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title: "Vernon noise bylaw: quiet hours, construction hours and fines"
question: "What are the noise rules and quiet hours?"
place: Vernon, British Columbia, Canada
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category: Bylaws, noise and complaints
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# Vernon noise bylaw: quiet hours, construction hours and fines

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

**Short answer:** The City of Vernon's Good Neighbour Bylaw sets no fixed quiet hours. It bans noise that disturbs neighbours at any time. Construction noise is not allowed before 7:00 a.m. or after 9:00 p.m., and motorized lawn and garden equipment is banned from 9 p.m. to 7 a.m. Report noise to 250-550-3505.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (City of Vernon, https://www.vernon.ca)  
**Cost:** Disturbing noise on private property: bylaw notice $100 ($90 if paid within 14 days, $120 after 28 days); municipal ticket $200. On a highway or public place, or construction noise outside 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.: bylaw notice $250 ($225 early, $275 late); municipal ticket $500.  
**Where:**
- Phone: Bylaw Compliance, 250-550-3505 (Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The City says calls for service are answered until 10:00 p.m., on weekends and on holidays by an on-duty officer. 3005 33 Street.)
- Online: Bylaw Compliance contact form, https://www.vernon.ca/government-services/contact-directory/bylaw-compliance

## Key facts

- **General rule:** No one may make or allow noise on a street or other public place, and no owner, occupier or tenant may allow noise from a property, that disturbs or tends to disturb the quiet, peace, rest, enjoyment, comfort or convenience of people in the neighbourhood.
  - Source: [Good Neighbour Bylaw 4980 (consolidated), s. 4.4](https://www.vernon.ca/sites/default/files/docs/bylaws/good_neighbour_bylaw_4980.pdf)
  - Official wording: "any noise in or on a highway or other public place in the City which disturbs or tends to disturb the quiet, peace, rest, enjoyment," … "No person being the owner, occupier or tenant of real property shall allow or permit such real property to be used so that noise or sound which occurs thereon or emanates there from, disturbs or tends to disturb the quiet, peace, rest, enjoyment, comfort or convenience"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Quiet hours:** None set. Vernon's Good Neighbour Bylaw does not set quiet hours for ordinary noise.
- **Construction hours:** Not allowed before 7:00 a.m. or after 9:00 p.m. on any day of the week, if the noise disturbs people in the neighbourhood. The Chief Building Inspector may grant a written construction permit for other hours.
  - Source: [Good Neighbour Bylaw 4980 (consolidated), s. 4.5(e), 4.3(a)](https://www.vernon.ca/sites/default/files/docs/bylaws/good_neighbour_bylaw_4980.pdf)
  - Official wording: "no person in the City shall, on any day before 0700 hours or after 2100 hours, construct, erect, reconstruct, alter, repair or demolish any building, structure or thing" … "may, on application in writing, grant a construction permit to carry out work that is found to be necessary, at designated hours on designated days"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Other limits:** Motorized lawn and garden equipment is banned from 9 p.m. to 7 a.m. Loud radios, stereos and animals or birds that unduly disturb the neighbourhood are also covered. No decibel limits. Exempt: emergency work, farm operations, normal household equipment such as pool pumps, and noise common to a trade in industrial zones.
  - Source: [Good Neighbour Bylaw 4980 (consolidated), s. 4.2, 4.5(a), 4.5(c), 4.5(d)](https://www.vernon.ca/sites/default/files/docs/bylaws/good_neighbour_bylaw_4980.pdf)
  - Official wording: "No person may operate, or cause, suffer or permit the operation of, any motorized lawn-grooming or garden equipment in the City between the hours of 2100 hours and 0700 hours;" … "no person shall own, keep or harbour any animal or bird which by its cries or sounds unduly disturbs the peace, quiet, rest or tranquility of the surrounding neighbourhood" … "farm operations conducted in accordance with normal farm practices under the Farm Practices Protection (Right to Farm) Act;" … "operating residential household equipment including, but not limited to, pool pump motors"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Who to call, business hours:** City of Vernon Bylaw Compliance, 250-550-3505, Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (3005 33 St.).
  - Source: [Bylaw Compliance, Bylaw Compliance contact page](https://www.vernon.ca/government-services/contact-directory/bylaw-compliance)
  - Official wording: "Regular Bylaw Office hours are Monday to Friday 8:30am to 4:30pm"
  - Source: [Contact Us, Bylaw Compliance](https://www.vernon.ca/government-services/contact-us)
  - Official wording: "Bylaw Compliance ### Hours of Operation Monday - Friday: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm 3005 33 St. Vernon, BC V1T 9X3 250-550-3505"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Who to call, after hours:** City of Vernon Bylaw Compliance, 250-550-3505. The City says calls for service are answered until 10:00 p.m., on weekends and on holidays by an on-duty officer.
  - Source: [Bylaw Compliance, Bylaw Compliance contact page](https://www.vernon.ca/government-services/contact-directory/bylaw-compliance)
  - Official wording: "*Calls for service will be answered until 10:00pm, on weekends and on holidays by an on-duty officer."
  - Source: [Contact Us, Bylaw Compliance](https://www.vernon.ca/government-services/contact-us)
  - Official wording: "Bylaw Compliance ### Hours of Operation Monday - Friday: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm 3005 33 St. Vernon, BC V1T 9X3 250-550-3505"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Fine:** Disturbing noise on private property: bylaw notice $100 ($90 early, $120 late); municipal ticket $200 ($190 early). On a highway or public place: $250 notice ($225, $275); $500 ticket ($475). Construction noise outside 7 a.m.-9 p.m.: $250 notice ($225, $275); $500 ticket ($475).
  - Source: [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw 6048, Schedule A (Good Neighbour Bylaw)](https://www.vernon.ca/sites/default/files/docs/bylaws/Bylaw%20Notice%20Enforcement%20Bylaw%206048.pdf)
  - Official wording: "4.4(a) Disturb Peace - Highway $250.00 $225.00 $275.00 NO" … "4.4(b) Disturb Peace - Private $100.00 $90.00 $120.00 NO" … "4.5(e) Construction Noise $250.00 $225.00 $275.00 NO"
  - Source: [Municipal Ticketing Information Bylaw 6049, Schedule B (Good Neighbour Bylaw)](https://www.vernon.ca/sites/default/files/docs/bylaws/Municipal%20Ticketing%20Information%20Bylaw%206049.pdf)
  - Official wording: "4.4(a) Disturb Peace - Highway or $500.00 $475.00" … "4.4(b) Disturb Peace - Private Property $200.00 $190.00" … "4.5(e) Contruction Noise Outside $500.00 $475.00"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Bylaw:** City of Vernon Good Neighbour Bylaw Number 4980, 2005
  - Source: [Good Neighbour Bylaw 4980 (consolidated), s. 1.1](https://www.vernon.ca/sites/default/files/docs/bylaws/good_neighbour_bylaw_4980.pdf)
  - Official wording: "This Bylaw may be cited as "City of Vernon Good Neighbour Bylaw Number 4980, 2005"."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06

