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West Kelowna noise bylaw: quiet hours, construction hours and fines

What are the noise rules and quiet hours?

West Kelowna, British ColumbiaChecked against official textSources read 2026-11-05

Short answer

West Kelowna's Good Neighbour Bylaw bans noise that disturbs the neighbourhood at any hour, but sets no fixed quiet hours for ordinary noise. It does set hours for two things: motorized lawn and garden equipment is banned 9:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m., and construction noise before 7:00 a.m. or after 8:00 p.m.

Key facts

General ruleNo one may make, or let be made, noise on a street or public place, or let their property be used so that noise comes from it, that disturbs the quiet, peace, rest, enjoyment, comfort or convenience of people in the neighbourhood.Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 0151 (consolidated), Part 7 Noise Regulations, s. 7.1 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
Official wording
No person shall make or cause, or permit to be made or caused, any noise in
No person, being the owner, occupier or tenant of real property, shall allow or
disturbs or tends to disturb the quiet, peace, rest, enjoyment, comfort or convenience of
Quiet hoursNone set. West Kelowna's Good Neighbour Bylaw has no fixed quiet hours for ordinary noise.
Construction hoursNo building, repair, demolition, excavation, filling or blasting that disturbs the neighbourhood before 7:00 a.m. or after 8:00 p.m., on any day. The bylaw gives no separate Sunday or holiday hours. The General Manager may grant a construction or blasting permit for other hours.Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 0151 (consolidated), Part 7 Noise Regulations, ss. 7.2(e), 7.5(a) · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
Official wording
on any day before 7:00 a.m. or after 8:00 p.m., construct, erect,
the General Manager may, on application in writing, grant a construction permit or a blasting permit
Other limitsNo decibel limits. Also banned if disturbing: amplified or played sound, and animals or birds that unduly disturb the neighbourhood. Motorized lawn and garden equipment may not run from 9:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. Motor boat exhaust and noise rules apply. Exempt: emergency work, farm operations, normal household equipment, and usual trade noise in commercial or industrial zones.Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 0151 (consolidated), Part 7 Noise Regulations, ss. 7.2-7.4 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
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 9:00 p.m.
by its cries or sounds unduly disturbs the peace, quiet, rest or
conducting farm operations conducted in accordance with normal farm
No person shall launch a motor boat from any lands in the City or operate a
lawfully carrying on a trade or industry at a commercial, industrial or light industrial zoned area
Who to call, business hoursCity of West Kelowna Bylaw Compliance, 778-797-8810 (bylaws@westkelownacity.ca). Bylaw office 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday to Friday; officers on duty 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., seven days a week. Complaints must include your name, address, phone number and relationship to the property; anonymous complaints are not accepted.Bylaw Compliance · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
Official wording
Officers on Duty: 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., seven days a week.
Bylaw Office: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday to Friday, excluding statutory holidays.
West Kelowna City Hall 3731 Old Okanagan Highway West Kelowna, B.C. V4T 0G7 778-797-8810 bylaws@westkelownacity.ca
Anonymous complaints are not accepted.
Who to call, after hoursNot confirmed. The City page gives no after-hours noise line.
FineDisturbing noise from a street, public place or property $500; construction noise $500; sound-producing apparatus $500; animal noise $100; noisy equipment $100. Bylaw notice and municipal ticket amounts are the same.Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 0093 (consolidated), Bylaw 0093, Schedule 4; Municipal Ticket Information Utilization Bylaw No. 0095 (consolidated), Bylaw 0095, Schedule 4 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
Official wording
Disturbing noise from highway or public place 7.1 (a) 500.00
Disturbing noise from property 7.1 (b) 500.00
Construction noise 7.2 (e) 500.00
Disturbing animal noise 7.2 (c) 100.00
Equipment producing noise 7.2 (d) 100.00
Disturbing noise from property 7.1 (b) 500.00
Construction noise 7.2 (e) 500.00
BylawCity of West Kelowna Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 0151, 2018 (Part 7).Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 0151 (consolidated), Part 7 Noise Regulations, s. 1 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
Official wording
CITY OF WEST KELOWNA GOOD NEIGHBOUR
BYLAW NO. 0151, 2018.

How it works

Part 7 of the City of West Kelowna's Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 0151 bans noise on a street or public place, or from a property, that disturbs the quiet, peace, rest, enjoyment, comfort or convenience of people in the neighbourhood. There are no fixed quiet hours for ordinary noise and no decibel limits.

Steps

  1. If it is safe, talk to the neighbour first.
  2. To complain, contact Bylaw Compliance (778-797-8810 or bylaws@westkelownacity.ca). Give your name, address, phone number and relationship to the property. Anonymous complaints are not accepted.
  3. The City page gives no after-hours noise line. For public safety, suspicious circumstances or possible crime, the RCMP non-emergency number is 250-768-2880.

Good to know

  • Motorized lawn and garden equipment may not run from 9:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.
  • Building, repair, demolition, excavation, filling or blasting that disturbs the neighbourhood is banned before 7:00 a.m. and after 8:00 p.m., on any day. The bylaw gives no separate Sunday or holiday hours. The General Manager may grant a permit for other hours.
  • Also banned if disturbing: amplified or played sound, and animals or birds that unduly disturb the neighbourhood. Motor boat exhaust and noise rules apply.
  • Exempt: emergency work, farm operations, normal household equipment, and usual trade noise in commercial or industrial zones.
  • Fines: $500 for disturbing noise, construction noise or sound-producing apparatus; $100 for animal noise or noisy equipment. The bylaw notice and the municipal ticket are the same amount.

Official forms and pages

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Sources

  1. Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 0151 (consolidated), Part 7 Noise Regulations (PDF) (read 2026-11-05)
  2. Bylaw Compliance, City of West Kelowna (read 2026-11-05)
  3. Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 0093 (consolidated) (PDF) (read 2026-11-05)
  4. Municipal Ticket Information Utilization Bylaw No. 0095 (consolidated) (PDF) (read 2026-11-05)

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