{
 "answer": "In the Town of Kentville, Nova Scotia, traffic & streets rules are set by Town of Kentville Street Encroachment Bylaw 207 and 1 other bylaw, verified 2026-09-27. Sidewalk or boulevard use: Sidewalk café shall not operate later than 2:00 a.m.; operate only between May 15 and October 15 unless Council approves otherwise.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-003143",
 "municipality": "Kentville",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Nova Scotia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "traffic_streets",
 "label": "Traffic & streets",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "http://www.town.kentville.ns.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Town of Kentville Street Encroachment Bylaw 207",
   "category": "traffic_streets",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2026-07-27",
   "document_url": "https://kentville.ca/sites/default/files/town-files/2026-09/Bylaw%20207%20-%20Street%20Encroachment.pdf",
   "summary": "Requires a Town Encroachment Licence for any structure placed on, over or under a street or right-of-way (signs, awnings, sidewalk cafes, etc.), and preserves a barrier-free pedestrian path of travel on sidewalks.",
   "discovered_by": "ns-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "bed2b6fa04e32a68c627a6997bc5b8e63a089d670cc594e72929dc5336c58ba2",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T01:09:57+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "207",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/bed2b6fa04e32a68c627a6997bc5b8e63a089d670cc594e72929dc5336c58ba2.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "street_obstruction": "No person shall construct, place, enlarge, reconstruct, maintain, or permit an Encroachment upon, under, or over a street unless an Encroachment Licence has been issued.",
    "sidewalk_or_boulevard_use": "Sidewalk café shall not operate later than 2:00 a.m.; operate only between May 15 and October 15 unless Council approves otherwise."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "street_obstruction": "s. 4.1",
    "sidewalk_or_boulevard_use": "s. 5.2, 5.13"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ns/kentville/traffic-streets/bylaw-207/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Town of Kentville Streets By-law (CH83)",
   "category": "traffic_streets",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2011-10-31",
   "document_url": "https://kentville.ca/sites/default/files/town-files/2019-08/CH83-Streets.pdf",
   "summary": "Bans excavating or opening a street/sidewalk without a Town Engineer permit (must be lit and fenced at night); requires Commercial (C1/C2) zone owners to clear snow within 4 hours of a snowfall ending; bans barbed-wire fences erected along a street.",
   "discovered_by": "ns-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "43ac90784e6e742a67a961910d51ff750f871fe3918163f6fcca0a0211b0c84b",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T01:09:57+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/43ac90784e6e742a67a961910d51ff750f871fe3918163f6fcca0a0211b0c84b.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "street_obstruction": "No person shall make any opening or excavation in any street or sidewalk"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "street_obstruction": "make any opening or excavation in any street or sidewalk"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ns/kentville/traffic-streets/town-of-kentville-streets-by-law/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ns/kentville/traffic-streets/"
}