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Fauquier supervisors review tougher noise rules: daytime dBA limits, county enforcement and injunction option proposed
Summary
At a July 10 work session the Fauquier County Board of Supervisors reviewed proposed changes to Chapter 13.5 that add daytime decibel thresholds, expand enforcement options to the county and create an injunction remedy for repeat offenders. Sheriffs staff urged training and a public-education period before implementation.
Fauquier County supervisors reviewed proposed revisions to Chapter 13.5 of the county code during a July 10 work session that would add daytime noise standards, specify decibel thresholds and broaden enforcement options.
The draft ordinance would set a daytime threshold of 65 dBA for residential settings and a nighttime threshold of 55 dBA, allow officers to issue summonses when noise is "plainly audible" inside a dwelling with doors and windows closed, and permit the county to seek injunctive relief against property owners who repeatedly violate the code. Penalties referenced in the draft follow state guidance cited in the staff presentation: a $250 civil penalty for a…
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