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title: "Port Moody noise bylaw: quiet hours, construction hours and fines"
question: "What are the noise rules and quiet hours?"
place: Port Moody, British Columbia, Canada
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# Port Moody noise bylaw: quiet hours, construction hours and fines

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

**Short answer:** Port Moody's Sound Level Bylaw bans noise that disturbs neighbours at any hour; it sets no fixed quiet hours. Construction is limited to 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday to Friday and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday (one schedule says 5 p.m.), with no for-profit construction on Sundays.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (City of Port Moody, https://www.portmoody.ca)  
**Cost:** Municipal ticket $100 first offence, $500 first recurrence, $1,000 after that.  
**Where:**
- Online: Bylaw complaint form, https://forms.portmoody.ca/Bylaws/Bylaws-Complaint-form
- Phone: Bylaw Enforcement, 604-469-4697
- Phone: After hours (Port Moody Police Department), 604-461-3456

## Key facts

- **General rule:** No one may make, or allow, any noise or sound in a public or private place that disturbs or tends to disturb the quiet, peace, rest, enjoyment, comfort or convenience of people in the neighbourhood. This also covers property owners and occupiers, amplified sound, and animals or birds whose cries unduly disturb the neighbourhood.
  - Source: [Sound Level Bylaw No. 1399 (consolidated PDF), s. 4.1.1-4.1.4](https://www.portmoody.ca/eDocs/Get?docnumber=493720)
  - Official wording: "any noise or sound in or on a public or private place which disturbs or tends to disturb the" … "quiet, peace, rest, enjoyment, comfort, or convenience of any person or" … "No person shall own, keep or harbour any animal or bird which by its cries"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Quiet hours:** None set. The Sound Level Bylaw sets no fixed quiet hours for ordinary noise.
- **Construction hours:** Monday to Friday 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Saturday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. (s. 4.2.1), though Schedule B item 5 says 5 p.m. Sundays and statutory holidays: no construction for profit or gain; occupants may work on their own residence 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Applies where the work disturbs the neighbourhood. (Sources differ: The Director of Planning and Development (now the General Manager of Planning and Development Services per the City's page) may give written approval for work outside these hours where it is impossible or impractical to comply; apply 5 business days ahead (s. 4.2.3; City Bylaw Enforcement page). Power lawn mowers and power gardening tools may be used 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday to Saturday and 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday and holidays if under 87 dBA (s. 4.3.4).)
  - Source: [Sound Level Bylaw No. 1399 (consolidated PDF), s. 4.2.1, 4.2.2](https://www.portmoody.ca/eDocs/Get?docnumber=493720)
  - Official wording: "hours or after 19:00 hours on Monday to Friday, or before 09:00 hours or after 18:00 hours on Saturday." … "No person in the City shall carry out construction in any manner for profit or gain on a Sunday or Statutory Holiday" … "between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., provided that such construction is not being carried out for profit or gain." … "prior to 7:00am and after 7:00pm on Monday to Friday and prior to 9:00am and after 5:00pm on"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Other limits:** Decibel limits (s. 6): homes are in quiet zones: continual sound 55 dB(A) by day (7 a.m. to 10 p.m.), 45 at night; non-continual 80 and 75 less 10 (s. 7). Commercial, industrial and park areas: continual 65 and 60, non-continual 80 and 75. Continual means over 3 minutes in any 15.
  - Source: [Sound Level Bylaw No. 1399 (consolidated PDF), s. 3, 4.3, 5, 6, 10](https://www.portmoody.ca/eDocs/Get?docnumber=493720)
  - Official wording: "continual sound means any uninterrupted or frequent sound occurring for a" … "period or periods totaling in excess of three (3) minutes in any fifteen (15) minute" … "No person shall operate any outdoor public address system in the City" … "without first having obtained a permit therefor." … "No person shall operate a snow vehicle, motorboat or motorcycle which" … "Daytime 65 dB(A) 80 dB(A)" … "Nighttime 60 dB(A) 75 dB(A)" … "Daytime 55 dB(A)" … "Nighttime 45 dB(A)" … "reduced by 10 dBA at the point of reception." … "Zoning Bylaw No. 1890, 1988 shall be QUIET ZONES."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Who to call, business hours:** Bylaw Enforcement, City Hall, 604.469.4697; file a bylaw complaint online (no anonymous complaints).
  - Source: [Bylaw Enforcement, Bylaw Complaints; Contact Us](https://www.portmoody.ca/city-government/bylaws-and-policies/bylaw-enforcement/)
  - Official wording: "If you'd like us to investigate a bylaw infraction issue, you can submit a bylaw complaint online." … "Please note that we do not accept Anonymous complaints." … "Bylaw Enforcement 100 Newport Drive Port Moody, B.C. V3H 5C3 604.469.4697"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Who to call, after hours:** Port Moody Police Department, 604.461.3456 (listed on the City's Bylaw Enforcement page as the after-hours contact).
  - Source: [Bylaw Enforcement, Contact Us](https://www.portmoody.ca/city-government/bylaws-and-policies/bylaw-enforcement/)
  - Official wording: "Bylaw Enforcement - After hours (Police) 3051 St. Johns Street Port Moody, B.C. V3H 2C4 604.461.3456"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Fine:** Municipal ticket: $100 first offence, $500 first recurrence, $1,000 subsequent recurrences (same amounts for disturbing noise, property noise, amplified sound, animal/bird noise, construction noise including on Sundays, and an outdoor public address system without a permit).
  - Source: [Municipal Ticket Information Authorization Bylaw No. 3218 (consolidated PDF), Schedule 2, Sound Level Bylaw s. 4.1.1-4.3.2](https://www.portmoody.ca/eDocs/Get?docnumber=514329)
  - Official wording: "Noise Which Disturbs 4.1.1 1st Offence $100.00" … "1st Recurrence $500.00" … "Noise From Construction Which Disturbs 4.2.1 1st Offence $100.00" … "Subsequent $1,000.00"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Bylaw:** City of Port Moody Sound Level Bylaw, 1980, No. 1399
  - Source: [Sound Level Bylaw No. 1399 (consolidated PDF), s. 1](https://www.portmoody.ca/eDocs/Get?docnumber=493720)
  - Official wording: "This bylaw shall be cited for all purposes as "City of Port Moody Sound Level Bylaw," … "1980" No. 1399."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06

