5 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Norfolk City, Virginia.
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Norfolk's Chapter 26 noise ordinance, rewritten in 2022, runs a night window from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. Sound from audio devices may not be plainly audible 100 feet away by day, 50 feet away at night.
Norfolk City Code § 26-6(a)(2)
Operating, playing or permitting the operation or playing of any audio player, musical instrument, or any device capable of producing or reproducing sound in such a manner or with such volume or physically perceptible vibrations that it is plainly audible (i) inside the confines of another person's enclosed dwelling unit or enclosed vehicle; or (ii) at a distance of 100 or more feet in any dire...
Norfolk prohibits running construction equipment, bulldozers, jackhammers, chain saws and the like between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. The city manager can authorize off-hours work in writing; emergency and utility work is exempt.
Norfolk City Code § 26-6(a)(7)
The operation of any bulldozer, crane, backhoe, front loader, pile driver, jackhammer, pneumatic drill, pneumatic hammer, chain saw, steam shovel, derrick, steam or electric hoist, or other appliance or other construction equipment between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., unless exempt or specifically deemed necessary and authorized by a written document issued by the city manager or thei...
Norfolk's 2022 noise rewrite folded animal noise into Chapter 26 and repealed the old dedicated barking section. Barking that is plainly audible inside a neighbor's home, or that exceeds Table II limits, is a violation.
Norfolk City Code § 26-2 (definition of "Noise source")
Any equipment, facility, motor vehicle, conduct, activity, or operation whether human, animal, mechanical, electronic, or other; and whether continuous, intermittent, or sporadic; and whether stationary or ambulatory in nature, which produces or results in plainly audible and discernible noise.
Norfolk allows leaf blowers and mowers by day but bans lawn-care noise plainly audible inside a neighbor's home between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. There is no gas-blower ban.
Norfolk City Code § 26-6(a)(9)
Creating any noise plainly audible inside the confines of another person's enclosed dwelling unit between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. in connection with lawn care, leaf removal, gardening, tree maintenance or removal, or other landscaping activities.
Norfolk bars loudspeakers and amplifiers audible 50 feet away or inside a neighbor's home between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m., plus a special limit for Granby Street nightclubs downtown.
Norfolk City Code § 26-6(a)(3)
Using, operating, or permitting the operation of any loudspeaker, public address system, mobile sound vehicle, communication system, amplifier, or similar device capable of amplifying sound, including any such device in a motor vehicle, for any purpose between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. in such a manner as to permit sound to be plainly audible (i) inside the confines of another perso...
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