Waterloo : Règlement no 2025-028, art. 5.0(3) — Noise By-law

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 an unamplified musical instrument;
• (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 17:00 hours (19:00 hours in the
• BIA) of the same day;
• (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.