[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough
of Red Bank as Sec. 3-9.12 of the 1987 Revised General Ordinances.
Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Amended by Ord. No. 161-67; Ord. No. 212-69]
A.
No person shall make or permit the making of any loud, excessive
or disturbing noise by the use of a phonograph, radio, television,
musical instruments and all devices that produce and/or transmit sound.
[Amended 11-29-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-38]
B.
Any place of public accommodation that plays any music, whether prerecorded
or live, for the entertainment of its guests or invitees, shall close
all windows, doors and exterior openings and shall cease all exterior
transmission or broadcast of such music at 11:00 p.m. Sunday through
Thursday and at 12:00 midnight on Friday, Saturday and days preceding
recognized federal holidays. This subsection does not otherwise limit
or modify the applicability or enforceability of any other section
of this Chapter. This subsection shall not be applicable to any houses
of worship while conducting religious services.
[Added 7-9-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-29; amended 8-10-2016 by Ord. No. 2016-12]
C.
No person shall make or permit the making of any loud, excessive
or disturbing noise in connection with the loading or unloading of
any vehicle or the opening or destruction of bales, boxes, crates
or containers.
D.
No person shall engage in the erection, including excavation, demolition,
of any building or structure other than between the hours of 7:30
a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on weekdays, including Saturdays, except in the
case of urgent necessity in the interest of public health and safety,
and then only with a permit from the Director of Public Works, which
permit may be granted for a period not to exceed three days while
the emergency continues, and which permit may be renewed for periods
not exceeding three days while the emergency continues. This prohibition
shall not apply to routine maintenance and minor repairs on Sunday
between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.
E.
No person shall engage in, cause, or permit the operation other than
between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on weekdays, including
Saturdays, of any pile driver, steam shovel, pneumatic drill or hammer,
derrick, steam or electric hoist, or other appliance, the use of which
is attended by loud, excessive or disturbing noise.[1]
[1]
Former Subsection F, which immediately followed this subsection,
which restricted business establishments located within 100 feet of
residential zoning districts, added 5-9-2012 by Ord. No. 2012-8, was
repealed 8-10-2016 by Ord. No. 2016-12.
[Added 4-27-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-13]
Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to a minimum fine of no less than $250. The maximum fine, and any authorized periods of imprisonment, shall be as set forth in Chapter 1, Article II, General Penalty, of the Code of the Borough of Red Bank, as it may exist from time to time.
