Noise Ordinance: Feedback on Proposed Changes
Noise Ordinance: Feedback on Proposed Changes
The Virginia Beach City Council has requested that the community be provided an additional opportunity to provide input on the proposed amendments to the City's noise ordinance.
Please note that while comments are appreciated, the survey is requesting residents provide their suggested textual changes to the proposed amendments. There are two options available to participate in the online survey:
1. Download and open a Word version of the proposed noise ordinance (see below). Turn on the “Track Changes” option. Make your proposed changes. Save your document using your last name and “proposed changes" to your desktop. For example: Smith-Proposed Changes. Upload the document as described below in the first tab.
2. For those not familiar with the track changes function, the survey separates the proposed ordinance into sections, each with its own comment box. If you have proposed changes within a section, please use the comment box directly underneath to indicate the line number and your proposed text change. Once finished, you will be able to submit your proposed changes.
The survey will remain open until 11:59 p.m. on Friday, September 30. Once closed, the recommended changes will be provided to Council Members Tower and Moss for review.
Two facilitated workshops will be held (one in late afteroon and one in early evening) to review the submitted changes. We would appreciate you providing your email address so we can continue to keep you informed regarding this important issue.
For reference, the current noise ordinance can be viewed here: ARTICLE II. - NOISE | Code of Ordinances | Virginia Beach, VA | Municode Library
To learn more about the noise ordinance history and view a presentaion by the City Attorney, please visit www.VBgov.com/Noise.