Noise bylaw

This bylaw is a consolidated digital version of the official legal document. It is not an exact reproduction and is for information purposes only.

For any questions related to this bylaw contact 519-747-8785 or municipalenforcement@waterloo.ca.

Bylaw number: 2025-028
Last passed by council: May 26, 2025

A bylaw to prohibit and regulate noise within the City of Waterloo

Interpretation
General Prohibitions
Prohibitions by time and place
General limitations on sound levels
Limitations applicable to specific sources
Exemptions
Grant of exemptions by designated official
Work order
Entry
- Penalty
- Alternative Response
Severability
Title
Repeal
Coming into force
Schedule 1
Schedule 2
Schedule 3

Whereas section 129 of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c. 25, as amended (the "Act"), authorizes municipalities to pass bylaws to prohibit and regulate noise and vibration;

And whereas excessive or inadequately controlled sound or vibration may impair public health, safety and welfare and may become a nuisance;

And whereas a recognized body of scientific and technological knowledge exists by which sound may be reasonably and accurately measured and can be substantially reduced;

Now therefore council of the corporation of the City of Waterloo enacts as follows:

1.0 Interpretation

In this by-law, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

(1) “Administrative Penalty By-law” means the General Administrative Penalty By-law of the City, as amended from time to time, or any successor thereof;

(2) “Amplified Sound” means sound made by any electronic device or a group of connected electronic devices incorporating one or more loudspeakers or other electro-mechanical transducers, and intended for the production, reproduction or amplification of sound;

(3) “Authorized Emergency Vehicle” includes any emergency vehicle including ambulance, fire department and police vehicles; and,

(a) vehicle for a public utility company while actively engaged in the construction, maintenance or repair of any highway, or any equipment or facilities thereon; and,

(b) a snow plough or other maintenance vehicle operated by or for the Ministry of Transportation, City or the Regional Municipality of Waterloo;

(4) “Background Sound Level” is the ambient sound that is present in the environment, produced by noise sources other than the source under impact assessment. Highly intrusive short duration noise caused by a source such as aircraft fly-over or a train pass-by is e xcluded from the determination of the background sound level. Background sound level may also be referred to as “ambient sound level”;

(5) “City” means The Corporation of The City of Waterloo;

(6) “City-Sanctioned Community Event” means an event that is hosted by the City, or has been historically approved by Council and is listed in Schedule 2;

(7) “Construction” includes erection, alteration, repair, dismantling, demolition, structural maintenance, land clearing, earth moving, grading, excavating, the laying of pipe and conduit whether above or below ground level, street and highway building, application of concrete, equipment installation and alteration and the structural installation of construction components and materials in any form or for any purpose, and includes any work in connection therewith;

(8) “Construction Equipment” means any equipment or device designed and intended for use in construction, or material handling, including but not limited to: hammers, saws, drills, augers, air compressors, pile drivers, pneumatic or hydraulic tools, bulldozers, tractors, excavators, trenchers, cranes, derricks, loaders, scrapers, pavers, generators, off- highway haulers or trucks, ditchers, compactors and rollers, pumps, concrete mixers, graders, or other material handling equipment;

(9) “Conveyance” includes a vehicle and any other device employed to transport a person, persons, or goods from place to place but does not include any such device or vehicle if operated only within the premises of a person;

(10) “Council” means the Council of the City;

(11) “dBA” means a unit of measurement known as the A-weighted decibel, which is a weighted scale of the relative loudness of sounds as perceived by the human ear;

(12) “Designated Official” means the Director of Municipal Enforcement Services of the City, or their designate;

(13) “Designated Provision” means any section of this by-law designated in accordance with section 9.1;

(14) “Dwelling” means a building, structure, mobile home, or recreational vehicle, or any part thereof, occupied or capable of being occupied as a home, residence, or sleeping place by one or more persons;

(15) “Exempted Event” means one (1) of the following four (4) events which have different exemption requirements proportionally-related to their degree of community impact to the BIA or Living Area:

(a) “Residential Event” means any non-commercial event held on residential private property situated within a Living Area or BIA;

(b) “Construction Event” means any event caused by a property owner, contractor, or developer in relation to works including building, altering, repairing, renovating, demolishing, or maintaining of structures, buildings, roads, or infrastructure and generates noise during restricted hours, but excluding Residential Renovation or works that do not require a building permit;

(c) “General Event” means any event that will generate excessive sound that is not otherwise eligible under the other Exemption Event classes;

