Reading's quiet hours: 10PM-7AM. During these hours, noise must stay below residential nighttime decibel limits at the property line. Violations can result in fines on the first offense.

Reading's residential noise limits: Not specified directly in city ordinance dB(A) during the day and Not specified directly in city ordinance dB(A) at night. Commercial zones allow Not specified directly in city ordinance. Limits are measured at the receiving property line.

Call the Reading police non-emergency line at 610-655-6116. For ongoing violations, contact code enforcement at 1-877-727-3234. Have the address, noise type, and duration ready. You can request to remain anonymous.

Reading's noise violation penalties: Violations of Chapter 387, the Noise Ordinance, will result in fines. Recent amendments increased the minimum fine from $25 to $100. A single police officer's observation can now be prima facie evidence of a noise disturbance, and the device causing the noise can be immediately seized.. Fines typically escalate with repeat offenses and may result in misdemeanor charges for chronic violations.

Reading's rules: Owning, possessing, harboring, or controlling any animal or bird that howls, barks, meows, squawks, or makes other sounds continuously for 10 minutes or intermittently for 30 minutes or more, disturbing any person at any time of the day or night (unless provoked by trespass or legitimate cause).. To report a barking dog, contact animal control at 1-877-727-3234 or the police non-emergency line.

Reading's construction noise rules: Operating construction tools or equipment, drilling, or demolition work is prohibited between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. the following day on weekdays and Saturdays, or at any time on Sundays or legal holidays, if it creates a noise disturbance across a residential property line, except for emergency work. This also applies to domestic power tools.. Violations can be reported to code enforcement, which can issue stop-work orders for unpermitted or off-hours construction.

Yes. Reading's ordinance: Prohibited at any time if it causes a noise disturbance across a property line, or between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. if it is plainly audible across a property line, or audible on a public street for a distance of 50 feet from the source. Sound amplifying equipment on motor vehicles (sound trucks) must not exceed maximum permissible motor vehicle noise emissions.. Music exceeding residential decibel limits or plainly audible across property lines during quiet hours is a citable violation.