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title: "Delta noise bylaw: quiet hours, construction hours and fines"
question: "What are the noise rules and quiet hours?"
place: Delta, British Columbia, Canada
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category: Bylaws, noise and complaints
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owner_body: City of Delta
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# Delta noise bylaw: quiet hours, construction hours and fines

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

**Short answer:** Delta has no fixed quiet hours for homes. In the City of Delta the Noise Control Bylaw bans noise that disturbs the neighbourhood at any time. Construction is banned before 7 a.m. or after 7 p.m. Monday to Friday, before 9 a.m. or after 5 p.m. Saturday, and all day Sunday and holidays.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (City of Delta, https://www.delta.ca)  
**Cost:** Municipal ticket $200 for most noise offences; $300 for disturbing noise from a property. Court fine up to $10,000.  
**Where:**
- Phone: Property Use & Compliance (Bylaw Enforcement), 604-946-3340
- Email: Bylaw Enforcement, bylawenforce@delta.ca
- Phone: Delta Police non-emergency, 604-946-4411

## Key facts

- **General rule:** Outside an Activity Centre, no one may make noise that disturbs or tends to disturb the quiet, peace, rest, enjoyment, comfort or convenience of the neighbourhood, and property owners or occupiers may not let their property be used that way.
  - Source: [Delta Noise Control Bylaw No. 1906, 1972 (consolidated March 6, 2026), ss. 5, 6](https://delta.civicweb.net/document/135262)
  - Official wording: "Except in an Activity Centre no person shall make or cause any noise or" … "disturbs, or tends to disturb, the quiet, peace, rest, enjoyment, comfort, or convenience of the neighborhood" … "no owner or occupier of real property in the City"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Quiet hours:** No fixed quiet hours for homes. In Activity Centres (commercial areas), noise is allowed 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday to Wednesday and 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Thursday to Saturday, except shouting, yelling, megaphones and excessively loud music.
  - Source: [Delta Noise Control Bylaw No. 1906, 1972 (consolidated March 6, 2026), s. 6.1](https://delta.civicweb.net/document/135262)
  - Official wording: "In an Activity Centre, noise is allowed between 9:00 am and 9:00 pm"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Construction hours:** Construction work that tends to disturb the neighbourhood is banned before 7 a.m. or after 7 p.m. Monday to Friday, before 9 a.m. or after 5 p.m. Saturday, and all day Sunday and holidays. Machines and engines follow the same hours, but lawn and yard general maintenance is allowed Saturdays, Sundays and holidays 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
  - Source: [Delta Noise Control Bylaw No. 1906, 1972 (consolidated March 6, 2026), ss. 8, 11](https://delta.civicweb.net/document/135262)
  - Official wording: "before 7:00 a.m. or after 7:00 p.m. any day of the week from Monday to Friday, inclusive, before 9:00 a.m. or after 5:00 p.m. on" … "Saturday, or at any time Sunday or a Holiday." … "General Maintenance is permitted on Saturdays, Sundays, and Holidays between" … "in such a manner that tends to disturb the quiet,"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Other limits:** No decibel limit in the Noise Control Bylaw. Animal and bird noise that disturbs is banned (s. 7); horns only to avoid an accident (s. 12). Exempt: emergency vehicles, City emergency and safety work, safety alarms, permitted park events. Farm bird-scare devices have separate limits. Commercial, mixed use and industrial zones: 65 dBA at the lot boundary.
  - Source: [Delta Noise Control Bylaw No. 1906, 1972 (consolidated March 6, 2026), ss. 7, 12, 13, 14](https://delta.civicweb.net/document/135262)
  - Official wording: "No person shall keep any animal or bird which by its cries, barks, chirps or other noises, disturbs" … "No person shall use or operate a horn or other warning device on a motor" … "police, fire, or ambulance employees, vehicles or equipment acting or" … "Noisemakers for crop protection:"
  - Source: [Delta Zoning Bylaw No. 7600, 2017 (consolidated), s. 6.1.5(a)(iii)](https://delta.civicweb.net/document/177229/)
  - Official wording: "Sound emanating from any source on a lot shall not exceed 65 dBA at any point"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Who to call, business hours:** Delta Property Use & Compliance (Bylaw Enforcement): 604-946-3340, bylawenforce@delta.ca, or the DeltaConnect app.
  - Source: [How Can We Help?](https://www.delta.ca/how-can-we-help)
  - Official wording: "Bylaw Enforcement | Property Use and Compliance | bylawenforce@delta.ca 604-946-3340" … "you can submit a ticket through our DeltaConnect App"
  - 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:** Municipal ticket: noise in a public place $200; disturbing noise from property $300; animal or bird noise $200; construction noise $200; machine/engine noise $200. The Noise Control Bylaw is not in the bylaw notice schedule.
  - Source: [Delta Municipal Ticketing Information Bylaw No. 6639 (consolidated May 22, 2026), Schedule 1, Noise Control Bylaw](https://delta.civicweb.net/document/135301)
  - Official wording: "5 Noise that disturbs in public place 200" … "6 Noise that disturbs from real property 300" … "Noise that disturbs from animal or bird 200" … "Construction noise 200" … "11 Noise that disturbs from machine, engine or mechanical 200"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Bylaw:** Delta Noise Control Bylaw No. 1906, 1972
  - Source: [Delta Noise Control Bylaw No. 1906, 1972 (consolidated March 6, 2026), s. 1](https://delta.civicweb.net/document/135262)
  - Official wording: "Delta Noise Control Bylaw"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06