## How it works

The [Good Neighbour Bylaw 4980](<https://www.vernon.ca/sites/default/files/docs/bylaws/good_neighbour_bylaw_4980.pdf>) does not set quiet hours for ordinary noise. No one may make or allow noise on a street or other public place, and no owner, occupier or tenant may allow noise from a property, that disturbs or tends to disturb the quiet, peace, rest, enjoyment, comfort or convenience of people in the neighbourhood. There are no decibel limits.

## Steps

1. If you can, talk to the neighbour first.
2. If the noise continues, call Bylaw Compliance at 250-550-3505 or use the online form. Give the address, the time and what you heard.

## Good to know

- Construction: not allowed before 7:00 a.m. or after 9:00 p.m. on any day if it disturbs people nearby. The Chief Building Inspector may grant a written permit for other hours. Owners who allow others to do the work are also covered.
- Motorized lawn and garden equipment is banned from 9 p.m. to 7 a.m.
- Loud radios and stereos, and animals or birds that unduly disturb the neighbourhood, are also covered.
- Exempt: emergency work, farm operations, normal household equipment such as pool pumps, and noise common to a trade in industrial zones.
- A mobile public address system needs a permit and may run only 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Boat motors must be muffled.
- Barking dogs are handled under the Regional District of North Okanagan's Dog Control Bylaw.

## Official forms and pages

- [Good Neighbour Bylaw 4980 (PDF), Part IV Noise Regulation](https://www.vernon.ca/sites/default/files/docs/bylaws/good_neighbour_bylaw_4980.pdf)
- [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw 6048 (PDF)](https://www.vernon.ca/sites/default/files/docs/bylaws/Bylaw%20Notice%20Enforcement%20Bylaw%206048.pdf)
- [Municipal Ticketing Information Bylaw 6049 (PDF)](https://www.vernon.ca/sites/default/files/docs/bylaws/Municipal%20Ticketing%20Information%20Bylaw%206049.pdf)

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## Sources

- [Good Neighbour Bylaw 4980 (consolidated) (PDF), City of Vernon](https://www.vernon.ca/sites/default/files/docs/bylaws/good_neighbour_bylaw_4980.pdf) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw 6048 (PDF), City of Vernon](https://www.vernon.ca/sites/default/files/docs/bylaws/Bylaw%20Notice%20Enforcement%20Bylaw%206048.pdf) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Municipal Ticketing Information Bylaw 6049 (PDF), City of Vernon](https://www.vernon.ca/sites/default/files/docs/bylaws/Municipal%20Ticketing%20Information%20Bylaw%206049.pdf) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Bylaw Compliance, City of Vernon](https://www.vernon.ca/government-services/contact-directory/bylaw-compliance) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Contact Us, City of Vernon](https://www.vernon.ca/government-services/contact-us) (read 2026-11-05)

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