{
 "answer": "In the Town of Newmarket, Ontario, street obstruction: No Person shall Alter, occupy, Obstruct or Damage any Highway without first obtaining a Permit.; sidewalk or boulevard use: No Person shall place objects, create obstructions, or alter grade on Boulevard or Roadway without Permit.; fines: First conviction: $400–$100,000; second/subsequent: $500–$100,000; continuing offence: $500–$10,000/day; multiple offence: $500–$10,000 per offence.; default speed limit: 40 km/h. Source: Road Occupancy By-law 2018-31 (Consolidated); Traffic By-law 2011-24 (Consolidated), verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001655",
 "municipality": "Newmarket",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "traffic_streets",
 "label": "Traffic & streets",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "http://www.newmarket.ca",
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   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Road Occupancy By-law 2018-31 (Consolidated)",
   "category": "traffic_streets",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2018-05-28",
   "document_url": "https://www.newmarket.ca/media/file/2018-31-rop-bylaw-consolidation",
   "summary": "Regulates use, alteration and occupancy of Town highways/boulevards - excavation, obstruction and damage to roadway, boulevard, curb or sidewalk - requiring permits for construction work.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "b4047c74f8c57df2362e887972dc7fc0d4996fdb09bfffc947fd906c0bd0489a",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/b4047c74f8c57df2362e887972dc7fc0d4996fdb09bfffc947fd906c0bd0489a.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "street_obstruction": "No Person shall Alter, occupy, Obstruct or Damage any Highway without first obtaining a Permit.",
    "sidewalk_or_boulevard_use": "No Person shall place objects, create obstructions, or alter grade on Boulevard or Roadway without Permit.",
    "fine_range": "First conviction: $400–$100,000; second/subsequent: $500–$100,000; continuing offence: $500–$10,000/day; multiple offence: $500–$10,000 per offence."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "street_obstruction": "s. 4.1",
    "sidewalk_or_boulevard_use": "s. 4.4",
    "fine_range": "s. 14.4(a)–(d)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/newmarket/traffic-streets/text-b4047c74f8c5/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Traffic By-law 2011-24 (Consolidated)",
   "category": "traffic_streets",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2011-05-30",
   "document_url": "https://www.newmarket.ca/media/file/2011-24-traffic-bylaw-consolidation",
   "summary": "Regulates traffic on Town roads, including posted speed limits and designated Community Safety Zones under the Safer School Zones Act.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "55d322ce9c28170a14fde219eff6bb185bf2e46203127de093baa01f0eda5d22",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/55d322ce9c28170a14fde219eff6bb185bf2e46203127de093baa01f0eda5d22.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "default_speed_limit": "40 km/h",
    "truck_route_rule": "Heavy trucks (3 tons or more) prohibited on all Town streets at all times; exception for unavoidable local delivery.",
    "sidewalk_or_boulevard_use": "Sidewalks reserved for pedestrians, children's bicycles, skateboards, in-line skates, non-motorized scooters, toy vehicles, and personal mobility devices.",
    "fine_range": "$25.00 for s. 4, 8, 9.1, 9.2, 11, 12.1, 12.2, 13.1, 14.2, 22.1, 27 violations; Highway Traffic Act penalties for all others."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "default_speed_limit": "Schedule VII: \"On all streets under the jurisdiction of the Town of Newmarket, save and except those listed below — 40\"",
    "truck_route_rule": "Schedule V; s. 28.1; s. 28.8",
    "sidewalk_or_boulevard_use": "s. 15",
    "fine_range": "s. 34.1; s. 34.2"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/newmarket/traffic-streets/text-55d322ce9c28/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/newmarket/traffic-streets/"
}