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

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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