Vancouver-Nord : Règlement no 8885, art. 2(a) — Noise Control Bylaw, 2021

any Sound, Continuous Sound or Non-Continuous Sound which disturbs or tends to disturb the peace, quiet, rest, enjoyment, comfort or convenience of the The Corporation of the City of North Vancouver Page 3 Bylaw No. 8885 CONSOLIDATED neighbourhood in which such sound is received, or, of any reasonable Person in the vicinity of the source of such sound who receives such sound; or,

• (b) any Sound, Continuous Sound or Non-Continuous Sound, which exceeds a Sound level permitted by this bylaw at the Point of Reception of such sound; or
• (c) any Sound, Continuous Sound or Non-Continuous Sound prohibited by this Bylaw; “Noise Control Officer” means the person appointed by resolution of Council, and may be a Bylaw Enforcement Officer, Vancouver Health Authority Medical Health Officer and Environmental Health Officers, a Peace Officer or any employee of the Municipality properly delegated by Council; “Person” means a Corporation, Partnership, or Party and the personal or other legal representatives or a person to whom the context can apply according to law; “Point of Reception” means:
• (a) any place on individual residential premises where Sound originating from any source, other than a source of the same individual residential premises, is received; or,
• (b) any place on non-residential premises where Sound originating from any source, other than a source on the same non-residential use premises, is received; or,
• (c) any place on a Highway where Sound is received;
• (d) for the purposes of Section 4.4(a) means any place in the Municipality more than 15 metres from a source of Sound where Sound is received; or,
• (e) for the purposes of Section 3.6 means any place in the Municipality more than 6 metres from a Vehicle where Sound from such Vehicle is received; “Power Gardening or Building Maintenance Equipment” means electric or gasoline powered equipment used for landscaping or building maintenance including but not limited to, lawn mowers, yard trimming devices, power washers, mechanical painters or sprayers, leaf blowers, tree or stump grinders, or compressors; “Quiet 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; “Slow Response” is a dynamic characteristic setting of an approved Sound Level Meter; “Sound” is an oscillation in pressure, stress, particle displacement or particle velocity, in a medium with internal forces (i.e. elastic, viscous), or the super-position or such propagated oscillations, which oscillations are capable of causing an auditory sensation; “Sound Level” means: The Corporation of the City of North Vancouver Page 4 Bylaw No. 8885 CONSOLIDATED
• (a) the average of the medians of 5 or more sets of lower and upper measurements of a series of A-weighted Sound pressure levels read or recorded at a Point of Reception on the Slow Response of a Sound Level Meter;
• (b) for the purposes of Section 3.6 means the maximum measurement of an A- weighted Sound pressure level read and recorded at a Point of Reception on the Slow Response setting of a Sound Level Meter;
• (c) for the purposes of Section 4.7 means the average of the medians of 5 or more sets of lower and upper measurements of a series of a C-weighted Sound pressure level read and recorded at a Point of Reception on the Slow Response setting of a Sound Level Meter; and,
• (d) where an integrating Sound Level Meter is used, suitable technical and mathematical means shall be used to determine the source Sound pressure level. A-weighted or C-weighted Sound pressure levels must be recorded at a Point of Reception using the equivalent to Slow Response setting; “Sound Level Meter” is an A.N.S.I or I.E.C Type 1 Precision Integrating Meter, that is calibrated for the measurement of Sound; “Tonal Sound” means that that the Sound under investigation which contains one or more distinguishable, discrete, continuous tones or notes including without limitation, Sound characterized by a “whine”, “hiss”, “screech” or “hum” and “music”; and, “Vehicle” shall have the meaning given to it by the Motor Vehicle Act.