No. Henrico County Code Article III (Sec. 10-67 to 10-69) enforces noise by a plainly-audible standard measured inside a neighbor's dwelling or at set distances (50 or 100 feet), not by decibel readings. Virginia moved away from dB-based model rules after Tanner v. Virginia Beach.
Unlike some localities, Henrico uses no sound-level meter or numeric decibel threshold. Every Sec. 10-68 prohibition turns on whether sound is plainly audible: inside another dwelling, or at 50 feet (devices and vehicles) or 100 feet (gatherings and animals). Virginia localities historically used decibel limits, but after the Supreme Court of Virginia struck down a vague standard in Tanner v. City of Virginia Beach, distance-based plainly-audible ordinances became the norm. Henrico's 2010 and 2022 rewrites (Ord. Nos. 1141 and 1300) adopted that approach.
Charged under Sec. 10-67; fines escalate $500, then $1,000, then $2,500 for repeat offenses within five and ten years. Each day is a separate offense.
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