What are the quiet hours? What noise is allowed?
In the Town of Bridgeville, Delaware, quiet hours: normal sleeping hours of 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.; exemptions: Safety/emergency signals; municipal services; public utility construction; permitted temporary activities; unamplified voices; permitted parades; religious chimes/bells; lawn equipment except 9:00 p.m.-7:00 a.m.; fines: first offense ... not less than $10.00 nor more than $50.00. For each subsequent like offense ... not less than $25.00 nor more than $100.00. Source: Ordinance 17-2 - Control of Noise; Ordinance 99-2 - Amend Chapter 222 Noise, verified 2026-06-05.
| quiet hours | normal sleeping hours of 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. | § 162-2 |
| exemptions | Safety/emergency signals; municipal services; public utility construction; permitted temporary activities; unamplified voices; permitted parades; religious chimes/bells; lawn equipment except 9:00 p.m.-7:00 a.m. | § 162-3 |
Noise control ordinance with disturbance prohibitions and measurement standards.
| fine range | first offense ... not less than $10.00 nor more than $50.00. For each subsequent like offense ... not less than $25.00 nor more than $100.00 | § 222-210 |
Amends Chapter 222 regulating noise in Bridgeville.