Certain establishments in the beach community were meant to blast noise out to the public. Anyone who's traveled outside of Hampton Roads will know this - it's in every beach community. There will be dive bars, there will be clubs... it's a part of the beach culture. As are the surfers, as are the skaters, the ocean and the sunshine. The point: Taking away the nostalgia, the originality, the elements of what comprises a REAL BEACH SETTING will disappoint the expectations of the tourist. They come to see these things; they come to experience an original beach environment. Enforcing a curfew for families with minors will probably be a better idea. Keeping the beach malls open until ten will keep the visiting families busy and keep the money flowing. These families are in bed by that time, anyways. Unless they're walking kids around after midnight, it's a morality issue then - for the families. Allowing the bars and clubs to pound music into our eardrums until two AM should be alright... since VA Beach is starting to really suck anyways with all of these rules.