{"title":"Hope noise bylaw: quiet hours, construction hours and fines","question":"What are the noise rules and quiet hours in Hope?","slug":"noise-rules","place":{"path":"ca/bc/hope","name":"Hope","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":"District of Hope","url":"https://www.hope.ca"},"short_answer":"In Hope, the Good Neighbour Bylaw bans noise that disturbs the neighbourhood, but sets no general quiet hours. Construction noise is not allowed before 7:00 a.m. or after 9:00 p.m., and motorized lawn and garden equipment not between 9 p.m. and 7 a.m.","aliases":["noise bylaw hope bc","quiet hours hope","construction noise hope","loud neighbours hope","lawn mower hours hope"],"cost":"No fee to complain. A bylaw notice is $200 ($150 if paid within 14 days); a municipal ticket is $1,000.","how_long":"Not applicable.","where":[{"type":"phone","label":"Bylaw Services","value":"604-869-5671","note":"Weekdays, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m."},{"type":"email","label":"Bylaw Services","value":"bylaw@hope.ca"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 1240, 2008","url":"https://hope.ca/uploads/dm/86976/Good_Neighbour_Bylaw_consolidated_to_Dec._2023"},{"title":"Bylaw Enforcement & Animal Control","url":"https://hope.ca/bylaw-animal-control"}],"related":[{"slug":"unsightly-property","title":"Hope unsightly property rules and how to report","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/hope/unsightly-property/"},{"slug":"bylaw-fines","title":"Hope bylaw fines and how tickets work","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/hope/bylaw-fines/"},{"slug":"fireworks","title":"Hope fireworks rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/hope/fireworks/"},{"slug":"backyard-fire","title":"Hope backyard fire and burning rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/hope/backyard-fire/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/kent","name":"Kent","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kent/noise-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/harrison-hot-springs","name":"Harrison Hot Springs","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/harrison-hot-springs/noise-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/chilliwack","name":"Chilliwack","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/chilliwack/noise-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/abbotsford","name":"Abbotsford","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/abbotsford/noise-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/mission","name":"Mission","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/mission/noise-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/maple-ridge","name":"Maple Ridge","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/maple-ridge/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 or allow noise, on private or public property, that disturbs or tends to disturb the quiet, peace, rest, enjoyment, comfort or convenience of anyone in the neighbourhood.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://hope.ca/uploads/dm/86976/Good_Neighbour_Bylaw_consolidated_to_Dec._2023","title":"Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 1240, 2008, consolidated to December 2023, District of Hope","section":"s. 5.4(a)","quotes":["which disturbs or tends to disturb the quiet, peace, rest, enjoyment,","comfort or convenience of any person or persons in the neighbourhood or"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"quiet_hours":{"label":"Quiet hours","value":null,"status":"none","note":"The Good Neighbour Bylaw sets no general quiet hours for ordinary noise.","sources":[]},"construction_hours":{"label":"Construction hours","value":"Not before 7:00 a.m. or after 9:00 p.m. on any day, if the work causes noise that disturbs the neighbourhood. No separate Sunday or holiday rule. The Building Inspector may grant a construction permit for other hours.","short":"7 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://hope.ca/uploads/dm/86976/Good_Neighbour_Bylaw_consolidated_to_Dec._2023","title":"Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 1240, 2008, consolidated to December 2023, District of Hope","section":"s. 5.6(e)","quotes":["on any day","before 7:00 a.m. or after 9:00 p.m., construct, erect, reconstruct, alter, repair or"]},{"url":"https://hope.ca/uploads/dm/86976/Good_Neighbour_Bylaw_consolidated_to_Dec._2023","title":"Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 1240, 2008, consolidated to December 2023, District of Hope","section":"s. 5.3(a)","quotes":["the Building Inspector","may, upon application in writing, grant a construction permit"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"other_limits":{"label":"Other limits","value":"Motorized lawn and garden equipment: not between 9 p.m. and 7 a.m. Trades and industries in commercial or industrial zones: no noise before 7 a.m. or after 9 p.m. unless contained in an enclosed building. Council declares objectionable: amplified vehicle sound heard outside, loud or explosive vehicle sounds, alarms over 3 minutes, idling over 3 minutes. Animal cries that unduly disturb are banned. Exempt: emergency work, normal farm practices, household equipment, Special Event Permit events.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://hope.ca/uploads/dm/86976/Good_Neighbour_Bylaw_consolidated_to_Dec._2023","title":"Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 1240, 2008, consolidated to December 2023, District of Hope","section":"s. 5.6(d)","quotes":["any motorized lawn-grooming or garden equipment in the District between the","hours of 9:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.","The following Noises are, in the opinion of the Council of the District of","no person shall own, keep or harbour any animal"]},{"url":"https://hope.ca/uploads/dm/86976/Good_Neighbour_Bylaw_consolidated_to_Dec._2023","title":"Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 1240, 2008, consolidated to December 2023, District of Hope","section":"s. 5.2(h)","quotes":["no trade or industry at a commercial, industrial or light industrial zoned area,"]},{"url":"https://hope.ca/uploads/dm/86976/Good_Neighbour_Bylaw_consolidated_to_Dec._2023","title":"Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 1240, 2008, consolidated to December 2023, District of Hope","section":"s. 5.6(c)","quotes":["own, keep or harbour any animal or bird which by its cries or sounds unduly disturbs"]},{"url":"https://hope.ca/uploads/dm/86976/Good_Neighbour_Bylaw_consolidated_to_Dec._2023","title":"Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 1240, 2008, consolidated to December 2023, District of Hope","section":"s. 5.2","quotes":["farm operations conducted in accordance with normal farm practices","events held under the authority of a Special Event Permit issued by the"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"contact_day":{"label":"Who to call, business hours","value":"Bylaw Services, 604-869-5671, bylaw@hope.ca. The Bylaw Enforcement Officer takes complaints weekdays from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. For ongoing noise the District asks you to keep a written log; after ten dates, give it to the officer with a Bylaw Complaint Form.