{
 "answer": "In the City of Maple Ridge, British Columbia, street obstruction: Landscaping must not encroach over paved roadways or gravel shoulders.; sidewalk or boulevard use: Owners must maintain boulevards; no planting trees, constructing impervious surfaces, or disposing waste on boulevards without City authorization.; default speed limit: 50 km; truck route rule: Commercial vehicles must comply with Commercial Transport Act size/weight regulations; permit required for oversize/overweight vehicles.. Source: City of Maple Ridge Boulevard Maintenance Bylaw No. 7666-2020; City of Maple Ridge Highway and Traffic Bylaw No. 6704-2009 (Consolidated), verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000075",
 "municipality": "Maple Ridge",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "traffic_streets",
 "label": "Traffic & streets",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "https://mapleridge.ca/",
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   "title": "City of Maple Ridge Boulevard Maintenance Bylaw No. 7666-2020",
   "category": "traffic_streets",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2020-11-10",
   "document_url": "https://www.mapleridge.ca/media/file/boulevard-maintenance-bylaw-no-7666-2020",
   "summary": "Regulates maintenance of boulevards (the highway strip between curb and property line, excluding sidewalk): prohibits dumping waste/cuttings there and requires City permission before cutting or pruning any tree, shrub or hedge on a boulevard.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-28",
   "capture_sha256": "f7689beb0fa433b19fdedfd6644e6bfd48b2e5f4fd57c3a41c36b688f579f0a2",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T03:03:43+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/f7689beb0fa433b19fdedfd6644e6bfd48b2e5f4fd57c3a41c36b688f579f0a2.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "street_obstruction": "Landscaping must not encroach over paved roadways or gravel shoulders.",
    "sidewalk_or_boulevard_use": "Owners must maintain boulevards; no planting trees, constructing impervious surfaces, or disposing waste on boulevards without City authorization."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "street_obstruction": "4.2.1(d)",
    "sidewalk_or_boulevard_use": "4.1.1, 4.2.1, 5.1"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/maple-ridge/traffic-streets/text-f7689beb0fa4/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "City of Maple Ridge Highway and Traffic Bylaw No. 6704-2009 (Consolidated)",
   "category": "traffic_streets",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2010-01-26",
   "document_url": "https://www.mapleridge.ca/media/file/6704-2009-highway-and-traffic",
   "summary": "Regulates traffic, use of highways/trails/parks and the removal/impounding of vehicles unlawfully occupying a highway; sets a default 50 km/h (or lower posted) speed limit and a 25 km/h limit in specified areas.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-28",
   "capture_sha256": "60a35073927f615faeee3bf4a274c4b168c2e772b338fd1a4711ad3d4a3f4f6c",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T03:03:43+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/60a35073927f615faeee3bf4a274c4b168c2e772b338fd1a4711ad3d4a3f4f6c.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "default_speed_limit": "50 km",
    "truck_route_rule": "Commercial vehicles must comply with Commercial Transport Act size/weight regulations; permit required for oversize/overweight vehicles.",
    "street_obstruction": "Prohibited to place things, excavate, or obstruct traffic on highway without a highway use permit.",
    "sidewalk_or_boulevard_use": "Parking prohibited on sidewalk or boulevard. Vehicles/animals shall not cross boulevard unless suitable crossing exists.",
    "fine_range": "not less than $50.00 and not more than the maximum penalty provided by the Offence Act"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "default_speed_limit": "s. 9.1",
    "truck_route_rule": "s. 44.0, s. 47.1",
    "street_obstruction": "s. 32.1",
    "sidewalk_or_boulevard_use": "s. 11.1(a), s. 32.1(j)",
    "fine_range": "s. 55.0"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/maple-ridge/traffic-streets/text-60a35073927f/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
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 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/maple-ridge/traffic-streets/"
}