{"title":"Granisle noise bylaw: quiet hours, construction hours and fines","question":"What are the noise rules and quiet hours in Granisle?","slug":"noise-rules","place":{"path":"ca/bc/granisle","name":"Granisle","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"category":{"slug":"bylaws-and-complaints","name":"Bylaws, noise and complaints"},"owner":"municipal","owner_label":"Municipal","owner_body":{"name":"Village of Granisle","url":"https://villageofgranisle.ca"},"short_answer":"In Granisle, no one may make noise that disturbs the neighbourhood. Between 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., animal noises and amplified music or speech audible outside the property are declared objectionable. A noise ticket is $100.","aliases":["noise bylaw granisle","quiet hours granisle","loud music granisle","barking dog noise granisle"],"cost":"Ticket: $100 for noise that disturbs; $100 for animal noise that disturbs. A court fine of up to $2,000 plus costs is also possible.","how_long":null,"where":[{"type":"phone","label":"Village Office","value":"250.697.2248"},{"type":"online","label":"Village bylaw complaint form","value":"https://villageofgranisle.ca/village-of-granisle-bylaw-complaint-form/"},{"type":"phone","label":"RCMP non-emergency","value":"250 697 2333"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Noise Control Bylaw No. 341, 2001 (PDF), Village of Granisle","url":"https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/177/"},{"title":"Bylaw Complaint Form, Village of Granisle","url":"https://villageofgranisle.ca/village-of-granisle-bylaw-complaint-form/"}],"related":[{"slug":"bylaw-fines","title":"Granisle bylaw fines and how tickets work","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/granisle/bylaw-fines/"},{"slug":"dog-leash-rules","title":"Granisle dog leash rules and off-leash areas","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/granisle/dog-leash-rules/"},{"slug":"unsightly-property","title":"Granisle unsightly property rules and how to report","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/granisle/unsightly-property/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/telkwa","name":"Telkwa","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/telkwa/noise-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/smithers","name":"Smithers","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/smithers/noise-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/fort-st-james","name":"Fort St James","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fort-st-james/noise-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/terrace","name":"Terrace","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/terrace/noise-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/vanderhoof","name":"Vanderhoof","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/vanderhoof/noise-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/kitimat","name":"Kitimat","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kitimat/noise-rules/"}],"topic":{"title":"Noise bylaws in British Columbia: quiet hours, construction hours and fines by municipality","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/noise-rules/"},"facts":{"general_rule":{"label":"General rule","value":"No one may make, cause or permit any noise or sound that disturbs the quiet, peace, rest, enjoyment, comfort or convenience of the neighbourhood or of people nearby. Owners must also not keep an animal whose noise disturbs.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/177/","title":"Noise Control Bylaw No. 341, 2001 (PDF), Village of Granisle","section":"s. 3, s. 4","quotes":["any noise or sound which disturbs the","quiet, peace, rest, enjoyment, comfort or convenience of the neighborhood or of","No person shall keep any animal which by its call, cries, barks, or other noises"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"quiet_hours":{"label":"Quiet hours","value":"Between 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., animal noises and amplified music or speech audible outside the property are declared objectionable. No other fixed quiet hours.","short":"None set; amplified sound and animals 11 p.m. to 7 a.m.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/177/","title":"Noise Control Bylaw No. 341, 2001 (PDF), Village of Granisle","section":"s. 5","quotes":["between 11:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.; and","between 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.;"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"construction_hours":{"label":"Construction hours","value":"The bylaw does not apply to building work Monday to Friday 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturday 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. (holidays excepted). \"Holiday\" includes every Sunday, Christmas Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday and other listed days.","short":"Mon-Fri 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Sat 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/177/","title":"Noise Control Bylaw No. 341, 2001 (PDF), Village of Granisle","section":"s. 6(e)","quotes":["between the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. and Saturdays (except holidays)","between the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m."]