North Vancouver By-law 8885, s. 2 — INTERPRETATION In this Bylaw

INTERPRETATION In this Bylaw:

• “Acoustic Calibrator” means an electro-mechanical or mechanical device used for the calibration of Sound Level Meters which meet the specifications for such devices, which specifications are set out or described in this section; “A-weighted Decibel” sometimes denoted “dB(A)” means the unit used to measure the sound pressure level using “A” weighting network settings on an approved Sound Meter; “Activity Area” includes an area of the Municipality not designated as either a Mixed Area or

a Quiet Area, except where residential uses are combined with Commercial or Industrial uses located on the same premises are deemed to be in a Quiet Area for the purposes of determining acceptable sound levels from non-commercial and non-industrial uses; “Ambient Sound Level” means the general background sound level at or in the immediate vicinity of a point of reception determined within a reasonable time before or after the time

a noise is alleged to have been received at such Point of Reception; “Bylaw Officer” has the same meaning as the City of North Vancouver “Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw, 2018, No. 8675”; “C-Weighted Decibel” sometimes denoted “dB(C)” means the unit used to measure the sound pressure level using “C” weighting network settings on an approved Sound Meter; “City” means The Corporation of the City of North Vancouver; “Commercial” means the use involving the sale or exchange of goods, materials and things, including the extension of services to persons, includes, but is not confined to financial and recreational services; “Construction” means an activity which includes erection, alteration, repair, relocation, dismantling, demolition, structural maintenance, painting, moving, land clearing, earth moving, grading, excavating, the laying of pipe and conduit (whether above or below ground level), street and highway building, concreting, equipment, installation and alteration, and the structural installation of construction components and materials in any form, or for any purpose, and includes any work being done in connection therewith; The Corporation of the City of North Vancouver Page 2 Bylaw No. 8885 CONSOLIDATED “Construction Equipment” means any equipment or device designed and intended for use in construction, or material handling, including, but not limited to, air compressors, pile drivers, pneumatic or hydraulic tools, bulldozers, tractors, excavators, trenchers, cranes, derricks, loaders, scrapers, pavers, generators, off-highway haulers or trucks, ditchers, compactors and rollers, pumps, concrete mixers, graders, or other material handling equipment; “Continuous Sound” means any sound occurring for a duration of more than three minutes, or occurring continually, sporadically or erratically, but totaling more than three minutes in any fifteen minute period of time; “Council” means the City Council of the City; “Decibel” means the ratio between levels of sound pressure expressed at 20 times the -5 common logarithm of the ratio of sound pressure to a reference quantity of 2 x 10 Pascals; “Daytime” means from 7:00 am to 8:00 pm of the same day; “Emergency Vehicle” shall have the meaning given to it by the Motor Vehicle Act; “Highway” shall have the meaning given to it by the Motor Vehicle Act, and also includes boulevards and sidewalks; “Holiday” includes Sunday, Christmas Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, Canada Day, Victoria Day, British Columbia Day, Labour Day, Family Day, New Year’s Day, December 26 and a day set by the Parliament of Canada or by the Legislature, or appointed by proclamation of the Governor General or the Lieutenant Governor, to be observed as a day of general prayer or mourning, a day of public rejoicing or thanksgiving, a day for celebrating the birthday of the reigning Sovereign, or as a public holiday; “Industrial” means a use providing for the processing, fabricating, assembling, storing, transporting, distributing, wholesaling, testing, servicing, repairing, wrecking, or salvaging of goods, materials, or things, includes the operation of truck terminals, docks, railways, passenger depots, and bulk loading and storage facilities; “Mixed Area” includes any area of the Municipality where the absence of Noise is of particular importance to persons in that area at any time, and includes any area within the Municipality shown on Schedule A attached hereto. Residential uses located in a Mixed Area are deemed to be in a Quiet Area for the purpose of determining acceptable sound levels from non-commercial and non-industrial uses; “Motor Vehicle Act ” means the British Columbia Motor Vehicle Act, R.S.B.C 1996, c. 318 as may be amended; “Municipality” means the geographic area over which the City is the Municipal Government; “Nighttime” means from 8:00 pm of any day to 7:00 am of the following day; “Noise” includes: