Bridgeport, CT
Noise Code

Erection, demolition, alteration, or repair of any building, or excavation of streets/highways, is prohibited outside of 7 AM to 6 PM on weekdays, except for urgent public safety necessity with a permit. Domestic power equipment (e.g., lawn and garden tools) can be operated during daytime hours if adequately muffled.

Playing radios, phonographs, or musical instruments at a volume that reasonably annoys or disturbs quiet, comfort, or repose of persons in offices or residences is prohibited. Sound amplifying devices on or within motor vehicles must not exceed noise levels specified in the ordinance. Exterior liquor service noise exceeding State Class B maximum noise levels is prohibited.

Owning, possessing, or harboring any animal or fowl which by frequent or habitual howling, barking, meowing, squawking, or other noise disturbs the quiet, comfort, or repose of any person in the vicinity is prohibited.

Unnecessary sounding of horns or signal devices is prohibited. Motor vehicles are subject to state noise standards and decibel levels. Truck idling (vehicles over 10,000 lbs GVW) for more than 10 minutes on residential premises or adjacent city roads is prohibited.