--- title: "Montrose noise bylaw: quiet hours, construction hours and fines" question: "What are the noise rules and quiet hours in Montrose?" place: Montrose, British Columbia, Canada place_path: ca/bc/montrose category: Bylaws, noise and complaints owner: municipal owner_body: Village of Montrose sources_read: 2026-11-08 review: machine_checked canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/montrose/noise-rules/" json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/montrose/noise-rules.json" --- # Montrose noise bylaw: quiet hours, construction hours and fines **Question:** What are the noise rules and quiet hours in Montrose? **Short answer:** In Montrose, the Good Neighbour Bylaw sets no fixed quiet hours for ordinary noise, but bans noise that disturbs the peace. Construction noise and motorized lawn and garden equipment are banned before 7:00 a.m. and after 10:00 p.m. **Who handles it:** Municipal (Village of Montrose, https://www.montrose.ca) **Cost:** No ticket amount is set. On conviction, the Offence Act maximum fine applies, with up to 90 days in jail, or both. **How long:** Permit to vary construction hours: apply at least 5 business days ahead. **Where:** - In person: Village Office, 565 11th Ave., Montrose, BC V0G 1P0 (Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. (closed statutory holidays)) - Phone: Village Office, 250-367-7234 ## Key facts - **General rule:** No one may make, or allow, any noise in a street or elsewhere in the Village that is liable to disturb the quiet, peace, rest, enjoyment, comfort or convenience of individuals or the public. This covers amplified music, loud vehicles and barking or noisy animals. - Source: [Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 779, 2024, ss. 8.1-8.4](https://www.montrose.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/2024-02-08-Montrose-Good-Neighbour-Bylaw-FINAL.pdf) - Official wording: "No person shall make or cause, or permit to be made or caused, any noise in or on a street or elsewhere in the Village that is liable to disturb the quiet, peace, rest, enjoyment," … "No person shall own, keep or harbour any animal or bird which by its barks, cries or sounds" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Quiet hours:** None set. The Good Neighbour Bylaw sets no fixed quiet hours for ordinary noise. - **Construction hours:** Construction noise is banned on any day before 7:00 a.m. or after 10:00 p.m. The bylaw does not treat Sundays or holidays differently. The CAO can grant a written permit to vary the hours; apply at least 5 business days ahead. - Source: [Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 779, 2024, ss. 8.6-8.8](https://www.montrose.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/2024-02-08-Montrose-Good-Neighbour-Bylaw-FINAL.pdf) - Official wording: "No person shall on any day before 7:00 am or after 10:00 pm make or cause or permit to be made or caused any construction noise." … "must be submitted at least five (5) business days prior to the date of the proposed activity." - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Other limits:** Motorized lawn and garden equipment is banned before 7:00 a.m. and after 10:00 p.m. No decibel limit. Exempt: emergency vehicles and works; public-interest work such as snow removal; household equipment such as pool and hot tub pumps if no louder than is common for it; Village-permitted special events. Mobile public address systems need a CAO permit. - Source: [Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 779, 2024, ss. 8.5, 8.9, 8.10](https://www.montrose.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/2024-02-08-Montrose-Good-Neighbour-Bylaw-FINAL.pdf) - Official wording: "No person shall on any day before 7:00 am or after 10:00 pm operate, or cause, suffer or permit the operation of, any motorized lawn-grooming or garden equipment" … "operating residential household equipment including, but not limited to, pool pump" … "No person may operate a mobile public address system without first obtaining a permit" … "motors, air conditioning units, exhaust fans, hot tub pumps, provided that the sound or" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Who to call, business hours:** Bylaws are enforced by the Bylaw Enforcement Officer and the RCMP. The Village Office number is 250-367-7234. - Source: [Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 779, 2024, s. 11.1](https://www.montrose.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/2024-02-08-Montrose-Good-Neighbour-Bylaw-FINAL.pdf) - Official wording: "The Provisions of this Bylaw may be enforced by any Bylaw Enforcement Officer and members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police." - Source: [Contacts, Village Office](https://www.montrose.ca/contacts/) - Official wording: "565 11th Ave. Montrose, BC V0G 1P0 admin@montrose.ca Phone: 250-367-7234 Fax: 250-367-7288 ### Public Works publicworks@montrose.ca" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Who to call, after hours:** Not confirmed. No after-hours number is stated for noise complaints. - **Fine:** No ticket amount is set. On summary conviction the Offence Act maximum fine applies, with up to 90 days in jail, or both; each day is a separate offence. - Source: [Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 779, 2024, s. 13.2-13.3](https://www.montrose.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/2024-02-08-Montrose-Good-Neighbour-Bylaw-FINAL.pdf) - Official wording: "to a maximum fine as identified in the Offence Act, and in the case of a conviction a term of" … "Each day that a contravention of the provisions of this Bylaw exists or is permitted to exist" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Bylaw:** Good Neighbour Bylaw, Bylaw #779 (2024) (Village of Montrose Good Neighbor Bylaw #779) - Source: [Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 779, 2024, s. 1.1; s. 16.1](https://www.montrose.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/2024-02-08-Montrose-Good-Neighbour-Bylaw-FINAL.pdf) - Official wording: "Village of Montrose Good Neighbor Bylaw #779" … "Noise Regulation Bylaw #531" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 ## How it works The Village's [Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 779]() bans any noise in a street or elsewhere in the Village that is liable to disturb the quiet, peace, rest, enjoyment, comfort or convenience of people. This covers amplified music, loud vehicles and barking or noisy animals. The bylaw does not set quiet hours for ordinary noise and has no decibel limit. ## Good to know - Construction noise is banned on any day before 7:00 a.m. or after 10:00 p.m. Sundays and holidays are not treated differently. - Motorized lawn and garden equipment is banned before 7:00 a.m. and after 10:00 p.m. - The Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) can grant a written permit to vary the hours. Apply at least 5 business days ahead. Mobile public address systems also need a CAO permit. - Exempt: emergency vehicles and works, public-interest work such as snow removal, household equipment such as pool and hot tub pumps that is no louder than is common for it, and Village-permitted special events. - Bylaw Enforcement Officers and the RCMP enforce the bylaw. Call the Village Office at 250-367-7234. No after-hours number is stated; call 911 in an emergency. - The bylaw sets no ticket amount. On conviction, the Offence Act maximum fine applies, with up to 90 days in jail, or both, and each day is a separate offence. ## Official forms and pages - [Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 779, 2024 (PDF), Village of Montrose](https://www.montrose.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/2024-02-08-Montrose-Good-Neighbour-Bylaw-FINAL.pdf) ## Related questions - [Montrose bylaw fines and how tickets work](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/montrose/bylaw-fines.md) - [Montrose unsightly property rules and how to report](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/montrose/unsightly-property.md) - [Montrose dog leash rules and off-leash areas](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/montrose/dog-leash-rules.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) - [Fruitvale](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fruitvale/noise-rules.md) - [Trail](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/trail/noise-rules.md) - [Warfield](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/warfield/noise-rules.md) - [Rossland](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/rossland/noise-rules.md) - [Castlegar](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/castlegar/noise-rules.md) - [Salmo](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salmo/noise-rules.md) ## Sources - [Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 779, 2024 (PDF), Village of Montrose](https://www.montrose.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/2024-02-08-Montrose-Good-Neighbour-Bylaw-FINAL.pdf) (read 2026-11-08) - [Contacts, Village of Montrose](https://www.montrose.ca/contacts/) (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; 1 is recorded as not set; 1 could not be confirmed. 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