{"title":"Tahsis noise bylaw: quiet hours, construction hours and fines","question":"What are the noise rules and quiet hours in Tahsis?","slug":"noise-rules","place":{"path":"ca/bc/tahsis","name":"Tahsis","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":"Village of Tahsis","url":"https://villageoftahsis.com"},"short_answer":"Tahsis has no fixed quiet hours for ordinary noise. Its Noise Control Bylaw bans any noise that disturbs the neighbourhood, and bans disturbing construction noise before 7:00 a.m. or after 11:00 p.m. Monday to Saturday, and before 10:00 a.m. or after 6:00 p.m. on Sunday.","aliases":["quiet hours tahsis","noise bylaw tahsis","construction noise hours tahsis","noise complaint tahsis"],"cost":"$200 municipal ticket for noise offences. The ticket schedule is a poor scan, so confirm the amount with the Village.","how_long":"Not applicable.","where":[{"type":"phone","label":"Village of Tahsis Municipal Office","value":"(250) 934-6344","note":"Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (closed statutory holidays)"},{"type":"phone","label":"Nootka Sound RCMP (non-emergency)","value":"1-877-283-2227","note":"After hours. For emergencies call 911."}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Noise Control Bylaw No. 421, 1997 (PDF)","url":"https://villageoftahsis.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/bylaw421.-noise-control-1997-anti-noise-sound.pdf"}],"related":[{"slug":"dog-leash-rules","title":"Tahsis dog leash rules and off-leash areas","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tahsis/dog-leash-rules/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/gold-river","name":"Gold River","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/gold-river/noise-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/sayward","name":"Sayward","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sayward/noise-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/port-mcneill","name":"Port McNeill","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-mcneill/noise-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/campbell-river","name":"Campbell River","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/noise-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/port-hardy","name":"Port Hardy","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-hardy/noise-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/tofino","name":"Tofino","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tofino/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, or allow, any noise on public or private property that disturbs or tends to disturb the quiet, peace, rest, enjoyment, comfort or convenience of anyone in the neighbourhood. Owners, tenants and occupiers may not let their property be used that way.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://villageoftahsis.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/bylaw421.-noise-control-1997-anti-noise-sound.pdf","title":"Noise Control Bylaw No. 421, 1997 (PDF), Village of Tahsis","section":"s. 3(1)-(2)","quotes":["any noise in or on public or private property which disturbs or tends to disturb the quiet, peace, rest, enjoyment, comfort,","No person being the owner, tenant or occupier of real property shall allow or permit such real"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"quiet_hours":{"label":"Quiet hours","value":null,"status":"none","note":"Tahsis's Noise Control Bylaw sets no fixed quiet hours for ordinary noise.","sources":[]},"construction_hours":{"label":"Construction hours","value":"Construction, repair, demolition, excavation or fill noise that disturbs the neighbourhood is banned before 7:00 a.m. or after 11:00 p.m. Monday to Saturday, and before 10:00 a.m. or after 6:00 p.m. on Sunday. The director of public works may issue a permit for work outside those hours, for up to 5 days.","short":"Mon-Sat 7 a.m. to 11 p.m.; Sun 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://villageoftahsis.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/bylaw421.-noise-control-1997-anti-noise-sound.pdf","title":"Noise Control Bylaw No. 421, 1997 (PDF), Village of Tahsis","section":"s. 4(1)-(4)","quotes":["No person shall on any day before 7 :00 a.m. or after 11 :00 p.m. Monday through Saturday","and not before 10:00 a.m. or after 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, construct, erect, reconstruct, alter,","A person may apply in writing for a permit to operate outside the hours specified in section","A permit issued under this section shall be for a period not exceeding 5 days."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"other_limits":{"label":"Other limits","value":"No amplified sound (radio, stereo or other equipment) that disturbs the neighbourhood, no animal or bird whose cries disturb, and no vehicle so out of repair or so operated that it makes loud or unnecessary noise.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://villageoftahsis.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/bylaw421.-noise-control-1997-anti-noise-sound.pdf","title":"Noise Control Bylaw No. 421, 1997 (PDF), Village of Tahsis","section":"s. 3(3)-(5)","quotes":["No person shall play or operate any radio, stereophonic equipment or other instrument or any","No person shall own, keep or harbour any animal or bird which by its cries disturbs or tends to","No person shall use any automobile, motorcycle, bus or other vehicle so out of repair or so operated as"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"contact_day":{"label":"Who to call, business hours","value":"The bylaw does not name a complaint line. Enforcement officers under the ticketing bylaw are the Bylaw Enforcement Officer, the Corporate Officer and members of the Nootka Sound RCMP detachment. The Municipal Office is 250-934-6344, open 8:30 to 4:30 Monday to Friday (closed statutory holidays).","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://villageoftahsis.