{
 "answer": "In the Town of Lake Cowichan, British Columbia, parking & snow rules are set by Sidewalk and Boulevard Care and Maintenance Bylaw No. 875-2009 and 1 other bylaw, verified 2026-10-15. Fines: not exceeding Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000) and not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100) a day for continuing offences and costs in default thereof. Winter parking ban: There shall be no parking on any paved parking of a highway in the Town during daylight hours where in the opinion of the Town snow removal is required. Sidewalk clearing: remove snow or ice from sidewalks bordering the property within 24 hours from cessation of a snowfall or storm event which caused such accumulation.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000064",
 "municipality": "Lake Cowichan",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "parking_winter",
 "label": "Parking & snow",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-15",
 "official_website": "http://www.town.lakecowichan.bc.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Sidewalk and Boulevard Care and Maintenance Bylaw No. 875-2009",
   "category": "parking_winter",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2009-10-27",
   "document_url": "http://www.town.lakecowichan.bc.ca/dl/875-2009-Sidewalk%20and%20Boulevard%20Bylaw.pdf",
   "summary": "Owner duties for sidewalk and boulevard care including snow clearing references.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-3cat",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-15",
   "capture_sha256": "029025de9845649493b72dcac019c0c5fe4233072f2a5f338ddcd6e877c07d2e",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-08T05:38:58+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "875-2009",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/029025de9845649493b72dcac019c0c5fe4233072f2a5f338ddcd6e877c07d2e.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "sidewalk_clearing": "remove snow or ice from sidewalks bordering the property within 24 hours from cessation of a snowfall or storm event which caused such accumulation",
    "fine_range": "not exceeding Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000) and not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100) a day for continuing offences and costs in default thereof"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "sidewalk_clearing": "s. 3.2(c)",
    "fine_range": "s. 5.3"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/lake-cowichan/parking-snow/bylaw-875-2009/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Traffic Bylaw No. 759-2003",
   "category": "parking_winter",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2003-05-27",
   "document_url": "http://www.town.lakecowichan.bc.ca/dl/759-2003-Traffic.pdf",
   "summary": "Town of Lake Cowichan traffic bylaw with Part VI parking regulations: unlawful parking, regulated parking zones, hours set by council resolution, permits for Town parking lots.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-3cat",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-15",
   "capture_sha256": "004a3caab2e7926faef80d0c961db5c1786df9ce7cf2b72e7576baeabcaf5c76",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T03:03:43+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "759-2003",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/004a3caab2e7926faef80d0c961db5c1786df9ce7cf2b72e7576baeabcaf5c76.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "winter_ban": "There shall be no parking on any paved parking of a highway in the Town during daylight hours where in the opinion of the Town snow removal is required.",
    "fine_range": "not exceeding Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00)"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "winter_ban": "s. 6.08",
    "fine_range": "s. 9.01"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/lake-cowichan/parking-snow/bylaw-759-2003/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Bylaws index",
   "category": "parking_winter",
   "document_type": "bylaw_index",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "http://www.town.lakecowichan.bc.ca/bylaw.php",
   "summary": "Town bylaw listing.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-3cat",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-15",
   "capture_sha256": "9cf6dc96883aad2e58ebfae8141b19007b36bc29a3124370f419db5662454f50",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-08T05:38:58+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/9cf6dc96883aad2e58ebfae8141b19007b36bc29a3124370f419db5662454f50.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/lake-cowichan/parking-snow/bylaws-index/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/lake-cowichan/parking-snow/"
}