Construction Noise By-law Violations

The North York Community Council recommends the adoption of the following report (December 11, 1998) from the Director and Deputy Chief Building Official:

Purpose:

Community Council at its meeting of September 16, 1998 had before it a report dated August13,1998 from the City Solicitor regarding Noise By-law violations in construction sites.

Community Council in considering the report of August 13, 1998 recommended:

(1)on the issuance of every building permit, the builder/applicant/agent be issued an information sheet notifying the builder of the requirements of the Construction Noise By-law; and

(2)the builder/applicant/agent be required to sign a release form indicating that they have received, read and understand the requirements of the Construction Noise By-law.

This report will inform Community Council of the actions taken by the Building Division with respect to the above noted recommendations.

Actions:

Single Family Dwellings

In order to implement council's recommendations existing procedures with respect to building permits for single family dwellings and information sheets given to applicants for building permits have been modified to include references to the Noise By-Law.

The existing standard "Warning" information sheet has been modified to include a section on construction noise. The section under the heading of Noise contains a brief explanation as to when construction work that creates noise is permitted. The "Warning" sheet is attached to all sets of drawings for permits for additions or new single family dwellings.

The owner/applicant/agent is required to sign an acknowledgement that indicates they have received and reviewed the attached "Warning" sheet prior to the issuance of the building permit.

Commercial/Industrial/Multi-Unit Residential Buildings

For commercial/industrial/multi-unit residential building permits the existing "Responsibilities of the Owner" sheet has been modified to include a statement with respect to construction noise and an explanation of the times when construction work that creates noise is permitted.

The "Responsibilities of the Owner" sheet is attached to all sets of permit drawings for new construction or major renovations. The owner/applicant//agent is required to sign an acknowledgement, placed on the permit drawings, that they have received and reviewed the "Responsibilities of the Owner" information sheet prior to the issuance of a building permit.

Conclusion and Additional Action:

The procedures outlined above have been created and implemented to meet the recommendations and intent set forth in Clause 2 contained in report 10 of the North York Community Council .

In addition to the actions already taken, it is intended to explore the possibility of developing a pamphlet on the requirements of the Noise By-Law. This information pamphlet would be developed in conjunction with the Municipal Standards Division and available to our customers through front counter operations.

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(A copy of the information sheets referred to in the foregoing report is on file in the office of the City Clerk, North York Civic Centre.)