{
 "answer": "In the District municipality of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, traffic & streets rules are set by Municipal Streets, Sidewalks, and Trails By-Law M-089-24, verified 2026-09-27. Fines: not less than one hundred ($100) dollars and not more than ten thousand ($10,000) dollars. Truck route rule: Heavy Load means loads over 9923 lbs or 4501 kg; no moving over sidewalk/trail unless protected; no driving over curb.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-003169",
 "municipality": "Yarmouth",
 "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://munyarmouth.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Municipal Streets, Sidewalks, and Trails By-Law M-089-24",
   "category": "traffic_streets",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2024-06-26",
   "document_url": "https://munyarmouth.ca/government/by-laws/258-municipal-streets-sidewalks-and-trails-by-law-1/file",
   "summary": "Abutters must clear snow/ice from sidewalks or the Municipality does it and bills them; a Street Disturbance Permit is required for any street/sidewalk excavation or obstruction; loads over 4,501kg are restricted on municipal streets.",
   "discovered_by": "ns-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "e468cefbb0e4e94797b4dd5e1d31d74b2b9f09c7b030903071056131df9e89b5",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T01:09:57+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "M-089-24",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/e468cefbb0e4e94797b4dd5e1d31d74b2b9f09c7b030903071056131df9e89b5.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "truck_route_rule": "Heavy Load means loads over 9923 lbs or 4501 kg; no moving over sidewalk/trail unless protected; no driving over curb.",
    "street_obstruction": "No person shall make excavation, break surface, or engage in construction/temporary activity likely to obstruct pedestrian or vehicular traffic without a Street Disturbance Permit.",
    "sidewalk_or_boulevard_use": "Abutters shall remove snow, icicles or ice overhanging sidewalks; trim encroaching vegetation; no heavy load on sidewalk/trail unless protected; no gates impeding traffic.",
    "fine_range": "not less than one hundred ($100) dollars and not more than ten thousand ($10,000) dollars"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "truck_route_rule": "s. 2.6; s. 6.1.1; s. 6.3",
    "street_obstruction": "s. 8.1.1, 8.1.2, 8.1.3",
    "sidewalk_or_boulevard_use": "s. 3.1; s. 4.1; s. 6.1.1; s. 7.1",
    "fine_range": "s. 9.1"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ns/yarmouth-district-municipality/traffic-streets/bylaw-m-089-24/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ns/yarmouth-district-municipality/traffic-streets/"
}