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THE CORPORATION OF THE MUNICPALITY OF STRATHROY-CARADOC
BY-LAW NO. 19-26
A BY-LAW TO PROVIDE FOR THE REGULATION AND PROHIBITION OF NOISE
AND SOUND
WHEREAS sections 8 and 9 of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c. 25, as amended
("Municipal Act, 2001"), respectfully, provide that the powers of a municipality shall be
interpreted broadly and provide that a municipality has the capacity, rights, powers and
privileges of a natural person for the purpose of exercising its authority under this or any
other Act;
AND WHEREAS subsection 11(1) of the Municipal Act, 2001 provides that a
municipality may provide any service or thing that the municipality considers necessary
or desirable for the public;
AND WHEREAS subsection 11(2) of the Municipal Act, 2001, provides that a
municipality may pass by-laws respecting; Economic, social and environmental well-
being of the municipality; the health, safety and well-being of persons; and the
protection of persons and property in the Municipality;
AND WHEREAS subsection 8(3) of the Municipal Act, 2001 provides that a by-law
passed under section 11 respecting a matter may regulate or prohibit and, as part of the
power to regulate or prohibit respecting the matter, may require a Person to do things
respecting the matter, or may provide for a system of licences respecting the matter;
AND WHEREAS section 129 of the Municipal Act, 2001 provides that, without limiting
sections 9 and 10 of the Act, a municipality may prohibit and regulate with respect to
noise and vibration and may prohibit those matters unless a permit is obtained from the
municipality and may impose conditions for obtaining, continuing to hold and renewing
the permit, including requiring the submission of plans;
AND WHEREAS section 128 of the Municipal Act, 2001, provides that a municipality
may prohibit and regulate with respect to public nuisances, including matters that, in the
opinion of Council are or could become public nuisances;
AND WHEREAS subsection 391(1) of the Municipal Act, 2001, provides that a
municipality may impose fees and charges on persons,
(a) for services or activities provided or done by or on behalf of it;
(b) for costs payable by it for services or activities provided or done by or on
behalf of any other municipality or any local board; and,
(c) for the use of its property including property under its control;
AND WHEREAS section 425 of the Municipal Act, 2001 authorizes the municipality to
pass by-laws providing that a Person who contravenes a by-law of the municipality
passed under that Act is guilty of an offence;
AND WHEREAS Section 429 of the Municipal Act, 2001, grants the municipality the
authority to establish a system of fines for offences under a by-law of the municipality
passed under the Act;
AND WHEREAS Section 436 of the Municipal Act, 2001, grants the municipality the
authority to enforce by-laws and enter properties for inspection purposes, ensuring
compliance with a by-law passed under the Act;
AND WHEREAS section 447.8 of the Municipal Act, 2001, provides that a by-law of a
municipality made under this or any other Act may,
(a) adopt by reference, in whole or in part, with such changes as the council
considers appropriate, any code, standard, procedure or regulation as it stands
at a specific date, as it stands at the time of adoption or as amended from time to
time; and
(b) require compliance with any code, standard, procedure or regulation so adopted;
AND WHEREAS it is in the public interest to reduce the noise level in the Municipality of
the Corporation of Strathroy-Caradoc so as to preserve, protect, and promote public
health, safety, welfare, and the peace and quiet of the inhabitants of the Municipality;
AND WHEREAS in the opinion of Council for Strathroy-Caradoc, certain kinds of noise
are or could become a public nuisance;
NOW THEREFORE the Corporation of the Municipality of Strathroy-Caradoc enacts as
follows:
PART 1 - DEFINITIONS
1.1
For the purpose of this by-law:
"Agricultural Operation" has the same meaning as contained in the Farming and
Food Production Protection Act, 1998, S.O. 1998, C. 1, as amended, or any successor
legislation;
"Amplified Live Speech" means live speech amplified by any means that is clearly
audible at an outdoor public place, but does not include live speech that is incidental to
a commercial, industrial, or institutional premise, and does not include live speech
amplified by an assistive device used by a person due to a disability;
"Animal" means any member of the animal kingdom, other than a human, and without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, includes dogs, cats, and birds;
"Animal Owner" means the Person who possesses or harbours an Animal, even if on a
temporary basis, and, where the owner is a minor, the Person responsible for the
custody of the minor;
"Applicant' means a Person who applies for a Temporary Noise Permit under this By-
law;
"Application Form" means the form designated in Schedule 'C' to this By-law which
may be altered from time to time for an Applicant to apply for a Temporary Noise
Permit;
"Community Event" means an organized gathering, celebration, or activity that is open
to the public, promotes community engagement, cultural, recreational, educational, or