(d) “Neighbourhood Event” means any event recognized and eligible under the Supporting Neighbourhood-Led Initiatives Policy;

(16) “Government Work” means services, construction, rehabilitation or maintenance work conducted by the City, the Region of Waterloo, the Province of Ontario, the Government of Canada and any of their respective agencies or agents including the operation of motor vehicles and equipment actively engaged in the work;

(17) “Highway” includes a common and public highway, street, avenue, parkway, square, place, bridge, viaduct or trestle designed and intended for, or used by, the general public for the passage of vehicles;

(18) “Leq” means the continuous sound level which, for a specified time period, produces the same total sound energy as would the actual time- varying sound level. Also referred to as the energy equivalent sound level;

(19) “Living Area” means any area that includes the premises of a Dwelling, exclusive of the BIA;

(20) “MLEO” is a Municipal Law Enforcement Officer of the Corporation of the City of Waterloo, or Waterloo Regional Police Service member, for the purpose of enforcing municipal by-law regulations;

(21) “Motor Vehicle” includes an automobile, motorcycle, and any other vehicle propelled or driven otherwise than by muscular power; but does not include the cars of electric or steam railways, or other motor vehicles running only upon rails, or a motorized snow vehicle, traction engine, farm tractor, self-propelled implement of husbandry or road- building machine within the meaning of the Highway Traffic Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. H.8, as amended;

(22) “Motorized Conveyance” means a conveyance propelled or driven otherwise than by muscular, gravitational or wind power;

(23) “Noise” means sound that is of such volume, level or nature that it is likely to endanger, disturb, or cause nuisance to the inhabitants of the City;

(24) “Penalty Notice” means a notice issued pursuant to the provisions of the General Administrative Penalties By-law of the City, as amended from time to time, or any successor thereof;

(25) “Person” means an individual, firm, corporation, partnership, association or organization, including a charitable organization;

(26) “Point of Reception”: means any point on the premises of a person where sound originating from other than those premises is received.

(27) “Residential Renovation” means work, other than work performed by a contractor, consisting of construction at a residential property by a person residing at the property (with or without the assistance of other persons) that does not require a building permit;

(28) “Sound” means an oscillation in pressure, stress, particle displacement or particle velocity, in a medium with internal forces (e.g., elastic, viscous), or the superposition of such propagated oscillations, which may cause an auditory sensation;

(29) “Sound Level” is the amount of Sound measured by the A-weighted sound pressure (dBA);

(30) “Sound Level Meter” is an instrument which is sensitive to and calibrated for the measurement of sound;

(31) “Sound Reproduction Device” means a device intended primarily for the production or reproduction of Sound, including, but not limited to, any musical instrument, radio receiver, television receiver, tape recorder, phonograph, loudspeakers or sound amplifying system;

(32) “Stationary Source” means a source of sound, whether fixed or mobile, that exists or operates on the premises, property or facility, the combined sound levels of which are emitted beyond the property boundary of the premises, property or facility, unless the source is due to construction as defined in this by-law.

(33) “UpTown Waterloo Business Improvement Area” or “BIA” means the area of the City as shown in Appendix 3 of this by-law;

2.0 General Prohibitions

(1) The operation of any item of Construction Equipment in the BIA or Living Area without effective muffling devices in good working order and in constant operation.

3.0 Prohibitions by time and place

(1) No Person shall emit, cause, or permit the emission of Noise:

(a) resulting from any act listed in Column 1 of Schedule 1 to this by-law;

(b) if clearly audible during a prohibited period of time at a Point of Reception in an area set out in Column 2 (Living Area and BIA) of Schedule 1 to this by-law.

4.0 General limitations on sound levels

(1) No Person shall, at any time, emit, cause or permit the emission of Sound from a Stationary Source that exceeds both the Background (ambient) Sound Level and the maximum permitted Sound Level at a Point of Reception. Sound Levels shall be measured in accordance with the Environmental Noise Guideline NPC-300 – Stationary and Transportation Sources – Approval and Planning, as amended, or any successor guideline, by a MLEO; and,

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to specific sources that are governed by section 5, during the times specified in section 5;

(3) Subsection (1) does not apply to the emission of Sound from a Stationary Source that is in compliance with a provincial Environmental Compliance approval (ECA) or is an activity registered on the Environmental Activity and Sector Registry (EASR).

