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title: "Lantzville noise bylaw: quiet hours, construction hours and fines"
question: "What are the noise rules and quiet hours in Lantzville?"
place: Lantzville, British Columbia, Canada
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category: Bylaws, noise and complaints
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owner_body: District of Lantzville
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# Lantzville noise bylaw: quiet hours, construction hours and fines

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

**Short answer:** In Lantzville, quiet hours are 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m., including on beaches. Construction noise is not allowed before 8:00 a.m. or after 8:00 p.m. Monday to Friday, or before 9:00 a.m. or after 6:00 p.m. on weekends. The ticket is $150.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (District of Lantzville, https://www.lantzville.ca)  
**Cost:** $150 municipal ticket.  
**How long:** Not stated.  
**Where:**
- Phone: Bylaw Enforcement Services, 250.933.8092
- Email: Bylaw Enforcement Services, bylaw@lantzville.ca
- In person: Municipal Hall (drop off the complaint form), 7192 Lantzville Road, Lantzville, BC V0R 2H0 (Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.)

## Key facts

- **General rule:** No one may make, cause or allow any noise, on private property or in a public place, that disturbs or tends to disturb the quiet, peace, rest, enjoyment, comfort or convenience of anyone in the neighbourhood.
  - Source: [District of Lantzville Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 200, 2021 (consolidated to Bylaw 349, 2023), s. 22](https://www.lantzville.ca/cms/wpattachments/wpID921atID6520.pdf)
  - Official wording: "no person shall make, cause or permit to be" … "which disturbs or tends to disturb the quiet," … "peace, rest, enjoyment, comfort or convenience of any person in the" … "neighbourhood or vicinity of that place"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Quiet hours:** Quiet hours are 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m., including on beaches. No unnecessary or continuous noise during those hours.
  - Source: [District of Lantzville Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 200, 2021 (consolidated to Bylaw 349, 2023), s. 23](https://www.lantzville.ca/cms/wpattachments/wpID921atID6520.pdf)
  - Official wording: "quiet hours in the District are between 10:00 pm and 7:00 am, including on beaches" … "No person shall make, cause or allow unnecessary" … "or continuous noise during these quiet hours"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Construction hours:** Construction noise that disturbs the neighbourhood is not allowed Monday to Friday before 8:00 a.m. or after 8:00 p.m., or Saturday and Sunday before 9:00 a.m. or after 6:00 p.m. The Director of Planning may authorize other hours in writing.
  - Source: [District of Lantzville Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 200, 2021 (consolidated to Bylaw 349, 2023), s. 24(e)](https://www.lantzville.ca/cms/wpattachments/wpID921atID6520.pdf)
  - Official wording: "on Monday to Friday before 8:00 am or after 8:00 pm" … "on Saturday and Sunday before 9:00 am or after 6:00 pm"
  - Source: [District of Lantzville Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 200, 2021 (consolidated to Bylaw 349, 2023), s. 27(h)](https://www.lantzville.ca/cms/wpattachments/wpID921atID6520.pdf)
  - Official wording: "carrying out construction work under written authorization of the Director" … "of Planning"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Other limits:** Motorized lawn and garden equipment banned 8:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. Animal noise that can be easily heard off the property for more than 30 minutes is banned. Also covered: amplified sound, vehicle noise, idling over 3 minutes. No decibel limits. Exempt: emergency work, farm operations, commercial and light industrial zones, special event permits.
  - Source: [District of Lantzville Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 200, 2021 (consolidated to Bylaw 349, 2023), s. 24(c), 24(d)](https://www.lantzville.ca/cms/wpattachments/wpID921atID6520.pdf)
  - Official wording: "for any period longer than 30" … "minutes by a person who is not on the property or premises" … "between the hours of 8:00 pm and 8:00 am"
  - Source: [District of Lantzville Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 200, 2021 (consolidated to Bylaw 349, 2023), s. 26](https://www.lantzville.ca/cms/wpattachments/wpID921atID6520.pdf)
  - Official wording: "No person shall idle or otherwise run a motor vehicle continuously for more" … "than three (3) minutes at the same location"
  - Source: [District of Lantzville Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 200, 2021 (consolidated to Bylaw 349, 2023), s. 27](https://www.lantzville.ca/cms/wpattachments/wpID921atID6520.pdf)
  - Official wording: "The noise restrictions of this Bylaw do not apply in the following circumstances:" … "performing farm operations conducted in accordance with normal farm"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Who to call, business hours:** Bylaw Enforcement Services: 250.933.8092, bylaw@lantzville.ca. Complaints are made on the Bylaw Complaint Form, emailed to bylaw@lantzville.ca or taken to Municipal Hall; anonymous forms are not accepted. Municipal Hall is open Monday to Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. by phone or email.
  - Source: [Contact information, Department contact information](https://www.lantzville.ca/cms.asp?wpID=384)
  - Official wording: "| building@lantzville.ca | Public Works | 250.933.2250 | publicworks@lantzville.ca | Bylaw Enforcement Services | 250.933.8092 | bylaw@lantzville.ca OUTSIDE AGENCIES CONTACT INFORMATION" … "| publicworks@lantzville.ca | Bylaw Enforcement Services | 250.933.8092 | bylaw@lantzville.ca OUTSIDE AGENCIES CONTACT INFORMATION Regional District of Nanaimo (Garbage, Recycling and Green Waste - Bin Related)"
  - Source: [Bylaw Complaint, Bylaw Complaint page](https://www.lantzville.ca/cms.asp?wpID=844)
  - Official wording: "For any inquiries, please call 250.933.8092." … "Completed forms can be emailed directly to: bylaw@lantzville.ca"
  - Source: [https://www.lantzville.ca/cms/wpattachments/wpID844atID6477.pdf, Complaint form](https://www.lantzville.ca/cms/wpattachments/wpID844atID6477.pdf)
  - Official wording: "Anonymous submissions are not accepted."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Who to call, after hours:** Not confirmed. Not found in the official sources that were read.
- **Fine:** $150 municipal ticket for noise that disturbs the peace (s. 22), noise in quiet hours (s. 23), animal noise over 30 minutes (s. 24(c)), garden equipment 8 p.m. to 8 a.m. (s. 24(d)), construction noise outside permitted hours (s. 24(e)), vehicle noise and idling.
  - Source: [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 100, Amendment Bylaw No. 378, 2024, Appendix 5](https://www.lantzville.ca/cms/wpattachments/wpID483atID6898.pdf)
  - Official wording: "Noise which disturbs the peace 22 $150.00" … "Noise during quiet hours of 10:00pm to 07:00am 23 $150.00" … "Noise from animal exceeding 30 minutes 24 (c) $150.00" … "Construction noise outside permitted hours 24 (e) $150.00"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Bylaw:** District of Lantzville Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 200, 2021
  - Source: [District of Lantzville Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 200, 2021 (consolidated to Bylaw 349, 2023), s. 1](https://www.lantzville.ca/cms/wpattachments/wpID921atID6520.pdf)
  - Official wording: "This Bylaw may be cited as “District of Lantzville Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 200," … "2021”."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08

