Eventually, the city wrote a new comprehensive noise ordinance, which became effective at the end of May.

In many cases, noise ordinances are spawned from complaints regarding a specific sound.

Without the stamp of the state agency, a local noise ordinance is not considered valid.

The town passed a noise ordinance to quiet the bar.

"So technically, we don't have a noise ordinance," he said.

Efforts in the 1990's to create a noise ordinance failed.

The ones that come to mind are noise ordinances or loitering.

"We try to abide by noise ordinances, and the signs are there for their own safety," he said.

He said Rye's first noise ordinance was passed in 1942, and hasn't been revised since 1962.

They even tried to pass a new noise ordinance.