{
 "answer": "In the Town of Ajax, Ontario, noise & nuisance rules are set by By-law 04-2026 Noise By-law, verified 2026-10-18. Construction hours: 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. Fines: not more than $100,000; continuing offence $500-$10,000; special fine may exceed $100,000.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001395",
 "municipality": "Ajax",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "noise",
 "label": "Noise & nuisance",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-18",
 "official_website": "https://www.ajax.ca/",
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   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law 04-2026 Noise By-law",
   "category": "noise",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2026-01-19",
   "document_url": "https://ajax.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/By-law-04-2026-Updated-Noise-By-law.pdf",
   "summary": "Prohibits and regulates noise; construction noise limited to 7 a.m.-8 p.m. windows, bans persistent shouting and other listed sounds at set hours.",
   "discovered_by": "onbc-noisewater",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-15",
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   "captured_at": "2026-10-15T04:50:23+00:00",
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   "document_number": "04-2026",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/30995e347b580de9d7052bdef80a4104657cbba48b52830a3b28cbd872c7505e.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "construction_hours": "7:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.",
    "exemptions": "Emergency work; construction 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.; farm equipment; municipal operations; snow removal; church/school bells; traffic/rail/emergency signals; reasonable enjoyment.",
    "fine_range": "not more than $100,000; continuing offence $500-$10,000; special fine may exceed $100,000"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "construction_hours": "Schedule \"B\", item 3",
    "exemptions": "s. 3.2; Schedule \"B\"",
    "fine_range": "s. 5.2(a)-(c)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/ajax/noise/bylaw-04-2026/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Common by-laws",
   "category": "noise",
   "document_type": "bylaw_index",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://ajax.ca/town-hall/governance-accountability/by-law/common-by-laws/",
   "summary": "Town common by-laws page.",
   "discovered_by": "onbc-noisewater",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-15",
   "capture_sha256": "2371cf59e80f3a581b48bad98cef879bab5851c0960fd1c1baf32e4300281799",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-15T04:50:23+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/2371cf59e80f3a581b48bad98cef879bab5851c0960fd1c1baf32e4300281799.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/ajax/noise/common-by-laws/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
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 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/ajax/noise/"
}