Salmo noise bylaw: quiet hours, construction hours and fines
What are the noise rules and quiet hours in Salmo?
In Salmo, the Anti-Noise By-law bars noise that disturbs the neighbourhood, but sets no general quiet hours. Construction and running equipment are barred from 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. where they disturb. The bylaw sets a court penalty of up to $500; no noise ticket amount was found.
Key facts
| General rule | No one may make a noise or sound, in a public or private place, that disturbs or tends to disturb the quiet, peace, rest, enjoyment, comfort or convenience of the neighbourhood or the public. Playing instruments or amplified sound that unduly disturbs is covered.Anti-Noise By-law No. 216, 1979, s. 1, 3 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingIt shall be unlawful for any person to create, to make or to cause a noise or sound in or on any highway, public or private place or premises in such a manner as to unduly disturb the quiet, peace, rest, enjoyment, comfort, or convenience of the neighbourhood |
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| Quiet hours | None set. Salmo's Anti-Noise By-law sets no general quiet hours. |
| Construction hours | No construction, alteration or repair work, excavation, or running of equipment, machinery or engines between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m. where it disturbs the neighbourhood. The Village may approve work in those hours in writing.Anti-Noise By-law No. 216, 1979, s. 5, 6 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingBetween the hours of eleven (11) o'clock in the evening and seven (7) o'clock in the morning no person shall: to the disturbance of the quiet, peace, rest, enjoyment, comfort, or convenience of the neighborhood or the public. |
| Other limits | Licensed vehicles: 80 dBA in 30 mph zones, 85 dBA above; over 6,000 lb: 85 and 92 dBA. Industrial, commercial or farm vehicles: 94 dBA at 50 feet; recreational vehicles: 82 dBA. Unnecessary horn use and tire screeching are banned. Fire, police and ambulance vehicles are exempt from the amplified-sound rule.Anti-Noise By-law No. 216, 1979, s. 4, 8, 12, 13 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingshall not exceed 80 dBA in 30 miles per hour zones and 85 dBA in higher speed zones. The unnecessary use of motor vehicle horns or other legal warning devices is prohibited. The screeching of tires perceptible above the normal background noise is prohibited. engaged in industrial, commercial or agricultural operations shall not exceed 94 dBA measured at a distance of not less than 50 feet from the vehicle. shall not produce sound levels in excess of 82 dBA measured at a distance of not less than 50 feet from the sound source. |
| Who to call, business hours | Village office, 250-357-9433, Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (closed 12:00 to 1:00 p.m.). Complaints can also be made on the Bylaw Complaint Form.Contact, Contact page; Forms, Forms page · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingPh: 250-357-9433 8:30 am – 4:30 pm - Sidewalk Table Area Permit Application Form - Bylaw 730 ## Requests & Miscellaneous Forms - Bylaw Complaint Form - General Complaint Form - Civic Works General Request Form |
| Who to call, after hours | Not confirmed. Not found in the official sources that were read. |
| Fine | No ticket amount found for noise. Bylaw #216 sets a penalty of up to $500 plus costs on summary conviction. A noisemaking device on a street for advertising: $100 ticket.Anti-Noise By-law No. 216, 1979, s. 15; Traffic Bylaw No. 660, 2014, Schedule B, Traffic Bylaw #660 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingshall upon summary conviction be liable to a penalty not exceeding the sum of five hundred dollars ($500.00) and costs for each offence. Operate loudspeaker/noisemaking device 17 (4) $100.00 |
| Bylaw | Village of Salmo Anti-Noise By-law No. 216, 1979.Anti-Noise By-law No. 216, 1979, s. 16 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingVillage of Salmo Anti-Noise By-law No, 216, 1979 |
How it works
The Anti-Noise By-law No. 216 (1979) says no one may make a noise or sound, in a public or private place, that disturbs or tends to disturb the quiet, peace, rest, enjoyment, comfort or convenience of the neighbourhood or the public. It covers playing instruments and amplified sound that unduly disturbs.
The bylaw sets no general quiet hours. Its only fixed hours are for work: no construction, alteration or repair work, excavation, or running of equipment, machinery or engines between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m. where it disturbs the neighbourhood. The Village may approve work in those hours in writing. It sets no separate rule for Sundays or holidays.
Steps
- Call the Village office at 250-357-9433, Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (closed 12:00 to 1:00 p.m.).
- Or use the Bylaw Complaint Form on the Forms page.
- No after-hours noise complaint number was found.
Good to know
- Limits for vehicles: licensed vehicles 80 dBA in 30 mph zones and 85 dBA above; over 6,000 lb, 85 and 92 dBA; industrial, commercial or farm vehicles 94 dBA at 50 feet; recreational vehicles 82 dBA. Unnecessary horn use and tire screeching are banned.
- Emergency, snow-plowing and municipal repair equipment are exempt.
- The bylaw's penalty is up to $500 plus costs on summary conviction. No ticket amount for noise was found. A noisemaking device on a street for advertising is a $100 ticket under the Traffic Bylaw.
- Barking dogs that disturb two or more people are covered by the dog bylaw.
Official forms and pages
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Sources
- Anti-Noise By-law No. 216, 1979 (PDF) (read 2026-11-08)
- Traffic Bylaw No. 660, 2014 (PDF) (read 2026-11-08)
- Contact, Village of Salmo (read 2026-11-08)
- Forms, Village of Salmo (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. How answers are checked.