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title: "Creston noise bylaw: quiet hours, construction hours and fines"
question: "What are the noise rules and quiet hours in Creston?"
place: Creston, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/creston
category: Bylaws, noise and complaints
owner: municipal
owner_body: Town of Creston
sources_read: 2026-11-06
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# Creston noise bylaw: quiet hours, construction hours and fines

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

**Short answer:** Creston's Noise Control Bylaw bans noise that disturbs the neighbourhood but sets no fixed quiet hours or decibel limit. Its only time limits are for construction: not before 7 a.m. or after 10 p.m., and on Sundays and holidays not before 9 a.m. or after 5 p.m. A bylaw notice is $75.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (Town of Creston, https://www.creston.ca)  
**Cost:** Bylaw notice $75 ($50 if paid within 14 days, $100 if paid late). A court fine of $2,500 to $10,000 is possible on conviction.  
**How long:** The rules apply all year.  
**Where:**
- Online: Bylaw Complaint Form, https://www.creston.ca/complaints-and-claims
- In person: Town Hall (complaint form), 238 - 10th Ave. N., Creston, BC
- Phone: Town Hall, 250-428-2214

## Key facts

- **General rule:** No one may make, or allow to be made, noise in a public or private place that disturbs or tends to disturb the quiet, peace, rest, enjoyment, comfort or convenience of people in the neighbourhood. Owners and occupiers must not let their property be used so that disturbing noise comes from it.
  - Source: [Noise Control Bylaw No. 1389, s. 3(a), (b)](https://www.creston.ca/sites/default/files/2025-12/Noise%20Control-1389.pdf)
  - Official wording: "No person shall make or cause, or permit to be made or caused, any noise in or on a public" … "disturbs or tends to disturb the quiet, peace, rest, enjoyment, comfort, or convenience of any person or persons in the neighbourhood or vicinity."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Quiet hours:** None set. The Noise Control Bylaw does not set fixed quiet hours for ordinary noise.
- **Construction hours:** Building, repair, demolition, excavation or machinery work that disturbs the neighbourhood is barred before 7 a.m. and after 10 p.m. any day. On Sundays and statutory holidays, not before 9 a.m. or after 5 p.m.
  - Source: [Noise Control Bylaw No. 1389, s. 3(f), (g)](https://www.creston.ca/sites/default/files/2025-12/Noise%20Control-1389.pdf)
  - Official wording: "No person shall on any day before 07:00 hours (7:00 a.m.) or after 22:00 hours (10:00 p.m.)" … "such activities shall not occur before 09:00 hours (9:00 a.m.) or after 17:00 hours (5:00 p.m.)." … "the Town Manager or designate" … "may give written approval to carry on the work"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Other limits:** No decibel limit. Also barred: amplified sound that disturbs, animals whose cries disturb, disturbing vehicle noise, hawker and busker outcries, and outdoor public address systems unless for a permitted parade. Exempt: emergency and Town vehicles on duty, snow removal, church bells, permitted events.
  - Source: [Noise Control Bylaw No. 1389, ss. 3(c), (d), (h), 4, 5](https://www.creston.ca/sites/default/files/2025-12/Noise%20Control-1389.pdf)
  - Official wording: "No person shall own, keep or harbour any animal or bird, which by its cries disturbs the" … "No person shall operate any outdoor public address system except in connection with a" … "The prohibitions set out in this bylaw shall not be applicable to any equipment or vehicle" … "Properties being used for Church facilities may announce services by the use of bells or"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Who to call, business hours:** Fill in a Bylaw Complaint Form (online or at Town Hall) with your name, address, phone number and a description; anonymous complaints are not accepted. The Public Safety and Compliance Officer investigates. Complaints are not taken by the info@creston.ca email.
  - Source: [Complaints and Claims, Complaints and Claims page](https://www.creston.ca/complaints-and-claims)
  - Official wording: "Anonymous complaints are not accepted." … "The Public Safety and Compliance Officer will open an investigation in relation to the complaint."
  - Source: [Report an Issue, Report an Issue page](https://www.creston.ca/report-issue)
  - Official wording: "Bylaw complaints are not logged through this email."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Who to call, after hours:** Not confirmed. No after-hours noise contact is stated in the published sources.
- **Fine:** Bylaw notice: $75 ($50 if paid within 14 days; $100 if paid late). Separately, the bylaw sets a court fine of $2,500 to $10,000 on conviction.
  - Source: [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 1760, Schedule A, Noise Control Bylaw rows](https://www.creston.ca/sites/default/files/2026-04/Bylaw%20Notice%20Enforcement.pdf)
  - Official wording: "1389 3.(a) Noise which disturbs $75.00 $50.00 $100.00 Yes" … "1389 3.(f) Construct after permitted hours $75.00 $50.00 $100.00 Yes"
  - Source: [Noise Control Bylaw No. 1389, s. 6(a)](https://www.creston.ca/sites/default/files/2025-12/Noise%20Control-1389.pdf)
  - Official wording: "upon summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding $10,000 and not less than $2,500"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Bylaw:** Noise Control Bylaw No. 1389, 1997
  - Source: [Noise Control Bylaw No. 1389, s. 1](https://www.creston.ca/sites/default/files/2025-12/Noise%20Control-1389.pdf)
  - Official wording: "Noise Control Bylaw No. 1389, 1997"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06

