{"title":"Chilliwack noise bylaw: quiet hours, construction hours and fines","question":"What are the noise rules and quiet hours in Chilliwack?","slug":"noise-rules","place":{"path":"ca/bc/chilliwack","name":"Chilliwack","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"category":{"slug":"bylaws-and-complaints","name":"Bylaws, noise and complaints"},"owner":"municipal","owner_label":"Municipal","owner_body":{"name":"City of Chilliwack","url":"https://www.chilliwack.com"},"short_answer":"Chilliwack's Community Standards Bylaw bans noise that disturbs the neighbourhood at any hour, and sets no fixed quiet hours for ordinary noise. Construction noise audible outside the property is banned on Sundays and before 7:00 a.m. or after 9:00 p.m. on other days. The ticket is $500. Call Bylaw Enforcement at 604-793-2908.","aliases":["quiet hours chilliwack","construction noise hours chilliwack","loud party chilliwack","barking dog noise chilliwack"],"cost":"Bylaw ticket $500 for noise that disturbs or construction noise; $490 if paid within 14 days, $510 if paid after 28 days.","how_long":null,"where":[{"type":"phone","label":"Bylaw Enforcement","value":"604-793-2908","note":"Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m."},{"type":"phone","label":"Chilliwack RCMP non-emergency (after hours, general disturbing noise)","value":"604-792-4611"},{"type":"phone","label":"FVRD Animal Control (barking dogs)","value":"1-844-495-2273"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Noise Control","url":"https://www.chilliwack.com/main/page.cfm?id=305"},{"title":"Community Standards Bylaw, No. 5041 (PDF)","url":"https://www.chilliwack.com/main/attachments/attachView.cfm?attachID=6284"}],"related":[{"slug":"bylaw-fines","title":"Chilliwack bylaw fines and how tickets work","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/chilliwack/bylaw-fines/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/harrison-hot-springs","name":"Harrison Hot Springs","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/harrison-hot-springs/noise-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/kent","name":"Kent","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kent/noise-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/abbotsford","name":"Abbotsford","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/abbotsford/noise-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/mission","name":"Mission","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/mission/noise-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/hope","name":"Hope","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/hope/noise-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/langley-township","name":"Township of Langley","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langley-township/noise-rules/"}],"topic":{"title":"Noise bylaws in British Columbia: quiet hours, construction hours and fines by municipality","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/noise-rules/"},"facts":{"general_rule":{"label":"General rule","value":"No one may make, or allow, any noise or sound anywhere in the City, including on a highway, that disturbs or tends to disturb the quiet, peace, rest, enjoyment, comfort or convenience of the public, neighbourhood or people nearby.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.chilliwack.com/main/attachments/attachView.cfm?attachID=6284","title":"Community Standards Bylaw, No. 5041 (PDF) (consolidated to May 2, 2023)","section":"s. 16","quotes":["A person shall not make, or cause or allow to be made, in or on a highway or elsewhere","which disturbs or tends to disturb the quiet, peace, rest,"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-05"}},"quiet_hours":{"label":"Quiet hours","value":null,"status":"none","note":"The Community Standards Bylaw sets no fixed quiet hours for ordinary noise.","sources":[{"url":"https://www.chilliwack.com/main/page.cfm?id=305","title":"Noise Control, City of Chilliwack"}]},"construction_hours":{"label":"Construction hours","value":"Construction, repair, demolition or excavation noise that is audible outside the property is banned on Sundays and before 7:00 a.m. or after 9:00 p.m. on other days. It is not restricted from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Monday to Saturday. A Construction Noise Exemption Permit can be applied for.","short":"Mon-Sat 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.; no Sundays","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.chilliwack.com/main/attachments/attachView.cfm?attachID=6284","title":"Community Standards Bylaw, No. 5041 (PDF) (consolidated to May 2, 2023)","section":"ss. 17(1), 18(4), 19","quotes":["at any time on Sundays or on any day before 7:00 am or after 9:00 pm, which is audible outside the property","between the hours of 7:00 am and 9:00 pm, Monday to Saturday","submit an application for a Construction Noise Exemption Permit"]},{"url":"https://www.chilliwack.com/main/page.cfm?id=305","title":"Noise Control, City of Chilliwack","section":"Construction Noise","quotes":["Construction noise is not permitted at any time on Sundays, or Monday-Saturday before 7:00 a.m. or after 9:00 p.m."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-05"},"sources_differ":"The City page drops the bylaw's condition that the noise be audible outside the property; the bylaw governs. Neither document mentions statutory holidays, so no holiday rule is stated."},"other_limits":{"label":"Other limits","value":"Commercial or industrial noise at night (9:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.) may not exceed 65 dBA where the zone borders a residential zone, or 80 dBA where it borders a non-residential zone, measured at the point of reception. Outdoor assemblies and public address systems may not exceed 90 dBA from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. (measured within 6 m outside the property) and may not be audible outside the property from 11:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. Exempt: emergency vehicles, emergency utility or road repairs, legal agricultural operations, municipal works, code-required public address systems and church bells.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.chilliwack.com/main/attachments/attachView.cfm?attachID=6284","title":"Community Standards Bylaw, No. 5041 (PDF) (consolidated to May 2, 2023)","section":"ss. 3 (Night), 17(2)-(5), 18","quotes":["exceeds 65 dBA during the Night","exceeds 80 dBA during the Night","the level of which exceeds 90 dBA","the operation of an emergency vehicle proceeding in an emergency","the carrying on of a legal, permitted agricultural operation","the use of bells or chimes for the announcing of public worship services"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-05"}},"contact_day":{"label":"Who to call, business hours","value":"Bylaw Enforcement, 604-793-2908. Office hours are Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Barking dogs go to FVRD Animal Control, 1-844-495-2273.