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Bylaw-no.601-Authorizing-Ticketing-for-Bylaw-Offences.pdf","title":"Ticketing for Bylaw Offences Bylaw No. 601, 2018 (PDF), Village of Tahsis","section":"Schedule 1, item 3","quotes":["3. Noise Control Bylaw No. 421, 1997 . Bylaw Enforcement Officer; . Corporate Officer; . Member of the Nootka Sound"]},{"url":"https://villageoftahsis.com/bylaws-policies/","title":"Bylaws & Policies Archive - Village of Tahsis","section":"Municipal Office contact box","quotes":["Phone (250) 934-6344","Open 8:30 - 4:30 Monday - Friday. Closed Stat Holidays"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"contact_after_hours":{"label":"Who to call, after hours","value":"Nootka Sound RCMP non-emergency line: 1-877-283-2227 (members of the detachment are designated enforcement officers for the Noise Control Bylaw). Emergencies: 911.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://villageoftahsis.com/residents/services/emergency-info/","title":"EMERGENCY CONTACT INFORMATION | Village of Tahsis, BC","section":"Nootka Sound RCMP","quotes":["Emergency Phone: 911 Non-Emergency Phone: 1-877-283-2227"]},{"url":"https://villageoftahsis.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Bylaw-no.601-Authorizing-Ticketing-for-Bylaw-Offences.pdf","title":"Ticketing for Bylaw Offences Bylaw No. 601, 2018 (PDF), Village of Tahsis","section":"Schedule 1, item 3","quotes":["Member of the Nootka Sound"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":"$200 municipal ticket for noise that disturbs (s. 3(1)), owner or tenant allowing it (s. 3(2)), radio or stereo noise (s. 3(3)), animal or bird noise (s. 3(4)) or construction noise outside permitted hours (s. 4(1)).","short":"Ticket $200","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://villageoftahsis.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Bylaw-no.601-Authorizing-Ticketing-for-Bylaw-Offences.pdf","title":"Ticketing for Bylaw Offences Bylaw No. 601, 2018 (PDF), Village of Tahsis","section":"Schedule 4","quotes":["Noise which disturbs 31 $200.00","Construction noiseoutside ermitted hours 41 $200. 00"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Noise Control Bylaw No. 421, 1997","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://villageoftahsis.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/bylaw421.-noise-control-1997-anti-noise-sound.pdf","title":"Noise Control Bylaw No. 421, 1997 (PDF), Village of Tahsis","section":"s. 1","quotes":["This bylaw may be cited for all purposes as the \"Noise Control Bylaw No. 421 , 1997\"."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":8,"stated":7,"matched":7,"none":1,"unknown":0},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nThe Village's [Noise Control Bylaw No. 421](https://villageoftahsis.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/bylaw421.-noise-control-1997-anti-noise-sound.pdf) bans any noise on public or private property that disturbs, or tends to disturb, the quiet, peace, rest, enjoyment, comfort or convenience of anyone in the neighbourhood. Owners, tenants and occupiers may not let their property be used that way.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Quiet hours: the bylaw sets no fixed quiet hours for ordinary noise.\n- Construction, repair, demolition, excavation or fill noise that disturbs the neighbourhood is banned before 7:00 a.m. or after 11:00 p.m. Monday to Saturday, and before 10:00 a.m. or after 6:00 p.m. on Sunday. The director of public works may issue a permit for work outside those hours, for up to 5 days.\n- Also banned: amplified sound (radio, stereo or other equipment) that disturbs the neighbourhood, an animal or bird whose cries disturb, and a vehicle so out of repair or so operated that it makes loud or unnecessary noise. No decibel limits are set.\n- Fine: a $200 municipal ticket under the [Ticketing Bylaw No. 601](https://villageoftahsis.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Bylaw-no.601-Authorizing-Ticketing-for-Bylaw-Offences.pdf). That schedule is a poor scan, so confirm with the Village.\n- Complaints: the bylaw names no complaint line. Call the Municipal Office at (250) 934-6344 during office hours. After hours, the Nootka Sound RCMP non-emergency line is 1-877-283-2227; its members are designated enforcement officers. For emergencies, call 911.","sources":[{"url":"https://villageoftahsis.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/bylaw421.-noise-control-1997-anti-noise-sound.pdf","title":"Noise Control Bylaw No. 421, 1997 (PDF), Village of Tahsis","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://villageoftahsis.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Bylaw-no.601-Authorizing-Ticketing-for-Bylaw-Offences.pdf","title":"Ticketing for Bylaw Offences Bylaw No. 601, 2018 (PDF), Village of Tahsis","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://villageoftahsis.com/bylaws-policies/","title":"Bylaws & Policies Archive - Village of Tahsis","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://villageoftahsis.com/residents/services/emergency-info/","title":"EMERGENCY CONTACT INFORMATION | Village of Tahsis, BC","accessed":"2026-11-08"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-08","review":{"status":"machine_checked","badge":"Checked against official text","label":"Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 7 of 8 facts was matched to the official text; 1 is recorded as not set."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tahsis/noise-rules/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tahsis/noise-rules.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tahsis/noise-rules.json"}}