27 August 2011 / #gardens Yes, you can give your neighbour hell if he's mowing the lawn before 9:00 a.m. on the weekend[  ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/IMG_1572.jpg) Photo by [ Glen Gower ](http://about.me/glengower)The next time your neighbour wakes you up on a weekend morning with some early morning lawn mowing, you can politely inform him (or her) of [ City of Ottawa Noise By-law number 2004-253 ](http://www.ottawa.ca/residents/bylaw/common/noise_en.html) . Here are a few things you ** can't ** do: * Operate power equipment such as chainsaws, lawn mowers, leaf blowers, tools and similar devices between 9:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. on weekdays, or 9:00 a.m. on Saturdays, Sundays and statutory holidays). * Ring a bell, blow a horn or shout in a manner that disturbs others. * Runn equipment such as air conditioners, heat pumps, compressors, exhaust systems, and similar devices with noise exceeding 50 decibels when measured at the point of reception. * Operate construction vehicles or equipment between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., or 9:00 a.m. on Sunday and statutory holidays. * Operate musical instruments, radios, TVs, stereos and similar devices between 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. (or 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, or 12:00pm on Sunday and statutory holidays), that disturbs others. ** See also: ** Ottawa Nature & Gardens GuideIf you liked this post, please consider subscribing to our blog via email, Twitter, Facebook or RSS. Thank you.