Town of Sand Lake, NY Noise

General prohibition. It shall be unlawful for any person to make or cause to be made any loud or unreasonable noise. Noise shall be deemed to be unreasonable when it disturbs, injures or endangers the peace or health of another or when it endangers the health, safety or welfare of the community. Any such noise shall be considered to be a noise disturbance and a public nuisance.

Express prohibitions. The following acts, which enumeration shall not be deemed to be exclusive, are declared to be noise disturbances:

(1)

Continuous animal noises between the hours of 11:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.

(2)

Construction or demolition noises. Construction or demolition which emits such noise is prohibited between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., except in the event of an emergency requiring immediate construction or demolition.

(3)

Radios, televisions, record players, tape recorders, etc. Radios, televisions, record players, tape recorders, CDs, MP3 players and other like devices shall be so modulated as not to annoy or cause discomfort to surrounding neighbors.

(4)

Minibikes, snowmobiles, motorcycles, off-road and all-terrain vehicles. Between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., minibikes, snowmobiles, motorcycles, off-road and all-terrain vehicles of any description designated for either on- or off-road use shall not be operated on private property closer than 200 feet to any residence except the residence of the owner or operator thereof or any residence to which the owner or operator may be invited; or in such a manner as to unreasonably interfere with or disturb the peace, quiet or comfort of the public.

(5)

Internal-combustion engines without an adequate muffler designed and manufactured to suppress exhaust noises to a minimum.

(6)

Parties and other social events. Notwithstanding Subsection A, it shall be unlawful for any person who is participating in a party or other social event to actively make unreasonably loud noise. A "party or other social event" is defined as a gathering upon the premises of one or more persons not residing at the premises. "Unreasonably loud noise" is noise that unreasonably interferes with the peace or health of members of the public or is plainly audible between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. through the walls between units within the same building, from another property or from the street. It shall also be unlawful for any resident of a premises to allow a party or other social event occurring in or about the premises to produce unreasonably loud noise. There is a rebuttable presumption that all residents of the premises have allowed such party or other social event to occur in or about the premises. All residents of the premises are responsible for such unreasonable noise made, each having joint and several liability.