{
 "answer": "In the City of Markham, Ontario, fines: penalties provided in Section 128(14) of The Highway Traffic Act shall apply; truck route rule: No person shall operate an over-dimensional vehicle on any City highway without a Road Occupancy Permit.; street obstruction: No person shall alter, obstruct, damage, or occupy any highway without first obtaining a Road Occupancy Permit.; sidewalk or boulevard use: No person shall landscape, grade, or place materials on a boulevard without a Road Occupancy Permit.. Source: By-law 2017-104, Speed By-law; By-law 2018-109, A By-law to Regulate the Use, Alteration, and Occupancy of Highways within the City of Markham, verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001620",
 "municipality": "Markham",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "traffic_streets",
 "label": "Traffic & streets",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "https://www.markham.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law 2017-104, Speed By-law",
   "category": "traffic_streets",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2017-11-14",
   "document_url": "https://www.markham.ca/sites/default/files/2026-03/2017-104%20-%20Consolidated%20February%202026.pdf",
   "summary": "Sets maximum speed limits on named City of Markham highways by schedule: 40 km/h (Schedule A), 50 km/h (Schedule B), 60 km/h (Schedule C) and 30 km/h (Schedule D), effective where the highway is signed under the Highway Traffic Act. The by-law prescribes no general or default limit of its own; it repealed and replaced By-law 105-71.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "ce09ed849061f112fddbe66942cd13a5c52b2b8545a67e720ac296e52119bb60",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/ce09ed849061f112fddbe66942cd13a5c52b2b8545a67e720ac296e52119bb60.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "fine_range": "penalties provided in Section 128(14) of The Highway Traffic Act shall apply"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "fine_range": "s. 2: \"penalties provided in Section 128(14) of The Highway Traffic Act\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/markham/traffic-streets/text-ce09ed849061/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law 2018-109, A By-law to Regulate the Use, Alteration, and Occupancy of Highways within the City of Markham",
   "category": "traffic_streets",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2018-06-26",
   "document_url": "https://www.markham.ca/sites/default/files/2018-109%20-%20Consolidated%20-%20Effective%20January%201%2C%202024%20-%20Amended%20June%202025%20-%2010032025.pdf",
   "summary": "Prohibits unpermitted alteration, obstruction, excavation or encroachment on City highways/sidewalks (e.g. raised curbs within 45cm of sidewalk, awnings); requires permits for road occupancy and sets removal/enforcement powers.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "8399778d8e0f553c6f705e8839ff34895ed9da611205bbea9a3cbca6a4314969",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/8399778d8e0f553c6f705e8839ff34895ed9da611205bbea9a3cbca6a4314969.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "truck_route_rule": "No person shall operate an over-dimensional vehicle on any City highway without a Road Occupancy Permit.",
    "street_obstruction": "No person shall alter, obstruct, damage, or occupy any highway without first obtaining a Road Occupancy Permit.",
    "sidewalk_or_boulevard_use": "No person shall landscape, grade, or place materials on a boulevard without a Road Occupancy Permit.",
    "fine_range": "First conviction: $500–$50,000; second/subsequent: $500–$100,000; continuing offence: $100–$10,000/day (max $100,000 total); corporation: $500–$100,000."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "truck_route_rule": "s. 8.1",
    "street_obstruction": "s. 3.1",
    "sidewalk_or_boulevard_use": "s. 3.4.5",
    "fine_range": "s. 22.1.1–22.1.5"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/markham/traffic-streets/text-8399778d8e0f/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/markham/traffic-streets/"
}