Noise By-Law

By-law 2038

View the Town of Essex Noise By-law 2038.

Temporary Noise Permit

The Town of Essex offers residents, business owners, and organizations with the opportunity to apply for a temporary noise permit.

How to apply:

To apply for a Temporary Noise permit, please submit a completed Temporary Noise Permit Application Form. Requests are to be submitted at least 30 days before the event. Late submissions run the risk of not being processed. The Town of Essex will review the application to determine eligibility.

Submit completed application form to clerks@essex.ca or in-person at Town Hall.

For more information on the regulation of noise in the Town of Essex, please see By-law 2038.

Temporary Noise Permit Application Form

Bird Bangers

Bird Bangers are propane-fired cannons that emit sounds to scare away birds. They can be an effective method for farmers to prevent the damage of crops due to birds. Due to the sound produced by bird bangers, it is essential that residents adhere to the minimum setbacks to neighbouring homes to reduce the nuisance of noise.

Under most circumstances, the Best Management Practice setback is 125 m (410 ft) from neighbours for normal operation (restrictions apply).

The 125 m (410 ft) setback is based upon field sound level measurements at varying distances from a bird banger and under different bird banger settings. Other setbacks also make sense if practices are used that increase sound levels (requiring greater setbacks), or decrease sound levels (requiring lesser setbacks).

To learn more about determining the minimum setbacks of bird bangers to neighbouring homes, please see By-law 2038.