Condo Rules For Noise In Virginia
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P.m. to a.m. Monday - Friday p.m. to a.m. Sat, Sun, & holidays p.m. to a.m.
For residential environments, the accepted decibel level is lower. Any noise exceeding 70 dB is considered disturbing. Residential limits usually start at 60 or 55 dB (the equivalent noise of a regular vacuum cleaner). Time limits usually apply after 10 pm and until 7 am.
No person shall operate a device or otherwise create sound which, when measured from any point on a property containing a house or a duplex, exceeds 65 dBA between the hours of a.m. and p.m. or 55 dBA between the hours of p.m. and a.m.
The interior noise level from exterior sources in any residential bedroom for steady state continuous noise with windows open between p.m. and a.m. shall not exceed 30 dBA. Noise from sources not under local jurisdiction such as freeways and aircraft shall be exempt.
Most local noise ordinances designate "quiet hours"—for example, from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. on weekdays and until 8 or 9 a.m. on weekends. So, running a power mower might be permitted at 10 a.m. on Saturday, but not at 7 a.m. Some universally disturbing sounds are commonly banned or restricted.
Noise levels that can cause extreme offence to one person may not impact on another. A noise may be irritating but not be a 'statutory noise nuisance'. There are no fixed levels of noise which constitute a statutory nuisance.
Section 108.1-4-2. - Sound generation. MAXIMUM SOUND LEVELS Use and Zoning District ClassificationTime of Day Residential Areas (as defined herein) in Residential Districts 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Residential Areas (as defined herein) in Residential Districts 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. Non-Residential Areas in Residential Districts All5 more rows
If a noise violation is found, DCC issues a Notice of Violation, which provides responsible parties with a certain timeline to comply. Failure to comply with a Notice of Violation could result in legal action to seek civil penalties or injunctive relief. To make a complaint to DCC, call 703-324-1300, TTY 711.
No person shall make, or cause to be made, any distinct and loud audible noise that unreasonably annoys, disturbs, injures, or endangers the comfort, repose, health, peace, safety, or welfare or any person, or precludes their enjoyment or diminishes their property values.
Between the hours p.m. and a.m., no sounds may be louder than 65 decibels at a distance of 10 feet from the place at which the sound is being generated or produced or be plainly audible above the background noise level to a person of normal hearing acuity at a distance greater than 50 feet from the place at ...
