Edmonton By-law 14600, s. 12.5(a) — Community Standards Bylaw

“dB(A)” means the sound pressure measured in decibels using the “A” weighted scale of a sound level meter;

• (b) “decibel” means a unit for expressing the relative intensity of sounds on a scale from zero for the average least perceptible sound to approximately 130 for the average pain level;
• (c) “holiday” means January 1, Alberta Family Day, Good Friday, Victoria Day, July 1, the first Monday in August, Labour Day, Thanksgiving Day, November 11, and December 25 of every year; (c.1) (deleted) (S. 6
• (a) Bylaw 20364 February 24, 2023)
• (d) “noise” means any sound that is reasonably likely to Bylaw 14600 Page 12 of 29 disturb the peace of others;
• (e) “sound level meter” means a Quest Technologies/3M 2100 Sound Level Meter, or any other device used to measure sound pressure which meets the National Standards Institute S 1.4-1983 (R2006), or the International Electro-Technical Council Standard No. 123 or the British Standard No. 3539 Part 1, or the U.S.A. Standard S.14- 1961. PROHIBITED NOISE 14 (1) A person shall not cause or permit any noise that disturbs the peace of another individual.