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Board tables proposed noise ordinance after public comment; deputies sought clearer enforcement tools
Summary
Public commenters pressed for enforcement that addresses loud music and late-night disturbances. County attorney and staff presented a draft ordinance aimed at replacing vague, hard-to-enforce language with standards tied to sounds heard inside closed dwellings; the board voted to table the ordinance for further edits and outreach.
Isle of Wight supervisors opened a public hearing on a proposed revision to the county’s noise ordinance and voted to table the draft after public comment and board discussion.
County attorney staff and county attorney (Mr. Jones) presented a draft ordinance intended to replace subjective language (for example, “disturbing the peace”) with enforceable standards tied to audibility inside a closed dwelling and time windows for restricted noise. The staff draft also added definitions and removed provisions that relied on…
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