{
 "municipality_id": "gx-000020",
 "municipality": "Clearwater",
 "status_type": "District Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "noise",
 "label": "Noise & nuisance",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-06-08",
 "official_website": "https://www.districtofclearwater.com/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Noise Control Bylaw No. 14, 2008",
   "category": "noise",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2008-01-01",
   "document_url": "https://www.districtofclearwater.com/wp-content/uploads/doc-files/Bylaws/Administration-Bylaws/Noise_Control_Bylaw_No._14,%202008.pdf",
   "summary": "Establishes noise control regulations for the District of Clearwater.",
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   "captured_at": "2026-06-08T06:16:30+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/973f5ceca2b633b66ca85f461bb0783de84fb81e5781ff21849712590d2ba9fd.pdf",
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   "facts": {
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    "construction_quiet_hours_start": "21:00",
    "construction_quiet_hours_end": "06:00",
    "lawn_equipment_quiet_hours_start": "21:00",
    "lawn_equipment_quiet_hours_end": "08:00",
    "barking_dog_prohibited": true,
    "exemptions": [
     "municipal/RCMP/public body vehicles",
     "construction 6am-9pm",
     "emergency work",
     "lawn mowing 8am-9pm",
     "public meetings in parks with authorization",
     "church bells",
     "warning signals on vehicles/boats/trains",
     "blasting 8am-5pm Mon-Sat",
     "farming 6am-9pm (or after hours if essential)",
     "commercial/industrial in C/I zones 6am-9pm"
    ],
    "fine_first_offence": "$500",
    "fine_subsequent_offence": "$1,000 (second); $1,500 (third); fourth to court"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "general_prohibition": "s. 2(a)",
    "construction_quiet_hours_start": "s. 6(b)",
    "construction_quiet_hours_end": "s. 6(b)",
    "lawn_equipment_quiet_hours_start": "s. 6(e)",
    "lawn_equipment_quiet_hours_end": "s. 6(e)",
    "barking_dog_prohibited": "s. 4",
    "exemptions": "s. 6",
    "fine_first_offence": "s. 8",
    "fine_subsequent_offence": "s. 8"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/clearwater/noise/text-973f5ceca2b6/",
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 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/clearwater/noise/"
}