Noise

The Elm Park community is a densely populated neighborhood with houses built very close together. Loud music and other noises can often disturb one or more of your neighbors and can affect the quality of life of the people around you.

Excessively loud music is prohibited under Worcester City Ordinance and is defined as that which is plainly audible in a public place at a distance of 25 feet or more in any direction from the device or the premises containing the device, whichever is greater. A good rule of thumb when playing music is to walk outside and across the street. If you can hear the music, it is too loud.

It is also prohibited to engage in persistent or repeated yelling, shouting or the making of other loud noises between 9 p.m. and 7 a.m. in such a manner as to be plainly audible in any public place at a distance of 25 feet or more in any direction or so as to annoy or disturb the reasonable quiet, comfort or repose of persons in any dwelling, hotel, hospital, or other type of residence, or in any office, or of any persons in the vicinity of any such person in or on the public sidewalks, ways or other public places.

See Worcester City Ordinances (Requires Acrobat Reader