--- title: "Lytton noise bylaw: quiet hours, construction hours and fines" question: "What are the noise rules and quiet hours in Lytton?" place: Lytton, British Columbia, Canada place_path: ca/bc/lytton category: Bylaws, noise and complaints owner: municipal owner_body: Village of Lytton sources_read: 2026-11-08 review: machine_checked canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lytton/noise-rules/" json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lytton/noise-rules.json" --- # Lytton noise bylaw: quiet hours, construction hours and fines **Question:** What are the noise rules and quiet hours in Lytton? **Short answer:** In the Village of Lytton, no one may make a noise that disturbs the peace or comfort of two or more people in separate residences nearby. There are no general quiet hours, but animal noise and amplified music or speech audible outside the property are objectionable from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m., and construction noise from 8 p.m. to 7 a.m. **Who handles it:** Municipal (Village of Lytton, https://www.lytton.ca) **Cost:** The bylaw sets no ticket amount. A court can fine up to $2,000. **How long:** Not applicable. **Where:** - Phone: Village Office (Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.), 250-455-2355 - Phone: Lytton RCMP (local non-emergency line), 250-455-2225 ## Key facts - **General rule:** No person may make, or let be made, a noise, sound or nuisance that disturbs the quiet, peace, rest, enjoyment, comfort or convenience of two or more persons from separate residences in the vicinity. Owners and occupiers must not let their property be used that way. - Source: [Noise and Nuisance Control Bylaw No. 600, 2008, ss. 3-4](https://www.lytton.ca/media/181) - Official wording: "any noise, sound or nuisance which disturbs the quiet, peace, rest, enjoyment," … "comfort or convenience of two or more persons from separate residences in the vicinity." - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Quiet hours:** No general quiet hours. Animal noises, and amplified music or speech, audible outside the property are objectionable between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. - Source: [Noise and Nuisance Control Bylaw No. 600, 2008, s. 6](https://www.lytton.ca/media/181) - Official wording: "any calls, cries, barks or other noises made by an animal which are audible outside the" … "any amplified music or speech which is audible outside the property where it originates" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Construction hours:** Construction noise is objectionable from 8 p.m. to 7 a.m. Building work between 7 a.m. and 8 p.m. is exempt. The bylaw makes no separate rule for Sundays or holidays. - Source: [Noise and Nuisance Control Bylaw No. 600, 2008, s. 6(c)](https://www.lytton.ca/media/181) - Official wording: "any noise caused or emanating from construction activity, including alterations," … "demolitions and excavations between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.;" - Source: [Noise and Nuisance Control Bylaw No. 600, 2008, s. 7(e)](https://www.lytton.ca/media/181) - Official wording: "the erection, demolition, construction, reconstruction, alteration or repair of any building" … "or structure between 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m." - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Other limits:** No decibel limits. A parked or stopped diesel vehicle or reefer running more than 15 minutes between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. is objectionable. Exempt: emergency vehicles, Village works, snow removal, and lawnmowers, power gardening equipment or chainsaws used 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. - Source: [Noise and Nuisance Control Bylaw No. 600, 2008, s. 6(d)](https://www.lytton.ca/media/181) - Official wording: "any noise longer than 15 minutes caused or emanating from the operation of a parked or" … "stopped diesel vehicle or reefer between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m." - Source: [Noise and Nuisance Control Bylaw No. 600, 2008, s. 7(g)](https://www.lytton.ca/media/181) - Official wording: "a lawnmower, power gardening equipment or chainsaw operated between 7:00 a.m. and" … "10:00 p.m.;" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Who to call, business hours:** Not confirmed. The Village's pages do not name a noise complaint contact. - **Who to call, after hours:** Not confirmed. The Village's pages do not name a noise complaint contact. - **Fine:** Up to $2,000 on summary conviction. Each day the offence continues is a separate offence. - Source: [Noise and Nuisance Control Bylaw No. 600, 2008, s. 10](https://www.lytton.ca/media/181) - Official wording: "Any person who contravenes this Bylaw is liable upon summary conviction to a fine not exceeding" … "$2,000.00. Every day that an infraction of this Bylaw continues shall constitute a separate offence." - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Bylaw:** Noise and Nuisance Control Bylaw No. 600, 2008 - Source: [Noise and Nuisance Control Bylaw No. 600, 2008, s. 1](https://www.lytton.ca/media/181) - Official wording: "This Bylaw may be cited for all purposes as the “Noise and Nuisance Control Bylaw No. 600, 2008.”" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 ## How it works The [Noise and Nuisance Control Bylaw No. 600]() bans any noise, sound or nuisance that disturbs the quiet, peace, rest, enjoyment, comfort or convenience of two or more people from separate residences nearby. Owners and occupiers must not let their property be used that way. There are no general quiet hours and no decibel limits. Instead the bylaw names noises it treats as objectionable: - Animal noises, and amplified music or speech audible outside the property, from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. - Construction noise from 8 p.m. to 7 a.m. Building work between 7 a.m. and 8 p.m. is exempt, with no separate rule for Sundays or holidays. - A parked or stopped diesel vehicle or reefer running more than 15 minutes between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. ## Steps 1. If it is safe, ask your neighbour first. 2. The Village's pages do not name a noise complaint contact. Call the Village Office at 250-455-2355 (Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) or the Lytton RCMP non-emergency line at 250-455-2225. ## Good to know - Exempt: emergency vehicles, Village works, snow removal, and lawnmowers, power gardening equipment or chainsaws used 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Events approved by a Council resolution are also exempt. - The penalty is a fine of up to $2,000 on summary conviction. Each day is a separate offence. ## Official forms and pages - [Noise and Nuisance Control Bylaw No. 600, 2008 (PDF)](https://www.lytton.ca/media/181) ## Related questions - [Lytton unsightly property rules and how to report](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lytton/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) - [Logan Lake](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/logan-lake/noise-rules.md) - [Ashcroft](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/noise-rules.md) - [Lillooet](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lillooet/noise-rules.md) - [Merritt](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/merritt/noise-rules.md) - [Pemberton](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/pemberton/noise-rules.md) - [Hope](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/hope/noise-rules.md) ## Sources - [Noise and Nuisance Control Bylaw No. 600, 2008 (PDF)](https://www.lytton.ca/media/181) (read 2026-11-08) - [Contact Us, Village of Lytton](https://www.lytton.ca/local-government/contact-us) (read 2026-11-08) _Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 6 of 8 facts was matched to the official text; 2 could not be confirmed. 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