charitable purposes, and is held on property within the municipality, whether municipally
owned or privately owned, with the intent of serving or benefiting the broader community
but does not include a gathering of any type for the purpose of an election, electoral
candidate or any aspect of an electoral process;
"Construction" includes erection, alteration, repair, dismantling, demolition, structural
maintenance, painting, moving, land clearing, earth moving, grading, excavating, the
laying of pipe and conduit whether above or below ground level, street and highway
building, concreting, equipment installation and alteration and the structural installation
of construction components and materials in any form for any purpose, and includes
any work in connection therewith;
"Council" means the Council of Municipality of Strathroy-Caradoc;
"Director" means the Director of Legal and Legislative Services, or their designate;
"Goods Distribution Facility" means a building or part of a building used primarily for
the storage and distribution of goods and materials, including the leaving, placing or
parking of equipment or vehicles, including trucks, trailers, and tractor trailers, directly
associated with the goods distribution facility but does not include a Warehouse;
"Hinder" means to delay, interfere with, or make more difficult the duties, work, or lawful
activity of a person authorized under this by-law;
"Municipality" means the Corporation of the Municipality of Strathroy-Caradoc;
"Normal Farm Practice" has the same meaning as contained in the Farming and Food
Production Protection Act, 1998, S.O. 1998, C. 1, as amended, or any successor
legislation;
"Obstruct" means to prevent, block, or impede a person authorized under this by-law
from carrying out their duties, work, or lawful activity, whether by physical or non-
physical means;
"Officer" means a person appointed or employed by the Municipality to administer and
enforce this By-law or a police constable who is a member of the Strathroy-Caradoc
Police Service;
"Owner" means the Person who holds legal registered title of a property and includes
the person for the time being managing or receiving the rent of the land or premises,
whether on the person's own account or as agent of trustee of any other person or who
would so receive the rent if such land and premises were let, and shall also included the
lessee or occupant of the property who, under the terms of a lease, is required to repair
and maintain the property in accordance with the standards of maintenance and
occupancy for the property;
"Point of Reception" means any point on the premises where sound originating from
other than those premises is received;
"Person" includes an individual, a corporation, a partnership, an unincorporated
association, as the context requires, and their respective heirs, executors,
administrators, or other duly appointed representatives;
"Property" means a building or structure, or part of a building or structure and includes
the lands and premises appurtenant thereto and all mobile homes, mobile buildings,
mobile structures, outbuildings, fences and erections thereon whether heretofore or
hereafter erected and includes vacant land;
"Residential Area" means any area of the Municipality where residential use is
permitted under the provisions of the Zoning By-law , as amended, including but not
limited to land zoned R1, R2, R3, R4, R5;
"Sound" means an auditory vibration or sensation;
"Sound Amplification System" means any system of loudspeakers, public address
system, amplifiers, microphones or reproducers or any combination of such equipment,
including electronic devices or electro-mechanical transducers, or any other such device
intended for the production, reproduction or amplification of speech or Sound but does
not include an assistive device used by a person due to a disability;
"Special Event" means a temporary, organized activity or gathering that has been
issued a Temporary Noise Permit pursuant to this By-law and which may generate
noise beyond normal limits and outside the scope of normal operations or daily use of
the location but does not include a Community Event;
"Temporary Noise Permit" means a permit granted by the Council of the Municipality
authorizing an exemption from the terms and conditions of this By-law and includes any
conditions imposed by Council on the Temporary Noise Permit;
"Unreasonable Noise" means any Sound that, by its level, duration, character, or time
of occurrence, is likely to disturb the peace, rest, enjoyment, comfort, or convenience of
the reasonable person, having regard to all the circumstances. It includes, but is not
limited to, noise that is:
(a) Excessive in Volume - louder than is reasonably necessary for the activity being
conducted;
(b) Unusual in Character - harsh, grating, or repetitive in a manner not typical for the
setting;
(c) Inappropriate to Time or Place - occurring during nighttime hours, or in locations
where quiet is expected; or
(d) Disturbing in Effect - interfering with the normal use and enjoyment of a property,
or causing undue discomfort to persons in the vicinity;
"Warehouse" has the same meaning as in the Zoning By-law;
"Zoning By-law" means the Corporation of the Municipality of Strathroy-Caradoc By-
law No. 43-08, as amended.
