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Ordinance Amending Chapter 38 Article II Noise

approved

Status set at City Council Meeting on Jun 9, 2026

  1. Proposed
    Feb 10, 2026
  2. Under review
    Mar 24, 2026
  3. approved
    Jun 9, 2026

Summary

This matter concerns an ordinance amending and re-enacting Chapter 38 (Environment), Article II (Noise) of the Code of the City of Fairfax, Virginia, pertaining to noise mitigation and the regulation of loud, disturbing, and unnecessary noises. The ordinance was introduced unanimously on the consent agenda at the February 10, 2026 City Council meeting. A public hearing was opened on March 24, 2026, during which several members of the public spoke in support of the proposed amendments; Council voted unanimously (6-0) to continue the public hearing and defer action to May 12, 2026. The May 12 hearing was further deferred to June 9, 2026 via an agenda amendment adopted at the start of that meeting. At the June 9, 2026 meeting, the ordinance was enacted unanimously, completing the amendment and re-enactment of the city's noise regulations.

Full history

  1. Feb 10, 2026City Council· item 6jproposed#

    [6j] An ordinance amending Chapter 38, Article II (Noise) of city code was introduced at this meeting as part of the consent agenda.

    ▶ Watch this momentminutes ↗agenda ↗
  2. Mar 24, 2026City Council· item 7adeferred#

    [7a] The ordinance amending and re-enacting Chapter 38, Article II (Noise) of the City Code was the subject of a public hearing. Council voted unanimously to continue the public hearing and defer action until May 12, 2026.

    passedContinue the public hearing and defer action until May 12, 2026.
    ✓ Amos✓ Bates✓ Hall✓ Hardy-Chandler✓ McQuillen✓ Peterson
    minutes ↗agenda ↗
  3. May 12, 2026City Council· item 7bdeferred#

    [7b] The ordinance amending Chapter 38 (Environment), Article II (Noise) of the Code of City of Fairfax, pertaining to noise mitigation and regulation of loud, disturbing, and unnecessary noises, was deferred to the June 9, 2026 City Council meeting.

    minutes ↗agenda ↗
  4. Jun 9, 2026City Council· item 8bapproved#

    [8b] Ordinance enacted unanimously, amending and re-enacting Chapter 38 (Environment), Article II (Noise) of the City Code pertaining to noise mitigation and regulation of loud, disturbing, and unnecessary noises.

    passedEnact the ordinance amending and re-enacting Chapter 38 (Environment), Article II (Noise) of the Code of the City of Fairfax, Virginia, pertaining to noise mitigation and the regulation of loud, disturbing and unnecessary noises.
    agenda ↗

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