Noise Bylaw 08-2021 — full text

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## RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF PLEASANTDALE NO. 398 BYLAW NO. 08-2021 ## NOISE BYLAW A Bylaw of the Rural Municipality of Pleasantdale No. 398 in the Province of Saskatchewan To regulate Noise in Unorganized Hamlets ## The Council of the Rural Municipality of Pleasantdale No. 398in the Province of Saskatchewan enacts as follows: ## 1. Short Title This Bylaw may be cited as the Noise Bylaw ## 2. Application Pleasantdale. ## 3. Interpretation In this bylaw unless content otherwise requires, the expressions: - a. "Council" shall mean the Council of the Rural Municipality of Pleasantdale No. 398. 2. "Unorganized Hamlets" shall mean the Hamlet of Lac Vert and the Hamlet of Silver Park. - "Municipality" shall mean the Rural Municipality of Pleasantdale No. 398 - e. "Agricultural Infrastructure" shall mean any improvement/machinery being used in farming practices. 5. . "Motor Vehicle" shall mean a vehicle propelled or driven by means, other that by muscular power. - f. "Noise" shall mean any loud outcry, shouting, movement, or any other sound that is loud or harsh or undesirable. - g. "Occupant" shall mean the owner, occupant of the premises or any person found on the premises at or around the time when the noise or sound issues from the premises. - h. "Bylaw Officer" shall mean person as appointed by Council. - i. "Premises" shall mean the area contained within the boundaries of any lot and includes any building situated within such boundaries. ## 4. General Prohibitions - a. Except to the extent it is allowed by this bylaw, no person or occupant shall make or continue to make, or cause to be make, or cause to be continued, or allow to be made, or allow to continue any loud noise, or any unnecessary noise, or any unusual noise on a premise or public place. - c. No person being the owner or occupant of any premises shall operate, or permit to be operated, any media devise sounds, mechanical sounds, either in or on private premises in a residential area in such a manner that the same can be easily heard by an individual or member of the public who is not on the same premise from which such noise or sound emanates. - b. Except to the extent to is allowed by this bylaw, no person or occupant shall make or continue to make, or cause to be made, or cause to be continued, or allow to be made, or allow to continue, any noise whatsoever which annoys, disturbs, injures, endangers or detracts form the comfort, repose, health, peace or safety of other person within the limits of the municipality. - d. Except in an emergency, no person shall carry on the construction, erection, demolition, alteration or repair of any type of building or structure which involves hammering, sawing, drilling or the use of any machine, tools or any other equipment capable of creating a sound beyond the boundaries of the site on which the activity is being carried on, after the hour of eleven (11) o'clock in the evening and before seven (7) o'clock in the morning on a weekday. ## 5. Exceptions - a. Reasonable sounds of bell, siren, whistle or similar devise. - b. The sounding of general or particular alarm or warning to announce a fire or other emergency or disaster. - d. The construction, repair and maintenance of streets, water mains, electrical facilities and any other work by or on behalf of the municipality. - c. The sound of a motor vehicle horn when used within reason. ## 6. Enforcement Where the Appointed Officer believes that a person has violated a provision of this bylaw, and the violation alleged is a first or second violation of a provision of this bylaw, the Appointed Officer may serve or cause to be served a Notice of Violation in a form approved by Council and setting out the section of the bylaw alleged to have been violated and the applicable penalty. Upon production of the Notice of Violation within thirty (30) days after the date of service, together with payment of the penalty prescribed in the Notice, the person to whom the Notice was issued shall not be prosecuted for the ## 7. Penalties Any person who is guilty of any provision of this bylaw shall be liable and shall be fined $150.00 for the first offense, $250.00 for the second offense and to a maximum of $1,000.00 for a third offence. ## 8. Repealing Bylaw 01-2000 is hereby repealed 9. Coming into Force This bylaw shall come into force and take effect on the day of the final passing thereof.     Read a third time and adopted this day of Dept , 2021. QranhA. Killan Reeve A Administrator Senskotchewan