How to Avoid a Noise Violation in the Township

Do you often play loud music, have a noisy vehicle or own a device that omits a loud sound? If so, you should review the Township’s noise control ordinance to maintain public safety and avoid a violation.

The Township defines a noise violation as a sound that continues for more than 30 minutes and causes excessive, unnecessary or unusually loud noise or endangers the comfort, health or safety of others. This includes:

• Motor vehicle horns.
• Radios, speakers and musical instruments.
• Loud vehicles.
• Devices that attract attention, such as megaphone.

Exceptions to this ordinance include:

• Emergency vehicles.
• Construction projects occurring 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday – unless the Township issues a permit for work outside these hours.
• A reasonable use of amplifiers or speakers for public addresses from community members or businesses.
• Agricultural operations.
• Township-sponsored events.

Noise violations can result in a fine. Code enforcement officers work with each person to resolve a violation before any fine is issued, except when there is a long history of repeated offenses.

Read more about the Township’s noise control ordinance here. For more information about code enforcement in the Township, click here.