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title: "Clearwater noise bylaw: quiet hours, construction hours and fines"
question: "What are the noise rules and quiet hours in Clearwater?"
place: Clearwater, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/clearwater
category: Bylaws, noise and complaints
owner: municipal
owner_body: District of Clearwater
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# Clearwater noise bylaw: quiet hours, construction hours and fines

**Question:** What are the noise rules and quiet hours in Clearwater?

**Short answer:** Clearwater's Noise Control Bylaw sets no fixed quiet hours or decibel limits. It bans noise that disturbs the neighbourhood's peace, including loud or persistent animal noise. Construction work is exempt from 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. A ticket is $100.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (District of Clearwater, https://www.districtofclearwater.com)  
**Cost:** Ticket: $100 ($75 if paid within 30 days).  
**How long:** Not applicable.  
**Where:**
- Phone: Bylaw Enforcement Officer, 250-674-2257 (Complaints must be in writing or on the online form, with your name and phone number. Email bylaw@docbc.ca.)

## Key facts

- **General rule:** No one may make or allow noise or sound in a public place, or on private property, that disturbs or tends to disturb the quiet, peace, rest, enjoyment, comfort or convenience of the neighbourhood or people nearby. This includes animals that cause frequent or loud noise and persistent barking.
  - Source: [Noise Control Bylaw No. 14, 2008, s. 2 to 5](https://districtofclearwater.civicweb.net/document/28313/)
  - Official wording: "No person shall make or cause to be made any noise or sound in or on a highway or" … "disturbs or tends to disturb the quiet, peace, rest," … "No person shall harbour or keep any animal or bird which by causing frequent or loud noise"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Quiet hours:** None set. The Noise Control Bylaw sets no fixed quiet hours.
- **Construction hours:** The bylaw does not apply to building, demolition, construction, alteration or repair work between 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. (no days of the week are named). Lawn mowing and power gardening equipment are exempt from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. on any day.
  - Source: [Noise Control Bylaw No. 14, 2008, s. 6(b) and 6(e)](https://districtofclearwater.civicweb.net/document/28313/)
  - Official wording: "between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m.;" … "The use of lawn maintenance, lawn mowing or power gardening equipment between the" … "hours of 8:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. on any day."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Other limits:** No decibel limits. Exempt: public bodies' and RCMP work, essential or emergency work, farming on farmland (6 a.m. to 9 p.m., or any time if essential), commercial or industrial businesses in their zones 6 a.m. to 9 p.m., blasting and gravel crushing 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. except Sundays and statutory holidays.
  - Source: [Noise Control Bylaw No. 14, 2008, s. 6](https://districtofclearwater.civicweb.net/document/28313/)
  - Official wording: "This Bylaw does not apply to:" … "Commercial or Industrial business operations undertaking their usual operations in" … "Commercial or Industrial Zones during the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m." … "8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on each day except Sunday or a statutory holiday."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Who to call, business hours:** Bylaw Enforcement Officer, (250) 674-2257 (direct (778) 208-0857), bylaw@docbc.ca. Complaints must be in writing or by the online form, with your name and phone number; anonymous complaints are not investigated.
  - Source: [Bylaws, Contact](https://www.districtofclearwater.com/municipal-hall/bylaws/)
  - Official wording: "Phone: (250) 674-2257" … "Direct: (778) 208-0857" … "Email: bylaw@docbc.ca" … "anonymous complaints are not investigated"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Who to call, after hours:** Not confirmed. No after-hours noise contact is stated in the published sources.
- **Fine:** Municipal ticket: $100 ($75 if paid within 30 days) for noise disturbance in public, from private property, from a kept animal, a barking dog, or using a megaphone in a public place.
  - Source: [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 221, 2019, Schedule 2 (Noise Control Bylaw No. 14, 2008)](https://districtofclearwater.civicweb.net/document/28332/)
  - Official wording: "Noise disturbance from private property" … "Barking dog" … "Fine if paid"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Bylaw:** District of Clearwater Noise Control Bylaw No. 14, 2008
  - Source: [Noise Control Bylaw No. 14, 2008, s. 10](https://districtofclearwater.civicweb.net/document/28313/)
  - Official wording: "This Bylaw may be cited as “District of Clearwater Noise Control Bylaw No. 14, 2008""
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08

## How it works

Under the District's [Noise Control Bylaw No. 14](<https://districtofclearwater.civicweb.net/document/28313/>), no one may make or allow noise or sound in a public place, or on private property, that disturbs or tends to disturb the quiet, peace, rest, enjoyment, comfort or convenience of the neighbourhood or people nearby. This includes animals that cause frequent or loud noise and persistent barking. The bylaw sets no fixed quiet hours and no decibel limits.

## Steps

1. Complain in writing or with the online form on the District's Bylaws page. Include your name and phone number; anonymous complaints are not investigated.
2. Or contact the Bylaw Enforcement Officer at 250-674-2257 (direct 778-208-0857), bylaw@docbc.ca.

## Good to know

- The bylaw does not apply to building, demolition, construction, alteration or repair work between 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. (no days named). Lawn mowing and power gardening equipment are exempt from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. on any day. Outside those times, the general ban applies.
- Other exemptions: public bodies' and RCMP work, essential or emergency work, farming on farmland (6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., or any time if essential), businesses in commercial or industrial zones 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., and blasting and gravel crushing 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. except Sundays and statutory holidays.
- No after-hours noise complaint number is stated on the District's pages.
- Municipal ticket ([MTI Bylaw No. 221](<https://districtofclearwater.civicweb.net/document/28332/>)): $100 ($75 if paid within 30 days).

## Official forms and pages

- [Noise Control Bylaw No. 14, 2008 (PDF), District of Clearwater](https://districtofclearwater.civicweb.net/document/28313/)
- [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 221, 2019 (PDF), District of Clearwater](https://districtofclearwater.civicweb.net/document/28332/)

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## Sources

- [Noise Control Bylaw No. 14, 2008 (PDF), District of Clearwater](https://districtofclearwater.civicweb.net/document/28313/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 221, 2019 (PDF), District of Clearwater](https://districtofclearwater.civicweb.net/document/28332/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Municipal Ticketing Information (MTI), District of Clearwater](https://www.districtofclearwater.com/residents/municipal-ticketing-information-mti/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Bylaws, District of Clearwater](https://www.districtofclearwater.com/municipal-hall/bylaws/) (read 2026-11-08)

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