Although Although the information regarding by-laws is updated on a regular basis, we encourage you to contact our department to ensure that no recent modifications have been made.

CHECKLIST

To submit a permit request for a mechanical equipment, you will need to show: 

1. Certificate of location with location of proposed unit
2. Location of the proposed screen to hide equipment from street
3. Specifications on the unit, height, depth, width, noise level in decibels
4. Distances from the property lines, pools, decks, other structures?
5. Any servitude? 

Applicable by-laws: 

• Zoning By-Law PC-2775, Article 4.4
• Zoning By-Law PC-2775, Article 5.19 a) to e), i) and j)
• For the installation of solar panels, solar walls and collectors, projects are subject to the SPAIP By-Law PC-2787, Chapter 22

BY-LAW #1495 - CONCERNING NUISANCES


ARTICLE 1. The following shall constitute a nuisance and are hereby prohibited, to wit:
 
Noise produced by air-conditioning and heating mechanical equipment, filter or a pump
 
ba)    Any noise produced by a air-conditioning and heating mechanical equipment, a filter or a pump, the intensity of which, at any limit of the property where it is located, exceeds 50 decibels measured on the "A" weighted scale with slow response, using a sound level meter placed at 1.5 meter from the ground.