Noise Bylaw Exemptions


Current Noise Bylaw Exemptions

The following locations have been granted a Noise Bylaw Exemption:

Date Hours Location Activity
Jun 12
Until Resolved
 24/7  11431 Williams Road
 Sanitary bypass
Jun 13 to 
Dec 15 		 7:00am to 8:00pm 4311 Moncton Street
(Weekend schedule)		 Construction works
Jul 16 to 
Feb 29, 2027		 7:00am to 7:00am Steveston Cannery Channel
(Work to be performed Monday to Friday, and intermittent weekends. Holidays are excluded.)

Maintenance dredging

 
Sep 14 to
Dec 31		 10:00pm to 6:00am
Sunday to Friday		 Dinsmore Bridge
(Federal jurisdiction)
For more information refer to YVR Project Page		 Expansion joint replacements and bridge deck repairs
Sep 18
Until Resolved		 24/7 6506 Gilbert Road (Richmond Hospital) Install and operate emergency sanitary bypass system
Sep 20 to
Sep 25 		 7:00pm to
6:00am		 Westminster Highway (Knight Street to No. 6 Road - including No. 6 Road intersection) Paving works
Sep 21 to
Oct 30		 24/7 Richmond General Hospital
(6506 Gilbert Road)		 Operating a well point dewatering system
Sep 25 to
Oct 31 		 7:00pm to
6:00am		 Intersection of Alderbridge Way and No. 4 Road Paving works 
Sep 27 to
Sep 28		 11:00pm to
6:00am		 Hollybridge Way and Lansdowne Road Installation of flow monitoring equipment
Sep 29 12:00am to
7:00am		 Canada Line Brighouse Station Flushing/Power Washing
Oct 6 to
Oct 8		 11:00pm to
6:00am		 Hollybridge Way and Lansdowne Road GTS-2 sonar inspection
Oct 10 to
Oct 11		 8:00pm to
8:00am		 8111 Ackroyd Road and Works Yard Pump Station (5599 Lynas Lane) Installation of flow monitoring equipment
Oct 28
(Back up date
Oct 29)		 6:00am to
9:00pm		 8108 Lansdowne Road Crane dismantling and demobilization

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.