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Hope Township City Zoning Code

§ 20-4.6 Nuisances

Open Storage: Sidewalk Displays.

[1978 Code § 12-404; Ord. #12/4/85; Ord. #2015-05; amended 12-13-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-16]
a. 
Noise Prohibited. 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. Specifically exempted hereunder is noise presumed not to be a nuisance pursuant to the Right to Farm Act, N.J.S.A. 4:1C-1 et seq.
1. 
The following acts, among others, are declared to be loud, unnecessary and disturbing and a danger to the health, safety and welfare of the community and its people, in violation of Subsection 20-4.6, but the enumeration shall not be deemed to be exclusive:
(a) 
Sound reproduction systems. Operating, playing or permitting the operation or playing of any radio, television, phonograph or similar device that reproduces or amplifies sound in such a manner as to create a noise disturbance or continued noise duration across a real property line that disrupts the peace, quiet and comfort for neighboring inhabitants.
(b) 
Loudspeakers and public-access systems. Using or operating of any loudspeaker, public-address system or other sound amplification device between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. the following day.
(c) 
Animals and birds. Owning, possessing or harboring any pet animal or pet bird that frequently or for continued duration makes sounds that create a noise disturbance across a residential real property line as defined in Subsection 5-1.14, Noise Disturbances.
(d) 
Loading and unloading. Loading, unloading, opening, closing or other handling of boxes, crates, containers, building materials, liquids, garbage cans, refuse or similar objects or the pneumatic or pumped loading or unloading bulk materials in liquid, gaseous, powder or pellet form or the compacting of refuse by persons engaged in the business of scavenging or garbage collection, whether private or municipal, between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. the following day when the latter is a weekday and between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m. the following day when the latter is a legal holiday or a weekend day, except by permit, when the sound therefrom creates a noise disturbance across a residential real property line.
(e) 
Standing motor vehicles. Operating or permitting the operation of any motor vehicle whose manufacturer's gross weight is in excess of 10,000 pounds, or any auxiliary equipment attached to such a vehicle, for a period of longer than five minutes in any hour while the vehicle is stationary, for reasons other than traffic congestion or emergency work, on a public right-of-way or public space within 350 feet of a residential area between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. of the following day.
(f) 
Construction and demolition. Operating or permitting the operation of any tools or equipment used in construction, drilling, earthmoving, excavating or demolition work between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. the following day on weekdays or on weekends and legal holidays between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.
(g) 
The warming up or idling of buses, trucks or tractors and the unnecessary or unreasonable or repeated idling, acceleration and deceleration or starting and stopping of automobiles and motorcycles within 350 feet of a residence.
(h) 
Yelling, shouting, hooting, whistling or singing or the making of loud and disturbing noises by the use of clappers, bells, horns, musical instruments or similar devices at any time or place so as to unreasonably annoy or disturb the quiet, comfort or rest of any person in any residence, hospital, school, place of business, street or public place.
(i) 
Operating any off-road recreational vehicle, lawnmower, snowblower, weed trimmer or other similar noise emitting equipment and vehicles between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. so as to unreasonably annoy or disturb the quiet, comfort or rest of any person in any residence, hospital, school, place of business, street or public place.
b. 
No objectionable smoke, fumes, or unusual odor shall be emitted from any building in any zone nor shall any accumulation of trash, garbage, offal, junk or the like be permitted, except those inherent to the specific zone.
c. 
The storage or display of merchandise for displays of civic groups in connection with projects approved by the Township Committee.