Quiet hours in Henrico County, VA — also called the noise ordinance, nighttime noise rules, or residential quiet time — define the hours during which excessive noise is prohibited.
Henrico County Code Sec. 10-68 sets residential quiet hours from 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. Sound-producing devices audible 50+ feet, or inside a neighbor's dwelling, during that window are unlawful countywide. Enforcement uses a plainly-audible standard, not decibels.
Because Henrico has no incorporated towns, County Code Sec. 10-68 governs every resident. It bans sound-reproducing devices (radios, TVs, instruments, amplifiers) that are plainly audible inside another dwelling or, in residential areas, at 50 or more feet from the device between 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. Social gatherings of ten or more people are limited the same hours at 100 feet. The prohibition does not apply 7 a.m.-11 p.m. to recreational, athletic, commercial, industrial, or other non-residential sources, nor to commercial establishments in urban-mixed-use zones.
Fine up to $500 for a first offense, $1,000 for a second within five years, $2,500 for a third within ten years. Each day unabated is a separate offense (Sec. 10-67).
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