RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) -If you’re throwing any holiday parties in Richmond this week, you might want to keep the noise levels down. Richmond police are sounding the alarm about an updated sound ordinance ahead of the festivities.
Richmond City Council updated the ordinance in July to make it easier for people to comply and for police to enforce.
In most cases, it still only takes a friendly warning to get neighbors to quiet down. However, sometimes, that is not the case, and that is when the RPD steps in. Violating the sound ordinance is a civil offense rather than a criminal one…