Noise Ordinances in Frederick County, VA (2026)
4 rules for unincorporated Frederick County, Virginia.
Verified from official government sources
Quiet Hours
Frederick County's noise ordinance applies only from 9:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. each day, and only to noise coming from property in the county's residential-type zoning districts, outside Winchester, Stephens City and Middletown.
Nighttime Quiet Hours in Frederick County, VA
Some RestrictionsFrederick County Code § 118-1.B
This chapter shall be applicable from 9:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m., inclusive, each day, to noise emanating from property located within the following zoning districts as indicated on the Frederick County Zoning Map: RP Residential Performance District R4 Residential Planned Community District R5 Residential Recreational Community District MH1 Mobile Home Community District
Barking Dogs
Frederick County treats a persistently noisy dog as a noise violation only after the Sheriff has given written notice: § 48-23 of the County Code makes it unlawful for an owner to let a dog yelp, whine or make unreasonably loud noise plainly audible to neighbors in a residential subdivision once that notice has issued.
Barking Dog Noise Law in Frederick County
Some RestrictionsFrederick County Code §§ 48-23, 48-25
It shall be unlawful, after written notice by the Sheriff to the owner, custodian or person in control or possession of a dog, for such person to suffer or allow such dog to yelp, whine or otherwise make unreasonably loud noises as are plainly audible to adjoining residents or property owners in a residential subdivision so as to unreasonably annoy, disturb, bother or vex such residents or prop...
Amplified Music & Outdoor Sound
Frederick County bars playing a radio, amplifier, musical instrument or similar device so it is plainly audible or exceeds 60 decibels across a property line, within a shared building, or 50 feet from its source.
Amplified Sound Limits in Frederick County, VA
Some RestrictionsFrederick County Code § 118-4.A
Prohibited noise generally. Operating, playing or permitting the operation or playing of any radio, television, computer, recording, musical instrument, amplifier, or similar device, or yelling, shouting, whistling, or singing, or operating or permitting the operation of any mechanical equipment in such as manner as to be plainly audible or exceeding 60 decibels as heard: ... Across a residenti...
Aircraft Noise
In Frederick County outside Winchester, Stephens City and Middletown, the Airport Overlay District requires the Winchester Regional Airport Authority to hand the County a noise abatement plan mapped by day-night average sound level, or LDN. Any land inside a 65 LDN zone or higher is flagged, and the Department of Planning and Development must review every development request that falls inside those zones for noise impact before it moves forward.
Frederick County VA Aircraft Noise Zone Rules
Some RestrictionsFrederick County Code § 165-502.05
§ 165-502.05. Noise. A. Noise abatement. The Executive Director of the Winchester Regional Airport Authority shall provide the County with a noise abatement plan that will be shown on a day-night average sound level (LDN) map. This map will provide the County with all land that is encompassed within zones of 65 LDN and above. (1) It shall be the responsibility of the Department of Planning and ...
All Frederick County ordinances
See every category we cover for Frederick County: parking, noise, fences, fires, animals, pools, and more.
Frederick County Ordinance Hub →