## How it works

The [Noise Control Bylaw No. 1389](<https://www.creston.ca/sites/default/files/2025-12/Noise%20Control-1389.pdf>) says no one may make, or allow to be made, noise in a public or private place that disturbs or tends to disturb the quiet, peace, rest, enjoyment, comfort or convenience of people in the neighbourhood. Owners and occupiers must not let their property be used so that disturbing noise comes from it.

The bylaw does not set fixed quiet hours for ordinary noise, and it sets no decibel limit. Construction is the only activity with set hours.

## Steps

1. Construction, repair, demolition, excavation or machinery work that disturbs the neighbourhood is barred before 7 a.m. and after 10 p.m. any day. On Sundays and statutory holidays it is barred before 9 a.m. and after 5 p.m.
2. To complain, fill in a Bylaw Complaint Form online or at Town Hall, with your name, address, phone number and a description. Anonymous complaints are not accepted, and complaints are not taken by the info@creston.ca email.
3. The Public Safety and Compliance Officer investigates.

## Good to know

- Also barred: amplified sound that disturbs, animals whose cries disturb, disturbing vehicle noise, hawker and busker outcries, and outdoor public address systems unless for a permitted parade.
- Exempt: emergency and Town vehicles on duty, snow removal, church bells and permitted events.
- Where the construction hours are impractical, the Town Manager or designate may give written approval for necessary work.
- Barking dogs are covered separately in the Animal Care bylaw: a dog or cat may not bark continuously for 10 minutes, or 15 minutes cumulatively in an hour, or otherwise as a nuisance.
- No after-hours noise complaint line was found on the Town's pages. Ask Town Hall at 250-428-2214 who to call.

## Official forms and pages

- [Noise Control Bylaw No. 1389 (PDF)](https://www.creston.ca/sites/default/files/2025-12/Noise%20Control-1389.pdf)

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## Sources

- [Noise Control Bylaw No. 1389 (PDF)](https://www.creston.ca/sites/default/files/2025-12/Noise%20Control-1389.pdf) (read 2026-11-06)
- [Complaints and Claims, Town of Creston](https://www.creston.ca/complaints-and-claims) (read 2026-11-06)
- [Report an Issue, Town of Creston](https://www.creston.ca/report-issue) (read 2026-11-06)
- [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 1760 (PDF)](https://www.creston.ca/sites/default/files/2026-04/Bylaw%20Notice%20Enforcement.pdf) (read 2026-11-06)
- [Contact Directory, Town of Creston](https://www.creston.ca/contact-directory-0) (read 2026-11-06)

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