{
 "answer": "In the Town of Middleton, Nova Scotia, traffic & streets rules are set by Town of Middleton Bylaws, Chapter 9 - Streets, verified 2026-09-27. Street obstruction: No person shall place any encumbrance upon any street preventing free and uninterrupted public use. Sidewalk or boulevard use: No person shall dump, unload, deposit, or move coal or heavy article on concrete/asphalt sidewalk unless protected by boards not less than one inch thick.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-003149",
 "municipality": "Middleton",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Nova Scotia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "traffic_streets",
 "label": "Traffic & streets",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "https://www.discovermiddleton.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Town of Middleton Bylaws, Chapter 9 - Streets",
   "category": "traffic_streets",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "1969-01-06",
   "document_url": "https://www.discovermiddleton.ca/government/bylaws/221-streets/file",
   "summary": "Chapter 9 Streets by-law requires occupiers to clear abutting sidewalks of snow/ice within set hours after a snowfall, bans gates/fences/projections swinging or overhanging onto sidewalks or streets, and requires a permit and deposit before excavating any street.",
   "discovered_by": "ns-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "c20f998d909d99a14d379d8bb47902d87dd05b72c8bbf3ed4289b4d6f81d3d74",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T01:09:57+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "9",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/c20f998d909d99a14d379d8bb47902d87dd05b72c8bbf3ed4289b4d6f81d3d74.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "street_obstruction": "No person shall place any encumbrance upon any street preventing free and uninterrupted public use.",
    "sidewalk_or_boulevard_use": "No person shall dump, unload, deposit, or move coal or heavy article on concrete/asphalt sidewalk unless protected by boards not less than one inch thick.",
    "fine_range": "not exceeding ten dollars; not exceeding four dollars; not less than two dollars and not more than ten dollars; not exceeding twenty dollars; not less than one, or more than five dollars; minimum penalty of $25 and not exceeding a maximum penalty of $75."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "street_obstruction": "s. 51",
    "sidewalk_or_boulevard_use": "s. 16",
    "fine_range": "s. 2, s. 6, s. 11, s. 26, s. 32, s. 64"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ns/middleton/traffic-streets/chapter-9/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ns/middleton/traffic-streets/"
}