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Borough of New Providence, NJ Noise
Ch 13 ASSESSORS, MUNICIPAL
Ch 21 CLERK
Ch 23 CLERK, DEPUTY
Ch 34 DRUG AND ALCOHOL TESTING POLICY
Ch 37 EMERGENCY PROCLAMATIONS
Ch 41 ETHICS, CODE OF; AWARD OF MUNICIPAL CONTRACTS
Ch 47 FINANCIAL OFFICER, CHIEF
Ch 57 HEALTH, BOARD OF
Ch 63 INDEMNIFICATION OF OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
Ch 66 LENGTH OF SERVICE AWARDS PROGRAM
Ch 70 OPEN SPACE TRUST FUND
Ch 83 PURCHASING AND CLAIMS PAYMENT
Ch 93 SAFETY STANDARDS, EMPLOYEE
Ch 99 TREASURER AND TAX COLLECTOR
Ch 113 AMUSEMENT DEVICES, COIN- OR MECHANICALLY OPERATED
Ch 119 BARBERSHOPS
Ch 123 BICYCLES
Ch 137 DRUG-FREE SCHOOL ZONES
Ch 141 EARTH TERMINAL ANTENNAS
Ch 147 FEES AND LICENSES
Ch 178 MUNICIPAL PARKING AREAS
Ch 213 RECYCLING
Ch 220 STORM SEWER SYSTEM
Ch 239 TAXICABS
Ch 243 TOWING
Ch 247 TREES AND SHRUBS
Ch 253 VEHICLES, ABANDONED AND UNLICENSED
Ch 261 VEHICLES: OPEN-AIR PARKING STATIONS
Ch 265 WATER EMERGENCIES
Ch 275 AFFORDABLE HOUSING
Ch 279 ESCROW FUNDS FOR DEVELOPMENT
Ch 281 FLOOD DAMAGE PREVENTION
Ch 285 HOUSING REHABILITATION
Ch 291 LAND USE PROCEDURES
Ch 297 SOIL REMOVAL
Ch 298 LOT GRADING PLANS
Ch 301 STORMWATER CONTROL
Ch 305 SUBDIVISION OF LAND AND SITE PLAN REVIEW
PART IV, BOARD OF HEALTH LEGISLATION
Ch 314 GENERAL PROVISIONS, BOARD OF HEALTH
Ch 333 Art VI Noise
§ 333-29 Definitions.
§ 333-30 Applicability.
§ 333-31 Declaration of findings and policy.
§ 333-32 Noise control officers.
§ 333-33 Maximum permissible sound levels.
§ 333-34 Restricted uses and activities.
§ 333-35 Enforcement.
Ch 337 SWIMMING POOLS, PUBLIC
Ch A343 CABLE TELEVISION FRANCHISEgrade
Ch A344 TELECOMMUNICATIONS FRANCHISE
Ch A345 WIRELESS ON-LINE FACILITIES FRANCHISE
New Laws (214) Index
Chapter 333 SANITARY STANDARDS
Article VI Noise
§ 333-29
§ 333-30
§ 333-31
§ 333-32
§ 333-33
§ 333-34
§ 333-35
Chapter 333 SANITARY STANDARDS Article VI Noise
Editor's Note: See also § 333-2.
An employee of a local, county or regional health agency which is certified pursuant to the County Environmental Health Act (N.J.S.A. 26:3A2-21 et seq.) to perform noise enforcement activities, or a municipality with a Department-approved noise control ordinance and the employee has received noise enforcement training and is currently certified in noise enforcement. The employee must be acting within his or her designated jurisdiction and must be authorized to issue a summons in order to be considered a noise control officer.
Either the imaginary line including its vertical extension that separates one parcel of real property from another; the vertical and horizontal boundaries of a dwelling unit that is part of a multidwelling unit building; or on a multi-use property, the interface between the two portions or the property on which different categories of activity are being performed (e.g., if the multi-use property is a building which is residential upstairs and commercial downstairs, then the real property line would be the interface between the residential area and the commercial area).
Public and private right-of-ways.
Whereas excessive sound is a serious hazard to the public health, welfare, safety and the quality of life; and whereas a substantial body of science and technology exists by which excessive sound may be substantially abated; and whereas the people have a right to, and should be ensured of, an environment free from excessive sound, now, therefore, it is the policy of the Borough of New Providence to prevent excessive sound that may jeopardize the health, welfare or safety of the citizens or degrade the quality of life.
This article shall apply to the control of sound originating from sources within the Borough of New Providence.
The provisions of this article shall be enforced by noise control officers. A person shall be qualified to be a noise control officer if the person meets the criteria set forth in the definition above and completes, at a frequency specified by the Department in N.J.A.C. 7:20-2.11, a noise certification and recertification course which is offered by the Department of Environmental Sciences of Cook College, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey or any other noise certification or recertification course which is offered by an accredited university and approved by the Department.
Sound measurements made by a noise control officer shall conform to the procedures set forth in N.J.A.C. 7:29-2, except that interior sound level measurements shall also conform with the procedures set forth in § 333-33B and C of this article and with the definition of "real property line" as contained herein.
Coordinate the noise control activities of all departments in the Borough of New Providence and cooperate with all other public bodies and agencies to the extent practicable.
Review the actions of the Borough of New Providence and advise of the effect, if any, of such actions on noise control.
Investigate and pursue possible violations of this article for sound levels that equal or exceed the sound levels set forth in Tables I and II,
when measured at a receiving real property line located within the designated jurisdiction of the noise control officer, in accordance with § 333-35, Enforcement, Subsection A.
No person shall cause, suffer, allow or permit the operation of any source of sound on any source property listed in § 333-30A above in such a manner as to create a sound level that equals or exceeds the sound level limits set forth in Tables I and II when measured at or within the real property line of any of the receiving properties listed in Tables I and II, except as specified in Subsection B below.
When measuring total sound or residual sound within a multi-use property, or within a residential unit when the property line between it and the source property is a common wall, all exterior doors and windows shall be closed, and the measurements shall be taken in the center of the room most affected by the noise. Residual sound shall be measured in accordance with N.J.A.C. 7:29-2.9(b)2. When measuring total sound or residual sound, all sound sources within the dwelling unit must be shut off (e.g., television, stereo). Measurements shall not be taken in areas that receive only casual use such as hallways, closets and bathrooms.
Indoor measurements shall only be taken if the sound source is on or within the same property as the receiving property, as in the case of a multi-use property (e.g., sound generated within a commercial unit of a multi-use property building and received within a residential unit of the same building) or multidwelling unit building. In addition, indoor measurements shall be taken if the property line between the receiving property and the source property is a common wall, such as in a multi-dwelling unit building. The allowable sound level standards for indoors are as shown in Tables I and II.
Impulsive sound. Between 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m., impulsive sound shall not equal or exceed 80 decibels. Between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., impulsive sound that occurs less than four times in any hour shall not equal or exceed 80 decibels. Impulsive sound that repeats four or more times in any hour shall be measured as an impulsive sound and shall meet the requirements as shown in Table I.
Except as provided in Subsection B below, the provisions of this article shall not apply to the exceptions listed in N.J.A.C. 7:29-1.4.
Construction and demolition activities are exempt from the sound level limits set forth in Tables I and II,
except as provided for in Subsection B below.
Noncommercial or nonindustrial power tools and landscaping and yard maintenance equipment shall not be operated between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. on weekdays and 6:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m. on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, unless such activities can meet the applicable limits set forth in Tables I and II. All motorized equipment used in these activities shall be operated with a muffler. At all other times, the limits set forth in Tables I and II do not apply to noncommercial or nonindustrial power tools and landscaping and yard maintenance equipment.
Commercial or industrial power tools and landscaping and yard maintenance equipment, excluding emergency work, shall not be operated on a residential property or within 250 feet of a residential property line when operated on commercial or industrial property between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. on weekdays, or between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m. on Saturdays, and is prohibited on Sundays and federal holidays, unless such activities can meet the limits set forth in Tables I and II. In addition, commercial or industrial power tools and landscaping and yard maintenance equipment, excluding emergency work, utilized on commercial or industrial property shall meet the limits set forth in Tables I and II between the hours of 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. All motorized equipment used in these activities shall be operated with a muffler. At all other times, the limits set forth in Tables I and II do not apply to commercial or industrial power tools and landscaping and yard maintenance equipment.
Construction and demolition activity, excluding emergency work, shall not be performed between the hours of 7:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. on weekdays and Saturdays, nor between the hours of 7:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m. on Sundays and federal holidays, unless such activities can meet the limits set forth in Tables I and II. All motorized equipment used in construction and demolition activity shall be operated with a muffler. At all other times, the limits set forth in Tables I and II do not apply to construction and demolition activities.
Personal vehicular music amplification shall not be operated in such a manner as to be plainly audible at a distance of 50 feet in any direction from the operator between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m.
Self-contained, portable hand-held music or sound amplification or reproduction equipment shall not be operated on a public space or public right-of-way in such a manner as to be plainly audible at a distance of 50 feet in any direction from the operator between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. Between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m., sound from such equipment shall not be plainly audible by any person other than the operator.
Sound levels exceeding the limits set forth in Tables I and II shall be prohibited between residential units within the same multidwelling unit building. Measurements shall be taken indoors as per § 333-33B and C.
Violation of any provision of this article shall be cause for an enforcement document to be issued to the violator by the noise control officer according to procedures set forth in N.J.A.C. 7:29-1.6 or by a police officer in the case of violation cited in § 333-33 of this article. The recipient of an enforcement document shall be entitled to a hearing in Municipal Court having jurisdiction to contest such action.
No provision of this article shall be construed to impair any common law or statutory cause of action, or legal remedy therefrom, of any person for injury or damage arising from any violation of this chapter or from other law.