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title: "Kimberley noise bylaw: quiet hours, construction hours and fines"
question: "What are the noise rules and quiet hours in Kimberley?"
place: Kimberley, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/kimberley
category: Bylaws, noise and complaints
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owner_body: City of Kimberley
sources_read: 2026-11-05
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# Kimberley noise bylaw: quiet hours, construction hours and fines

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

**Short answer:** Kimberley's Good Neighbour Bylaw bans any noise that disturbs neighbours at any time and sets no fixed quiet hours. It does set hours for construction (7 a.m. to 10 p.m.), lawn equipment (7 a.m. to 9 p.m., 9 a.m. start on Sundays and statutory holidays) and truck loading (none from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m.).

**Who handles it:** Municipal (City of Kimberley, https://www.kimberley.ca)  
**Cost:** Municipal ticket, first or later offence: disturbing noise, amplified sound, disturbing vehicle sound, or construction noise when prohibited $200 or $500; animal that disturbs $150 or $300; lawn equipment when prohibited $150 or $300; night truck loading or idling $100 or $200.  
**Where:**
- Phone: Bylaw Enforcement Officer, 250-427-9663
- Email: Bylaw Enforcement Officer, bylaw@kimberley.ca

## Key facts

- **General rule:** No one may make, cause, permit or continue any noise or sound in the City that disturbs or tends to disturb the quiet, peace, rest, enjoyment, comfort or convenience of the neighbourhood, the public or anyone nearby. Owners and occupiers must not let their property be used that way.
  - Source: [Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 2671, 2020, ss. 6.1, 6.2](https://kimberley.civicweb.net/document/93582)
  - Official wording: "No Person shall make, cause to be made, permit, or continue to be made any noise or sound within the City that disturbs or tends to disturb the quiet, peace, rest, enjoyment," … "No Owner or Occupier of property shall cause, allow, or permit that property to be used"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Quiet hours:** None set. The Good Neighbour Bylaw sets no fixed quiet hours for ordinary noise.
- **Construction hours:** Any day: construction, repair, demolition, excavation or machinery for it is banned before 7 a.m. or after 10 p.m., unless it causes no disturbing noise. Work under a valid building permit between 7 a.m. and 10 p.m. is exempt from the noise rules if the noise is reasonably required for the work.
  - Source: [Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 2671, 2020, ss. 6.3(g), 6.6(c)](https://kimberley.civicweb.net/document/93582)
  - Official wording: "no Person shall, on any day before 07:00 hours or after 22:00 hours," … "undertake any construction, alteration, repair, demolition, or excavation of any" … "construction, repair, alteration, excavation, demolition work, or use of" … "the activity occurs between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and" … "the activity occurs between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m., and the activity generating noise is reasonably required in furtherance of the construction, repair, alteration, demolition, or other work that has been authorized."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Other limits:** Motorized lawn equipment: Monday to Saturday 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., Sundays and statutory holidays 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. No loading or unloading trucks 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. No idling over 5 consecutive minutes. Loud sound equipment, vehicles and barking animals are covered. A noise permit can be applied for.
  - Source: [Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 2671, 2020, ss. 6.3, 6.4, 6.7](https://kimberley.civicweb.net/document/93582)
  - Official wording: "no Person shall load or unload any truck, motor vehicle, or trailer between the" … "hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.;" … "no Person shall , on Mondays through Saturdays before 7:00 hours or after" … "21 :00 hours, Sundays and Statutory Holidays before 9:00 hours or after 21 :00" … "No Person shall cause or permit a Motor Vehicle to Idle within City boundaries for more" … "than five (5) consecutive minutes." … "that person may" … "apply to the City in the form prescribed by the Senior Manager of Operations"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Who to call, business hours:** Bylaw Enforcement Officer, 250-427-9663, bylaw@kimberley.ca. Complaints, except urgent risks to public health or safety, must be in writing (mail, email, fax or hand-delivered) with your name, address and phone, and the nature and exact location.
  - Source: [Bylaw Enforcement, How to make a Complaint](https://www.kimberley.ca/services/bylaw-enforcement)
  - Official wording: "Phone: 250-427-9663" … "E-mail: bylaw@kimberley.ca" … "must be in writing (standard mail, email, fax or hand delivered)"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Who to call, after hours:** Not confirmed. The City page lists no after-hours noise line.
- **Fine:** Municipal ticket, first / later offence: disturbing noise (s. 6.1), amplified sound, disturbing vehicle sound, or construction noise when prohibited $200 / $500. Animal that disturbs $150 / $300. Lawn equipment when prohibited $150 / $300. Loading trucks at night or idling $100 / $200.
  - Source: [Municipal Ticket Information Amendment Bylaw No. 2672, 2021, Schedule 9](https://kimberley.civicweb.net/document/81479)
  - Official wording: "Cause disturbing noise 6.1 $200.00 $500.00" … "Amplification equipment 6.3 (a) $200.00 $500.00" … "Animal which disturbs 6.3 (b) $150.00 $300.00" … "Disturbing vehicle sound 6.3 (c) $200.00 $500.00" … "Motorized lawncare equipment when prohibited 6.3 (e) $150.00 $300.00" … "Construction noise when prohibited 6.3 (g) $200.00 $500.00" … "Idling vehicle 6.4 $100.00 $200.00" … "Load/ Unload Truck between 10:00 p.m and 7:00 a.m. 6.3 (d) $100.00 $200.00"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Bylaw:** City of Kimberley Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 2671, 2020
  - Source: [Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 2671, 2020, s. 1.1](https://kimberley.civicweb.net/document/93582)
  - Official wording: "City of Kimberley Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 2671, 2020"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06

