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Borough of Paramus, NJ
Bergen County
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It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to commit, maintain or allow to exist any nuisance, as declared and described hereinafter. The following matters, things, conditions or acts and each of them are hereby declared to be nuisances and injurious to the health of persons in this Borough:
A. 
(Reserved)[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection A, which declared as a nuisance any matter, thing, condition or act which is or may become a detriment or menace to the health of persons in the Borough, was repealed 4-26-2010 by Ord. No. 119.
B. 
(Reserved)[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection B, which declared as a nuisance any matter, thing, condition or act which is or may become, annoy or interfere with the comfort or general well-being of persons in the Borough, was repealed 4-26-2010 by Ord. No. 119.
C. 
Pollution, or the existence of a condition or conditions which cause or threaten pollution of any waters in this Borough in such a manner as to cause or threaten injury to any persons or beasts in this municipality with regard to their health, comfort or property. Waters shall include but not be limited to wells, streams, springs, reservoirs, bathing and swimming pools.
D. 
Permitting a growth of or failing to remove brush, weeds or other vegetation, contact with which or the pollen from which will cause discomfort or injury to health.
E. 
The existence or presence of any pool or container of water or other liquid in which mosquito larvae can breed or exist.
F. 
The existence or presence of any accumulation of garbage, refuse, manure or animal or vegetable matter and/or the deposit, accumulation or maintenance of any matter or thing which serves as food for insects or rodents and to which they may have access or which serves or constitutes a breeding place or harborage for insects or rodents in or on any land, premises, building or other place.
G. 
Maintaining any premises which is infested with rats, mice or other rodents.
H. 
Depositing, maintaining or permitting to exist any foul, decaying, malodorous or offensive matter in or upon any lot, yard, street, house, building, premises or place, whether public or private.
I. 
Throwing or permitting or causing the overflow of any slops, stable drainage, liquid filth or septic tank, cesspool or privy contents upon any public or private property.
J. 
Allowing to exist any unclean or unsanitary conditions in any cellar, room or building or any imperfect plumbing or sewer appliances or connections from which any foul or noxious odors or liquids may escape.
K. 
Maintaining any vehicle used for hire or for a public conveyance in a dirty or unsanitary condition.
L. 
Taking or allowing any dog, cat or other animal to enter any area of a store where food is offered for sale, sold or stored, except that any Seeing Eye dog is exempt from this prohibition. Exception to this must be specifically approved by the Board.
M. 
Burying or causing to be buried any dead animal under any property, private or public, in the Borough.
N. 
Expectorating upon any public sidewalk or upon any part of the interior or exterior of any public building or public conveyance.
O. 
Maintaining stationary lights other than public street lighting which have light output of such magnitude and/or direction as to cause discomfort or injury to health.
A. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to make, cause or suffer or permit to be made or caused upon any premises owned, occupied or controlled by him or upon any public place, street, alley or thoroughfare in this Borough any unnecessary noises or sounds by means of human voice or by any other means or methods which are physically annoying to persons or which are so harsh or so prolonged or unnatural or unusual in their use, time and place as to occasion physical discomfort or which are injurious to the lives, health, peace and comfort of any person or persons in this Borough.
B. 
The standard of performance to be applied in defining noise as a nuisance shall be:
(1) 
In residential or commercial districts, when measured at a point 25 feet distant from an establishment wherein a noise originates or at the lot line, whichever is closer, and in manufacturing districts, when measured at any point on the boundary of the nearest residential district, the sound pressure level radiated continuously from a facility between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. shall not exceed the following in any octave band of frequency:
Frequency Band
(cycles per second)
Sound Pressure Level
(decibels)
20 to 75
69
75 to 150
54
150 to 300
47
300 to 600
41
600 to 1,200
37
1,200 to 2,400
34
2,400 to 4,800
31
4,800 to 9,600
28
(2) 
If the noise is not smooth and continuous and is not radiated at nighttime, one or more of the following corrections shall be added to or subtracted from each of the decibel levels given above:
Type of Operation or
Character of Noise
Correction
(decibels)
Daytime operation only
+5
Noise source operates less than 20% of the time
+5*
Noise source operates less than 5% of the time
+10*
Noise source operates less than 1% of the time
+15*
Noise of impulsive character (hammering, etc.)
-5
Noise of periodic character (hum, screech, etc.)
-5
NOTES:
*Apply one of these corrections only. The sound pressure level shall be measured with a sound level meter and an octave band analyzer that conforms to the specifications published by the American National Standards Institute, New York, N.Y.