Reasonable Virginia Beach Bar Noise Levels

1) That Omega Mediterranean Restaurant/Bar and the Breeden Company honor Virginia Beach City Code Sec. 23-72 which states , “No person shall permit, operate or cause any source of sound to create a sound level emanating from a restaurant during the hours between 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m……. that is plainly audible and discernible at a distance of fifty (50) feet from any of the restaurant's external walls when measured from any property other than the property on which the restaurant is located".

2) That Omega Mediterranean Restaurant/Bar and the Breeden Company honor Virginia Beach City Code of Ordinances App. A, Art. 2 (C), Sec. 233.1.a.2-4, which state:
● 233.1.a.2 The operation of such establishments shall not disturb the tranquillity of residential areas or other areas in close proximity or otherwise interfere with the reasonable use and enjoyment of neighboring property by reason of excessive noise, traffic, overflow parking and litter. Noise from any establishment located within five hundred (500) feet of any residential or apartment district or use or hotel shall not be audible from outside the building in which such establishment is located or, where such establishments are located in a freestanding building, from any location not on the same lot, except when exits are opened to allow patrons, employees or other persons to exit;

● 233.1.a.4 Such establishments shall be required to implement any other reasonable measures the city council deems necessary or appropriate to minimize noise or other potential adverse effects upon neighboring areas.

3) That should additional clarification of excessive restaurant noise levels be needed, the City of Virginia Beach shall further establish clear and concise parameters that would be acceptable to both businesses and citizens, such as using the dB ‘C’ scale for the measure of bass levels.