5.0 Limitations applicable to specific sources

(1) No Person shall, at any time, emit, cause or permit the emission of Sound, which meet all of the following criteria:

(a) the Sound is from the operation of a residential air conditioning device or a residential pool pump;

(b) the Point of Reception must be in the BIA or Living Area; and,

(c) the Sound is in excess of both the Background Sound Level and in excess of a Leq of 50 dBA when measured with a Sound Level Meter by a person empowered to enforce this by- law.

For greater certainty, this subsection does not apply to air conditioning units used in connection with institutional, commercial and industrial applications or multi-family Dwellings sharing a common air conditioning device.

(2) No Person shall emit, cause, or permit the emission of Sound, which meet all of the following criteria:

(a) the Sound being emitted is from a Sound Reproduction Device;

(b) the Point of Reception must be in the BIA or Living Area;

(c) the Sound occurs between 07:00 hours (09:00 hours on Sundays) and 19:00 hours (21:00 hours in the BIA) of the same day; and,

(d) the Sound has an Leq greater than both the Background Sound Level and in excess of:

(i) 55 dBA when measured outside any Dwelling, house, apartment or other residence or a business operation at the property line with a Sound Level Meter by a person empowered to enforce this by-law; or,

(ii) 45 dBA when measured inside a business operation with a Sound Level Meter by a person empowered to enforce this by-law.

(3) No Person shall emit, cause or permit the emission of Sound, which meet all of the following criteria:

(a) the Sound being emitted is from an unamplified musical instrument:

(b) the Point of Reception must be in the BIA or Living Area;

(c) the Sound occurs between 07:00 hours (09:00 hours on Sundays) and 17:00 hours (19:00 hours in th e B IA ) of the same day;

(d) the Sound has an Leq greater than both the Background Sound Level and in excess of:

(ii) 45 dBA when measured inside a business operation with a Sound Level Meter by a person empowered to enforce this by-law.

6.0 Exemptions

Notwithstanding any other provision of this by-law, it shall be lawful to emit, cause, or permit the emission of Sound in connection with:

(1) Government Work, subject to industry best practices; or,

(2) the use of Sounds related to Authorized Emergency Vehicles; or,

(3) snow clearing and removal activities necessary for maintaining property in a safe condition; or,

(4) the operation of bells, chimes, carillons and clocks in religious or public buildings; or,

(5) the operation of bells, whistles, alarms, or other noises necessary for the function of accessibility and public safety features incidental to traffic signals or railway crossings; or,

(6) any activities integral to City-Sanctioned Community Events as listed in Schedule 2, subject to the following conditions:

(a) any Uptown Business Improvement Area activity or event approved by its Board of Directors seeking City-Sanctioned Community Event exemption must request and receive written approval from the Designated Official;

(7) emergency measures undertaken for the immediate health, safety or welfare of the inhabitants of the City, including emergency measures undertaken for the preservation or restoration of property.

7.0 Grant of exemptions by designated official

(1) Any Person may submit an application to the Designated Official to be granted an Exemption Event, and subsequently be exempted from any of the provisions of this by-law.

(2) The application shall be made in writing at least thirty (30) days prior to a Residential or Neighbourhood Event, and forty-five (45) days prior to a Construction Event or General Event. The application shall contain, at a minimum, the following information or documentation:

(a) the name and contact information of the applicant;

(b) the reasons why the exemption should be granted;

(d) the location of the event or activity for which the exemption is sought;

(e) description of the source of Sound in respect of which the exemption is sought;

(f) a drawing of the proposed property showing the location of the Noise source that is the subject of the exemption and the distance to the nearest residential use that may be affected;

(g) the estimated number of attendees for events or activities other than those relating to Construction projects;

(h) the applicable fee as set out in the City's Fees and Charges By-law;

(i) a Noise mitigation plan is required for Construction Events and General Events, which shall outline actions to be taken to reduce the impact of Noise from the event, shall outline measures to minimize Noise impact, shall include a description of Noise- generating activities, shall propose Noise control measures, shall provide a schedule of activities, and shall provide a communication plan;

(j) notification requirements for Construction Events shall include the project proponent’s plan to notify all property owners and residents within a one-hundred and fifty (150) metre radius, at least thirty (30) days prior to the beginning of the works, and shall include information on project scope and duration, expected Noise levels, mitigation measures, and direct contact information for inquiries and complaints;

(k) for Construction Events requiring a period in excess of six (6) months, application resubmission is required;

(I) Neighbourhood Events shall be charged in accordance with the Supporting Neighbourhood-Led Initiatives Policy.

