{
 "answer": "In the District municipality of Guysborough, Nova Scotia, traffic & streets rules are set by Municipality of the District of Guysborough Sidewalk By-Law (By-Law #20), verified 2026-09-27. Fines: not less than $50.00 and not more than $500.00 plus any and all costs incurred by the Municipality to correct the contravention. Street obstruction: Abutters shall trim vegetation encroaching over a street; no abutter shall place dirt, dust or other nuisance onto the street.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-003140",
 "municipality": "Guysborough",
 "status_type": "District municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "Nova Scotia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "traffic_streets",
 "label": "Traffic & streets",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "https://modg.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Municipality of the District of Guysborough Sidewalk By-Law (By-Law #20)",
   "category": "traffic_streets",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://modg.ca/sites/default/files/bylaws/By-Law%20%2320-%20Sidewalk%202023.pdf",
   "summary": "The Municipality clears snow/ice from the sidewalks it installed (min. 1 m width); abutters must remove snow, ice and icicles on roofs/trees that could fall onto a sidewalk, maintain the grass strip, and trim trees/hedges encroaching over a street (clear to 2.25 m for sight lines). No heavy loads over a sidewalk without protective boarding; sidewalk signs must leave 1",
   "discovered_by": "ns-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "b6bb3f2b3e6754994c8c1ceccab7546e97860109a8b7b280a289e73538d6d452",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T01:09:57+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "20",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/b6bb3f2b3e6754994c8c1ceccab7546e97860109a8b7b280a289e73538d6d452.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "street_obstruction": "Abutters shall trim vegetation encroaching over a street; no abutter shall place dirt, dust or other nuisance onto the street.",
    "sidewalk_or_boulevard_use": "Abutters shall maintain grass between curb and sidewalk; signs shall not obstruct pedestrians; leave minimum 1 m unobstructed; maximum signage face area one square meter.",
    "fine_range": "not less than $50.00 and not more than $500.00 plus any and all costs incurred by the Municipality to correct the contravention"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "street_obstruction": "ENCROACHING VEGETATION, s. 1; NUISANCE, s. 1",
    "sidewalk_or_boulevard_use": "VEGETATION IN STREET RIGHT-OF-WAY, s. 1; SIDEWALK SIGNAGE, s. 1",
    "fine_range": "PENALTY, s. 1"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ns/guysborough/traffic-streets/bylaw-20/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ns/guysborough/traffic-streets/"
}