Noise & nuisance — Colchester, Nova Scotia

What are the quiet hours? What noise is allowed?

County municipality of Colchester has 1 adopted bylaw on file, verified against the original document on 2026-06-05.

Neighbourhood Nuisance By-law — Chapter 2 adopted bylaw
construction hours Heavy-equipment construction within 150m of a dwelling prohibited outside: Weekdays 7:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m.; Saturday 8:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m.; Sunday and holidays 9:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. (unless CAO exemption) s. 4(c)
exemptions Emergency response/vehicles; businesses operating lawfully and appropriately; lawful recreation; community events s. 5
fine range First offence $300-$10,000; second $700-$10,000; third or subsequent $1,000-$10,000 (or imprisonment up to 1 year) s. 7
scout note

Regulates neighbourhood nuisance including noise disturbances across the Municipality of the County of Colchester. Second Reading May 30, 2024.

Machine-readable: noise.json · Official website: https://www.colchester.ca/ · Last verified 2026-06-05 · Noise & nuisance across Canada