},{"url":"https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/177/","title":"Noise Control Bylaw No. 341, 2001 (PDF), Village of Granisle","section":"s. 2(c)","quotes":["Sunday, Christmas Day, Good Friday, and Easter Monday;"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"other_limits":{"label":"Other limits","value":"No decibel limits. Exempt: emergency vehicles, Village and Ministry of Transportation work, snow removal, public address systems required by code, bells or chimes for worship, and lawnmowers or power gardening equipment between 9:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/177/","title":"Noise Control Bylaw No. 341, 2001 (PDF), Village of Granisle","section":"s. 6","quotes":["police, fire, or other emergency vehicles proceeding upon an emergency;","a lawnmower or power gardening equipment operated between 9:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m.","the use of bells or chimes for the announcing of public worship services."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"contact_day":{"label":"Who to call, business hours","value":"Village Office, 250.697.2248, or the Village bylaw complaint form on the website.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://villageofgranisle.ca/contact/","title":"Contact, Village of Granisle","section":"Contact page","quotes":["Phone 250.697.2248 Fax 888-335-4682"]},{"url":"https://villageofgranisle.ca/village-of-granisle-bylaw-complaint-form/","title":"Bylaw Complaint Form, Village of Granisle","section":"Bylaw Complaint Form","quotes":["Village of Granisle Bylaw Complaint Form"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"contact_after_hours":{"label":"Who to call, after hours","value":"RCMP non-emergency line, 250 697 2333 (RCMP peace officers can enforce the Noise Control Bylaw). The Village pages name no separate after-hours noise line.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://villageofgranisle.ca/emergency-services/","title":"Emergency Services, Village of Granisle","section":"Emergency Services page, RCMP","quotes":["Non-emergency please call 250 697 2333."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":"$100 ticket for noise that disturbs; $100 for animal noise that disturbs.","short":"Ticket $100","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/266/","title":"Ticket Information Utilization Bylaw No. 344, 2001 (PDF), Village of Granisle","section":"Schedule 5","quotes":["Noise which disturbs 3 $ 100.00","Animals noise which disturbs 4 $ 100.00"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Noise Control Bylaw, 2001, No. 341","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/177/","title":"Noise Control Bylaw No. 341, 2001 (PDF), Village of Granisle","section":"s. 1","quotes":["Noise Control Bylaw, 2001, No. 341"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":8,"stated":8,"matched":8,"none":0,"unknown":0},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nThe [Noise Control Bylaw No. 341](<https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/177/>) says no one may make, cause or permit any noise or sound that disturbs the quiet, peace, rest, enjoyment, comfort or convenience of the neighbourhood or of people nearby. Owners must also not keep an animal whose noise disturbs. Between 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., animal noises and amplified music or speech audible outside the property are declared objectionable. There are no other fixed quiet hours and no decibel limits.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. During the day, contact the Village Office at 250.697.2248, or use the Village bylaw complaint form on the website.\n2. After hours, the Village pages name no separate noise line. The RCMP non-emergency line is 250 697 2333, and RCMP peace officers can enforce the bylaw.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Building work is outside the bylaw Monday to Friday 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturday 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sundays, Christmas Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday and other listed days count as holidays.\n- Also exempt: emergency vehicles, Village and Ministry of Transportation work, snow removal, bells or chimes for worship, and lawnmowers or power gardening equipment between 9:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m.\n- A noise ticket is $100, and so is a ticket for animal noise that disturbs.","sources":[{"url":"https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/177/","title":"Noise Control Bylaw No. 341, 2001 (PDF), Village of Granisle","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://villageofgranisle.ca/contact/","title":"Contact, Village of Granisle","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://villageofgranisle.ca/village-of-granisle-bylaw-complaint-form/","title":"Bylaw Complaint Form, Village of Granisle","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://villageofgranisle.ca/emergency-services/","title":"Emergency Services, Village of Granisle","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/266/","title":"Ticket Information Utilization Bylaw No. 344, 2001 (PDF), Village of Granisle","accessed":"2026-11-08"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-08","review":{"status":"machine_checked","badge":"Checked against official text","label":"Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 8 of 8 facts was matched to the official text."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/granisle/noise-rules/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/granisle/noise-rules.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/granisle/noise-rules.json"}}