Noise & nuisance — Clearwater, British Columbia

What are the quiet hours? What noise is allowed?

District Municipality of Clearwater has 1 adopted bylaw on file, verified against the original document on 2026-06-08.

Noise Control Bylaw No. 14, 2008 adopted bylaw
general prohibition True s. 2(a)
construction quiet hours start 21:00 s. 6(b)
construction quiet hours end 06:00 s. 6(b)
lawn equipment quiet hours start 21:00 s. 6(e)
lawn equipment quiet hours end 08:00 s. 6(e)
barking dog prohibited True s. 4
exemptions ['municipal/RCMP/public body vehicles', 'construction 6am-9pm', 'emergency work', 'lawn mowing 8am-9pm', 'public meetings in parks with authorization', 'church bells', 'warning signals on vehicles/boats/trains', 'blasting 8am-5pm Mon-Sat', 'farming 6am-9pm (or after hours if essential)', 'commercial/industrial in C/I zones 6am-9pm'] s. 6
fine first offence $500 s. 8
fine subsequent offence $1,000 (second); $1,500 (third); fourth to court s. 8
scout note

Establishes noise control regulations for the District of Clearwater.

Machine-readable: noise.json · Official website: https://www.districtofclearwater.com/ · Last verified 2026-06-08 · Noise & nuisance in other municipalities