{
 "answer": "The Island Municipality of Bowen Island, British Columbia has 1 adopted bylaw on file: Traffic and Use of Streets Bylaw No. 133, 2005 (consolidated July 2024), verified 2026-10-15.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000009",
 "municipality": "Bowen Island",
 "status_type": "Island Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "parking_winter",
 "label": "Parking & snow",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-15",
 "official_website": "https://www.bowenislandmunicipality.ca/",
 "documents": [
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   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Traffic and Use of Streets Bylaw No. 133, 2005 (consolidated July 2024)",
   "category": "parking_winter",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2005-01-24",
   "document_url": "https://bowenisland.civicweb.net/document/241602",
   "summary": "Regulates stopping/parking (no parking on paved roadway, within 1.5 m of hydrants, 3 m of intersections, trailers over 6 m in angle zones), no overnight parking in ferry lane, and requires commercial owners to clear snow/ice from sidewalks.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-3cat",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-15",
   "capture_sha256": "54b81aab4947738328c40fed884505d6bee65510af16bade7c680e3eeedc7cf8",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T03:03:43+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "133",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/54b81aab4947738328c40fed884505d6bee65510af16bade7c680e3eeedc7cf8.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "winter_ban": "No person shall park a trailer, semi-trailer or commercial vehicle having a gross vehicle weight exceeding 4,536 kg on any street between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. (s. 13). No person shall park overnight in the ferry lane (s. 17).",
    "sidewalk_clearing": "The owner of every parcel of commercial property shall remove all snow, ice, or debris from any sidewalk bordering such parcel of land prior to the earlier of, the end of the first hour of business operation, or 10:00 a.m.",
    "fine_range": "Part I: First Offence $50.00 ($25.00 if paid within fourteen (14) days); Second Offence $100.00 ($75.00 if paid within fourteen (14) days); Subsequent Offences $150.00 ($125.00 if paid within fourteen (14) days). Part II: First Offence $200.00 ($175.00 if paid within fourteen (14) days); Second Offence $300.00 ($275.00 if paid within fourteen (14) days); Subsequent Offences $500.00 ($475.00 if paid within fourteen (14) days). Penal Clause: fine not exceeding two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) or imprisonment for a period not exceeding six (6) months."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "winter_ban": "s. 13; s. 17",
    "sidewalk_clearing": "s. 21",
    "fine_range": "s. 49(e); s. 50"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/bowen-island/parking-snow/bylaw-133/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Snow and Ice Removal",
   "category": "parking_winter",
   "document_type": "other",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://bowenislandmunicipality.ca/services/roads-and-infrastructure/snow-and-ice-removal/",
   "summary": "Municipal plowing priority policy; asks residents not to park on narrow roadsides so plows can pass.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-3cat",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-15",
   "capture_sha256": "401ce6cc3e48662d19df5ba0113cadca1d6f5e6c4f132c22b8e4d3e7394359f6",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-15T17:26:44+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/401ce6cc3e48662d19df5ba0113cadca1d6f5e6c4f132c22b8e4d3e7394359f6.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/bowen-island/parking-snow/snow-and-ice-removal/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Traffic & Use of Streets Bylaws (index page)",
   "category": "parking_winter",
   "document_type": "bylaw_index",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://bowenislandmunicipality.ca/our-government/bylaws/traffic-use-of-streets-bylaws/",
   "summary": "Municipal index listing bylaw 133 and its amendments.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-3cat",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-15",
   "capture_sha256": "8603926cfa26a07b787981c1543a23bf3349f19801304574c67d856774cd3002",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-15T17:26:44+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/8603926cfa26a07b787981c1543a23bf3349f19801304574c67d856774cd3002.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/bowen-island/parking-snow/traffic-use-of-streets-bylaws/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/bowen-island/parking-snow/"
}