{
 "answer": "In the City of Oshawa, Ontario, sidewalk or boulevard use: No hedge, shrub, planting, fence, wall or other thing permitted within 0.6m of sidewalk edge or 1.2m of curb.; fines: Tier 1: $125; Tier 2: $225; Tier 3: $325 (per s. 1.4.4); truck route rule: Commissioner may approve permits for heavy vehicles exceeding dimensional or weight limits under Highway Traffic Act.; street obstruction: No person shall close, occupy, obstruct, or encumber any highway without first obtaining a Road Occupancy Permit.. Source: Boulevard By-law 136-2006; Road Occupancy By-law 37-2007; Traffic and Parking By-law 79-1999, verified 2026-08-29.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001685",
 "municipality": "Oshawa",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "traffic_streets",
 "label": "Traffic & streets",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-29",
 "official_website": "http://www.oshawa.ca/",
 "documents": [
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   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Boulevard By-law 136-2006",
   "category": "traffic_streets",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2006-10-02",
   "document_url": "https://media-002-ca.cdn.govstack.com/oshawa-016-ca/media/1lrp5ykn/boulevardby-law136-2006.pdf",
   "summary": "Regulates the landscaping, maintenance and use of City boulevards by the abutting property owner. Nothing may be planted or placed within 0.6 m (2 ft) of either edge of a sidewalk or within 1.2 m (4 ft) of the curb, or within 1.8 m (6 ft) of the curb where there is no sidewalk; no hedge, shrub, tree, post, fence",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "6dc75cde7ed521a0b40363ed3a72537f90877e3d3e11204da9c6a934287cb0da",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/6dc75cde7ed521a0b40363ed3a72537f90877e3d3e11204da9c6a934287cb0da.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "sidewalk_or_boulevard_use": "No hedge, shrub, planting, fence, wall or other thing permitted within 0.6m of sidewalk edge or 1.2m of curb.",
    "fine_range": "Tier 1: $125; Tier 2: $225; Tier 3: $325 (per s. 1.4.4)"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "sidewalk_or_boulevard_use": "s. 3.1.1 i)(a)",
    "fine_range": "s. 1.4.4"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/oshawa/traffic-streets/text-6dc75cde7ed5/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Road Occupancy By-law 37-2007",
   "category": "traffic_streets",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2007-04-30",
   "document_url": "https://media-002-ca.cdn.govstack.com/oshawa-016-ca/media/omcivprq/roadoccupancyby-law37-2007.pdf",
   "summary": "Requires permits to occupy, excavate, or place materials/equipment on City roads and rights-of-way.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "6eb602109a3b2dcae52ff6ce95fe1c9668c21a7f6d81972a2b1062b553254274",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/6eb602109a3b2dcae52ff6ce95fe1c9668c21a7f6d81972a2b1062b553254274.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "truck_route_rule": "Commissioner may approve permits for heavy vehicles exceeding dimensional or weight limits under Highway Traffic Act.",
    "street_obstruction": "No person shall close, occupy, obstruct, or encumber any highway without first obtaining a Road Occupancy Permit.",
    "sidewalk_or_boulevard_use": "Highway occupancy including sidewalks and boulevards requires a Road Occupancy Permit for construction or maintenance purposes.",
    "fine_range": "Tier 1: $250; Tier 2: $350; Tier 3: $450 (administrative penalties); also liable under Provincial Offences Act."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "truck_route_rule": "s. 3.3",
    "street_obstruction": "s. 4.1",
    "sidewalk_or_boulevard_use": "s. 4.1",
    "fine_range": "s. 8.3"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/oshawa/traffic-streets/text-6eb602109a3b/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Traffic and Parking By-law 79-1999",
   "category": "traffic_streets",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "1999-07-26",
   "document_url": "https://media-002-ca.cdn.govstack.com/oshawa-016-ca/media/aegdqewh/trafficandparking-by-law79-99.pdf",
   "summary": "Consolidated traffic and parking by-law; Schedule 17 sets maximum speed limits by street and Schedule 20 designates Community Safety Zones.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "cb9347ffd98820df674fdea684f0570e593881b064216d512805623d80912fcb",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/cb9347ffd98820df674fdea684f0570e593881b064216d512805623d80912fcb.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "truck_route_rule": "Heavy vehicles prohibited on signed highways per Schedule XIX; exceptions for abutting deliveries and owner's residence.",
    "street_obstruction": "No vehicle shall stop alongside or across a highway beside an excavation or obstruction impeding traffic flow.",
    "sidewalk_or_boulevard_use": "No motor vehicle on sidewalk/footpath except crossing at driveway; no boulevard parking unless improved or leased.",
    "fine_range": "Administrative penalties in amounts specified in Schedule XXIV; tiered escalating amounts (tiers 1–3) within 90-day windows."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "truck_route_rule": "s. 20.1",
    "street_obstruction": "s. 4.23",
    "sidewalk_or_boulevard_use": "s. 4.6; s. 4.28",
    "fine_range": "s. 24.2.2; s. 24.2.3; Schedule XXIV"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/oshawa/traffic-streets/text-cb9347ffd988/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/oshawa/traffic-streets/"
}