The noise level at different times of the day is regulated by a certain law, and a certain number of rules apply to summer cottages. Since each region has separate rules, it is worth learning more about how much noise you can make in your dacha according to the 2022 Russian law. It is recommended that those who have noisy neighbors, as well as those who like to hold a party on their property or turn on the lawnmower, should be aware of this law.
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Is it possible to make noise at the dacha?
If noise associated with home renovations, frequent parties, or from a lawn mower is often heard in a neighboring dacha or garden, it is recommended to study the “silence law.”
Noise options in the country
In this way, you can influence the noisy lifestyle of your neighbors, and also find out at what time of day it is undesirable to disturb other people’s sleep. For those who are wondering how much noise you can make in your dacha, it is worth noting that the rules differ in different regions of the country.
Depending on how often the noisy sounds come, you can negotiate peacefully with your neighbors. For example, if repairs need to be made or something needs to be fixed during quiet times, neighbors may be willing to accommodate. In many areas of the country there is a “quiet hour”. This time is especially important for people who put their child to bed during the day.
This period of time lasts from noon to 2–3 pm. In Moscow and the region, “quiet hour” lasts from 13:00 to 15:00.
Beyond the limits
FAQ
What to do and how to deal with silence breakers worries many people. Noise surrounds us always and everywhere, especially in big cities.
There are a number of questions that coincide in their identity, but are of interest to everyone:
- In the park near the house, a worker on a tractor clears the paths from 3:00–5:00, where should I go? You should contact Rospotrebnadzor directly or via the Internet. A clear violation of the law;
- in the restaurant, on the contrary, after midnight, fireworks are launched every day. Does the silence law apply to them? You need to write a collective letter with a complaint about this establishment to Rospotrebnadzor, to the city administration. According to the law, a fine of 50,000–100,000 rubles will be imposed;
- There is a cafe in the courtyard of the house; the exhaust hood works day and night with a terrible roar. What to do? First, call the police and specialists to measure the noise level, draw up a report and submit it to Rospotrebnadzor;
- Recently, builders erected a small factory 200 meters from my private home, having already violated construction standards. Factory mechanisms work around the clock. What advice do you have in this difficult situation? The situation is really difficult. It’s hard to decide something alone. Talk to your neighbors, write a collective letter to Rospotrebnadzor asking for an examination of the noise level. Submit the drawn up act and documents regarding violations during the construction of a plant near residential buildings to the judicial authorities;
- There is a nightclub next to the apartment building. Its visitors go out onto the area in front of the club and communicate very loudly, laugh, turn on music in their cars, shout and dance. And this happens almost every night. They called the local police officer, but no action. What to do? Breaking the silence and failing to fulfill your direct duties as a police officer gives you the right to write a collective complaint to higher authorities.
Based on the questions and answers listed above, we can draw some conclusions: violation of the law of silence at night occurs everywhere. And to a greater extent due to ignorance, permissiveness or negligence.
The procedure is clear - contact the police, Rospotrebnadzor and then higher authorities of justice if the offender does not take any action to eliminate the problem.
When is it legal to make noise in a dacha?
According to the 2022 law, different sound standards are defined on holidays and weekdays, namely:
- In the Moscow region you can make noise until nine in the evening. Disturbing the peace of neighbors is prohibited until 8 a.m. on weekdays. On weekends, you can listen to music up to 40 dB and talk loudly until 22:00, and observe peace until 10:00 in the morning. If the dacha is located within the city, then silence should also be observed on weekdays from 21:00 to 8:00, and on weekends from 22:00 to 10:00.
- In the Leningrad region, you can be noisy at your dacha until 11:00 p.m., but silence must be maintained until 7 a.m. on weekdays.
- In Volgograd, you must be quiet according to the law on weekdays from 22:00 to 7:00.
- In Samara, the law of silence was made stricter. The time intended for a quiet holiday in the summer at the dacha starts from 22:00 to 8:00 in the morning and from 21:00 to 8:00 in other seasons of the year.