## How it works

Under the [Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 200](https://www.lantzville.ca/cms/wpattachments/wpID921atID6520.pdf), no one in Lantzville may make, cause or allow noise, on private property or in a public place, that disturbs or tends to disturb the quiet, peace, rest, enjoyment, comfort or convenience of anyone in the neighbourhood. The bylaw sets no decibel limits.

## Steps

1. Try talking with your neighbour first.
2. Fill in the Bylaw Complaint Form and email it to bylaw@lantzville.ca, or take it to Municipal Hall. Anonymous forms are not accepted.
3. Questions: call Bylaw Enforcement Services at 250.933.8092.

## Good to know

- Quiet hours: 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m., including on beaches. No unnecessary or continuous noise.
- Construction noise: Monday to Friday before 8:00 a.m. or after 8:00 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday before 9:00 a.m. or after 6:00 p.m. The Director of Planning may authorize other hours in writing. The bylaw does not mention statutory holidays.
- Motorized lawn and garden equipment is banned from 8:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m.
- Animal noise that can be easily heard off the property for more than 30 minutes is banned. Barking complaints go to Bylaw Enforcement, not Animal Control.
- Amplified sound, vehicle noise and idling over 3 minutes are also covered.
- Exempt: emergency work, farm operations, commercial and light industrial zones, and special event permits.
- No after-hours noise complaint line is stated.
- The ticket is $150 for each of these noise offences.

## Official forms and pages

- [Bylaw Complaint page](https://www.lantzville.ca/cms.asp?wpID=844)
- [Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 200, 2021 (PDF)](https://www.lantzville.ca/cms/wpattachments/wpID921atID6520.pdf)

## Related questions

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

## The same question elsewhere

- [Noise bylaws in British Columbia: quiet hours, construction hours and fines by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/noise-rules.md)
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- [Ladysmith](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ladysmith/noise-rules.md)
- [Gibsons](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/gibsons/noise-rules.md)

## Sources

- [District of Lantzville Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 200, 2021 (consolidated to Bylaw 349, 2023) (PDF)](https://www.lantzville.ca/cms/wpattachments/wpID921atID6520.pdf) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 100, Amendment Bylaw No. 378, 2024 (PDF)](https://www.lantzville.ca/cms/wpattachments/wpID483atID6898.pdf) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Bylaw Complaint, District of Lantzville](https://www.lantzville.ca/cms.asp?wpID=844) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Contact information, District of Lantzville](https://www.lantzville.ca/cms.asp?wpID=384) (read 2026-11-08)
- [https://www.lantzville.ca/cms/wpattachments/wpID844atID6477.pdf](https://www.lantzville.ca/cms/wpattachments/wpID844atID6477.pdf) (read 2026-11-08)

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