{"title":"Summerland noise bylaw: quiet hours, construction hours and fines","question":"What are the noise rules and quiet hours?","slug":"noise-rules","place":{"path":"ca/bc/summerland","name":"Summerland","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"category":{"slug":"bylaws-and-complaints","name":"Bylaws, noise and complaints"},"owner":"municipal","owner_label":"Municipal","owner_body":{"name":"District of Summerland","url":"https://www.summerland.ca"},"short_answer":"In Summerland, Good Neighbour Bylaw 2021-023 bans noise liable to disturb the peace. Construction noise and motorized lawn and garden equipment are limited to 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. The bylaw sets no fixed quiet hours for other noise and no decibel limits.","aliases":["loud music summerland","barking dog noise","construction hours summerland","lawn mower hours","noise bylaw summerland"],"cost":"Bylaw notice $250 for most noise offences ($225 within 14 days; $275 after 28 days); $100 for a noisy animal or yard equipment outside the hours. Municipal tickets list the same amounts.","how_long":null,"where":[{"type":"email","label":"Bylaw Services","value":"bylaw@summerland.ca"},{"type":"phone","label":"Bylaw Services","value":"250-494-6451 ext. 4"},{"type":"phone","label":"Animal Control (barking dogs)","value":"250-492-3801","note":"9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday to Saturday"},{"type":"phone","label":"RCMP non-emergency","value":"250-494-7416"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 2021-023 (PDF)","url":"https://www.summerland.ca/docs/default-source/your-city-hall/bylaws---policies/district-bylaws/good-neighbour-bylaw-no-2021-023dadb9f5cf68d6e33909cff00007e7f94.pdf"},{"title":"Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw 2000-375 (PDF)","url":"https://www.summerland.ca/docs/default-source/your-city-hall/bylaws---policies/district-bylaws/bneb-no-2000-375---consolidated-to-december-9-2025.pdf"}],"related":[{"slug":"bylaw-fines","title":"Summerland bylaw fines and how tickets work","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/summerland/bylaw-fines/"},{"slug":"unsightly-property","title":"Summerland unsightly property rules and how to report","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/summerland/unsightly-property/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/penticton","name":"Penticton","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/penticton/noise-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/peachland","name":"Peachland","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/peachland/noise-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/west-kelowna","name":"West Kelowna","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/west-kelowna/noise-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/kelowna","name":"Kelowna","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kelowna/noise-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/keremeos","name":"Keremeos","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/keremeos/noise-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/lake-country","name":"Lake Country","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lake-country/noise-rules/"}],"topic":{"title":"Noise bylaws in British Columbia: quiet hours, construction hours and fines by municipality","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/noise-rules/"},"facts":{"general_rule":{"label":"General rule","value":"No one may make, cause or allow noise anywhere in the District that is liable to disturb the quiet, peace, rest, enjoyment, comfort or convenience of individuals or the public. This covers amplified or live music and voices, noisy motor vehicles and boats, and animals or birds whose barks, cries or sounds disturb.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.summerland.ca/docs/default-source/your-city-hall/bylaws---policies/district-bylaws/good-neighbour-bylaw-no-2021-023dadb9f5cf68d6e33909cff00007e7f94.pdf","title":"Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 2021-023 (PDF)","section":"ss. 8.1-8.5","quotes":["No person shall make or cause, or permit to be made or caused, any noise in or","on a street or elsewhere in the District that is liable to disturb the quiet,","No person shall own, keep or harbour any animal or bird which by its barks, cries"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"quiet_hours":{"label":"Quiet hours","value":null,"status":"none","note":"Summerland's Good Neighbour Bylaw sets no fixed quiet hours for ordinary noise.","sources":[]},"construction_hours":{"label":"Construction hours","value":"7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., on any day. The bylaw does not exclude Sundays or holidays. You can apply for a permit to vary the hours at least five business days ahead.","short":"7 