{
 "answer": "In the Town of Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia, traffic & streets rules are set by Streets and Sidewalks By-law, verified 2026-09-27. Street obstruction: No cutting/excavating sidewalk, curb, or street without Street Excavation Permit; no travel on temporarily closed street. Sidewalk or boulevard use: Town may lease sidewalk for seasonal/temporary sidewalk cafe/restaurant; abutters maintain grass between curb and sidewalk.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-003124",
 "municipality": "Annapolis Royal",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Nova Scotia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "traffic_streets",
 "label": "Traffic & streets",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "https://annapolisroyal.com/",
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   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Streets and Sidewalks By-law",
   "category": "traffic_streets",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2023-02-15",
   "document_url": "https://annapolisroyal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Streets-and-Sidewalks-2023-signed.pdf",
   "summary": "Governs Town streets/sidewalks: Street Excavation Permits for cuts/culverts, permits to temporarily close streets or move buildings, mandatory sidewalk snow clearing within 4 hours of snowfall on the St. George St. core area, Encroachment Permits, sidewalk cafe leases, and a duty to trim vegetation overhanging streets. Passed by Council Feb 15, 2023.",
   "discovered_by": "ns-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "26ea1b4a147c9ac49ec73d7cd650de0eac1ac3b27f7188f82724a25767985d89",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T01:09:57+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/26ea1b4a147c9ac49ec73d7cd650de0eac1ac3b27f7188f82724a25767985d89.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "street_obstruction": "No cutting/excavating sidewalk, curb, or street without Street Excavation Permit; no travel on temporarily closed street.",
    "sidewalk_or_boulevard_use": "Town may lease sidewalk for seasonal/temporary sidewalk cafe/restaurant; abutters maintain grass between curb and sidewalk."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "street_obstruction": "\"cut into or excavate any part of a sidewalk, curb or street within the Town without first applying\"; \"No person shall travel on any portion of a street which has been temporarily closed\"",
    "sidewalk_or_boulevard_use": "\"for the seasonal or temporary use of a sidewalk or other suitable Town property as a sidewalk cafe or restaurant\"; \"abutters shall maintain any grass between the curb and a sidewalk abutting their property\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ns/annapolis-royal/traffic-streets/streets-and-sidewalks-by-law/",
   "transcript_quality": "ocr"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ns/annapolis-royal/traffic-streets/"
}