Noise Bylaw Exemptions


Current Noise Bylaw Exemptions

The following locations have been granted a Noise Bylaw Exemption:

Date Hours Location Activity
Oct 1 to
Oct 31		 6:00am to 
7:00am and
8:00pm to
12:00am		 6411 Buswell Street 
(Work scheduled from
Monday to Friday only)		 Construction Works
Oct 1 to
Oct 31		 24/7 Gilbert Road Gilbert Trunk Sewer - Well Point Dewatering
Oct 4, 5, 11,
12, 13, 18, 19, 25, and 26		 7:00am to
6:00pm		 Steveston Cannery Channel Dredging
Oct 14 to 
Oct 25		 11:00pm to
6:00am 		 No. 2 Road at 
Westminster Highway
Intersection
(Work to be performed four nights during a two-week window)		 Survey and Line Painting Works
Oct 20 to
Oct 25		 8:00pm to 7:00am
  6088 No. 3 Road Building Renovation
Oct 20 to
Oct 27		 24/7 Gilbert Road at Francis Road Metro Vancouver Works
Oct 25 6:00am to
10:00am		 8108 Lansdowne Road Concrete Pour
Oct 25 7:00am to 
8:00pm		 No. 2 Road at Westminster Highway Intersection Traffic Signal Works
Oct 25 to 
Oct 26		 8:00pm to 
10:00am		 6088 No. 3 Road Building Renovation 
Oct 26 to
Oct 27		 6:00pm to 
10:00am 		 6088 No. 3 Road  Building Renovation
Oct 26 to
Oct 28		 9:00pm to 
6:00am 		 Elmbridge Way
(WorkSafeBC Parking Lot)		 Metro Vancouver Works
Oct 27 to 
Oct 31		 8:00pm to 
5:00am		 Britannia Shipyards Restoration Works
Oct 27 to 
Nov 1		 8:00pm to 
7:00am		 6088 No. 3 Road Building Renovation
Oct 29 and
Oct 30 		 6:00am to 
11:00pm		 4111 Moncton Street Crane Removal 
Nov 1 to
Nov 2		 8:00pm to 
10:00am 		 6088 No. 3 Road Building Renovation
Nov 1 to 
Nov 30 		 24/7 Gilbert Road Gilbert Trunk Sewer - Well Point Dewatering 
Nov 1, 2, 8,
9, 11, 15, 16, 22, 23, 29
and 30		 7:00am to
6:00pm		 Steveston Cannery Channel Dredging
Nov 2 to
Nov 3		 6:00pm to
10:00am 		 6088 No. 3 Road  Building Renovation
Nov 3 to 
Nov 8		 8:00pm to 
7:00am 		 6088 No. 3 Road Building Renovation
Nov 8 to 
Nov 9		 8:00pm to
10:00am		 6088 No. 3 Road  Building Renovation 
Nov 9 to 
Nov 10		 6:00pm to 
10:00am		 6088 No. 3 Road Building Renovation
Nov 10, 12, 
13, 14 and 15		 8:00pm to 
7:00am 		 6088 No. 3 Road Building Renovation
Nov 11 12:00am to 11:59pm 6088 No. 3 Road Building Renovation
Nov 15 to
Nov 16		 8:00pm to
10:00am		 6088 No. 3 Road  Building Renovation
Nov 16 to
Nov 17		 6:00pm to
10:00am		 6088 No. 3 Road Building Renovation
Nov 16 to 
Nov 21		 7:00am to 
9:00pm		 Francis Road at Gilbert Road Intersection FortisBC Works
Nov 22 and 
Nov 23		 8:00am to
9:00pm 		 Francis Road at Gilbert Road Intersection FortisBC Works
Nov 24 to
Nov 28		 7:00am to
9:00pm		 Francis Road at Gilbert Road Intersection  FortisBC Works
Nov 29 8:00am to 
9:00pm		 Francis Road at Gilbert Road Intersection  FortisBC Works
Dec 6, 7, 13, 14, 20, 21, 25, 27, and 28  7:00am to
6:00pm		 Steveston Cannery Channel Dredging

For more information on exemptions to this Bylaw, contact:
Jaime Villaluz, Assistant Supervisor, Inspections
Email: Jaime.Villaluz@richmond.ca
Phone: 604-276-4014

Apply for a Noise Bylaw Exemption

Three weeks' notice is required

To apply for a Noise Bylaw Exemption, complete the following application. A minimum of three weeks' notice is required for this type of application to be processed.

Noise Bylaw Exemption Application

All applicants must review Noise Regulation Bylaw 8856.

Purpose of Noise Bylaw Exemption

The Noise Bylaw Exemption allows construction projects to proceed outside of normal working days/hours under certain circumstances. The Exemption may be granted to construction projects by the General Manager if the project satisfies the following conditions (refer to Bylaw 8856 Section 4.2.2):

  • The volume of traffic in the area of the proposed construction is such as to cause danger to the workers on the job or to cause traffic congestion;
  • The impact and inconvenience to residents in the area of the proposed construction can be minimized;
  • The construction cannot be undertaken efficiently or safely during the normal working day; or
  • Interruption of any during normal working day would cause any person undue hardship.