## How it works

Under the [Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 2671, 2020](<https://kimberley.civicweb.net/document/93582>), no one may make, cause, permit or continue any noise or sound in the City that disturbs or tends to disturb the quiet, peace, rest, enjoyment, comfort or convenience of the neighbourhood, the public or anyone nearby. Owners and occupiers must not let their property be used that way. This applies at any hour. The bylaw sets no fixed quiet hours for ordinary noise and no general decibel limit.

## Steps

1. Check the specific hours below.
2. If a neighbour is the problem, the City suggests trying to resolve it with them first.
3. If that fails, complain to the Bylaw Enforcement Officer at 250-427-9663 or bylaw@kimberley.ca. Except for urgent public health or safety risks, complaints must be in writing with your name, address and phone number, and the nature and exact location of the problem. Anonymous complaints are not investigated.

## Good to know

- Construction, repair, demolition, excavation or machinery for them: banned before 7 a.m. or after 10 p.m. on any day, unless it causes no disturbing noise.
- Work under a valid building permit between 7 a.m. and 10 p.m. is exempt from the noise rules only if the noise is reasonably required for the authorized work. Disturbing noise at any time still breaks the general rule.
- Motorized lawn equipment: Monday to Saturday 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Sundays and statutory holidays 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
- No loading or unloading trucks from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m., and no idling for more than 5 consecutive minutes.
- Loud sound equipment, vehicles and barking animals are covered. A noise permit can be applied for.
- Exempt: City operations and emergency services, snow removal after a snow event, lawful business noise in a zone for that activity between 7 a.m. and 10 p.m., household equipment such as pool pumps and air conditioners, permitted fireworks, church bells, parades and emergencies.
- Municipal tickets, first or later offence: disturbing noise, amplified sound, disturbing vehicle sound, or construction noise when prohibited $200 or $500; animal that disturbs $150 or $300; lawn equipment when prohibited $150 or $300; night truck loading or idling $100 or $200.
- The City page lists no after-hours noise line.

## Official forms and pages

- [Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 2671, 2020 (PDF)](https://kimberley.civicweb.net/document/93582)
- [Municipal Ticket Information Amendment Bylaw No. 2672, 2021 (PDF)](https://kimberley.civicweb.net/document/81479)

## Related questions

- [Kimberley unsightly property rules and how to report](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kimberley/unsightly-property.md)

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## Sources

- [Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 2671, 2020 (PDF), City of Kimberley](https://kimberley.civicweb.net/document/93582) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Municipal Ticket Information Amendment Bylaw No. 2672, 2021 (PDF), City of Kimberley](https://kimberley.civicweb.net/document/81479) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Bylaw Enforcement, City of Kimberley](https://www.kimberley.ca/services/bylaw-enforcement) (read 2026-11-05)

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