PART 2 - NOISE PROHIBITIONS
General Prohibition
2.1
No Person shall emit, cause or permit the emission of Unreasonable Noise or
noise that is likely to disturb inhabitants.
Prohibitions - Deemed - Any Time - Any Location
2.2
Without limiting the generality of section 2.1 of this By-law, the following shall be
deemed to be Unreasonable Noise, or noise that is likely to disturb the inhabitants, at
any time anywhere in the Municipality:
Attracting attention - to Performance - Advertising
(a) the Sound from or created by any instrument, radio, Sound Amplification
System, equipment or device that emits sound when the same is used or operated
for the purpose of advertising or for attracting attention to any performance or sale,
show or display of goods or services and projects such sound into any street or
other public place;
Whistle - attached to boiler - other mechanism
(b) the sound from any steam whistle or air whistle attached to or used in
connection with a boiler or other machine or mechanism, except for the purpose of
giving notice of the time to commence or cease work, or as a warning of danger.
Prohibitions - Deemed - Residential Area
2.3
Without limiting the generality of section 2.1 of this By-law, the following shall be
deemed to be Unreasonable Noise, or noise that is likely to disturb the inhabitants, in a
Residential Area, at the times and days specified, that is clearly audible at a Point of
Reception in a Residential Area:
Animal - any time
(a) the persistent sound made by any Animal under the care, control or ownership
of the Animal Owner, at any time;
Amplified Sound - television - stereo - speakers - amplifiers - any time
(b) the sound created by any electronic device or group of connected electronic
devices incorporating one or more Sound Amplification, including but not limited to
a radio, or television, at any time;
Shouting, Yelling, Loud Hooting, Loud Whistling, Loud Singing
(c) any excessive shouting, yelling, loud hooting, loud whistling or loud singing
from Sunday through to the following Thursday from 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. of the
following day, and Friday through, Saturday from 11:59 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. the
following day;
Construction - Excavation - 7 p.m. to 7 a.m.
(d) the Sound arising from Construction between 7:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. of the
following day;
Power Equipment - use - 9 p.m. to 7 a.m.
(e) the Sound caused by the use or operation of a lawnmower, chainsaw, leaf-
blower, or any other such noise-generating tool or device between 9:00 p.m. of
any day and 7:00 a.m. of the next following day;
Sunday and Statutory Holidays
(f) If the "following day" referred to in subsections 2.3(d) and 2.3(e) should be a
Sunday or a statutory holiday, or a statutory holiday for the purposes of subsection
2.3(c), the prohibition shall end at 9:00 a.m. rather than 7:00 a.m.
PART 3 - TEMPORARY NOISE PERMIT
Application for a Temporary Noise Permit
3.1
A Temporary Noise Permit is required for all Community Events and Special
Events. The application form for a Temporary Noise Permit is attached at Schedule "C"
to this By-law.
Temporary Noise Permit - General Conditions
3.2
A Temporary Noise Permit issued under this By-law shall have the following
conditions unless expressly provided for to the contrary on the Temporary Noise Permit:
(a)
All temporary noise permits are authorized by Council;
(b)
All Sound subject to the Temporary Noise Permit shall cease by midnight
on any day during which the Temporary Noise Permit is in effect;
(c)
May be revoked by Council; and
(d)
May be revoked immediately by an Officer if they deem that a term or
condition of a Temporary Noise Permit has been violated. Such revocation
is at the sole discretion of the Officer, acting reasonably.
