activity is not
totally enclosed within the four walls of a building whenever such
an establishment is located within 200 feet of a residence zone, between
the hours of 7:00 p.m. and 7:30 a.m. or at any time on Sunday.
[Added 11-27-1995 by L.L. No. 12-1995; amended 2-8-2011 by L.L. No. 3-2011]
No contractor or construction company shall
conduct or permit any construction, improvement or renovation, or
the operation of equipment in connection with any improvement, construction
or renovation, with respect to the interior or exterior of any private
property, between the hours of 7:00 p.m. on any day and 8:00 a.m.
on the following day, nor at any time on Sunday or on any of the following
holidays: New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Day, Lincoln's
Birthday, Presidents' Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day,
Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day or Christmas Day. Assembly
or delivery of personnel and/or materials or equipment or other preparation
for any such construction-related activity may commence no earlier
than 7:30 a.m. on any day when such activity is permitted to be performed.
The restrictions in this section shall not apply to any such activity
authorized by a Village official in charge of the appropriate Village
department in case of emergency, nor to such activity when performed
by or for a government agency or a utility company. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, this section shall not be construed to prohibit activities
occurring solely within the interior of a building where the sound
from such activity is not audible beyond the property line of the
property where the activity is being conducted.
[Added 4-3-2012 by L.L. No. 1-2012]
No person shall operate or maintain, or cause to be operated
or maintained, any air-conditioning compressor unit or similar unit
which emits sound which is audible at the nearest property line at
a sound measurement level in excess of 60 dBA.
