Noise from Specific Sources in Hanover County, VA (2026)
3 rules for unincorporated Hanover County, Virginia.
Verified from official government sources
Bar & Nightclub Noise
Hanover County caps sound inside any place of public entertainment or assembly, bars and nightclubs included, at 90 decibels wherever a patron normally stands. Cross the limit and the operator must post a hearing-impairment warning sign at the entrance under section 16-9 of the county code, or face a noise citation.
Bar and Nightclub Noise Rules in Hanover County
Some RestrictionsHanover County Code § 16-9
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate, or permit to be operated, any loudspeaker or other device for the production of sound in any place of public entertainment or other place of public assembly which produces sound pressure levels of ninety (90) db(a) or greater at any point that is normally occupied by a person, unless conspicuous and legible signs are located outside such place, ne...
Delivery Truck Noise
Hanover County's noise ordinance makes it a violation to load or unload a commercial motor vehicle outdoors within 100 yards of a home between 9:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., and it separately bars residential trash collection during those same overnight hours under Section 16-8.
Hanover County Restricts Commercial Truck Loading Hours
Some RestrictionsHanover County Code § 16-8(3)-(4)
(3)The collection of trash or refuse in residential use districts between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. the following day.(4)Loading or unloading commercial motor vehicles as defined in the zoning ordinance in the outdoors within one hundred (100) yards of a residence between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. the following day.
Low-Frequency Bass Limits
Hanover County's noise ordinance bars operating a radio, tape player, compact disc player or other sound device on a public right-of-way or in a public place if the sound is plainly audible 50 feet away, whether or not the device sits inside a vehicle, under Section 16-8(7).
Hanover County Limits Loud Car Audio Noise
Some RestrictionsHanover County Code § 16-8(7)
(7)Operating or permitting the operation of any radio, tape player, compact disc player or other device for the production of sound on a public right-of-way or in a public place in such a way that the sound is plainly audible at a distance of fifty (50) feet from such device, whether or not the device is situated within a motor vehicle.
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