Elkford noise bylaw: quiet hours, construction hours and fines

What are the noise rules and quiet hours in Elkford?

Elkford, British ColumbiaChecked against official textSources read 2026-11-08

How it works

The Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 871, 2022 (s. 7) says no owner or occupier may make, or allow, noise from the property that creates a nuisance between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. "Noise" means sound that disturbs the quiet, peace, rest, enjoyment, comfort or convenience of others. Motorized lawn-grooming and garden equipment may not be operated in those hours either. The bylaw sets no daytime noise limit.

Animal owners must also not let an animal cry or bark so that it disturbs neighbours (s. 3.7 of the Animal Responsibility Bylaw No. 848, 2021).

Steps

1. Keep noise down between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.
2. To report noise, contact the Bylaw Enforcement Officer at 250-865-4024 or bylaw@elkford.ca. The brochure gives office hours of 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday.
3. Call 9-1-1 only in an emergency.

Good to know

• Construction or excavation that creates a nuisance is banned from 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. The bylaw sets no separate weekend or holiday hours. The Director may approve work outside those hours in writing if it lasts a week or less and cannot reasonably be done between 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m.
• The bylaw does not apply to District maintenance, snow plowing or removal, emergency vehicles, road and infrastructure work, church bells, District-authorized events, or property zoned I-1 Industrial, among other exceptions.
• No decibel limit is set. No after-hours noise line is named on the pages we read.
• The ticket schedule is a scanned document we could not read, so no fine amount is given.