{
 "answer": "In the City of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, street obstruction: No person shall engage in Road Occupancy, Road Closure, or Road Cut without first obtaining a Municipal Consent Permit.; street obstruction: No person shall obstruct, encumber, injure or foul any street; street occupation for building requires a permit.; sidewalk or boulevard use: Vehicles prohibited on boulevard; vehicles may not cross sidewalk except at a regular crossing.; truck route rule: Heavy trucks (>13 tonnes) prohibited on signed streets; Core Area accessible only via nearest Class 'A' truck route.. Source: Road Cuts By-law 2020-70 (Office Consolidation, Sept 18 2023); Streets and Related Matters By-law 2008-131 (Office Consolidation, May 1 2024); Traffic By-law 77-200 (consolidated Feb 23, 2026), verified 2026-08-29.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001738",
 "municipality": "Sault Ste. Marie",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "traffic_streets",
 "label": "Traffic & streets",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-29",
 "official_website": "https://saultstemarie.ca/",
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   "title": "Road Cuts By-law 2020-70 (Office Consolidation, Sept 18 2023)",
   "category": "traffic_streets",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://saultstemarie.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/2020-70-Road-Cuts.pdf",
   "summary": "Regulates Municipal Consent, Road Occupancy, Road Closure and Road Cuts (excavation) within City street allowances; a permit is required to excavate, trench, or occupy a City road.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "76328db92e24bf6ad37d957dab8707dd49faf4b48609ad22f0b931096b944b01",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/76328db92e24bf6ad37d957dab8707dd49faf4b48609ad22f0b931096b944b01.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "street_obstruction": "No person shall engage in Road Occupancy, Road Closure, or Road Cut without first obtaining a Municipal Consent Permit."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "street_obstruction": "s. 2b.(1), 2b.(2), 2b.(3)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/sault-ste-marie/traffic-streets/text-76328db92e24/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Streets and Related Matters By-law 2008-131 (Office Consolidation, May 1 2024)",
   "category": "traffic_streets",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://saultstemarie.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/2008-131-Streets.pdf",
   "summary": "Regulates City street and boulevard maintenance to prevent nuisances and accumulation of waste/debris, and permits regulated private use of boulevards (e.g. for gardens).",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "caf77f033c85ae275e2ec9d0cd7b37f291dbbc96edb6d941d64ebafea71f09b5",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/caf77f033c85ae275e2ec9d0cd7b37f291dbbc96edb6d941d64ebafea71f09b5.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "street_obstruction": "No person shall obstruct, encumber, injure or foul any street; street occupation for building requires a permit.",
    "sidewalk_or_boulevard_use": "Vehicles prohibited on boulevard; vehicles may not cross sidewalk except at a regular crossing."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "street_obstruction": "s. 9(1); s. 10(1)",
    "sidewalk_or_boulevard_use": "s. 5(4)(a); s. 9(1)(j)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/sault-ste-marie/traffic-streets/text-caf77f033c85/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Traffic By-law 77-200 (consolidated Feb 23, 2026)",
   "category": "traffic_streets",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://saultstemarie.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/By-law-TEXT-77-200-Consolidated-Feb-2326.pdf",
   "summary": "Comprehensive traffic and parking regulation with schedules for Community Safety Zones, increased/decreased speed limits, truck routes and heavy-truck restrictions, turn prohibitions, stop/yield signs, and pedestrian crossovers city-wide.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "09c4a69cd7992464163b240858cb16979459ab915bd590f72f4e852b17b48e44",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/09c4a69cd7992464163b240858cb16979459ab915bd590f72f4e852b17b48e44.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "truck_route_rule": "Heavy trucks (>13 tonnes) prohibited on signed streets; Core Area accessible only via nearest Class 'A' truck route.",
    "street_obstruction": "No parking alongside street excavations or obstructions; no driving on barricaded streets; no parking to obstruct traffic.",
    "sidewalk_or_boulevard_use": "No person over age 10 may ride bicycle on sidewalk; vehicles prohibited on boulevards except at driveway crossings."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "truck_route_rule": "s. 41(1), s. 42(1)",
    "street_obstruction": "s. 5(11), s. 8, s. 29",
    "sidewalk_or_boulevard_use": "s. 52(7), s. 34(3)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/sault-ste-marie/traffic-streets/text-09c4a69cd799/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/sault-ste-marie/traffic-streets/"
}