Information Launch
August 29, 2023
The Metropolis of Toronto is reviewing the successes and challenges of implementing the Noise Bylaw, which was amended in 2019. Residents are invited to supply suggestions at public consultations, beginning Tuesday, September 12.
In Toronto, sure ranges of noise are cheap and mirror life within the densely populated metropolis. The Metropolis’s Noise Bylaw balances town’s vibrancy with the wants of residents and gives time restrictions and sound stage limits for varied kinds of noise.
Registration for the next in-person and digital consultations is available online.
- Basic noise (for instance, unreasonable and chronic noise, energy machine noise and noise from waste assortment):
- In-person: Tuesday, September 12, Metro Corridor, 55 John St., Room 308/309, 7 to 9 p.m
- Digital: Tuesday, September 19, 7 to 9 p.m. Amplified sound (for instance, music from bars):
- Digital: Wednesday, September 13, 7 to 9 p.m
- In-person: Thursday, September 21, Metro Corridor, 55 John St., Room 308/309, 7 to 9 p.m.
- Motorcar noise:
- Digital: Monday, September 18, 7 to 9 p.m.
- Development noise (for instance, apartment developments and residential infill):
In-person: Wednesday, September 20, North York Central Library, 5120 Yonge St., Assembly Room 101, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Modification of the bylaw in 2019 resulted within the introduction of sound stage limits for amplified sound and bikes, enhancements to the noise exemption allow course of and the introduction of a devoted noise enforcement workforce with late evening protection.
This evaluation goals to evaluate the bylaw amendments and take into account potential refinements. Key focus areas for the evaluation embody:
- Assessing the effectiveness of the present decibel limits and enforcement strategy for amplified sound.
- Enhancing the Metropolis’s response to extreme automobile noise.
- Strengthening noise enforcement and methods for the proactive mitigation of noise points.
The Metropolis additionally intends to answer extra points as a part of the implementation evaluation, together with potential decibel limits for energy gadgets (for instance, leaf blowers and garden mowers), laws for waste assortment noise and strengthening the noise exemption allow course of.
The Metropolis has employed an unbiased acoustical engineering agency to supply a technical evaluation of the bylaw and a agency to conduct broad public opinion analysis. This analysis and the general public session suggestions might be used to suggest refinements to the Noise Bylaw in a workers report anticipated on the Financial Neighborhood and Growth Committee this fall.
Extra data is accessible on the Metropolis’s web site.
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