For residential environments, the accepted decibel level is lower. Any noise exceeding 70 dB is considered disturbing. Residential limits usually start at 60 or 55 dB (the equivalent noise of a regular vacuum cleaner). Time limits usually apply after 10 pm and until 7 am.
Night hours are 11.00 pm until 7.00 am. To reduce noise nuisance from houses and premises, the law defines a maximum amount of noise which is acceptable during night hours. When noise exceeds the permitted level, the district council can investigate and take action against the neighbour or other noise source.
People hear their next-door neighbors talking, footsteps from above or even music blaring through the walls. Sound transmission between units is one of the biggest complaints among condo dwellers. Noise can also come from ceilings, doors and windows, so living in a condo can take some getting used to.
Any person who is the owner or a tenant or a resident or otherwise in control of any house, apartment, inium unit, structure or other property located within the City of Franklin shall be responsible and liable for any loud, unnecessary, unreasonable or unusual noises created by one or more persons gathered on ...
Noise is not permitted from 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. the next day or until 9 a.m. on Saturdays, Sundays and statutory holidays. This includes noise from loading, unloading, delivering, packing, unpacking and otherwise handling any containers, products or materials.
Most local noise ordinances designate "quiet hours"—for example, from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. on weekdays and until 8 or 9 a.m. on weekends. So, running a power mower might be permitted at 10 a.m. on Saturday, but not at 7 a.m. Some universally disturbing sounds are commonly banned or restricted.
P.m. to a.m.
(2) The playing of any radio, phonograph, car stereo or any musical instrument in such a manner or with such volume, particularly during the hours between p.m. and a.m. of the following day, Monday through Friday, p.m. and a.m. on Saturday, and p.m. and a.m. on Sunday, as to annoy or ...
Between the hours of p.m. and a.m., no person shall operate or permit the operation of any sound amplification system, auditory device, or stationary sound source from non-residential property in a manner as to be audible at the property line of a residential unit that is one hundred (100) feet or more ...
Under this act, night hours are defined from 11 pm to 7 am, and councils have the authority to issue warning notices if noise exceeds permitted levels during this time. The acceptable noise levels are: 34 dBA (decibels adjusted) if the background noise level is no more than 24 dBA.