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title: "Granisle noise bylaw: quiet hours, construction hours and fines"
question: "What are the noise rules and quiet hours in Granisle?"
place: Granisle, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/granisle
category: Bylaws, noise and complaints
owner: municipal
owner_body: Village of Granisle
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# Granisle noise bylaw: quiet hours, construction hours and fines

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

**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.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (Village of Granisle, https://villageofgranisle.ca)  
**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.  
**Where:**
- Phone: Village Office, 250.697.2248
- Online: Village bylaw complaint form, https://villageofgranisle.ca/village-of-granisle-bylaw-complaint-form/
- Phone: RCMP non-emergency, 250 697 2333

## Key facts

- **General rule:** 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.
  - Source: [Noise Control Bylaw No. 341, 2001, s. 3, s. 4](https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/177/)
  - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Quiet hours:** 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.
  - Source: [Noise Control Bylaw No. 341, 2001, s. 5](https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/177/)
  - Official wording: "between 11:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.; and" … "between 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.;"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Construction hours:** 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.
  - Source: [Noise Control Bylaw No. 341, 2001, s. 6(e)](https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/177/)
  - Official wording: "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."
  - Source: [Noise Control Bylaw No. 341, 2001, s. 2(c)](https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/177/)
  - Official wording: "Sunday, Christmas Day, Good Friday, and Easter Monday;"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Other limits:** 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.
  - Source: [Noise Control Bylaw No. 341, 2001, s. 6](https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/177/)
  - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Who to call, business hours:** Village Office, 250.697.2248, or the Village bylaw complaint form on the website.
  - Source: [Contact, Contact page](https://villageofgranisle.ca/contact/)
  - Official wording: "Phone 250.697.2248 Fax 888-335-4682"
  - Source: [Bylaw Complaint Form](https://villageofgranisle.ca/village-of-granisle-bylaw-complaint-form/)
  - Official wording: "Village of Granisle Bylaw Complaint Form"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Who to call, after hours:** 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.
  - Source: [Emergency Services, Emergency Services page, RCMP](https://villageofgranisle.ca/emergency-services/)
  - Official wording: "Non-emergency please call 250 697 2333."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Fine:** $100 ticket for noise that disturbs; $100 for animal noise that disturbs.
  - Source: [Ticket Information Utilization Bylaw No. 344, 2001, Schedule 5](https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/266/)
  - Official wording: "Noise which disturbs 3 $ 100.00" … "Animals noise which disturbs 4 $ 100.00"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Bylaw:** Noise Control Bylaw, 2001, No. 341
  - Source: [Noise Control Bylaw No. 341, 2001, s. 1](https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/177/)
  - Official wording: "Noise Control Bylaw, 2001, No. 341"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08

## How it works

The [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.

## Steps

1. During the day, contact the Village Office at 250.697.2248, or use the Village bylaw complaint form on the website.
2. 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.

## Good to know

- 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.
- 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.
- A noise ticket is $100, and so is a ticket for animal noise that disturbs.

## Official forms and pages

- [Noise Control Bylaw No. 341, 2001 (PDF), Village of Granisle](https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/177/)
- [Bylaw Complaint Form, Village of Granisle](https://villageofgranisle.ca/village-of-granisle-bylaw-complaint-form/)

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## Sources

- [Noise Control Bylaw No. 341, 2001 (PDF), Village of Granisle](https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/177/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Contact, Village of Granisle](https://villageofgranisle.ca/contact/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Bylaw Complaint Form, Village of Granisle](https://villageofgranisle.ca/village-of-granisle-bylaw-complaint-form/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Emergency Services, Village of Granisle](https://villageofgranisle.ca/emergency-services/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Ticket Information Utilization Bylaw No. 344, 2001 (PDF), Village of Granisle](https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/266/) (read 2026-11-08)

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