Breach of Terms or Conditions
3.3
A breach of the Temporary Noise Permit or of any of its terms or conditions shall
immediately render the Temporary Noise Permit null and void and shall be surrendered
to an Officer upon request.
Offence - Fail to Comply with Terms and Conditions
3.4
Every Person to whom a Temporary Noise Permit has been issued shall comply
with all of the terms and conditions of the Temporary Noise Permit. Failing to comply
with the Temporary Noise Permit or any of its terms and conditions is an offence under
this By-law.
PART 4 - ENFORCEMENT
Hinder or Obstruct
4.1
Every Person who hinders or obstructs, or attempts to hinder or obstruct, an
Officer who is exercising a power or performing a duty under this By-law, including
carrying out an inspection, is guilty of an offence and upon conviction is liable to a fine
as provided for by the Provincial Offences Act, R.S.O. 1990, Chapter P. 33, as
amended.
Offence Clause
4.2
Any Person who contravenes any provision of this By-law or the terms and
conditions of a Temporary Noise Permit is guilty of an offence and upon conviction is
liable to a fine as provided for by the Provincial Offences Act, R.S.O. 1990, Chapter P.
33, as amended.
Entry on a Property by an Officer
4.3
An Officer may enter upon any land within the Municipality at any reasonable
time for the purpose of carrying out an inspection to determine whether this By-law or
the terms and conditions of a Temporary Noise Permit are being complied with.
Conditions of an Inspection
4.4
The following conditions apply to an Officer exercising a power of entry under this
By-law:
(a)
The Officer exercising the power must on request display or produce
proper identification.
(b)
The Officer exercising the power may be accompanied by a person under
their direction.
Powers of an Officer - Inspection
4.5
For the purposes of an inspection under this By-law, an Officer may:
(a) require the production for inspection of documents or things relevant to the
inspection;
(b) inspect and remove documents or things relevant to the inspection for the
purpose of making copies or extracts;
(c) require information from any person concerning a matter related to the
inspection including his or her name and address; and
(d) alone or in conjunction with a person possessing special or expert
knowledge, make examinations or take tests, samples, recordings or
photographs necessary for the purpose of the inspection.
Samples
4.6
If a sample is taken under subsection 4.5(d) of this by-law, the sample shall be
divided into two parts and, and one part shall be delivered to the person from whom the
sample is taken, if the person so requests at the time the sample is taken and provides
the necessary facilities.
Samples - Idem
4.7
If a sample taken under subsection 4.5(d) of this by-law has not been divided into
two parts, a copy of any report on the sample shall be given to the person from whom
the sample was taken.
Receipt - Document or Thing Remove
4.8
A receipt shall be provided for any document or thing removed under subsection
4.5(b) of this by-law and the document or thing shall be promptly returned after the
copies or extracts are made.
Copies - Admissible
4.9
Copies of or extracts from documents and things removed under this section and
certified as being true copies of or extracts from the originals by the person who made
them are admissible in evidence to the same extent as, and have the same evidentiary
value as, the originals.
PART 5 - EXEMPTIONS
Exemptions
5.1
Despite any provision of this By-law, this By-law shall not apply to the following
sounds arising from:
Police - Fire Services - Ambulance
(a)
A vehicle of the Strathroy-Caradoc Police Service, provincial or federal
police, Strathroy-Caradoc Fire Services or of any Fire Service of any municipality,
or an ambulance, while in performance of their duty;
Railway - Airport - operations
(b)
Any activity that is integral to the operation of any railway, or airport,
aerodrome or air transportation within the legislative authority of the Parliament of
Canada;
Public Necessity - Emergency
(c)
A matter of public necessity or public emergency;
Municipal Equipment - Municipal Snow Removal - Road Cleaning
Equipment - etc.
