Item No. 7.3

Council Report: C 34/2020

Subject: Council Question CQ 26/2019 - Noise By-laws - City wide

Reference:

• Date to Council: May 4, 2020
• Author: Mark Nazarewich
• Senior Legal Counsel
• 519-255-6100 ext 6427
• mnazarewich@citywi ndsor.ca
• Legal Services, Real Estate & Risk Management
• Report Date: February 26, 2020
• Clerk’s File #: GM2020

To: Mayor and Members of City Council

Recommendation:

That City Council RECEIVE the response to CQ 26-2019 for information.

Executive Summary:

n/a

Background:

On November 18, 2019, Councillor Gignac asked the following question:

CQ 26-2019:

Asks administration to review the recent changes the City of Toronto have made to their Noise By-laws pertaining to excessive vehicle noise and how these could be included in our By-laws.

Assigned to City Solicitor

Asks administration to review the recent changes the City of Toronto have made to their Noise By-laws pertaining to excessive vehicle noise and how those could be included.

Discussion:

The City of Toronto amended its noise by-law effective October 1, 2019.

Immediately prior to the amendment, the by-law’s restrictions for motor vehicle noise prohibited noise from the following acts: