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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 167', '§ 167', '§ 167', '§ 167', '§ 167', '§ 167', '§ 167', '§ 167', '§ 167', '§ 167', '§ 167', '§ 167', '§ 169', '§ 167', '§ 167']

Township of Franklin, NJ Noise
Ch 167 Art I Noise Control
§ 167-3 Declaration of findings and policy.
§ 167-4 Noise control officers.
§ 167-5 Maximum permissible sound levels.
§ 167-6 Restricted uses and activities.
§ 167-7 Enforcement; violations and penalties.
Ch 167 Art II Burglar Alarms and Sound Amplification Equipment
§ 167-8 Burglar alarms; music or sound amplification or reproduction equipment; fireworks.
§ 167-9 Definitions.
§ 167-10 Enforcement.
Noise disturbances caused by animals — See Ch. 115.
Nuisances — See Ch. 169
Quarrying and blasting — See Ch. 278.
ATTACHMENTS167a Table I 167b Table II
Article II Burglar Alarms and Sound Amplification Equipment
[Adopted 2-23-1999 by Ord. No. 3033 (Ch. 167 of the 1990 Code)]
As defined in NFPA 1123, large fireworks devices that are explosive materials intended for use in fireworks displays and designed to produce visible or audible effects by combustion, deflagration, or detonation, as set forth in 27 CFR 555, 49 CFR 172, and APA Standard 87-1, Standard for the Construction and Approval for Transportation of Fireworks, Novelties, and Theatrical Pyrotechnics.
[Added 3-28-2017 by Ord. No. 4184-17]
Any work or action necessary to deliver essential public service, including, but not limited to, repairing water, gas, electricity, telephone, sewer facilities, or public transportation facilities, removing fallen trees on public rights-of-way, dredging navigational waterways, or abating life-threatening conditions.
A commercial, residential, industrial or public service property having boilers, incinerators, elevators, automatic garage doors, air conditioners, laundry rooms, utility provisions, or health and recreational facilities, or other similar devices or areas, either in the interior or on the exterior of the building, which may be a source of elevated sound levels at another category on the same distinct parcel of land.
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 jurisdiction and must be authorized to issue summons in order to be considered a noise control officer.
[Amended 5-11-1999 by Ord. No. 3046]
Any sound that can be detected by a person using his or her unaided hearing facilities. As an example, if the sound source under investigation is a portable or personal vehicular sound amplification or reproduction device, the detection of the rhythmic bass component of the music is sufficient to verify plainly audible sound. The noise control officer need not determine title, specific words, or the artist performing the song.
An audible sound from a fireworks device or shell.
A fireworks device or shell designed to produce an explosive sound as its primary effect.
Beginning Friday at 6:00 p.m. and ending on the following Monday at 7:00 a.m.
Whereas, excessive sound is a serious hazard to the public health, welfare, safety, and the quality of life; and
Whereas, the People have a right to, and should be assured of, an environment free from excessive sound;
Now, therefore, it is the policy of Franklin Township 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 Franklin Township, Somerset County.
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. 7:29-2.11, a noise certification and recertification course which are 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 to the procedures set forth in § 167-5B 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 Franklin Township and cooperate with all other public bodies and agencies to the extent practicable.
Review the actions of Franklin Township and advise of the effect, if any, of such actions on noise control.
Review public and private projects, subject to mandatory review or approval by other departments or boards, for compliance with this article.
Investigate and pursue possible violations of this article for sound levels which equal or exceed the sound levels set forth in Tables I and II,[1] when measured at a receiving property located within the designated jurisdiction of the noise control officer, in accordance with § 167-7 below.
No person shall cause, suffer, allow, or permit the operation of any source of sound on any source property listed in § 167-2A 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[1] except as specified in Subsection B below.
Impulsive sound. Between 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m., impulsive sound shall not exceed 80 decibels. Between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., impulsive sound which occurs less than four times in any hour shall not equal or exceed 80 decibels. Impulsive sound which repeats four or more times in any hour shall be measured as 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 at N.J.A.C. 7:29-1.4.
Notwithstanding the provisions of Tables I and II,[1] the following standards shall apply to the activities or sources of sound set forth below:
Commercial and 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 7:00 a.m. on weekdays, or between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m. on weekends or federal holidays, unless such activities can meet the limits set forth 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 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 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 and industrial power tools and landscaping and yard maintenance equipment.
Construction and demolition activity, excluding emergency work, shall not be performed between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. weekdays, or between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m. on weekends 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.
Motorized snowblowers, snow throwers, and lawn equipment with attached snowplows shall be operated at all times with a muffler. At all times, the limits set forth in Table I and II do not apply.
Electric generators shall be operated at all times with a muffler. At times when electric power is interrupted for reasons beyond the control of the property owner/tenant, the limits set forth in Tables 1 and II do not apply. At all other times, electric generators shall not be operated between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. weekdays, or between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m. on weekends and federal holidays.
[Added 5-22-2012 by Ord. No. 3978[2]; amended 12-11-2014 by Ord. No. 4092-14]
Editor's Note: With this ordinance, former Subsection B(5) was also renumbered as Subsection B(6).
Sound levels exceeding the limits as set forth in Table I and Table II shall be prohibited between residential units within the same multi-dwelling-unit building. Measurements shall be taken indoors as per § 167-5B 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. The recipient of an enforcement document shall be entitled to a hearing in the Municipal Court having jurisdiction to contest such action.
Any person who violates any provision of this article shall be subject to a civil penalty for each offense of not more than $2,000. If the violation is of a continuing nature, each day during which it occurs shall constitute an additional, separate, and distinct offense.
[Amended 10-9-2018 by Ord. No. 4243-18]
No provision of this article shall be construed to impair any common law or statutory cause of action, or legal remedy therefrom, or any person for injury or damage arising from any violation of this article or from other law.
[Adopted 4-13-1999 by Ord. No. 3036 (§ 169-12 of the 1990 Code)]
Fireworks displays. In addition to complying with all of the requirements of the State of New Jersey Department of Labor and the New Jersey State Uniform Fire Code,[1] all private fireworks displays in Franklin Township must comply with this chapter regarding the noise from the display.
Fireworks displays are not permitted to contain any devices or shells that contain reports.
Fireworks displays are not permitted to have a salute in the display.
Fireworks displays must be between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m.
Editor’s Note: See N.J.A.C. 5:70-1 et seq.
For the purposes of § 167-8 above, the following words and terms shall have the following meanings:
Any sound that can be detected by a person using his or her unaided hearing facilities. As an example, if the sound source under investigation is a portable or personal vehicular sound amplification or reproduction device, the detection of the rhythmic bass component of the music is sufficient to verify plainly audible sound. The enforcing officer need not determine title, specific words, or the artist performing the song.
The provisions of § 167-8 shall be enforced by the Department of Police and/or the Department of Health.
Any person who violates any provision of this article shall be subject to a civil penalty for each offense of not more than $3,000. If the violation is of a continuing nature, each day during which it occurs shall constitute an additional, separate, and distinct offense.