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title: "Golden noise bylaw: quiet hours, construction hours and fines"
question: "What are the noise rules and quiet hours in Golden?"
place: Golden, British Columbia, Canada
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# Golden noise bylaw: quiet hours, construction hours and fines

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

**Short answer:** In Golden, the Noise Abatement Bylaw bans noise that disturbs the neighbourhood but sets no fixed quiet hours for ordinary noise. Construction noise in residential zones is allowed Monday to Saturday 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Sunday noon to 9 p.m. A noise ticket is $100.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (Town of Golden, https://www.golden.ca)  
**Cost:** Bylaw notice: $100 ($80 if paid within 14 days, $120 after 28 days). Court: up to $500 per offence.  
**How long:** Allow up to seven business days for a response to a complaint.  
**Where:**
- Phone: Bylaw Enforcement, 250-344-2271 ext. 234
- Online: Report a bylaw violation, https://www.golden.ca/town-services/bylaw-enforcement
- In person: Town Hall (complaint form), 810 9th Ave. South, Golden, BC

## Key facts

- **General rule:** It is unlawful to make or cause any noise or sound, on a highway or elsewhere in the Town, that disturbs or tends to disturb the quiet, peace, rest, enjoyment, comfort or convenience of the neighbourhood or people nearby.
  - Source: [Noise Abatement Bylaw No. 488, 1980, s. 1](https://www.golden.ca/sites/default/files/2022-01/Bylaw-No-488%2C-1980-ToG-Noise-Abatement-%281%29.pdf)
  - Official wording: "which disturbs or tends to disturb the quiet," … "peace, rest, enjoyment, comfort or convenience of the neighbourhood"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Quiet hours:** None set. Golden's Noise Abatement Bylaw sets no fixed quiet hours for ordinary noise.
- **Construction hours:** In residential zones: Monday to Saturday 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Sunday noon to 9 p.m. The Public Works Superintendent can waive or vary this by written permit in a case of urgent necessity and public health and safety.
  - Source: [Noise Abatement Bylaw No. 488, 1980, s. 2(c)](https://www.golden.ca/sites/default/files/2022-01/Bylaw-No-488%2C-1980-ToG-Noise-Abatement-%281%29.pdf)
  - Official wording: "other than from Monday to Saturday inclusive between the hours of 7:00" … "o'clock in the forenoon" … "and Sunday between 12: 00 noon" … "The restriction contained in this part may be waived or varied by a permit in writing as the Public"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Other limits:** Also banned: engines without an effective muffler; car horns except as a warning; playing radios, TVs, instruments or amplified sound; excessive yelling, shouting, whistling or singing; persistent animal noise. Exempt: Town vehicles on public business, emergency vehicles, church bells, licensed dance halls (8 p.m. to 2 a.m.), zoned businesses and industry using noise controls.
  - Source: [Noise Abatement Bylaw No. 488, 1980, s. 2(a)-(f), s. 3](https://www.golden.ca/sites/default/files/2022-01/Bylaw-No-488%2C-1980-ToG-Noise-Abatement-%281%29.pdf)
  - Official wording: "through a muffler or other device which effectively muffles noise therefrom" … "Noise or sound made or caused by the sounding of a horn or other" … "excessive yellin" … "The playing of dance music in any regularly licensed dance hall" … "Persistent or continual noise or sound made by a dog, cat or"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Who to call, business hours:** Bylaw Enforcement, 250-344-2271 ext. 234 (or the online complaint form); allow up to seven business days for a response.
  - Source: [Bylaw Enforcement, Bylaw Inquiries & Complaints](https://www.golden.ca/town-services/bylaw-enforcement)
  - Official wording: "Call Bylaw Enforcement at 250-344-2271 ext. 234" … "please allow up to seven business days for a response"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Who to call, after hours:** Not confirmed. The Town's pages give no after-hours number for noise complaints.
- **Fine:** Bylaw notice: $100 ($80 if paid within 14 days; $120 after 28 days) for noise disturbance, construction noise, radio or instrument noise, yelling or animal noise. Court: up to $500 per offence.
  - Source: [Bylaw Notice and Adjudication System Bylaw No. 1475, 2022, Schedule A (Noise Abatement Bylaw No. 488, 1980)](https://golden.civicweb.net/document/129117/)
  - Official wording: "Noise disturbance $100.00 $80.00 $120.00" … "Construction Noise $100.00 $80.00 $120.00" … "Noise from animal $100.00 $80.00 $120.00"
  - Source: [Noise Abatement Bylaw No. 488, 1980, s. 4](https://www.golden.ca/sites/default/files/2022-01/Bylaw-No-488%2C-1980-ToG-Noise-Abatement-%281%29.pdf)
  - Official wording: "Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00)"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Bylaw:** Noise Abatement Bylaw No. 488, 1980
  - Source: [Bylaw Notice and Adjudication System Bylaw No. 1475, 2022, Schedule A](https://golden.civicweb.net/document/129117/)
  - Official wording: "Noise Abatement Bylaw No. 488, 1980"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08

## How it works

The [Noise Abatement Bylaw No. 488, 1980](<https://www.golden.ca/sites/default/files/2022-01/Bylaw-No-488%2C-1980-ToG-Noise-Abatement-%281%29.pdf>) makes it unlawful to make or cause any noise, on a highway or elsewhere in the Town, that disturbs or tends to disturb the quiet, peace, rest, enjoyment, comfort or convenience of the neighbourhood or people nearby. The bylaw sets no fixed quiet hours for ordinary noise. No decibel limits were found.

## Construction noise

In residential zones, construction noise is allowed Monday to Saturday 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Sunday noon to 9 p.m. The Public Works Superintendent can waive or vary this by written permit in a case of urgent necessity and public health and safety. No holiday rule is stated.

## Steps

1. Call Bylaw Enforcement at 250-344-2271 ext. 234, or use the online complaint form or the form at Town Hall.
2. Allow up to seven business days for a response. The Town's pages give no after-hours number for noise complaints.

## Good to know

- Also banned: engines without an effective muffler, car horns except as a warning, playing radios, TVs, instruments or amplified sound, excessive yelling, shouting, whistling or singing, and persistent animal noise.
- Exempt: Town vehicles on public business, emergency vehicles, church bells, licensed dance halls (8 p.m. to 2 a.m.), and zoned businesses and industry using noise controls.
- A bylaw notice is $100 ($80 if paid within 14 days, $120 after 28). A court can fine up to $500 per offence.

## Official forms and pages

- [Bylaw Enforcement, Town of Golden](https://www.golden.ca/town-services/bylaw-enforcement)
- [Noise Abatement Bylaw No. 488, 1980 (PDF)](https://www.golden.ca/sites/default/files/2022-01/Bylaw-No-488%2C-1980-ToG-Noise-Abatement-%281%29.pdf)

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## Sources

- [Noise Abatement Bylaw No. 488, 1980 (PDF)](https://www.golden.ca/sites/default/files/2022-01/Bylaw-No-488%2C-1980-ToG-Noise-Abatement-%281%29.pdf) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Bylaw Enforcement, Town of Golden](https://www.golden.ca/town-services/bylaw-enforcement) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Bylaw Notice and Adjudication System Bylaw No. 1475, 2022](https://golden.civicweb.net/document/129117/) (read 2026-11-08)

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