- In Kaluga holiday villages, the violation is loud noises after 23:00 in the evening and before 7:00 in the morning.
- If the dacha is located within a city, such as Novosibirsk, then noise is acceptable until 10:00 pm on weekdays. Silence must be maintained until 7 a.m. the next day. On weekends, meaning Saturday and Sunday, as well as a public holiday in the middle of the week, you cannot make noise from 10 pm to 9 am.
What time should you keep quiet?
What Equates to Noise
Citizens can complain to the relevant authorities when other persons interfere with their ability to relax during the allotted legal time at their dacha or in the garden. Activities that disturb rest at night, as well as during quiet times:
- equipment or machinery turned on at full power;
- noise from vehicles;
- loud voices, shouting, singing, laughter and music coming from playing musical instruments;
- alarms going off in a car or in a neighboring house at night;
- loud pops from firecrackers, fireworks and other pyrotechnics, except on weekends or holidays;
- repair work, especially hammering, drill and hammer noise;
- Loading and unloading operations are not permitted at night.
Sound volume level
There are exceptions to the rules when noise is allowed and there is no fine for disturbing the peace:
- if an emergency is being prevented and eliminated to ensure the safety of citizens;
- rescue and other work of the Ministry of Emergency Situations;
- a state event or holiday is held, as well as regional observances;
- holding religious events.
Committing illegal actions
There is Federal Law (Federal Law) No. 52, which presents the main provisions on the standards related to the protection of the health and peace of citizens.
This act lists general principles; detailed elaboration is carried out by regional authorities, which determine:
- public or other places;
- time boundaries;
- permissible noise standards;
- responsibility of persons;
- the peculiarity of the circumstances when a violation of the provisions occurs.
Based on this, you just need to know until what hour you can still make noise on the street and follow the existing rules.
Although in reality everything is much more complicated. Due to ignorance, due to the costs of education, due to social differences and status, misunderstandings arise.
There is a threat of various conflicts between citizens, law enforcement agencies and officials, which often lead to litigation.
And to prevent such a nuisance from happening, you need to understand that noise on the street at night is a violation of public order.
Violations may be of the following nature:
- Music turned on at full volume, no matter where it came from.
- Uncorrected alarm.
- Pyrotechnics, except for New Year's holiday.
- Various everyday celebrations (parties, weddings).
- Loud singing and screaming (crying for help is allowed).
- Unloading and loading, construction, road and repair work.
When all these norms are violated, it is mainly ordinary citizens who suffer: children, seriously ill people and the elderly.
If the “time of silence” is violated, the first step should be to negotiate in a polite manner. In case of threats, use of force and other defamatory actions, it is possible to become a defendant along with the silence breakers, but under a different article. If negotiations have reached a dead end or threaten a scandal, then the question should not even arise as to who to call if there is noise on the street at night. First of all, you need to call the police, complain and indicate the violators.
The police force is very effective against offenders. If the violation occurs for the first time, everything is limited to a warning. In case of repetition of actions; fines and administrative penalties are possible. If the police do not arrive, you can submit a complaint to the district police officer the next day, and provide recorded violations - testimonies of neighbors, audio and video recordings. Representatives of the HOA, management company and other involved organizations should be informed.
When the rules of the silence law are violated, citizens can file a complaint with the court and prosecutor's office through the nearby police department.
The statement states:
- contacts, addresses, full name. the culprit and the complainant;
- address and name of the institution where the application is being submitted;
- presentation of the conflict;
- research by specialists on violation of excess noise levels;
- the amount of moral damage;
- audio and video recordings, testimony of neighbors;
- compiled by the police, protocol no.
Based on the application, the stated facts and accusations are verified.
If everything is confirmed, the case is transferred to the courts, where appropriate measures are taken against the violators. You can contact Rospotrebnadzor, where they will draw up a protocol on violations and, in accordance with Articles 6.3, 6.4 of the federal Code of Administrative Offences, will demand that the troublemaker comply with the established standards, or will impose a punishment using their own authorities.
