[Adopted 8-4-1997 by Ord.
No. 97-2479 as Ch. 182, Art. I, of the 1996 Township
Code]
No person shall make, continue or cause to be made or continued
or permit any loud, unusual or unnecessary noise which shall disturb
the comfort, rest or repose of any person being in his place of abode.
[Amended 8-21-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-2887]
A. No person shall, within the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., within
the limits of said Township, operate or use any television or radio-receiving
set, phonograph, horn or other sound-producing instrument, device
or apparatus in such manner that the sound thereof shall annoy any
person or disturb the comfort, rest or repose of any person being
in his place of abode.
B. No person or entity shall operate or allow to be operated outdoors
upon any property in a residential zone any motorized construction
or landscaping equipment, machinery, generators, compactors, or power
tools, including but not limited to power drills, sander, grinder,
leaf blower, lawn mower, or edger, between the hours of 9:00 p.m.
to 7:00 a.m. on weekdays and 9:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. on Saturday, Sunday
and federally designated holidays. This does not affect or preclude
the legal driving of such any specialized vehicles on streets in the
Township during the prohibited hours. This prohibition does not apply
to a federal, state, county or municipal, or public utility employees
or contractors performing emergency repairs, or persons or contractors
performing emergency repairs on public or private property reasonably
required to preserve property or safety or conducted pursuant to a
waiver issued by the Township Construction Official. Construction
or landscaping tools or equipment powered by an internal combustion
engine must have a properly functioning muffler at all times.
C. No person or entity shall engage in the active collection of solid
waste or recycling, utilizing specialized vehicles or equipment, outdoors
between the hours of 9:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. in the Township, except
as otherwise permitted by contract between the Township and its solid
waste and recycling contractor(s). This does not affect or preclude
the legal driving of any such specialized vehicles on streets in the
Township during the prohibited hours. This prohibition does not apply
to emergency debris pickup or cleanup on public or private property
reasonably required to preserve property or safety, or debris or refuse
collection or cleanup pursuant to a directive or waiver issued by
the Township Construction Official or other police or public health/safety
official.
[Amended 7-17-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-3374]
[Amended 8-4-1997 by Ord.
No. 97-2479]
Any person aggrieved by an existing violation of this article shall first report such violation to a police officer of the Township. Said officer shall forthwith serve or cause to be served a notice upon the person or persons alleged to be violating this article, which shall contain a demand that the violation immediately cease and that, upon failure to do so, a complaint will be made in the Municipal Court and, upon conviction, said violator will be subject to a fine, imprisonment or period of service, or any combination thereof, as provided in §
336-4.
[Amended 8-4-1997 by Ord.
No. 97-2479; 5-1-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-2876]
Any person adjudicated as having violated any provision of this chapter shall be subject to the penalties in Chapter
1, General Provisions, §
1-4, of this Code.
[Adopted 11-26-1984 by Ord. No. 1724 (Ch. 182, Art. II, of the 1996 Township
Code)]
This article may be cited as the "Noise Control Ordinance for
Mobile Sources."
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
dBA
The abbreviation designating both the unit of measured sound
level (the decibel) and the mode of measurement that uses the A-weighting
of 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."
GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT RATING (GVWR)
The value specified by the manufacturer as the recommended
maximum loaded weight of a single motor vehicle. In cases where trailers
and tractors are separable, the gross combination weight rating (GCWR),
which is the value specified by the manufacturer as the recommended
maximum loaded weight of the combination vehicle, shall be used.
MOTORCYCLE
An unenclosed motor vehicle having a saddle for the use of
the operator and two or three wheels in contact with the ground, including
but not limited to motor scooters, mopeds and minibikes.
MOTOR VEHICLE
Any vehicle that is propelled or drawn on land by an engine
or motor, such as but not limited to passenger cars, trucks, truck-trailers,
semitrailers, campers, go-carts, snowmobiles, amphibious craft on
land, dune buggies or racing vehicles, but not including motorcycles.
MUFFLER
A sound-dissipative device or system for abating the sound
of escaping gases of an internal-combustion engine.
NOISE
Any sounds of such level and duration as to be or tend to
be injurious to human health or welfare, or which would unreasonably
interfere with the enjoyment of life or property.
NOISE CONTROL OFFICER
An officially designated employee of the Police Department
trained in the measurement of sound and empowered to issue citations
of violations of this article.
PERSON
Any corporation, company, association, society, firm, partnership
and joint-stock company, as well as individual, and shall also include
the state and all its political subdivisions and any agencies or instrumentalities
thereof.
PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY
Any street, avenue, boulevard, road, highway, sidewalk or
alley or similar place that is owned or controlled by a governmental
entity.
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.