Bands can play their music loud until late at night in these Mississauga gathering spots

A few of the liveliest and noisiest spots in Mississauga can keep the volume turned up on the live music until late at night on and close to weekends under new noise rules adopted by the city this week.

In revising its Noise Control Bylaw “to keep pace with the city’s growth and address residents’ concerns,” the City of Mississauga has, among other measures, put in place a Live Music Pilot study that will allow music in specific areas of town to keep playing late into the night.

Under the pilot, which continues until next July 1, live music is permitted along the Lakeshore corridor (between Dixie Road and Winston Churchill Boulevard) and in the Streetsville BIA district until 11 p.m. at night Thursdays through Sundays.

Additionally, live bands are allowed to do their thing in the Cooksville BIA district until 11 p.m. on Saturday nights only, the rules state.

Mississauga officials add that the reworked noise rules also address a number of other concerns expressed by residents during “extensive public consultations.”

For one thing, they note, the beefed-up bylaw puts more enforcement officers at the ready so they can respond as needed round-the-clock to noise complaints from residents fed up with out-of-control street parties, dangerous street racing, persistent dog barking, excessively loud sporting events and other late-night and overnight disturbances.

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“The updated Noise Control Program provides improved service through enhanced overnight and weekend coverage for noise complaints,” the city said in a news release. “This includes a new Priority Response Model to determine when an onsite investigation from an Enforcement Officer is needed, additional officers dedicated to onsite investigations and a modernized bylaw that provides clarity around permitted times for noise.”

Early this year, the city took an initial step with the hiring of eight new bylaw enforcement officers to provide more coverage.

City officials say residents can report “excessive, persistent and recurring noise” to the city when it occurs outside of the permitted time period.

Some of the excessive noises that can be reported include:

• amplified sound from an electronic device (radio, speaker, television)
• commercial construction
• power tools (lawn mowers, trimmers and so forth)
• recreational and event noise (partying, singing, sports noise, including whistles)
• animal noises (persistent dog barking, whining and calling)

Residents can file noise complaints by calling 311 or submitting an online service request via the City of Mississauga website.