(d)
The operation of machines and equipment by or on behalf of the
Municipality, including but not limited to snow removal equipment, road cleaning
equipment, grass cutting or field maintenance equipment, tree and shrub pruning
and mulching equipment, painting machines for crosswalks and highways;
Garbage & Recycling Collection / Disposal - Municipality
(e)
The collection or disposal of garbage, waste or recyclable material by or
on behalf of the Municipality;
Signalling Devices
(f)
Signalling devices utilized as traffic and pedestrian control devices at
intersections and crosswalks;
Municipal Construction Projects
(g)
The operation of equipment in conjunction with Municipal Construction
projects, Municipal general maintenance projects, and Municipal emergency
maintenance projects;
Fireworks - Pyrotechnics
(h)
The discharge of consumer fireworks, display fireworks or pyrotechnic
special effects fireworks if such discharge complies with the Municipality's
Fireworks By-law;
Bells - Clocks - Religious - Municipality
(i)
Bells, chimes, carillons, clocks, or other types of Sound associated with
religious or public buildings or uses.
Industrial Use in Industrial Zone
(j)
Activities from industrial uses located in lands zoned for industrial use in
the Zoning By-law if Sound is in accordance with the terms and conditions of a
valid Certificate of Approval, provisional Certificate of Approval or other approval
issued under the Environmental Protection Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. E.19, where such
approval addresses sound as a source of contamination;
Normal Farm Practice
(k)
Activities as part of a Normal Farm Practice and carried on as part of an
Agricultural Operation;
Public Utilities
(l)
Operation of machinery by or on behalf of a public utility where work
needs to be done to minimize service interruptions;
Work Approval Permit - Public Works
(m)
Operation of construction equipment where the Municipality has issued a
Work Approval Permit under the Public Works Department and in issuing such
permit the Municipality requires the work to be done to minimize traffic impacts;
Public election - gathering - authorized
(n)
The use in a reasonable manner of any apparatus or mechanism for
Amplified Live Speech or of music in a public park or any other commodious
space in connection with any public election meeting or other lawful gathering
between 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.;
Parade - band - authorized
(o)
A military or other band in a parade if the parade is operating under a
Temporary Road Closure Permit issued pursuant to the Corporation of the
Municipality of Strathroy-Caradoc By-law No. 49-19, as amended;
Snow Removal - Private Property
(p)
The use in a reasonable manner of vehicles and equipment when utilized
for the clearing and the removal of snow from private Property when conducted
on behalf of or on the request of the Property Owner;
Animals - Municipality - Police
(q)
An Animal under the care or control of the Municipality ,the Strathroy-
Caradoc Police Service or a police service of a provincial or federal authority ;
Municipal - Events / Activities
(r)
Any event or approved activity either hosted by the Municipality or on
Municipal lands shall be exempt from this by-law;
Delivery of Goods
(s)
Noise made in the Municipality in connection with the delivery of goods to
any of the following:
i)
Retail business establishments;
ii)
Restaurants, including cafes and bars;
iii)
Hotels and motels; and
iv)
Goods Distribution Facilities.
PART 6 - PENALTY
6.1
Every Person who contravenes a provision of this By-law is guilty of an offence
and is liable, upon conviction, to a penalty as prescribed by the Provincial Offences Act,
R.S.O. 1990, c. P33, as amended.
6.2
If this By-law is contravened and a conviction entered, in addition to any other
remedy and to any penalty imposed, the court in which the conviction has been entered,
and any court of competent jurisdiction thereafter may make an order prohibiting the
continuation or repetition of the offence by the person convicted.
6.3
Every Person who is guilty of an offence under this By-law shall be subject to the
following penalties:
(a)
Upon a first conviction, to a fine not less than $100 and not more than
$50,000;
(b)
Upon a second or subsequent conviction for the same offence, to a fine of
not less than $400 and not more than $100,000.
6.4
If the Person who is guilty of an offence under this By-law is a corporation, the
following penalties apply:
(a)
Upon a first conviction, to a fine not less than $200 and not more than
$60,000;
(b)
Upon a second or subsequent conviction for the same offence, to a fine of
not less than $500 and not more than $100,000.