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://hope.ca/bylaws-directory","title":"Bylaw Directory, District of Hope","section":"Bylaw Directory","quotes":["Bylaw Services at 604-869-5671 or bylaw@hope.ca."]},{"url":"https://hope.ca/bylaw-animal-control","title":"Bylaw Enforcement & Animal Control, District of Hope","section":"Noise Complaints","quotes":["When you have accumulated TEN dates (or more)"]},{"url":"https://hope.ca/bylaw-animal-control","title":"Bylaw Enforcement & Animal Control, District of Hope","section":"Enforcement of Bylaws","quotes":["weekdays from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"contact_after_hours":{"label":"Who to call, after hours","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"not_published","note":"No official page names an after-hours noise line.","sources":[]},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":"Bylaw notice: $200 ($150 if paid within 14 days; $50 surcharge after 28 days). Municipal ticket: $1,000.","short":"Notice $200 ($150 if paid in 14 days); ticket $1,000","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://hope.ca/uploads/dm/136112/1627%20-%20Bylaw%20Notice%20Enforcement%20Bylaw%20%28website%29.pdf","title":"Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 1627, 2026 (PDF), District of Hope","section":"Schedule A (BNE Bylaw No. 1627, 2026)","quotes":["Good Neighbour Bylaw 1240, 2008","$200.00 $150.00 $50.00 Yes"]},{"url":"https://hope.ca/uploads/dm/136113/1628%20-%20Municipal%20Ticket%20Information%20Bylaw%20%28website%29.pdf","title":"Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 1628, 2026 (PDF), District of Hope","section":"Schedule A (MTI Bylaw No. 1628, 2026)","quotes":["Good Neighbour Bylaw 1240, 2008 $1,000.00"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 1240, 2008 (consolidated to December 2023)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://hope.ca/uploads/dm/86976/Good_Neighbour_Bylaw_consolidated_to_Dec._2023","title":"Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 1240, 2008, consolidated to December 2023, District of Hope","section":"s. 1.1","quotes":["Good Neighbour Bylaw Number 1240, 2008"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":8,"stated":6,"matched":6,"none":1,"unknown":1},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nUnder the [Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 1240](<https://hope.ca/uploads/dm/86976/Good_Neighbour_Bylaw_consolidated_to_Dec._2023>), no one may make or allow noise, on private or public property, that disturbs or tends to disturb the quiet, peace, rest, enjoyment, comfort or convenience of anyone in the neighbourhood. The bylaw sets no general quiet hours for ordinary noise and no decibel limits. It sets fixed hours only for the cases below.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Where it is safe, talk to the neighbour first.\n2. Keep a written log of the noise. After ten dates, give it to the Bylaw Enforcement Officer with a Bylaw Complaint Form.\n3. Call Bylaw Services at 604-869-5671 or email bylaw@hope.ca. Complaints are taken weekdays from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- **Construction:** not before 7:00 a.m. or after 9:00 p.m. on any day, if the work disturbs the neighbourhood. There is no separate Sunday or holiday rule. The Building Inspector may grant a construction permit for other hours.\n- **Lawn and garden equipment:** motorized equipment not between 9 p.m. and 7 a.m.\n- **Trades and industries** in commercial or industrial zones: no noise before 7 a.m. or after 9 p.m. unless it is contained in an enclosed building.\n- Council declares these objectionable: amplified vehicle sound heard outside, loud or explosive vehicle sounds, alarms over 3 minutes, and idling over 3 minutes. Animal cries that unduly disturb are banned.\n- Exempt: emergency work, normal farm practices, household equipment, and Special Event Permit events.\n- A mobile public address system needs a permit ($100 a day) and may be used 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. only.\n- **After hours:** no official page names an after-hours noise line. The Operations number 604-869-6020 is for works emergencies only.\n- A bylaw notice is $200 ($150 if paid within 14 days); a municipal ticket is $1,000.","sources":[{"url":"https://hope.ca/uploads/dm/86976/Good_Neighbour_Bylaw_consolidated_to_Dec._2023","title":"Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 1240, 2008, consolidated to December 2023, District of Hope","accessed":"2026-11-06"},{"url":"https://hope.ca/bylaw-animal-control","title":"Bylaw Enforcement & Animal Control, District of Hope","accessed":"2026-11-06"},{"url":"https://hope.ca/uploads/dm/136112/1627%20-%20Bylaw%20Notice%20Enforcement%20Bylaw%20%28website%29.pdf","title":"Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 1627, 2026 (PDF), District of Hope","accessed":"2026-11-06"},{"url":"https://hope.ca/uploads/dm/136113/1628%20-%20Municipal%20Ticket%20Information%20Bylaw%20%28website%29.pdf","title":"Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 1628, 2026 (PDF), District of Hope","accessed":"2026-11-06"},{"url":"https://hope.ca/bylaws-directory","title":"Bylaw Directory, District of Hope","accessed":"2026-11-06"},{"url":"https://hope.ca/operations","title":"Operations, District of Hope","accessed":"2026-11-06"},{"url":"https://hope.ca/staff-directory","title":"Staff Directory, District of Hope","accessed":"2026-11-06"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-06","review":{"status":"machine_checked","badge":"Checked against official text","label":"Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 6 of 8 facts was matched to the official text; 1 is recorded as not set; 1 could not be confirmed."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/hope/noise-rules/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/hope/noise-rules.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/hope/noise-rules.json"}}