{
 "answer": "In the District Municipality of Central Saanich, British Columbia, noise & nuisance rules are set by Noise Suppression Bylaw No. 933, 1989 (Consolidated Aug 28, 2025), verified 2026-10-18. Quiet hours: between the hours of 9:00 P.M. and 7:00 A.M. Fines: not less than $100 or more than $500 for a first offence; not less than $250 or more than $1,000 for a second or subsequent offence. Exemptions: Authorized public meetings/parades, emergency vehicles, warning signals, urgent/essential work, church bells, deliveries, farming, lawnmowers, Butchart Gardens.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000016",
 "municipality": "Central Saanich",
 "status_type": "District Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "noise",
 "label": "Noise & nuisance",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-18",
 "official_website": "https://www.centralsaanich.ca/",
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   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Noise Suppression Bylaw No. 933, 1989 (Consolidated Aug 28, 2025)",
   "category": "noise",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "1989-10-16",
   "document_url": "https://www.centralsaanich.ca/sites/default/files/2025-09/933%20Noise%20Supression%20CONSOLIDATED.pdf",
   "summary": "Daytime 7am-9pm, night 9pm-7am; limits 60 dB day/55 dB night; construction, delivery and other restricted hours; includes amendments 1003, 1242, 2225.",
   "discovered_by": "onbc-noisewater",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-15",
   "capture_sha256": "40d035c14a340df7933fd2e14d91d44d7e0fc217187bef558e3e66c404d9bc92",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-15T04:50:23+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "933",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/40d035c14a340df7933fd2e14d91d44d7e0fc217187bef558e3e66c404d9bc92.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "quiet_hours": "between the hours of 9:00 P.M. and 7:00 A.M.",
    "construction_hours": "between the hours of 7:00 A.M. and 9:00 P.M. on each day except Sunday, or in the case of urgent necessity, at any other time during the week if such work is essential",
    "exemptions": "Authorized public meetings/parades, emergency vehicles, warning signals, urgent/essential work, church bells, deliveries, farming, lawnmowers, Butchart Gardens.",
    "fine_range": "not less than $100 or more than $500 for a first offence; not less than $250 or more than $1,000 for a second or subsequent offence"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "quiet_hours": "s. 3(c)",
    "construction_hours": "s. 8(e)",
    "exemptions": "s. 8; s. 9",
    "fine_range": "s. 11"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/central-saanich/noise/bylaw-933/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Bylaws listing (Central Saanich)",
   "category": "noise",
   "document_type": "bylaw_index",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.centralsaanich.ca/municipal-hall/resource-library-bylaws/bylaws?page=2",
   "summary": "Official bylaws listing page carrying these bylaws.",
   "discovered_by": "onbc-noisewater",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-15",
   "capture_sha256": "dbc68103ac5e7f95c19cb0e9677d736212b768dac42cc1266eb7abcdbb665ef6",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-15T04:50:23+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/dbc68103ac5e7f95c19cb0e9677d736212b768dac42cc1266eb7abcdbb665ef6.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/central-saanich/noise/bylaws-listing/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/central-saanich/noise/"
}