Burnaby : Règlement no 7332, art. 2(2) — Burnaby Noise or Sound Abatement Bylaw 1979

In this bylaw, unless the context otherwise requires:

• “A” means the “A” scale and “slow” meter reading of a sound level meter. “Agricultural District” means an area in the Municipality defined as such in BYLAW No. 4742, being “Burnaby Zoning BYLAW 1965”. “Commercial District” means an area in the Municipality defined as such in BYLAW No. 4742, being “Burnaby Zoning BYLAW 1965”. “Comprehensive Development District” means an area in the Municipality defined as such in BYLAW No. 4742, being “Burnaby Zoning BYLAW 1965”. “Continuous Noise” means any noise continuing for a period or periods totalling more than three minutes in any fifteen minute period of time. “Continuous Sound” means any sound continuing for a period or periods totalling more than three minutes in any fifteen minute period of time. “Corporation” means The Corporation of the District of Burnaby. “Council” means the Council of The Corporation of the District of Burnaby. Burnaby Noise or Sound Abatement Bylaw 1979 (2022.1) Page 2 “dB” means a decibel which is a unit of level which denotes the ratio between two quantities that are proportional to power, the number of decibels corresponding to the ratio of two amounts of power is 10 times the logarithm to the base 10 of this ratio. “Highway” includes every highway within the meaning of the "Highway Act", and every road, street, lane, thoroughfare, bridge, public way, or right-of-way designed or intended for or used by the general public for the passage of vehicles, and every private place or passage-way to which the public, for the purpose of the parking or servicing of vehicles, has access or is invited, and every boulevard and sidewalk. “Industrial District” means an area in the Municipality defined as such in BYLAW No. 4742, being “Burnaby Zoning BYLAW 1965”. “Inspector” means the person appointed from time to time by the Council as Director Engineering of the Corporation and includes any person or persons designated by the Director Engineering to act on his behalf. (Bylaw No. 12616) “Municipality” means the Municipality of Burnaby. “Multiple Family Residential District” means an area in the Municipality defined as such in BYLAW No. 4742, being “Burnaby Zoning BYLAW 1965”. “Noise or Sound Level” means the noise or sound level in decibels as measured on the “A” scale which is the weighted sound pressure level meter whose weighting characteristics are specified in the latest revision of the American Standards Association standard on sound level meters. The reference pressure is 0.0002 microbar, the International reference level or such revision as may occur from time to time. “Non-continuous Noise” means any noise continuing for a period or periods totalling less than three minutes in any fifteen minute period of time. “Non-continuous Sound” means any sound continuing for a period or periods totalling less than three minutes in any fifteen minute period of time. “Peace Officer” shall have the same meaning as in the Interpretation Act R.S.B.C. 1960 Chapter 199. “Person” includes any company, corporation, owner, partnership, firm, association, society or party. “Public and Institutional District” means an area in the Municipality defined as such in BYLAW No. 4742, being “Burnaby Zoning BYLAW 1965”. “Real Property” means land other than a highway, together with all improvements which have been so affixed to the land as to make them in fact and in law a part thereof, and includes such land should there be no such improvements so affixed thereto. Burnaby Noise or Sound Abatement Bylaw 1979 (2022.1) Page 3 “Refuse” means discarded materials, substances or objects. “Residential District” means an area in the Municipality defined as such in BYLAW No. 4742, being "Burnaby Zoning BYLAW 1965". “Sound Level Meter” shall mean a device which meets the International Electro-Technical Commission Standard No. 123 or the British Standard No. 3539 Part 1, or the U.S.A. Standard S1.4-1961.