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SUMMER VILLAGE OF ROSS HAVEN
BYLAW # 236-11
THE NOISE BYLAW
BYLAW NO. 236-11 OF THE SUMMER VILLAGE OF ROSS HAVEN, IN THE
PROVINCE
OF
ALBERTA,
TO
PROHIBIT
CERTAIN
ACTIVITIES
CREATING NOISE AND TO ABATE THE INCIDENCE OF NOISE AND TO
RESTRICT WHEN CERTAIN SOUNDS MAY BE MADE.
WHEREAS, Section 7(c) of the Municipal Government Act provides that the Council of
a municipality may pass Bylaws respecting nuisances, mainly being for the purpose of
prohibiting, eliminating or abating noise, and establishing permissible noise levels for all
or varying periods of the day, in all or a designated part or location of the municipality.
NOW THEREFORE, the Council of Summer Village of Ross Haven, duly assembled,
enacts as follows:
(1)
This Bylaw may be cited as "The Noise Bylaw".
(2)
In this Bylaw including this section,
(a)
"Village" means the municipality of the Summer Village of Ross Haven and
the area contained within its boundaries as the context requires;
(b)
"Holiday" means any statutory holiday as defined in The Interpretation Act;
(c)
"Weekday" means any day other than a Sunday or a holiday;
(d)
"Residential building" means a building which is constructed as a dwelling
for human beings.
GENERAL PROHIBITION
(3)
(a)
Except to the extent it is allowed by this Bylaw no person shall make,
continue, cause or allow to be made or continued any loud, unnecessary or
unusual noise which either annoys, disturbs, injures, endangers or detracts
from the comfort, repose, health, peace or safety of other persons within the
boundaries of the Summer Village of Ross Haven.
(b)
What is a loud noise, any unnecessary noise, or any unusual noise or a noise
which annoys, disturbs, injures or endangers the comfort, repose, health,
peace or safety of others is a question of fact for a court which hears a
prosecution of an offence against this Bylaw.