What are the quiet hours? What noise is allowed?

Noise & nuisance — Westmount, Quebec: Règlement 1475 — Règlement sur les nuisances et l'ordre public (consolidé) (+1 more)

In the Town of Westmount, Quebec, noise & nuisance rules are set by Règlement 1387 — Règlement sur le bruit (consolidé) and 1 other bylaw. Quiet hours: 21:00-07:00 daily (general nighttime); sound reproduction devices: 23:00-07:00 weekdays, 23:00-09:00 weekends/holidays. Fines: Natural person: $100–$1,000 (1st infraction), $200–$2,000 (repeat); legal person: $200–$2,000 (1st), $400–$4,000 (repeat).

Règlement 1387 — Règlement sur le bruit (consolidé) adopted bylaw

quiet hours	21:00-07:00 daily (general nighttime); sound reproduction devices: 23:00-07:00 weekdays, 23:00-09:00 weekends/holidays	s. 1 def. "nighttime": "period of time from 21:00 hours of one day to 07:00 hours of the next day"; s. 12 sound reproduction device periods
construction hours	Mon-Fri 07:00-21:00, Sat 08:00-20:00; not Sun or holidays. Summer (June 25–Sept 15): Mon-Fri 07:00-18:00, Sat 08:00-18:00; not Sun or holidays. Heavy construction equipment: Mon-Fri 07:00-18:00 only; not Sat, Sun, or holidays	s. 6(a)–(d); s. 6.1(a)–(d) (By-law 1444); s. 7(a)–(d)
exemptions	City/utility agents and private snow-removal contractors for essential or emergency work; snow removal on residential driveways at all times; fire alarms; church bells	s. 36(a)–(b)
fine range	Natural person: $100–$1,000 (1st infraction), $200–$2,000 (repeat); legal person: $200–$2,000 (1st), $400–$4,000 (repeat)	s. 39(a)–(b)

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Règlement sur le bruit no 1387, version consolidée (mise à jour 15 novembre 2022). Confirmé: « RÈGLEMENT SUR LE BRUIT, TEL QUE MODIFIÉ... ».

Règlement 1475 — Règlement sur les nuisances et l'ordre public (consolidé) adopted bylaw

exemptions	Leaf blowers prohibited on legal holidays; gas-powered leaf blowers banned from October 1, 2023	s. 6.2.1, s. 6.2(c)
fine range	$50-$2,000 (natural persons $50-$1,000; legal persons $300-$2,000)	s. 7.1, s. 7.4

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Règlement sur les nuisances et l'ordre public no 1475, version consolidée (mise à jour 15 novembre 2022).