Hamilton, Virginia · General provision

Article 8, Section 5

Extracted standards

2 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.

Noise

  • Reduction in permissible sound levels for impact noise during restricted hours5 dBA

    before 7 a.m. and after 9 p.m., Monday through Saturday and before 8 a.m. and after 9 p.m. on Sunday, the permissible sound levels ... shall be reduced by 5 dBA in the table for impact noises.

Other

  • Maximum illumination in R districts0.5 candles

    Uses subject to Group I and Group II standards shall not produce glare so as to cause illumination in R districts in excess of 0.5 candles.

From the ordinance

No use, operation or activity shall cause or create noise in excess of the sound levels generally described as acceptable.
Article 8, Section 5