Mission noise bylaw: quiet hours, construction hours and fines
What are the noise rules and quiet hours?
Short answer
In Mission, the Good Neighbour Bylaw bans noise that disturbs neighbours at any hour; it sets no fixed quiet hours. Construction work is not allowed before 7 a.m. or after 8 p.m. Monday to Saturday, or before 9 a.m. or after 5 p.m. on Sundays and holidays.
Key facts
| General rule | No one may make, or allow, any noise on any land, street, park or public place that disturbs or tends to disturb the quiet, peace, rest, enjoyment, comfort or convenience of anyone in the neighbourhood or vicinity. Owners and occupiers must not let their land be used so that noise disturbs others.Good Neighbour Bylaw 5524-2015, s. 8.2, 8.3 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06Official wordingwhich disturbs or tends to disturb the quiet, peace, rest, enjoyment, comfort, or convenience of any person or persons in the neighbourhood or vicinity No Owner or Occupier of Land shall allow or permit such Land to be used so that noise or sound |
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| Quiet hours | None set. The Good Neighbour Bylaw sets no fixed quiet hours for ordinary noise. |
| Construction hours | Not allowed before 7 a.m. or after 8 p.m., Monday to Saturday (not holidays), or before 9 a.m. or after 5 p.m. on Sundays and holidays. Covers building, altering, repairing or demolishing, excavating or filling land, and loading or hauling soil, where it is liable to disturb the neighbourhood.Good Neighbour Bylaw 5524-2015, s. 8.7 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06Official wordingbefore 07:00 hours or after 20:00 hours on any day from Monday to Saturday when such day is not a holiday, or before 09:00 hours or after 17:00 hours on any Sunday or holiday construct, erect, reconstruct, alter, repair or demolish any Building, structure or thing |
| Other limits | Also banned: amplified sound (radio, stereo, instruments) that disturbs the neighbourhood, and animals whose cries or barks disturb. No decibel limit found. Exempt: emergency vehicles, street or utility repairs, RCMP, and events run under a valid permit.Good Neighbour Bylaw 5524-2015, s. 8.4, 8.5, 8.1 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06Official wordingNo person shall play or operate any radio, stereophonic equipment or other instrument or any apparatus for the production or amplification of sound No person shall own, keep or harbour any animal which, by its cries or barks, disturbs or tends to disturb the operation of emergency Vehicles; parades, events held at the Mission Raceway Park, the Mission Folk Festival, film |
| Who to call, business hours | Bylaw Enforcement: 604-820-3727, bylaw@mission.ca (Welton Common, 7337 Welton Street, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday, closed statutory holidays). Complaints must be in writing with your name, address, phone and the exact address; no anonymous complaints. Barking dogs: FVRD, 1-844-495-CARE.Bylaw Enforcement, Bylaw Complaints; Dogs; Related contacts; Contact, City Contact page, Welton Common · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06Official wordingComplaints involving an alleged violation of the City of Mission bylaws must be received in writing. the municipality will not accept anonymous complaints Phone 604-820-3727 Complaints involving barking dogs or roaming dogs are addressed by the Fraser Valley Regional District a common front desk area for your needs regarding building and development, bylaw enforcement Monday to Friday; we are closed on all statutory holidays |
| Who to call, after hours | Not confirmed. The sources read give no after-hours number for bylaw noise complaints. |
| Fine | Bylaw notice: $500 ($350 within 14 days, $650 after 28 days) for noise that disturbs (s. 8.2, 8.3), amplified sound (s. 8.4) and construction noise (s. 8.7); animal noise (s. 8.5) $250 ($175 / $325). Municipal ticket: the same, $500 and $250.Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw 5700-2018, Schedule 15; Ticket Information Bylaw 2646-1993, Schedule 21, Ticket Information Bylaw 2646-1993, Schedule 21 (Good Neighbour Bylaw 5524-2015) · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06Official wordingMake noise which disturbs 8.2 $500 $350 $650 Yes Amplified sound which disturbs 8.4 $500 $350 $650 Yes Animal which disturbs 8.5 $250 $175 $325 Yes Construction noise 8.7 $500 $350 $650 Yes Make noise which disturbs 8.2 $500 Animal which disturbs 8.5 $250 Construction noise 8.7 $500 |
| Bylaw | District of Mission Good Neighbour Bylaw 5524-2015 (Part 8, Noise Regulation)Good Neighbour Bylaw 5524-2015, s. 1.1 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06Official wordingDistrict of Mission Good Neighbour Bylaw 5524-2015 |
How it works
Under the Good Neighbour Bylaw 5524-2015, no one may make or allow noise on any land, street, park or public place that disturbs or tends to disturb the quiet, peace, rest, enjoyment, comfort or convenience of anyone nearby. Owners and occupiers must not let their land be used so that noise disturbs others. The bylaw sets no fixed quiet hours and no decibel limit.
Steps
- If it is safe, ask the neighbour to turn it down first.
- If it continues, send a written complaint to Bylaw Enforcement (bylaw@mission.ca or 604-820-3727) with your name, address, phone and the exact address of the noise. Anonymous complaints are not accepted.
- For barking dogs, contact the FVRD at 1-844-495-CARE.
- For an emergency or crime in progress, call 9-1-1.
Good to know
- Building, altering, repairing or demolishing, excavating or filling land, and loading or hauling soil, are not allowed before 7 a.m. or after 8 p.m. Monday to Saturday (not holidays), or before 9 a.m. or after 5 p.m. on Sundays and holidays, where liable to disturb the neighbourhood.
- Also banned: amplified sound (radio, stereo, instruments) that disturbs the neighbourhood, and animals whose cries or barks disturb.
- Exempt: emergency vehicles, street or utility repairs, the RCMP, and events run under a valid permit.
- A bylaw notice is $500 ($350 within 14 days, $650 after 28 days) for disturbing noise, amplified sound and construction noise, and $250 ($175 / $325) for animal noise. A municipal ticket is the same: $500 and $250.
- Bylaw Enforcement is at Welton Common, 7337 Welton Street, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday. The sources we read give no after-hours number for bylaw noise complaints.
Official forms and pages
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Sources
- Good Neighbour Bylaw 5524-2015 (PDF) (read 2026-11-05)
- Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw 5700-2018, Schedule 15 (PDF) (read 2026-11-05)
- Ticket Information Bylaw 2646-1993, Schedule 21 (PDF) (read 2026-11-05)
- Bylaw Enforcement, City of Mission (read 2026-11-05)
- Contact, City of Mission (read 2026-11-05)
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