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City seeks to establish new noise ordinance
01/21/2010 6:55 PM by John M
One of the items on the agenda for Monday’s City Council meeting (PDF) is Ord. No. 2009-236 which seeks to amend the noise ordinance to meet new guidelines. [via]
This past April, the Virginia Supreme Court rules in Tanner v City of Virginia Beach that Virginia Beach’s noise ordinance was unconstitutionally vague. The use of “unreasonably vague” language as the standard for determining noise violations was ruled to be too subjective. This ruling affects all Virginia localities that have noise ordinances that use the same or similarly vague language as in Virginia Beach’s noise ordinance.
Well at least this is getting some attention in Richmond. I have been screeming about the noise level of auto sound systems since moving onto Chimborazo Blvd in 2008. I support anything that will allow the police the ticket those drivers who invade our space with loud noise levels.
right-o! Sound systems AND disrespectful neighbors. I’m consistently woken up/disturbed by the erratic schedule of my seemingly carless neighbors, whose “rides” consider it appropriate to park under my window and blare their horns repeatedly until one or more people stumble out of the house.
The ordinance under consideration does not require the police to enforce it. The police did not enforce the old ordinance and they will not enforce the new one. The ordinance should include a directive that it SHALL be enforced by the Chief of Police.
Everyone should read the draft ordinance.