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.summerland.ca/docs/default-source/your-city-hall/bylaws---policies/district-bylaws/good-neighbour-bylaw-no-2021-023dadb9f5cf68d6e33909cff00007e7f94.pdf","title":"Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 2021-023 (PDF)","section":"ss. 8.7, 8.8","quotes":["No person shall on any day before 7:00 am or after 9:00 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":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"other_limits":{"label":"Other limits","value":"No decibel limits are set. Motorized lawn and garden equipment: 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Farm bird-scare devices: half an hour after sunrise to half an hour before sunset. Mobile public address systems need a permit. Exempt: emergency work, normal farm practice, trades in commercial or industrial zones and common household equipment (if no louder than usual), and permitted special events.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.summerland.ca/docs/default-source/your-city-hall/bylaws---policies/district-bylaws/good-neighbour-bylaw-no-2021-023dadb9f5cf68d6e33909cff00007e7f94.pdf","title":"Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 2021-023 (PDF)","section":"ss. 8.6, 8.10, 8.11, 8.12","quotes":["No person shall on any day before 7:00 am or after 9:00 pm operate, or cause,","one-half hour after sunrise and one-half hour before sunset.","No person may operate a mobile public address system without first obtaining a","carrying out farm operations, including the operation of agricultural","provided that the sound or noise therefrom does not exceed the sound or noise common to such trade or industry when carried"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"contact_day":{"label":"Who to call, business hours","value":"Bylaw Services at 250-494-6451 ext. 4, or bylaw@summerland.ca (complaint form on the website). Name and phone number are required; anonymous complaints are not investigated.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.summerland.ca/city-services/bylaw-services/bylaw-services","title":"Bylaw Services, District of Summerland","section":"Questions?","quotes":["Contact Bylaw Services at 250-494-6451 ext. 4 or bylaw@summerland.ca"]},{"url":"https://www.summerland.ca/city-services/bylaw-services/bylaw_enforcement_complaint","title":"Bylaw Complaint, District of Summerland","section":"How to report","quotes":["Anonymous complaints will not be investigated."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"contact_after_hours":{"label":"Who to call, after hours","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"not_published","note":"The District's pages do not say who takes noise complaints after hours.","sources":[]},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":"Bylaw notice: noise that disturbs, amplified sound, noisy vehicle or boat, and construction noise outside hours $250 ($225 within 14 days; $275 after 28 days); noisy animal and yard equipment outside hours $100 ($90; $110). Municipal tickets list the same amounts. A barking dog under the Dog Bylaw: $100 first, $250 second, $500 third (municipal ticket $250/$500/$750).","short":"Notice $250 ($225 if paid in 14 days); ticket $250","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.summerland.ca/docs/default-source/your-city-hall/bylaws---policies/district-bylaws/bneb-no-2000-375---consolidated-to-december-9-2025.pdf","title":"Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw 2000-375, Schedule A (consolidated to December 9, 2025) (PDF)","section":"Schedule A, Good Neighbour Bylaw ss. 8.1-8.7","quotes":["Noise that disturbs the public 8.1 $250.00 $225.00 $275.00","Construction noise outside of hours 8.7 $250.00 $225.00 $275.00","Noisy animal 8.5 $100.00 $90.00 $110.00","Operate yard equipment outside of hours 8.6 $100.00 $90.00 $110.00"]},{"url":"https://www.summerland.ca/docs/default-source/your-city-hall/bylaws---policies/district-bylaws/mti-system-bylaw-95-030---consolidated-to-december-9-2025.pdf","title":"Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw 95-030 (consolidated to December 9, 2025) (PDF)","section":"Schedule 8","quotes":["Noise that disturbs the public 8.1 $250.00","Noisy animal 8.5 $100.00","Construction noise outside of hours 8.7 $250.00"]},{"url":"https://www.summerland.ca/docs/default-source/your-city-hall/bylaws---policies/district-bylaws/bneb-no-2000-375---consolidated-to-december-9-2025.pdf","title":"Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw 2000-375, Schedule A (consolidated to December 9, 2025) (PDF)","section":"Schedule A, Responsible Dog Owner Bylaw s. 39","quotes":["Barking dogs: 39 No","1st offence $100.00 $90.00 $110.00"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 2021-023 (Part 8, Noise Regulations)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.summerland.ca/docs/default-source/your-city-hall/bylaws---policies/district-bylaws/mti-system-bylaw-95-030---consolidated-to-december-9-2025.pdf","title":"Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw 95-030 (consolidated to December 9, 2025) (PDF)","section":"Schedule A","quotes":["8. Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 2021-023"]},{"url":"https://www.summerland.ca/docs/default-source/your-city-hall/bylaws---policies/district-bylaws/good-neighbour-bylaw-no-2021-023dadb9f5cf68d6e33909cff00007e7f94.pdf","title":"Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 2021-023 (PDF)","section":"Part 8","quotes":["boulevards, lanes, or private property onto City property or highways. 8. NOISE REGULATIONS 8.1 No person shall make or cause, or permit to be made or caused, any noise in or","THE CORPORATION OF THE DISTRICT OF SUMMERLAND BYLAW NO. 2021-023 A bylaw for the purpose of preventing, abating, and prohibiting"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":8,"stated":6,"matched":6,"none":1,"unknown":1},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nUnder the [Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 2021-023](https://www.summerland.ca/docs/default-source/your-city-hall/bylaws---policies/district-bylaws/good-neighbour-bylaw-no-2021-023dadb9f5cf68d6e33909cff00007e7f94.pdf) (Part 8), no one in the District of Summerland may make, cause or allow noise that is liable to disturb the quiet, peace, rest, enjoyment, comfort or convenience of individuals or the public. This covers amplified or live music and voices, noisy motor vehicles and boats, and animals or birds whose barks, cries or sounds disturb. The bylaw sets no fixed quiet hours for ordinary noise and no decibel limits.\n\n## Specific limits\n\n- Construction noise: 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. on any day. The bylaw does not exclude Sundays or holidays. You can apply for a permit to vary the hours at least five business days ahead.\n- Motorized lawn-grooming or garden equipment: 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.\n- Farm bird-scare devices: half an hour after sunrise to half an hour before sunset.\n- Mobile public address systems need a permit.\n- Exempt: emergency work, normal farm practice, trades in commercial or industrial zones, common household equipment (if no louder than usual), and permitted special events.\n\n## Steps to report\n\n1. Call or email Bylaw Services, or use the online complaint form. Give your name and phone number; anonymous complaints are not investigated.\n2. For a barking dog, call Animal Control at 250-492-3801.\n3. After hours, the District's pages do not say who takes noise complaints. The RCMP non-emergency line is 250-494-7416.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- A barking dog under the dog bylaw: bylaw notice $100 first offence, $250 second, $500 third; municipal ticket $250, $500, $750.","sources":[{"url":"https://www.summerland.ca/docs/default-source/your-city-hall/bylaws---policies/district-bylaws/good-neighbour-bylaw-no-2021-023dadb9f5cf68d6e33909cff00007e7f94.pdf","title":"Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 2021-023 (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.summerland.ca/docs/default-source/your-city-hall/bylaws---policies/district-bylaws/bneb-no-2000-375---consolidated-to-december-9-2025.pdf","title":"Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw 2000-375, Schedule A (consolidated to December 9, 2025) (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.summerland.ca/docs/default-source/your-city-hall/bylaws---policies/district-bylaws/mti-system-bylaw-95-030---consolidated-to-december-9-2025.pdf","title":"Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw 95-030 (consolidated to December 9, 2025) (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.summerland.ca/docs/default-source/your-city-hall/bylaws---policies/district-bylaws/2017-024---responsible-dog-owner-bylaw.pdf","title":"Responsible Dog Owner Bylaw 2017-024 (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.summerland.ca/city-services/bylaw-services/bylaw-services","title":"Bylaw Services, District of Summerland","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.summerland.ca/city-services/bylaw-services/bylaw_enforcement_complaint","title":"Bylaw Complaint, District of Summerland","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.summerland.ca/your-city-hall/contact","title":"Contact, District of Summerland","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.summerland.ca/city-services/animal-control/animal-control-services","title":"Animal Control Services, District of Summerland","accessed":"2026-11-05"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-05","review":{"status":"machine_checked","badge":"Checked against official text","label":"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."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/summerland/noise-rules/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/summerland/noise-rules.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/summerland/noise-rules.json"}}