{
 "answer": "In the City of Abbotsford, British Columbia, quiet hours: 22:00-07:00 weekdays/Saturday; 22:00-10:00 Sunday/Holiday (Nighttime definition); construction hours: 07:00-21:00 Monday-Saturday (non-Holiday); 09:00-21:00 Sunday or statutory Holiday; exemptions: Emergency vehicles, religious bells, public events with permits, garbage collection, municipal works, farm practices, public transit, aeronautics. Source: Sound Regulation Bylaw, 2017 No. 2687-2017, verified 2026-06-08.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000002",
 "municipality": "Abbotsford",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "noise",
 "label": "Noise & nuisance",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-06-08",
 "official_website": "https://www.abbotsford.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Sound Regulation Bylaw, 2017 No. 2687-2017",
   "category": "noise",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2017-05-10",
   "document_url": "https://laws.abbotsford.ca/civix/document/id/coa/coabylaws/2017b2687",
   "summary": "Regulates noise in Abbotsford by prohibiting sounds that disturb the quiet, peace, rest, enjoyment, comfort or convenience of persons in the neighbourhood. Adopted May 10, 2017.",
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   "captured_at": "2026-06-08T06:16:30+00:00",
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   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/dcd9ad0c9674ccaf69d01a9d61dbfc492dcfb2229e050e0905fde280ed5970ce.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "quiet_hours": "22:00-07:00 weekdays/Saturday; 22:00-10:00 Sunday/Holiday (Nighttime definition)",
    "construction_hours": "07:00-21:00 Monday-Saturday (non-Holiday); 09:00-21:00 Sunday or statutory Holiday",
    "exemptions": "Emergency vehicles, religious bells, public events with permits, garbage collection, municipal works, farm practices, public transit, aeronautics"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "quiet_hours": "\"Daytime\" means: (a) from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. on a week day or Saturday; and (b) from 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. on a Sunday or Holiday\"; \"Nighttime\" means any time not included within the definition of Daytime\"",
    "construction_hours": "\"between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. on any day from Monday to Saturday\"; \"between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. on any Sunday or statutory Holiday\"",
    "exemptions": "\"a Motor Vehicle of the Police or Fire Department, or an ambulance\"; \"the use of bells, chimes, or other calls to worship by religious institutions\"; \"a garbage collection service\"; \"normal farm practices on a farm operation as defined by and protected\"; \"public transit or aeronautics\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/abbotsford/noise/text-dcd9ad0c9674/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/abbotsford/noise/"
}