{
 "answer": "In the Town of Essex, Ontario, noise & nuisance rules are set by Noise By-law No. 2422, verified 2026-10-18. Quiet hours: 11:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. Exemptions: Public safety, essential services, traditional/festive/religious activities, normal farm practices, and Temporary Noise Permits.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001509",
 "municipality": "Essex",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "noise",
 "label": "Noise & nuisance",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-18",
 "official_website": "http://www.essex.ca/",
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   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Noise By-law No. 2422",
   "category": "noise",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2025-03-17",
   "document_url": "http://www.essex.ca/media/5f4nspqe/by-law-no-2422-being-a-by-law-to-prohibit-and-regulate-noise-signed.pdf",
   "summary": "Town of Essex by-law to prohibit and regulate noise (13 pp, scanned PDF without text layer); town page also describes a temporary noise permit applied for 30 days ahead.",
   "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": "2422",
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   "facts": {
    "quiet_hours": "11:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.",
    "exemptions": "Public safety, essential services, traditional/festive/religious activities, normal farm practices, and Temporary Noise Permits.",
    "fine_range": "$100.00-$5,000.00 (first person); $500.00-$10,000.00 (subsequent person); $100.00-$10,000.00 (first corporation); $1,000.00-$25,000.00 (subsequent corporation); set fine $150.00"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "quiet_hours": "s. 2.1(c)(iii)",
    "exemptions": "s. 4.1, s. 5.1, s. 6.1, s. 7.1, s. 9.1",
    "fine_range": "s. 13.1(a), s. 13.1(b), Schedule \"B\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/essex/noise/bylaw-2422/",
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  },
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   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Essex By-laws index",
   "category": "noise",
   "document_type": "bylaw_index",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "http://www.essex.ca/town-hall/bylaws/",
   "summary": "Town by-law listing.",
   "discovered_by": "onbc-noisewater",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-15",
   "capture_sha256": "0de67736a7d73d40d138055dc573396f2dd6773f12bbac02c348762c2126117e",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-18T01:02:49+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/0de67736a7d73d40d138055dc573396f2dd6773f12bbac02c348762c2126117e.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/essex/noise/essex-by-laws-index/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Noise By-Law page (By-law 2422, temporary noise permit)",
   "category": "noise",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "http://www.essex.ca/town-hall/bylaws/noise-by-law/",
   "summary": "Town page for noise by-law 2422 and temporary noise permit application.",
   "discovered_by": "onbc-noisewater",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-15",
   "capture_sha256": "d7e50d3fa18e78dfde3c02074482a0cec59ae80df81e81866a17f244b5e73ec5",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-15T04:50:23+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2422",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/d7e50d3fa18e78dfde3c02074482a0cec59ae80df81e81866a17f244b5e73ec5.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/essex/noise/bylaw-2422-2/",
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  }
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 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/essex/noise/"
}