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Nuisance By-law

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The Township of South Stormont is seeking to develop a new Nuisance By-law. We want to ensure that South Stormont continues to be a safe, inclusive and enjoyable community for all our residents.


We aim to strike a balance between respecting property rights and providing flexibility for events like birthday parties and weddings and necessary noise associated with construction.


The existing Nuisance By-law, in place since 2016, is outdated and does not address current community expectations and changing legislative requirements. Council wants to hear from you! We want to know what your concerns and priorities are surrounding Nuisance and Noise.

Please take a moment to participate in our short survey below to have your say and share your feedback for consideration during the development of a new Nuisance By-law.

The Township of South Stormont is seeking to develop a new Nuisance By-law. We want to ensure that South Stormont continues to be a safe, inclusive and enjoyable community for all our residents.


We aim to strike a balance between respecting property rights and providing flexibility for events like birthday parties and weddings and necessary noise associated with construction.


The existing Nuisance By-law, in place since 2016, is outdated and does not address current community expectations and changing legislative requirements. Council wants to hear from you! We want to know what your concerns and priorities are surrounding Nuisance and Noise.

Please take a moment to participate in our short survey below to have your say and share your feedback for consideration during the development of a new Nuisance By-law.

  • What We Heard

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    The initial Nuisance By-law Survey has concluded.

    Overall, the engagement page had a total of 597 visitors, with 278 users taking the time to complete the survey. While the full Nuisance By-law Survey Summary Report can be accessed here, we have listed some of the highlights of what we heard from respondents below.

    • 64.6% of respondents have indicated that they have not experienced noise or nuisances that they would define as excessive/unreasonable/persistent.
    • 68.4% of respondents indicated that they do not believe a problem with noise or nuisances exists in their area.
    • 11.8% of respondents have made a formal complaint to the Township about an issue with noise or nuisances.
      • The three most common noise or nuisances reported directly to the Township were: Firearms (13 respondents), Loud Vehicles, Motorcycles, Dirt Bikes, ATVs, Snowmobiles (8 respondents), Music, Television or Loud Voices at a Residence (6 respondents).
      • 88.2% of respondents who made a formal complaint to the Township were not satisfied with the response taken to resolve.
    • 154 respondents indicated that they have concerns about noise and nuisances that they have NOT reported to the Township.
      • Of these responses, the three most common issues indicated were: Loud Vehicles, Motorcycles, Dirt Bikes, ATVs, Snowmobiles (67 respondents), Barking Dogs (56 respondents), Railway (22 respondents)
    • 68.1% of respondents believe that the existing Nuisance By-law is effective and sufficient.


Page last updated: 03 Oct 2024, 10:12 AM