{
 "municipality_id": "gx-003466",
 "municipality": "St. John's",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Newfoundland and Labrador",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "noise",
 "label": "Noise & nuisance",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-06-05",
 "official_website": "https://stjohns.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Noise By-Law No. 1405",
   "category": "noise",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "1998-04-21",
   "document_url": "https://apps.stjohns.ca/bylaws.nsf/nwByLawNum/1405",
   "summary": "Prohibits clearly audible sound at residential receptors. Quiet hours 11 pm–7 am for construction, loading, and domestic tools. Vehicle idling over 20 min banned in residential zones. Engine brakes prohibited except emergencies. Fireworks require fire-official authorization. Council may grant exemptions up to six months.",
   "capture_sha256": "097a0804b106d1eae8e42c9e476bfb1bc83fcad277e488e9d4d707c5bdd5c272",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-06T14:18:25+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/097a0804b106d1eae8e42c9e476bfb1bc83fcad277e488e9d4d707c5bdd5c272.html",
   "facts": {
    "quiet_hours": "11:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. daily for loading/unloading, construction equipment, domestic tools, and refuse compacting",
    "construction_hours": "Construction equipment prohibited 11:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. daily within 100 metres of a Residential Zone",
    "exemptions": "RNC, RCMP, fire department, City employees on duty; and Special Events"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "quiet_hours": "s. 3(4)-(7)",
    "construction_hours": "s. 3(5)",
    "exemptions": "s. 6",
    "fine_range": "s. 9"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/nl/st-john-s/noise/text-097a0804b106/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/nl/st-john-s/noise/"
}