Waterloo By-law 2025-028, s. 5.0(2) — Noise By-law
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No Person shall emit, cause, or permit the emission of Sound, which meet all of the following criteria:
- (a) the Sound being emitted is from a Sound Reproduction Device;
- (b) the Point of Reception must be in the BIA or Living Area;
- (c) the Sound occurs between 07:00 hours (09:00 hours on Sundays) and 19:00 hours (21:00 hours in the
- BIA) of the same day; and,
- (d) the Sound has an Leq greater than both the Background Sound Level and in excess of:
- (i) 55 dBA when measured outside any Dwelling, house, apartment or other residence or a business operation at the property line with a Sound Level Meter by a person empowered to enforce this by-law; or,
- (ii) 45 dBA when measured inside a business operation with a Sound Level Meter by a person empowered to enforce this by-law.
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