RESOURCES, RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR BEACON HILL RESIDENTS

Noise

Photo: (c) Vin Catania

Noise pollution is prohibited in Boston under an ordinance entitled ‘Regulations for the Control of Noise in the City of Boston,’ which is enforced by the city’s Environment Department. The Boston Municipal Code (chapter 16, section 26) sets the general standard for noise that is unreasonable or excessive: louder than 50 decibels between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., or louder than 70 decibels at all other hours. The code includes specific provisions regarding car alarms, construction hours, and loud speakers and other amplification devices.

COMPLAINTS OF NOISE BY CONSTRUCTION OR OTHER SOURCES
outside of these hours, call the Environment Department at 617-635-3850
or the Mayor’s Hotline at 617-635-4500

EXCESSIVE NOICE FROM EVENTS ON THE BOSTON COMMON, THE ESPLANADE AND THE FROG POND
can be addressed by using the following numbers:

The Boston Common:
during daytime hours: Boston Rangers 617-635-7412 or 617-635-7383
during evening events: 617-635-4500 or 911

The Esplanade:
during daytime hours: Community Relations 617-626-4973
During other hours: State Rangers 617-722-1188

EXCESSIVE NOISE FROM NEIGHBORS AND LOUD PARTIES
911 during the party
Non-emergency – 617-343-4240