Go Ahead, Mow Your Lawn on Sunday in Oceanport

For anyone who's had to rush home on a summer evening to get her lawn mowed before the 6 p.m. curfew, which prohibits the loud noise blowing from your mower, the Borough Council feels your pain.

To make things easier for homeowners who tend to their own lawns, the council agreed at its June 14 meeting to amend the existing noise ordinance for the borough, increasing hours from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on the weekend.

The previous restrictions on excessive noise in Oceanport was 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturdays with Sunday being off limits for mowing.

The new increased hours only apply to residential work and restricts commercial landscapers to the original hours listed in the ordinance.

The borough council will hold a public hearing on the amended ordinance at it June 21 meeting at 7:30 p.m. in borough hall.