(3) The City shall post the exemption details on the City’s website, prior to approval, with a minimum of ten (10) business days before issuing an approval.

(4) Pursuant to section 23.1 of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c. 25, Council hereby delegates to the Designated Official the power to issue permits granting an exemption from any of the provisions of this By-law with respect to any source of Sound for which the Person might be prosecuted.

(5) The delegation of power in may be revoked by Council at any time without notice.

(6) Council shall exercise all powers and authority for granting exemptions under this by-law where the Designated Official refers the matter to Council.

(7) The Designated Official or Council may:

(i) refuse to grant any exemption; or

(ii) grant an exemption; or

(iii) grant an exemption of lesser effect.

(8) Any exemption granted shall specify the time period during which it is effective and may contain such terms and conditions as the Designated Official or Council sees fit.

(9) In determining whether to grant an exemption, the Designated Official or Council shall consider the following, if applicable:

(a) any objection to the exemption being approved on the basis that it would be contrary to the general intent and purpose of this by-law;

(b) whether the applicant has complied with all of the terms and conditions of any previous exemption issued to the applicant, if any; and,

(10) An exemption permit issued under this section shall be, at minimum, subject to the following terms and conditions:

(a) the Sound emitted from any exempted activity shall not exceed an Leq of 85 dBA when measured at a Point of Reception, as determined by the Designated Official;

(b) the Sound emitted from any Amplified Sound source shall not exceed the greater of the Background Sound Level or 55 dBA, when measured from a Living Area;

(c) where the Sound Level of the exempted activity or Amplified Sound exceeds the permitted decibel level, the applicant shall comply with any request from any person empowered to enforce this by-law with respect to the volume of Sound from the equipment to ensure compliance with subsection (a) or (b);

(d) no Sound other than that approved under the permit is permitted;

(e) no Construction Equipment other than the equipment approved under the permit is permitted;

(f) the event or activity shall be restricted to the approved location set out in the permit;

(g) the permission granted is only for the date(s) and time(s) for the event or activity as set out in the permit;

(h) a permit issued to the applicant is non-transferable;

(i) where the Designated Official refuses to grant an exemption permit) under this section, the Designated Official shall notify the applicant, in writing, advising them that they may appeal the Designated Official's decision to Council within twenty-one (21) days of the date of the notice. Council's decision to issue a permit, refuse to issue a permit or to set terms and conditions for a permit is final;

(j) breach by the applicant of any of the terms or conditions of the exemption shall render the exemption null and void and charges may be laid; and,

(k) the Designated Official shall provide a report to Council summarizing the annual number of Noise exemption permits issued when requested.

8.0 Work order

(1) Where the Designated Official has reasonable grounds to believe that a contravention of this by-law has occurred, the Designated Official may make an order requiring the Person who contravened this by-law or who caused or permitted the contravention or the owner or occupier of the land on which the contravention occurred to do work to correct the contravention;

(2) An order under (a) shall set out:

(a) reasonable particulars of the contravention adequate to identify the contravention and the location of the land on which the contravention occurred; and

(b) the work to be done and the date by which the work must be done;

(3) Any Person who fails to comply with an order issued under this section is guilty of an offence.

8.1 Order to discontinue activity

(1) Where the Designated Official has reasonable grounds to believe that a contravention of this by-law has occurred, the Designated Official may make an order requiring the Person who contravened the by-law or who caused or permitted the contravention or the owner or occupier of the land on which the contravention occurred to discontinue the contravening activity.

(2) An order under (a) shall set out:

(a) reasonable particulars of the contravention adequate to identify the contravention and the location of the land on which the contravention occurred; and

(b) the date by which there must be compliance with the order.

(3) Any Person who fails to comply with an order issued under this section is guilty of an offence.

8.2 Remedial action

(1) If a Person fails to do a matter or thing, including comply with an order under this by-law, as directed or required by this by-law, the City may, in default of it being done by the Person directed or required to do it, do the matter or thing at the Person’s expense. The City may recover the costs of doing the matter or thing from the Person directed or required to do it by action or, where the order is directed to the owner of the land, by adding the costs to the tax roll and collecting them in the same manner as municipal taxes.

(2) The costs outlined in (a) shall include interest calculated at a rate of fifteen (15) per cent per annum, calculated for the period commencing on the day the City incurs the costs and ending on the day the costs, including the interest, are paid in full.