## How it works

The [Noise Control Bylaw No. 1906](https://delta.civicweb.net/document/135262) says that outside an Activity Centre no one may make noise that disturbs or tends to disturb the quiet, peace, rest, enjoyment, comfort or convenience of the neighbourhood, and owners or occupiers may not let their property be used that way. Only Activity Centres (commercial areas) have set hours. The bylaw sets no decibel limit.

## Hours for specific work

- Construction that tends to disturb the neighbourhood: not before 7 a.m. or after 7 p.m. Monday to Friday, not before 9 a.m. or after 5 p.m. Saturday, and not on Sundays or holidays. Highway and excavation work have the same hours.
- Machines and engines follow the same hours, but general lawn and yard maintenance is allowed Saturdays, Sundays and holidays from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- Activity Centres: noise is allowed 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday to Wednesday and 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Thursday to Saturday, except shouting, yelling, megaphones and excessively loud music.

## Good to know

- Animal and bird noise that disturbs is banned. Horns may be used only to avoid an accident.
- Exempt: emergency vehicles, City emergency and safety work, safety alarms and permitted park events. Farm bird-scare devices have separate limits. Commercial, mixed use and industrial zones have a limit of 65 dBA at the lot boundary.
- To work outside the permitted hours you can apply for a variance (s. 13.1).
- Fines are municipal tickets only (the Noise Control Bylaw is not in the bylaw notice schedule): noise in a public place $200, disturbing noise from a property $300, animal or bird noise $200, construction noise $200, machine or engine noise $200. The maximum court fine is $10,000.
- To report noise, contact Property Use & Compliance (Bylaw Enforcement) at 604-946-3340, bylawenforce@delta.ca, or the DeltaConnect app. The pages do not state the line's hours or who takes noise complaints after hours. Delta Police non-emergency is 604-946-4411; ask whether they handle it.

## Official forms and pages

- [Delta Noise Control Bylaw No. 1906, 1972 (PDF)](https://delta.civicweb.net/document/135262)

## Related questions

- [Delta bylaw fines and how tickets work](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/delta/bylaw-fines.md)

## The same question elsewhere

- [Noise bylaws in British Columbia: quiet hours, construction hours and fines by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/noise-rules.md)
- [Richmond](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/noise-rules.md)
- [Vancouver](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/vancouver/noise-rules.md)
- [Burnaby](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/burnaby/noise-rules.md)
- [White Rock](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/white-rock/noise-rules.md)
- [New Westminster](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/noise-rules.md)
- [Surrey](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/surrey/noise-rules.md)

## Sources

- [Delta Noise Control Bylaw No. 1906, 1972 (consolidated March 6, 2026) (PDF)](https://delta.civicweb.net/document/135262) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Delta Zoning Bylaw No. 7600, 2017 (consolidated) (PDF)](https://delta.civicweb.net/document/177229/) (read 2026-11-05)
- [How Can We Help?, City of Delta](https://www.delta.ca/how-can-we-help) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Delta Municipal Ticketing Information Bylaw No. 6639 (consolidated May 22, 2026) (PDF)](https://delta.civicweb.net/document/135301) (read 2026-11-05)

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