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Sasketchewan Urben Affaire
Municipal Advisory Services Branch
151 Scarth S eolna. Canada S4P 3V
BYLAW NO. 83-1
The Council of the Province Saskatcheith afets as of n the
1. This Bylaw may be cited as "The Noise Bylaw".
2. In this Bylaw, including this Section:
3. (a) "municipality" means the Village\_ of Vibank\_
4. (b) "holiday" means any statutory holiday as defined in The Interpretation Act, and amendments thereto, or any holiday proclaimed as such by the municipality;
5. (c) "motor vehicle" means "motor vehicle" as defined in The Vehicles Act:
6. (a) "residential building" means a building which is constructed as a dweiling for human beings;
7. (e) "signalling device" means a horn, gong, bell, siren or other device producing an audible for the purpose of drawing people's attention o an approaching vehicle, including a bicycle;
8. (f) "weekday" means any day other than a Sunday or holiday.
## GENERAL PROHIBITION
3. (1) Except to the extent it is allowed by this Bylaw no. person shall make, or continue to make, or cause to be made, or allow to be made, or allow to be continued to be made, any loud noise, or any unnecessary noise; or any unusual noise.
- (2) Except to the extent it is allowed by this Bylaw, no person shall make, or continue to make, or cause to
- 3) What is a loud noise, an unnecessary noise, ar nusual noise, or a noise which annoys, disturbs, injures or endangers the confort, repose, health, peace or safety of osa resout in of an offence aget so aisy which an offence against this Bylaw.
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## DOMESTIC NOISES
4. Without restricting the generality of Section 3, no person shall operate or allow to be operated a lawn mower of any kind, or a snoW clearing device powered by an engine of any type or a model aircraft driven by an internal combustion engine in any residential district between the hours of:
2. 10 o'clock in the evening and 7 o'clock of the next forenoon weekdays;
3. 10 o'clock in the evening and 9 o'clock in the forenoon of the following day which a Sunday or holiday.
4. 5No person who owns, keeps, houses, harbours or allows to stay in his premises dog shall allow such dog to bark excessively or howl excessively.
6. (1) No person being the owner or occupant of any premises shall operate; or permit to be operated, or øbffer to be operated, or allow to be operated, play allow to be played, any radio, phonograph, record-player, tape recorder, television set, musical instrument, or any other apparatus, appliance, device or machine used for the production or amplification sound, either in or on private premises in a residential district 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 premises from which such noise or sound emanates.
- (2) For the purpose Of this Bylaw, "premises" shall mean *he area contained within the boundaries of any lot and includes any building situated within such boundaries. Provided, however, that where any building contains more than one dwelling unit, each dwelling unit, or common area of such building and the land surrounding the building within the boundaries of the lot shall be deemed to be separate premises.
- (3) For the purpose of this Bylaw "occupant" shall mean the owner, occupant or licensee of the premises or any person found on the premises at or around the time when the noise or sound issues from the premises.
## CONSTRUCTION NOISES
- 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 10 o'clock in the evening and before the hour of 7 o'clock in the morning of any day.
8. Except to be operated a cement in an energency. no person shall operate or allow a cement mixer a gravel crusher, a riveting machine, a trenching machine, a drag line, an air or steam compressor, a jack-hammer or pneumatic drill, a tractor or bulldozer or any other tool, device or nachine of a noisy nature, so as to create a noise which may be heard in any residence between the hours of 10 o'clock in the evening and 7 o'clock in the morning.
## ADVERTISING NOISES
9. No person shall advertise any event or merchandise by ringing bells, blowing whistles, calling loudly, playing music, playing any type of musical instrument, playing or using any type of noise making instrument, or by the use of loud speakers or other devices for the amplification of sound, or by any other audible means, on any street or other public place or in any building or premises with the intention or result that the sound therefrom shall be or is audible to persons using or frequenting any street or other public place.
## DIESEL MOTORS
.L.0. No person shall allow the diesel motor on a tractor which pulls a trailer or on a semi-trailer truck to remain running for longer than 20 minutes while the tractor-trailer, or tractor alone; is stationary in a residential district.
## EXCEPTIONS
11. The provisions of this Bylaw shall not apply to:
2. (a) the ringing of bells in churches, religious establishments and schools;
3. (b) the moderate use of musical instruments to call attention to an opportunity to contribute to a collection made for a charitable undertaking during the Christmas season or at any other time;
4. (c) the playing of a band, the sounding of a stear whistle, the sounding of motor vehicles' horns the use of sound amplification equipment used in connection with any parade;
5. (d) the moderate playing of musical instruments appropriate to any religious street service;
6. (e) the sounding of a general or a particular alarm or warning to announce a fire or other emergency or disaster:
7. (f) the sounding of a factory whistle and similar devices at normal appropriate times;
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- (g) the sounding of police whistles or the sirens on any vehicle used by the police or fire department or on any ambulance or public service vehicle;
- (h) any use of sound amplification equipment used by the police, fire department or any ambulance service or public service;
- (i) the use in a reasonable manner of any apparatus or mechanism for the amplification of the human voice or of music in a public park or any other commodius space in connection with any public election meeting, public celebration, or other reasonable gathering;
- transit vehicles engaged in normal transit operations.
## PENALTIES
12. Any person who contravenes any provision of this Bylaw is quilty of an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a minimum fine of Fifty ($50.00)| Dollars and a maximum fine not in excess of Five Hundred ($500.00) Dollars.
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Jeanies A chauffer Clerk
(SEAL)
"Certified adopted by resolution of Council on the
begular
19 day of Dee: a do 19\_83.
Signed:
Seal
Mayor
Jando Schaff
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