## How it works

The City of Port Moody's [Sound Level Bylaw No. 1399](https://www.portmoody.ca/eDocs/Get?docnumber=493720) bans making or allowing any noise that disturbs or tends to disturb the quiet, peace, rest or comfort of people in the neighbourhood. That covers amplified sound and animals or birds whose cries unduly disturb the neighbourhood. The bylaw does not set fixed quiet hours for ordinary noise; the general ban applies at any hour.

## Good to know

- Construction: Monday to Friday 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Saturday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. in section 4.2.1, although Schedule B item 5 says 5 p.m. Sundays and statutory holidays: no construction for profit or gain; occupants may work on their own residence 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. It applies where the work disturbs the neighbourhood.
- Power lawn mowers and power gardening tools may be used 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday to Saturday and 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Sundays and holidays, if under 87 dBA.
- Decibel limits: homes are in quiet zones, with a continual-sound limit of 55 dB(A) by day (7 a.m. to 10 p.m.) and 45 at night. Continual means more than 3 minutes in any 15. Check the bylaw for other limits.
- The General Manager of Planning and Development Services may approve work outside the hours if compliance is impossible or impractical; apply 5 business days ahead. Decibel limits can also be relaxed temporarily (forms above).
- Municipal ticket: $100, then $500, then $1,000 for disturbing noise, amplified sound, animal noise and construction noise.
- To complain: use the online form (no anonymous complaints) or call Bylaw Enforcement at 604-469-4697, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. After hours call Port Moody Police Department at 604-461-3456.

## Official forms and pages

- [Sound Level Bylaw No. 1399 (consolidated PDF)](https://www.portmoody.ca/eDocs/Get?docnumber=493720)
- [Temporary relaxation from sound decibel levels](https://forms.portmoody.ca/Bylaws/Temporary-Relaxation-from-Sound-Bylaw-Decibel)
- [Temporary relaxation from construction hours](https://forms.portmoody.ca/Bylaws/Temporary-Relaxation-from-Sound-Bylaw-Hours)

## Related questions

- [Port Moody bylaw fines and how tickets work](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-moody/bylaw-fines.md)

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## Sources

- [Sound Level Bylaw No. 1399 (consolidated PDF), City of Port Moody](https://www.portmoody.ca/eDocs/Get?docnumber=493720) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Municipal Ticket Information Authorization Bylaw No. 3218 (consolidated PDF)](https://www.portmoody.ca/eDocs/Get?docnumber=514329) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Bylaw Enforcement, City of Port Moody](https://www.portmoody.ca/city-government/bylaws-and-policies/bylaw-enforcement/) (read 2026-11-05)

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