(3) Where the order is directed to the owner of the land, the amount of the costs, including interest, constitutes a lien on the land upon the registration in the proper land registry office of a notice of lien. The lien is in respect of all costs that are payable at the time the notice is registered plus interest accrued to the date the payment is made. Upon receiving payment of all costs payable plus interest accrued to the date of payment, the City shall register a discharge of the lien in the proper land registry office.

8.3 Enforcement and administration

(1) The Designated Official shall administer and enforce this bylaw.

(2) MLEOs employed by the City and police constables who are members of the Waterloo Regional Police Service are hereby authorized to enforce this bylaw.

(3) University of Waterloo Special Constables and Wilfrid Laurier University Special Constables are hereby authorized to enforce this bylaw on property belonging to their respective University.

(4) Every person shall, upon request by a MLEO, a police officer or a special constable, for the purpose of commencing a proceeding pursuant to this by-law, provide identification, including full name and address, to the Officer

(5) No person shall provide false, misleading, incomplete or inaccurate identification to a Municipal Law Enforcement Officer,. police officer or special constable.

(6) The following Ministry of the Environment Noise Pollution Control (NPC) documents shall be used as a guide when administering this bylaw: NPC 101, NPC 102, NPC 103, NPC 104, NPC 115, NPC 117, NPC 118, NPC 119, NPC 216, NPC 233 and NPC 300. The references herein shall mean the NPC, as amended from time to time, or any successor thereof.

9.0 Entry

(1) An MLEO or police officer may enter onto land at any reasonable time for the purpose of carrying out an inspection to determine if this Bylaw or a direction or order issued under this Bylaw is being complied with.

(2) For the purposes of an inspection under (1), an MLEO or police 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;

(d) alone or in conjunction with a person possessing special or expert knowledge, make examinations or take tests, samples or photographs necessary for the purposes of the inspection

9.1 Penalty

(1) Every Person who contravenes any of the provisions of this by-law is guilty of an offence and, pursuant to section 429 of the Act; all contraventions of this by-law are designated as continuing offences.

(2) Every Person, excluding a corporation, who is convicted of an offence is liable to a maximum fine of $25,000 for a first offence and a maximum fine of $50,000 for a subsequent offence.

(3) Every corporation who is convicted of an offence is liable to a maximum fine of $50,000 for a first offence and $100,000 for a subsequent offence.

(4) In addition to the fine amounts set out in subsection (2) and (3), for each day or part of a day that an offence continues, the maximum fine shall be $10,000. The total of all daily fines for the offence is not limited to $100,000.

(5) Sections 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, and 8.1 inclusive of all subsections thereunder, of this by-law are hereby designated as parts of this by-law to which the General Administrative Penalty By-law applies.

(6) Any Person who contravenes any Designated Provision of this by-law shall, upon issuance of a Penalty Notice in accordance with the General Administrative Penalty By-law, be liable to pay an administrative penalty and any administrative fees.

9.2 Alternative response

(1) This section only applies to alleged by-law violations involving Stationary Sources.

(2) Where the Designated Official, or other person authorized by Council to enforce this by-law, issues a notice in writing to a Person indicating that they are alleged to have violated, or are currently violating, this by-law, the aforesaid Person may:

(a) respond to the aforesaid notice within forty-five (45) days of the issuance of the notice to the Designated Official or to the Person indicated in the notice by submitting a Noise study report by a licensed professional engineer with applicable experience in acoustics and Noise.

(3) The Noise study report mentioned in subsection 2(a) shall include the following information:

(a)the description of the equipment/facility/operation and the operating hours;

(b) the land use zoning designation of the surrounding area;

(d) the relevant architectural and mechanical drawings;

(e) the details of proposed Noise control measures; and,

(f) other details which may be required and outlined in NPC 300 or similar codes, as amended from time to time, or any successor thereof.

(4) Where the Noise study report proposes a solution to the alleged violation of this by-law which is acceptable to the City in the absolute discretion of Council, then the Person who is alleged to have violated this by-law may implement the proposal contemplated in the Noise study report to address the alleged violation.

(5) If, however, the Noise study report does not propose a solution to the alleged violation which is acceptable to the City in the absolute discretion of Council, or if the Person does not implement the proposed solution within the timeframe specified within the Noise study report, or if the proposed solution when implemented continues to result in violations of this by-law, then the Person who is alleged to have violated this by-law will remain subject to the penalty or penalties under section 9.1 if convicted of the offence.

