residential receiving-area property-line noise limit, day / night, enforced by Northern Virginia counties (Prince William, Stafford)
60 / 55 dBAobserved
| Value kind | observed — Reported measurements, counts, and specifications keep the precision and scope stated by their source; an exact specification is not treated as a range. |
|---|---|
| Scope | Residential receiving-area dBA limits at the property line. Prince William also applies 73 / 68 dBC to steady tonal sound at residential receiving properties over five minutes, effective 2026-05-01 under Ord. 25-62, §14-4(b). Industrial Table 1 limits remain 79 / 72 dBA, and the most restrictive receiving zoning classification governs. The permit’s averaging time and tonal and band conditions govern acceptance. Chapter 6.8’s worked case uses the residential numeric pair with its own assumed assessment method. |
| As of | 2025-10 |
| Source | Prince William County Code §14-4(a)–(b), Ord. 25-62 (adopted 2025-10-28, effective 2026-05-01), library.municode.com; Prince William County enforcement page, pwcva.gov/noise. ATCS for Fairfax County Department of Planning and Development, Zoning Administration Division, Electrical Substations & BESS — Noise: Findings & Recommendations, final technical report (30 April 2025), Northern Virginia Noise Ordinances section and Table 1: Prince William and Stafford Counties enforce daytime and nighttime maximum permissible sound levels of 60 dBA and 55 dBA for residential areas; Loudoun County 55 / 55 dBA; Culpeper County 75 / 65 dBA; Norfolk 57 / 52 dBA. · Northern Virginia Noise Ordinances, pp.4–5 and Table 1 |
| Review | checking…review by 2027-04-30 · standard cadence |
| Recorded changes | last 2026-10-15 · 4 revisions tracked |
| Claim id | common-2026-property-line-limit-day-night-some |
Where the guide uses it
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