Loudoun County staff presented committee members with several options for regulating hours, noise and setbacks for agritourism operations and associated events, prompting detailed discussion on enforcement and consistency across uses.

Several committee members advocated consistent hours and referenced earlier TLUC discussions of lodging uses. Planning commissioner Robin Eve Jasper and several stakeholders suggested aligning outdoor noise curfews with existing county noise rules; one commonly cited practice was an 11 p.m. cutoff for amplified outdoor music. Staff confirmed that the county’s 55‑decibel standard in the zoning ordinance is measured at the receiving property line and differs from the criminal nuisance standard sometimes used by the sheriff (measurement inside a house with windows closed).

Industry speakers said most operators voluntarily end events by 11 p.m. and that standardized hours help operators set contract terms with event clients. Resident speakers and conservation groups asked for an earlier weekday limit (several advocated 10 p.m.) and for improved proactive enforcement resources so complaints can be investigated in real time rather than after the fact.

On setbacks and parking, staff explained current use‑specific setbacks: a 50‑foot setback for breweries and outdoor tasting areas (from lot lines adjacent to agricultural or residentially zoned properties under separate ownership), 120 feet for commercial wineries, and the underlying zone setback for farm wineries. The committee heard that parking requirements are currently calculated at 8 spaces per 1,000 square feet of structure and do not account well for large outdoor event areas; stakeholders urged that outdoor event footprints and designated licensed outdoor tasting areas be accounted for when estimating and approving parking and circulation.

The committee did not adopt any changes at the meeting. Staff will return with ordinance language options that reconcile noise measurement methods, propose consistent hours of operation across comparable uses, and offer parking/ setback approaches that consider outdoor licensed areas.