10.0 Severability

If a Court of competent jurisdiction should declare any section or part of a section of this bylaw to be invalid, such section or part of a section shall not be construed as having persuaded or influenced Council to pass the remainder of the bylaw and the remainder of the bylaw shall be valid and shall remain in force.

11.0 Title

This bylaw may be referred to as the "Noise By-Law".

12.0 Repeal

Bylaw 2010 - 073 is hereby repealed.

13.0 Coming into force

This bylaw shall come into force and effect on June 1, 2025.

14.0 Schedule 1

15.0 Schedule 2

City-sanctioned community events:

Uptown Waterloo Jazz Festival;
Waterloo Busker Carnival;
Summer concert series;
Uptown Music Festival;
Royal Medieval Faire;
City related K-W Oktoberfest events or activities;
Winterloo Festival;
any other events authorized by Council, and
any Uptown Business Improvement Area activity or event approved by its Board of Directors, subject to the approval of the Designated Official

16.0 Schedule 3

BIA boundary map (PDF)

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Noise Classification	Living area	BIA
1. The discharge of firearms (except by police).	At all times	At all times
2. The operation of a combustion engine which: i)Is: ii)Is used in: or, iii)Is intended for use in; a toy or a model or replica of any device, which model or replica has no function other than amusement and which is not a conveyance.	17:00 one day to 09:00 next day	19:00 one day to 09:00 next day
3. The operation of any electronic device or group of connected electronic or other electro-mechanical transducers, and intended for the production, reproduction or amplification of sound.	17:00 one day to 07:00 next day (09:00 on Sundays)	19:00 one day to 07:00 next day (09:00 on Sundays)
4. The operation of any auditory signaling device, including but not limited to the ringing of bells or gongs and the blowing of horns or sirens or whistles, or the production, reproduction or amplification of any similar sounds by electronic means except where required or authorized by law or in accordance with good safety practices.	All day Sundays and Statutory Holidays. 19:00 one day to 07:00 next day otherwise	All day Sundays and Statutory Holidays. 19:00 one day to 07:00 next day otherwise
5. The operation of any motorized conveyance other than on a highway where such operation results in excessive or unusual sound.	At all times	At all times
6. Persistent barking, calling or whining or other similar persistent noise making by any domestic pet or any other animal kept or used for any purpose other than agriculture.	At all times	At all times
7. Unreasonable, ongoing or repetitive yelling, shouting, hooting, whistling or singing	23:00 one day to 07:00 next day (09:00 on Sundays)	23:00 one day to 07:00 next day (09:00 on Sundays)
8. Yelling, shouting, hooting, whistling, or singing.	23:00 one day to 07:00 next day (09:00 on Sundays)	23:00 one day to 07:00 next day (09:00 on Sundays)
9. All selling or advertising by shouting or outcry or amplified sound.	All day Sundays and Statutory Holidays. 19:00 one day to 07:00 next day otherwise	19:00 one day to 07:00 next day (09:00 on Sundays)
10. The operation of any construction equipment other than in connection with Residential Renovations.	All day Sundays and Statutory Holidays. 19:00 one day to 07:00 next day otherwise	All day Sundays and Statutory Holidays. 19:00 one day to 07:00 next day otherwise
11. The operation or use of any tool for domestic purposes other than snow removal.	21:00 one day to 07:00 next day (09:00 on Sundays)	21:00 one day to 07:00 next day (09:00 on Sundays)
12. Loading, unloading, delivering, packing, unpacking, or otherwise handling any equipment, containers, products, materials, or refuse (other than as contemplated by 13 below), whatsoever, unless necessary for the maintenance of essential services or the moving of private household effects.	All day Sundays and Statutory Holidays. 19:00 one day to 07:00 next day otherwise	All day Sundays and Statutory Holidays. 19:00 one day to 07:00 next day otherwise
13. The operation of solid waste bulk lift or refuse compacting equipment.	21:00 one day to 07:00 next day (09:00 on Sundays)	21:00 one day to 07:00 next day (09:00 on Sundays)
14. Residential Renovations	21:00 one day to 07:00 next day (09:00 on Sundays)	21:00 one day to 07:00 next day (09:00 on Sundays)
15. The playing of unamplified musical instruments.	17:00 one day to 07:00 next day (09:00 on Sundays)	19:00 one day to 07:00 next day (09:00 on Sundays)