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.chilliwack.com/main/page.cfm?id=305","title":"Noise Control, City of Chilliwack","section":"General Noise Which Disturbs; Barking dogs","quotes":["Telephone Bylaw Enforcement at 604-793-2908","Telephone Animal Control at 1-844-495-2273"]},{"url":"https://www.chilliwack.com/main/page.cfm?id=297","title":"Bylaw Enforcement, City of Chilliwack","section":"hours","quotes":["Office hours for the Bylaw Department are Monday through Friday, 8:30 am - 4:30 pm."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-05"}},"contact_after_hours":{"label":"Who to call, after hours","value":"Chilliwack RCMP, 604-792-4611, for general disturbing noise (and for noise from a neighbouring property when you are not a resident of the strata). Bylaw officers' core on-duty hours run to 7:30 p.m. on weekdays and 7:00 p.m. on weekends.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.chilliwack.com/main/page.cfm?id=305","title":"Noise Control, City of Chilliwack","section":"General Noise Which Disturbs","quotes":["Chilliwack RCMP at 604-792-4611 (after-hours)"]},{"url":"https://www.chilliwack.com/main/page.cfm?id=297","title":"Bylaw Enforcement, City of Chilliwack","section":"hours","quotes":["Bylaw Officers core on-duty hours are Monday-Friday, 8:30 am - 7:30 pm, and Saturday-Sunday, 8:30 am - 7:00 pm."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-05"}},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":"$500 for noise which disturbs (s. 16) and for construction, commercial or industrial, and outdoor assembly noise (s. 17); $490 if paid within 14 days, $510 if paid after 28 days. Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw 4573, Schedule A.","short":"Notice $500 ($490 if paid in 14 days)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.chilliwack.com/main/attachments/attachView.cfm?attachID=2436","title":"Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw 4573 (PDF) (consolidated April 21, 2026)","section":"Schedule A, Community Standards Bylaw 5041","quotes":["Noise Which Disturbs 16 500.00 490.00 510.00 Yes","Construction Noise 17(1) 500.00 490.00 510.00 Yes"]},{"url":"https://www.chilliwack.com/main/attachments/attachView.cfm?attachID=2436","title":"Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw 4573 (PDF) (consolidated April 21, 2026)","section":"s. 6","quotes":["If received by the City within 14 days","If more than 28 days after the person received"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-05"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Community Standards Bylaw 2021, No. 5041","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.chilliwack.com/main/attachments/attachView.cfm?attachID=6284","title":"Community Standards Bylaw, No. 5041 (PDF) (consolidated to May 2, 2023)","section":"s. 1","quotes":["\"Community Standards Bylaw 2021, No. 5041\""]},{"url":"https://www.chilliwack.com/main/page.cfm?id=305","title":"Noise Control, City of Chilliwack","section":"intro","quotes":["Community Standards Bylaw regulates or prohibits the making of objectionable noise"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-05"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":8,"stated":7,"matched":7,"none":1,"unknown":0},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nUnder the City of Chilliwack's [Community Standards Bylaw 5041](https://www.chilliwack.com/main/attachments/attachView.cfm?attachID=6284), no one may make or allow noise that disturbs the quiet, peace, rest or enjoyment of the public or neighbours. For ordinary noise such as loud music or parties, the bylaw sets no fixed quiet hours or cut-off time.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Construction, repair, demolition or excavation noise that is audible outside the property is banned on Sundays and before 7:00 a.m. or after 9:00 p.m. on other days. A Construction Noise Exemption Permit can be applied for. The City's Noise Control page leaves out the \"audible outside the property\" condition, so confirm with Bylaw Enforcement if unsure. Neither the page nor the bylaw mentions statutory holidays.\n- Commercial and industrial noise at night (9:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.) may not exceed 65 dBA where the zone borders a residential zone, or 80 dBA where it borders a non-residential zone.\n- Outdoor assemblies and public address systems: 90 dBA limit from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. (measured within 6 m outside the property); from 11:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. they must not be audible outside the property.\n- Exempt from the bylaw: emergency vehicles, emergency utility or road repairs, legal agricultural operations, municipal works, code-required public address systems and church bells. Farm noise complaints go to the BC Farm Industry Review Board, 1-800-663-7867.\n- For disturbing noise after office hours, call Chilliwack RCMP at 604-792-4611. Bylaw officers' core on-duty hours run to 7:30 p.m. on weekdays and 7:00 p.m. on weekends.\n- Noise inside a strata or apartment complex: complain first to the property manager, landlord or strata council.\n- Barking dogs are handled by FVRD Animal Control, not the City.\n- Noise on a road (highway) that disturbs is a $100 ticket under the Highway and Traffic Bylaw.","sources":[{"url":"https://www.chilliwack.com/main/page.cfm?id=305","title":"Noise Control, City of Chilliwack","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.chilliwack.com/main/page.cfm?id=297","title":"Bylaw Enforcement, City of Chilliwack","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.chilliwack.com/main/attachments/attachView.cfm?attachID=6284","title":"Community Standards Bylaw, No. 5041 (PDF) (consolidated to May 2, 2023)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.chilliwack.com/main/attachments/attachView.cfm?attachID=2436","title":"Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw 4573 (PDF) (consolidated April 21, 2026)","accessed":"2026-11-05"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-05","review":{"status":"machine_checked","badge":"Checked against official text","label":"Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 7 of 8 facts was matched to the official text; 1 is recorded as not set."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/chilliwack/noise-rules/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/chilliwack/noise-rules.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/chilliwack/noise-rules.json"}}