Organization and implementation of construction, loading and unloading or repair work in a residential area
In big cities, the work of many enterprises continues at night. Garbage removal, territory cleaning, delivery and removal of products, emergency work. How to combine everything and not disturb the peace of numerous townspeople. Often, many businesses and shops are located directly in residential buildings. According to established standards, all activities must be carried out at the appointed time.
When loading and unloading operations at night, there are legal requirements:
- Do not exceed permissible limits.
- Loudspeaker usage is prohibited.
- Vehicle engines should not be running.
- Application of noise-absorbing coatings.
- During unloading and loading, avoid contacting metal elements.
In case of non-compliance with all these rules, the law comes into force, fines and administrative penalties are imposed, up to and including the closure of these facilities.
And only in emergency cases, it is possible to violate the legislative norms on silence:
- natural disasters;
- emergency response;
- immediate neutralization of violations of various types;
- special permission from higher authorities for carrying out night rescue and repair work.
And the only time a year, on the festive New Year's Eve, it is allowed to make noise with impunity, sing loudly, and set off firecrackers, but with a limit until 4.00 in the morning.
Law on silence in a summer cottage
At the dacha you can make exactly the same amount of noise as in an apartment building, at an enterprise or in a cottage, since there are no separate rules. The permissible noise level during the day is equal to 55 dB, and at night – up to 40 dB. According to experts, most often during the day, comfortable values are 40 dB, and at night - 30 dB (a volume equivalent to a whisper).
Silence in the summer cottage
If your neighbors in your dacha are making a lot of noise and disturbing you, then before calling the police you should take noise measurements. You can do this in several ways:
- Independently using special programs and applications for a computer, smartphone or tablet. It is also recommended to take separate sound measurements on each device and compare the results.
- Call the SES workers. They will take accurate noise measurements using a special device called a sound level meter.
Fines for disturbing the peace at the dacha
Under minor changes to noise laws from 2021 to 2022, people who cause noise disturbances at night will be required to pay a fine. Residents are often interested in how much they will have to pay after the first complaint. Typically, such a call only involves a conversation with a local police officer.
Noise level
A secondary complaint is often punishable by the amount of:
- at a dacha in the Moscow region - 5 thousand rubles;
- in the regions of the Russian Federation - from 2 to 5 thousand rubles.
How to negotiate with noisy neighbors
If the owner of the dacha has resorted to a noise measurement method and knows how many dB the neighbors exceed, then first this person could try to negotiate peacefully. Usually at this stage the problem is resolved successfully. In such a situation, neighbors try not to disturb each other, maintaining silence for general convenience.
Standards for apartment buildings in Moscow and the Moscow region
If noisy neighbors do not want to peacefully discuss the problem, it is recommended to go to the nearest police station with a written statement. The district police officer will first talk to the violators and find out the reasons for the noise.
When called a second time, he will impose a fine on noisy neighbors in the dacha. If it was a collective complaint, then the court will have a better opportunity to resolve the problem in its favor. Sound measurements at the dacha can be done before submitting an application or after with SES employees.
What to do if peace is disturbed
The standard answer to this question would be a recommendation to contact the police. Recently, there have been virtually no cases of law enforcement agencies ignoring calls from citizens. When calling, you must introduce yourself and state what exactly the unlawful actions of the neighbors were, adding that repeated verbal comments to stop the noise did not give any result.
Practice shows that calling the police is a fairly effective measure. After all, this is only the first time the police can limit themselves to a warning; repeated violations of order and silence will result in fines, in case of non-payment of which the perpetrator will face administrative arrest.
If for some reason you do not want to call “02” at the very moment of the night violation, or the called squad still did not arrive, then you need to record the situation (make an audio recording, invite neighbors, notify the representative of the management company, HOA, etc. .) and file a collective complaint against loud tenants. The appeal can be submitted to the local police commissioner the next day.
