{
 "answer": "In the District Municipality of Metchosin, British Columbia, noise & nuisance rules are set by District of Metchosin Noise Bylaw, 1995, No. 260, verified 2026-10-18. Quiet hours: at any time on a Saturday or a Holiday, or between 6:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. Monday to Friday both inclusive. Construction hours: 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. on Monday through Saturday inclusive; 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on a Holiday. Fines: not more than $2000.00 and not less than $100.00.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000079",
 "municipality": "Metchosin",
 "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.metchosin.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "District of Metchosin Noise Bylaw, 1995, No. 260",
   "category": "noise",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "1996-06-03",
   "document_url": "https://metchosin.civicweb.net/document/10",
   "summary": "Regulates objectionable noise. Construction and lawnmower/power tools 7 am-10 pm Mon-Sat, 9 am-6 pm holidays; industrial/commercial work limited to 7 am-6 pm weekdays.",
   "discovered_by": "onbc-noisewater",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-15",
   "capture_sha256": "05cd9cae315a72820a8a817620d784d6db21bde01f3b707e8411e575aba7149b",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-15T04:50:23+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "260",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/05cd9cae315a72820a8a817620d784d6db21bde01f3b707e8411e575aba7149b.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "quiet_hours": "at any time on a Saturday or a Holiday, or between 6:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. Monday to Friday both inclusive",
    "construction_hours": "7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. on Monday through Saturday inclusive; 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on a Holiday",
    "exemptions": "Emergency vehicles, municipal/utility maintenance, emergency repairs, danger signals, church bells, fire-code PA, permitted industrial/commercial, assemblies, construction and lawn equipment within stated hours.",
    "fine_range": "not more than $2000.00 and not less than $100.00"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "quiet_hours": "s. 2(d)",
    "construction_hours": "s. 3(i), s. 3(j)",
    "exemptions": "s. 3(a)-(l)",
    "fine_range": "s. 5(c)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/metchosin/noise/bylaw-260/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Metchosin bylaws list (CivicWeb)",
   "category": "noise",
   "document_type": "bylaw_index",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "http://metchosin.civicweb.net/contentengine/Link.aspx?ID=2",
   "summary": "Index of District bylaws.",
   "discovered_by": "onbc-noisewater",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-15",
   "capture_sha256": "f4ad066f77136f2b2800ace68066c69f3e0c98ccb48dc2e0eb49be4dd0801ad6",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-15T04:50:23+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/f4ad066f77136f2b2800ace68066c69f3e0c98ccb48dc2e0eb49be4dd0801ad6.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/metchosin/noise/metchosin-bylaws-list/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/metchosin/noise/"
}