{
 "answer": "In the Town of Ladysmith, British Columbia, default speed limit: 50 km/h; reduced speed zones: Schools: 30 km/h, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Playgrounds: 30 km/h, dawn and dusk.; truck route rule: Heavy trucks prohibited on residential highways unless designated Truck Route in Schedule C.; street obstruction: No excavation, container, or obstruction on highway without written permission from Director of Infrastructure Services.. Source: Streets and Traffic Bylaw 1999, No. 1309, verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000062",
 "municipality": "Ladysmith",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "traffic_streets",
 "label": "Traffic & streets",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "https://www.ladysmith.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Streets and Traffic Bylaw 1999, No. 1309",
   "category": "traffic_streets",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "1999-06-28",
   "document_url": "https://www.ladysmith.ca/docs/default-source/bylaws-2021/1309-streets-and-traffic-bylaw-consolidated.pdf?sfvrsn=f0cd314c_20",
   "summary": "Sets a 50 km/h general street speed limit, 20 km/h in lanes, and 30 km/h in signed school and playground zones; regulates use of streets and highways within the Town.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-28",
   "capture_sha256": "bc7761f1accf093e57d3073b79aac9269abf256578c6aa9d6b7abb7a456b75e9",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T03:03:43+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/bc7761f1accf093e57d3073b79aac9269abf256578c6aa9d6b7abb7a456b75e9.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "default_speed_limit": "50 km/h",
    "reduced_speed_zones": "Schools: 30 km/h, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Playgrounds: 30 km/h, dawn and dusk.",
    "truck_route_rule": "Heavy trucks prohibited on residential highways unless designated Truck Route in Schedule C.",
    "street_obstruction": "No excavation, container, or obstruction on highway without written permission from Director of Infrastructure Services.",
    "sidewalk_or_boulevard_use": "Cycles prohibited on sidewalks. Sidewalk patios require permit. No parking RVs/trailers on boulevard >72 hours.",
    "fine_range": "$20.00 to $250.00 (Schedule A); up to $2,000.00 (s. 50)"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "default_speed_limit": "s. 21(1)",
    "reduced_speed_zones": "s. 22; s. 23",
    "truck_route_rule": "s. 46(1)",
    "street_obstruction": "s. 40(1)",
    "sidewalk_or_boulevard_use": "s. 29(2)(a); s. 58(2); s. 67",
    "fine_range": "Schedule \"A\"; s. 50(2)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/ladysmith/traffic-streets/text-bc7761f1accf/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/ladysmith/traffic-streets/"
}