Richmond : Règlement no 8856, art. 4.1.1(a) — Noise Regulation Bylaw

by a police, fire, ambulance or other emergency vehicle;

• (b) by a horn or other signalling device on any vehicle, boat or train where such sounding is properly and necessarily used as a danger or warning signal;
• (c) by 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 City issued permit or license or similar agreement; or
• (ii) that gathering has received prior approval under section 4.2.1; 6648716 Bylaw 8856 Page 9
• (d) by bells, gongs or chimes by religious institutions, or the use of carillons, where such bells, gongs, chimes or carillons have been lawfully erected;
• (e) by works and activities authorized by the British Columbia School Board 38 (Richmond) and conducted by its employees, agents and contractors on property owned or operated by British Columbia School Board 38 (Richmond);
• (f) by a parade, procession, performance, concert, ceremony, event, gathering or meeting in or on a street or public space, provided that a permit, licence or similar agreement has been granted by the City for the event;
• (g) by outdoor athletic activity that takes place between 8:00 a.m. and 10:30 p.m.;
• (h) by the use, in a reasonable manner, of the premises of a Community Care Facility duly licensed under the Community Care and Assisted Living Act, SBC, 2002, Chapter. 75, or from the use of a similar institution;
• (i) by works and activities authorized by the City and conducted by its employees, agents and contractors on property owned (including, without limitation dedicated roads, statutory rights of way, parks and other public spaces) or operated by the City;
• (j) by a garbage collection service during the daytime;
• (k) by municipal works including, but not limited to, the construction and repair of streets, sewers lighting and other municipal services, whether carried out during the daytime or during the nighttime by, or on behalf of the City or the Greater Vancouver Regional District or any other public authority, but,

unless the General Manager approves otherwise, does not include construction carried out under and agreement to install City works as described in section 940 of the Local Government Act;

• (l) by lawn and garden power equipment, provided that the use of the lawn and garden power equipment takes place:
• (i) between 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. Monday through Friday; or
• (ii) between 10:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. on a Saturday, Sunday and holiday;
• (m) by construction, provided that it has a rating level which does not exceed 85 dBA when measured at a distance of 15.2m (50 feet) from that source of sound, and only:
• (i) between 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. Monday through Friday that is not a holiday for any type of construction; 6648716 Bylaw 8856 Page 10
• (ii) between 10:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. Saturday that is not a holiday for any type of construction; and
• (iii) between 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on a Sunday or holiday, provided the construction is in connection with a residential building or structure and undertaken personally by the owner or occupier of the premises.
• (n) by the nightly cleaning of streets and sidewalks and the collection of garbage from sidewalk refuse bins by or on behalf of the City;
• (o) by public transit or aeronautics;
• (p) by normal farm practices on a farm operation as defined by and protected by the Farm Practices Protection (Right to Farm) Act; or
• (q) by an occupant of a strata lot or rental unit used for residential occupancy where the source of the sound and the point of reception is within the same building.