I think that anyone who says later than 9:00 hasn't ever enjoyed the unusually loud sound a bouncing basketball can make. We have kids up the street who play and I can hear it clearly from several houses away. If I had a baby or toddler, I'd probably lose my mind with the noise.

I'd say when the sun sets.

The whole point of quiet hours and noise ordinances, esp in the 'burbs, is to have the illusion of peace at night and the time to wind down before bed. It is supposed to be a break from the chaotic noise of the day.

My neighbors have a backyard bball hoop and it is not just the thump thump. When they are out there past 9 or 10, they are generally being rowdy. They are not neighborly in other ways, so nobody says anything even though everybody hates is.

At this point, they are in their teens and we just hope they all grow up and move out soon.

Anonymous wrote:If they are louder than 55 dBa they need to quiet down. Otherwise what they are doing is legal.

The basketball courts are behind my house and I think 11 is fine for basketball. Blaring music above 55 dBa, not okay. Quiet music, no problem.

Noise ordinance is not necessarily based exclusively on dBa. If an activity can be heard in another home with windows and doors shut, then it violates many noise ordinances.

We have a sport court as well. 9:00 pm is when I pull the kids off of it. In Fairfax County, this actually falls under the noise ordinance, and I think it would be permissible until 10 pm.

Anonymous wrote:I am a basketball player, but would call police if playing was going on at 11 pm. Basketball is loud and kids should be sleeping at 11 pm.
I would stick my dog out there to bark if my neighbors were playing at 11 pm.

You think and 18 year old should be asleep at 11pm?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Look into your local noise ordinance and act accordingly.

This.
There's no way it allows for 11 pm noise, no way.
My guess is 9 pm is the latest hour.

You think the law says everybody has to be silent after 11pm.

If they are louder than 55 dBa they need to quiet down. Otherwise what they are doing is legal.

The basketball courts are behind my house and I think 11 is fine for basketball. Blaring music above 55 dBa, not okay. Quiet music, no problem.

Anonymous wrote:Look into your local noise ordinance and act accordingly.

This.
There's no way it allows for 11 pm noise, no way.
My guess is 9 pm is the latest hour.

In the summer time, at dark seems like a reasonable stopping point.

9 is reasonable.

I am a basketball player, but would call police if playing was going on at 11 pm. Basketball is loud and kids should be sleeping at 11 pm.
I would stick my dog out there to bark if my neighbors were playing at 11 pm.

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Anonymous wrote:Are you insane? 11 is way too late. I would say 9.

Agree.

I agree with this.

Anonymous wrote:When you live in neighborhoods where the houses are close together, there are always going to be kids making noise. Seriously, if you can't handle normal kid noise you should move to a neighborhood where you have some acreage.

Normal kid noise doesn't end at 11. It ends at 8-9 pm. If it were two adults playing basketball at 11 p.m., people would surely complain. Once you can stay up playing basketball until 11, you move over into the adult category of noise.

When you live in neighborhoods where the houses are close together, there are always going to be kids making noise. Seriously, if you can't handle normal kid noise you should move to a neighborhood where you have some acreage.