Victoria By-law 03-012, s. 139(2) — Noise Bylaw

Subsection (1) does not apply to a person who makes, causes, or permits to be made or caused, a sound or noise in compliance with the provisions of sections 5 to 8 unless the noise or sound is clearly audible at a point of reception in a residential area between the hours of 10:00 p.m. one day and 7:00 a.m. the following day. Exemptions specified 13 This Bylaw does not apply to:

• (a) a vehicle of the Police or Fire Department of the City, or an ambulance or other public service or emergency vehicle while engaged in a service of the public convenience or necessity;
• (b) the sounding of a horn or other signaling device upon any vehicle, boat or train where such sounding is properly and necessarily used as a danger or warning signal;
• (c) the use, in a reasonable manner, of an apparatus or mechanism for the amplification of the human voice or music in a public park, public facility or square in connection with a public meeting, public celebration, athletic or sports event or other public gathering, if
• (i) that gathering is held under a permit issued under the authority of the Parks Regulation Bylaw, or
• (ii) that gathering has received prior approval under section 20,
• (iii) if the noise produced by that gathering does not exceed 90 dB when received at a Point of Reception or such other lower sound level specified in the permit or approval.
• (d) the use of bells or chimes by churches, and the use of carillons where such carillons have been lawfully erected;
• (e) a parade, procession, performance, concert, ceremony, event, gathering or meeting in or on a street or public space, if that is permitted in the City under a bylaw or statute;
• (f) a sound or noise resulting from the use, in a reasonable manner, of the premises of a Community Care Facility duly licensed under the Community Care Facility Act, or from the use of a similar institution; Bylaw current to February 1, 2015. To obtain latest amendments, if any, contact Legislative Services at 250-361-0571.
• (g) a garbage collection service
• (i) between 6:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. within an Activity District;
• (ii) between 6:30 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. on a weekday;
• (iii) between 10:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. on a Saturday, Sunday or holiday;
• (h) the noon cannon at Laurel Point;
• (i) municipal works including, but not limited to, the construction and repair of streets, sewers and other underground services;
• (j) the City’s Parks Division maintenance work between 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on any day;
• (k) the nightly cleaning of streets and sidewalks and the collection of garbage from sidewalk refuse bins within the downtown core area by the City’s Public Works staff;
• (l) emergency repairs to buildings which cannot reasonably be delayed until normal working hours. Advertising