It shall be unlawful for a person to make, continue or cause to be made or continued any loud, unnecessary or unusual noise or any noise which does or is likely to annoy, disturb, injure or endanger the comfort, repose, health, peace or safety of others.
Any person, firm or corporation residing in or doing business in the Borough of Roselle may apply for permission to operate a loudspeaker or sound amplifier with the Borough Clerk upon 48 hours' notice of the date on which the use of the loudspeaker or other sound amplifier is intended to be used. Application information can be found at § 295-12 of this Code.
A. 
No person shall use or operate a loudspeaker or sound amplifier within the Borough of Roselle, except weekdays between 10:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., prevailing time, nor within a radius of 500 feet of any house of worship while funeral services are being held there.
B. 
This section shall not apply to charitable, political or civic organizations of the Borough of Roselle, nor shall it apply to radios in homes or private pleasure vehicles when the same are operated in such as manner as not to be audible at a distance of 50 feet from such vehicle nor to noise devices, bands or other musical devices used in any public parade or procession which is operated under a permit in accordance with the ordinances of the Borough of Roselle.
A. 
The making, creating or permitting of any noise of such character, intensity or duration from a motor vehicle and/or motorcycle as to be detrimental to the life, health or welfare of any individual or which either steadily or intermittently annoys, disturbs, injures or endangers the comfort, repose, peace or safety of any individual or which creates a noise disturbance outside the vehicle as to be plainly audible at a distance of 50 feet is hereby prohibited.
B. 
The sounding of any horn or other auditory signaling device in any motor vehicle or motorcycle on any public right-of-way or public space, except as a warning of danger or where the motor vehicle statutes of New Jersey require the sounding of such horn or signaling device, is hereby prohibited.
C. 
The sounding of any horn or other auditory signaling device from any motor vehicle or motorcycle that produces a sound level that is plainly audible at a distance of 50 feet or more is hereby prohibited.
D. 
No person shall cause, suffer, allow or permit the operation of any motor vehicle or motorcycle not equipped with original muffler or equivalent replacement in good working order and in constant operation.
E. 
No person shall remove or render inoperative or cause to be removed or rendered inoperative, other than for purposes of maintenance, repair or replacement, any muffler on a motor vehicle or motorcycle.
Use of domestic power tools, lawn mowers, automobile tools and agricultural equipment, when operated with a muffler, shall be restricted to the hours between 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. on weekdays (excluding legal holidays), and shall be restricted to the hours between 8:30 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. on weekends and legal holidays.
Owning, possessing or harboring any animal or bird that frequently or for a continuous duration makes a sound that creates a noise disturbance as defined in § 295-9 of this Code is hereby prohibited.
A. 
"Dangerous fireworks," as defined in N.J.S.A. 21:2-3, are strictly prohibited.
B. 
No person shall use or fire explosives, firearms, fireworks or similar devices which create impulsive sound so as to cause a noise disturbance, as defined in § 295-9 of this Code, without first obtaining a permit issued pursuant to § 295-13 of this chapter.
C. 
Sparkling devices and novelties are authorized for use by persons 16 years of age or older at all hours on January 1 and July 4, but the use of the same is restricted to the hours between 6:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. (local time) for all other dates. No permit shall be required for the use of sparkling devices and novelties. Sparkling devices and novelties, as set forth in N.J.S.A. 21:3-2, shall include:
(1) 
Wood sticks or wire sparklers of not more than 100 grams of pyrotechnic mixture per item;
(2) 
Hand-held or ground-based sparkling devices which are nonexplosive and nonaerial, which may produce a crackling or whistling effect, and contain 75 grams or less of pyrotechnic composition per tube or a total of 500 grams or less for multiple tubes; and
(3) 
Snakes and glow worms, smoke devices, and trick noisemakers, which include party poppers, snappers, and drop pops, each consisting of 25/100 grains or less of explosive mixture.
Testing of any emergency signaling device shall take place at the same time of the day for each test and shall be performed during the hours between 10:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. and shall not exceed 30 seconds. Emergency warning/signaling devices shall be maintained in good repair to prevent repeated accidental alarms.