Toronto : Règlement no 591, art. 591-1.1 — Definitions

Definitions.

As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated: AMBIENT SOUND LEVEL - The sound level that is present in the environment, produced by sound sources other than the source under assessment. AMPLIFIED SOUND - Sound made by any electronic device or a group of connected electronic devices incorporating one or more loudspeakers or other electro mechanical transducers, and intended for the production, reproduction or amplification of sound. CONSTRUCTION - Includes erection, alteration, repair, dismantling, demolition, structural maintenance, land clearing, earth-moving, grading, excavating, the laying of pipe and conduit whether above or below ground level, street and highway building, application of concrete, equipment installation and alteration and the structural installation of construction components and materials in any form or for any purpose, and includes any work in connection with these activities. CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT - Any equipment or device designed and intended for use in construction, or material handling, including hand tools, power tools, air compressors, pile drivers, pneumatic or hydraulic tools, bulldozers, tractors, excavators, trenchers, cranes, derricks, 1 Editor's Note: By-law 878-2019 replaced Chapter 591, Noise in its entirety. By-law 878-2019 and this new Chapter came into force October 1, 2019. 591-2 November 14, 2024 loaders, scrapers, pavers, generators, off-highway haulers or trucks, ditchers, compactors and rollers, pumps, concrete mixers, graders, and any other material-handling equipment. CONTINUOUS POURING OF CONCRETE - Slip-forming, deck pour or pre-pour operations that cannot be interrupted once the operations have started. CONVEYANCE - Includes a vehicle and any other device employed to transport a person or persons or goods from place to place, but does not include any such device or vehicle if operated within the premises of a person. dB(A) - The sound level in decibels obtained when using a sound level meter with the

A-weighting. dB(C) - The sound level in decibels obtained when using a sound level meter with the C-weighting. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - The Executive Director of Municipal Licensing and Standards or their designate or successor. EXEMPTION PERMIT SCREENING CRITERIA - Criteria developed by the Executive Director in accordance with 591-3.2I and published by the Municipal Licensing and Standards 2 Division. [Added 2024-03-22 by By-law 268-2024 ] GOVERNMENT WORK - Construction, rehabilitation or maintenance work conducted by the City, the Province of Ontario, the Government of Canada and any of its agencies or agents including the operation of motor vehicles and equipment actually engaged in the work. GRASSROOTS CULTURAL ORGANIZATION - A small community-led organization or collective, determined in consultation with the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture or their designate, to have a defined cultural or community mandate. [Added 2024-11-14 by By-law 1231-2024] HIGHWAY - includes a common and public highway, street, avenue, parkway, driveway, square, place, bridge, viaduct or trestle, any part of which is intended for or used by the general public for the passage of vehicles and includes the area between the lateral property lines of a highway. INSTRUMENT SOUND - Sound made by any musical instrument, including the unamplified playing of percussion instruments. [Added 2024-03-22 by By-law 268-2024] LARGE CRANE WORK - The erection and dismantling of a crane or any other crane work that requires a road closure for the work. [Amended 2024-03-22 by By-law 268-2024] 2 Editor's Note: This section of By-law 268-2024 came into force on September 1, 2024 591-3 November 14, 2024 Leq - The continuous sound level which, for a specified time period, produces the same total sound energy as would the actual time-varying sound level. Also referred to as the energy equivalent sound level. [Amended 2024-03-22 by By-law 268-2024] LIVING AREA - Any area that includes the premises of a dwelling or a workplace. MOTORCYCLE - Means a self-propelled vehicle having a seat or saddle for the use of the driver and designed to travel on not more than three wheels in contact with the ground, and includes a motor scooter, but does not include a motor assisted bicycle. MOTOR VEHICLE - The same meaning as in section 1(1) of the Highway Traffic Act, 1990. This meaning is noted as follows, for reference purposes only: ‘Includes an automobile, a motorcycle, a motor assisted bicycle and any other vehicle propelled or driven otherwise than by muscular power but does not include a street car or other motor vehicle running only upon rails,

a power-assisted bicycle, a motorized snow vehicle, a traction engine, a farm tractor, a self- propelled implement of husbandry or a roadbuilding machine.’ [Amended 2024-03-22 by By- law 268-2024] NOISE - A sound that a person finds disturbing to their peace, rest, enjoyment, comfort or convenience. NOISE MITIGATION PLAN - A plan as required and approved by the Executive Director that addresses the mitigation of sound not in compliance with the requirements of this chapter from planned events or activities. PERSISTENT NOISE - Any noise or sound-induced vibration that is continuously heard or felt for a period of ten minutes or more or heard or felt intermittently for a time totaling ten minutes over a period of one hour. [Amended 2024-03-22 by By-law 268-2024] PLACE OF WORSHIP - A building dedicated to religious worship, including a church, synagogue, temple, mosque, monastery or convent. POINT OF RECEPTION - Any location on the premises of a person where sound originating from other than those premises is received. The following list provides examples of points of reception, and is not exhaustive: [Amended 2024-03-22 by By-law 268-2024]