6.5
For the purposes of this By-law, an offence is a second or subsequent offence if
the act giving rise to the offence occurred after a conviction has been entered at an
earlier date for the same offence.
PART 7 - GENERAL
7.1
In this By-law, wherever the singular is used, it is intended to include the plural
7.2
If a court of competent jurisdiction declares any section or part of this By-law
invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of the By-law shall continue to be in force.
7.3
An Owner of a Property where Unreasonable Noise is being emitted from shall
be presumed to have permitted or cause to be permitted, the Unreasonable Noise
which presumption may be rebutted by evidence to the contrary on a balance of
probabilities.
PART 8 - MISCELLANEOUS
8.1
By-law No. 44-13 and any amendments thereto are hereby repealed.
8.2
Schedules "A", "B", and "C" attached to this By-law form a part of this By-law.
8.3
The provisions of this by-law apply to the entire geographic area of the
Municipality.
8.4
The requirements of and the obligations imposed by this by-law are in addition to
the requirements and obligations contained in any other applicable by-laws of the
Municipality or applicable provincial or federal statutes or regulations.
If there is a conflict between a provision of this by-law and any other by-law of the
Municipality or a provincial or federal statute or regulation, the most restrictive in relation
to the regulation of noise and vibration prevails.
8.5
Specific references to laws or by-laws are meant to refer to the current laws
applicable at the time that this by-law was enacted and shall be interpreted to include
amendments, restatements and successor legislation.
8.6
This by-law may be referred to as the "Noise By-law".
8.7
This by-law shall come into force and effect on March 2, 2026.
READ A FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD TIME AND FINALLY PASSED IN OPEN
COUNCIL this 2nd day of March, 2026.
__________________________
__________________________
Colin Grantham, Mayor
Jennifer Pereira, Clerk
THE CORPORATION OF THE MUNICPLAITY OF STRATHROY-CARADOC
Schedule A: Set Fine Schedule - Part 1 Provincial Offences Act
By-law No. 19-26
BEING A BY-LAW TO PROVIDE FOR THE REGULATION AND PROHIBITION OF
NOISE AND SOUND
Short Form Wording
Section
Set Fine
Any Person Who Makes, Causes, or Permits
Noise to Disturb
Section 2.1
$350
Fail to Comply with Temporary Noise Permit
Conditions
Section 3.4
$750
Hinder or Obstruct an Officer
Section 4.1
$350
THE CORPORATION OF THE MUNICPLAITY OF STRATHROY-CARADOC
Schedule B: Prohibitions by Time
By-law No. 19-26
BEING A BY-LAW TO PROVIDE FOR THE REGULATION AND PROHIBITION OF
NOISE AND SOUND
Section
Source of Sound
Time
2.1
Make, Cause or Permit Noise to Disturb
At all times / All Areas
2.2 (a)
Attracting attention - to Performance -
Advertising
At all times / All Areas
2.2 (b)
Whistle - attached to boiler - other
mechanism
At all times / All Areas
2.3 (a)
Animal - any time
At all times / Residential
Area
2.3 (b)
Amplified Sound - television - stereo -
speakers - amplifiers - any time
At all times / Residential
Area
2.3 (c)
Shouting, Yelling, Loud Hooting, Loud
Whistling, Loud Singing - any time
At all times / Residential
Area
2.3 (d)
Construction - Excavation
7 p.m. to 7 a.m. (or 9:00
a.m. if the following day is
Sunday or Statutory
Holiday) / Residential Area
2.3 (e)
Power Equipment - use
9 p.m. to 7 a.m. (or 9:00
a.m. if the following day is
Sunday or Statutory
Holiday) / Residential Area
SCHEDULE "C"; APPLICATION FORM FOR TEMPORARY NOISE PERMIT
Pursuant to the Municipality of Strathroy-Caradoc Noise By-law
NOTE: APPLICATION MUST BE RECEIVED AT LEAST SIXTY (60) DAYS PRIOR TO
THE EVENT/ACTIVITY
Description of the Event/Activity: ___________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
Address/Location of the Event/Activity - site plan and layout to be attached to
Application: ___________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
Name and Address of Applicant: ___________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
Phone Number: (Home) __________________ (Business) ____________________
(Cell) __________________
Email Address: _________________________________________________________
No. of people expected to attend: ______________________
Date(s) of the Event/Activity:_______________________________________________
Time(s)/duration of the Event/Activity: _______________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
Description of Sound Equipment to be used: __________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
Steps to be taken to minimize the noise or sound:______________________________
______________________________________________________________________
Steps taken to notify neighbours____________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
Supervisor(s) of the Event/Activity - At least one person designated as supervisor
shall be responsible for supervising the event or activity and must be onsite during the
entire event or activity to ensure compliance with the terms and conditions of the permit.
