GENERAL ORDINANCE ____ - 2026
BY CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT COLLINS-BELLAMY AND COUNCILMEMBER PINEDA-ISAAC:
A GENERAL ORDINANCE AMENDING, IN PART, ARTICLE I, CHAPTER 66, § 66-5 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF YONKERS ENTITLED “NOISE”
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Section 1. The City of Yonkers, in City Council convened, does hereby ordain and enact: that Article I, Chapter 66, § 66-5 of the Code of the City of Yonkers entitled “Prima facie evidence of noise disturbance” is amended in part to read as follows:
The following shall be considered prima facie evidence of noise disturbance:
A. A sound-level reading taken at a dwelling within a multi-dwelling-unit building, arising from any location within a multi-dwelling-unit building, above 50 dBA during the time period commencing at 7:00 a.m. and ending at 10:00 p.m.
B. A sound-level reading taken at a dwelling within a multi-dwelling-unit building, arising from any location within a multi-dwelling-unit building, above 45 dBA during the time period commencing at 10:00 p.m. and ending at 7:00 a.m. the next day.
C. A sound-level reading taken at a residential property, arising from another residential property, above [85] 55 dBA during the time period commencing at 7:00 a.m. and ending at 10:00 p.m.
D. A sound-level reading taken at a residential property arising from a residential property above [65] 50 dBA during the time period commencing at 10:00 p.m. and ending at 7:00 a.m. the next day.
E. A sound-level reading taken at a residential property, arising from a commercial property, an industrial property, a public space or a public right-of-way, above 70 dBA during the time period commencing at 7:00 a.m. and ending at 10:00 p.m.
F. A sound-level reading taken at a residential property, arising from a commercial property, an industrial property, a public space or a public right-of-way, above 50 dBA during the time period commencing at 10:00 p.m. and ending at 7:00 a.m. the next day.
G. A sound-level reading taken at a commercial property at any time, arising from any property source, above 70 dBA.
H. A sound-level reading taken at an industrial property at any time, arising from any property source, above 70 dBA.
I. A sound plainly audible at a distance of 100 feet from its source.
Section 2. This ordinance shall take effect immediately, subject to the requirements of
Section C4-6.C of Article IV of the Charter of the City of Yonkers, entitled “Adoption of
Legislation”, and the City Clerk is directed to cause the publication of this ordinance in
accordance with the requirements stated said section.