Name(s): _____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
Address(es):___________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
Phone Number:(Home) ____________________ (Business) _____________________
(Cell) _________________
-Fee required to be filed with the Application: Application Fee - $125.00 (non-
refundable).
-Failure to comply with any conditions of the Permit will result in the Temporary Noise
Permit being immediately revoked and legal action may be taken as per the Noise By-
law.
-I confirm I have read and understand the information contained in this Application.
Signature of
Applicant
Date
APPLICATION FOR A TEMPORARY NOISE PERMIT
1. Any person may submit an application for a Temporary Noise Permit as defined
in Part 3 of the Noise By-law, as amended.
2. The application in subsection (1) shall be made in writing to the Director of Legal
& Legislative Services of the Municipality of Strathroy-Caradoc, and shall contain
all of the following:
a. The name, address and telephone number(s) of the applicant;
b. A description of the event;
c. The location of the event or activity for which the Temporary Noise Permit
is sought;
d. A description of the source of sound and level of sound for which the
Temporary Noise Permit is sought;
e. The times of day, and the period of time for which the Temporary Noise
Permit is sought (Not exceeding 12AM);
f. The reasons why the Temporary Noise Permit should be granted;
g. A site plan and layout for the location of the event, including the location of
the band/DJ, the location of the stage, proximity to neighbours, etc.;
h. Name(s) and contact information of the supervisor(s) for the event;
i. A statement of the steps, if any, planned or presently being taken to
minimize the noise or sound;
j. Steps taken to notify neighbours within a minimum of 120 meters (required
distance may increase as determined by Council);
k. A copy of licenses/permits issued by Alcohol & Gaming Commission of
Ontario, if applicable.
l. payment of application fee.
3. In making a recommendation to Council the Director, in consultation with
enforcement staff and police, if necessary, shall:
a. Determine whether the event falls within the criteria of Part 3 of the By-
law;
b. Consider any negative effects the issuance of the Temporary Noise Permit
may have on neighbouring properties or on the Municipality;
c. Consider any benefits the issuance of the Temporary Noise Permit may
have for neighbouring properties or for the Municipality;
d. Consider any previous violations of the Noise By-law or Temporary Noise
Permit conditions by the applicant; and
e. Consider anything the Council or Director reasonably considers relevant.
4. The Director, in consultation with enforcement staff and police, if necessary, shall
recommend imposing conditions on a Temporary Noise Permit, including but not
limited to:
a. The type and volume of sounds that may be made;
b. The times during which sounds may be made;
c. The date of expiry of the Temporary Noise Permit;
d. Applicant notifying neighbours within a specified range of the property of
the event;
e. Applicant shall comply with any Officer with respect to the volume of
sound to ensure sounds are at a reasonable level and are compliance with
the conditions and terms of the Temporary Noise Permit.
5. When Council has made a decision whether or not to grant a Temporary Noise
Permit, the Director shall give written notice of that decision to the applicant by
regular mail to the address of the Applicant that was provided on the Application
Form. The written notice shall:
a. Set out the grounds for the decision;
b. Be signed by the Director; and
c. If a Temporary Noise Permit is granted by Council, it shall be signed by
the Director at Council's direction.
6. An Application Form shall be deemed incomplete, and a Temporary Noise Permit
shall not be issued if the Application Form has not been completed in full, it has
not been signed by the Applicant, or the application fee has not been paid.