{
 "answer": "In the District Municipality of Kitimat, British Columbia, quiet hours: 19:00–07:00 (general); 21:00–07:00 for lawn mowers year-round; 21:00–07:00 for tools and construction in June, July and August; construction hours: 07:00–19:00 daily (07:00–21:00 in June, July and August); snow removal and essential services exempt at all times; exemptions: Emergency measures, traditional festive/religious activities, sanctioned community events, Municipal Engineer-approved activities, snow removal, grass cutting. Source: Kitimat Municipal Code — Part 9, Division 12: Environmental Control (Noise), verified 2026-06-08.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000061",
 "municipality": "Kitimat",
 "status_type": "District Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "noise",
 "label": "Noise & nuisance",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-06-08",
 "official_website": "https://www.kitimat.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Kitimat Municipal Code — Part 9, Division 12: Environmental Control (Noise)",
   "category": "noise",
   "document_type": "code_chapter",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://kitimat-docs.simplicitycms.ca/docs/part9-div12-envirocontrol-20200519.pdf",
   "summary": "Part 9, Div. 12 of the Kitimat Municipal Code regulates noise and environmental control across the municipality, prohibiting persistent animal sounds and other noise disturbances in residential areas.",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-12T02:48:21+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
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   "capture_sha256": "9699c34c2881c38f576c95e794a0043319ca635d592a4b9e0a9b386669ec75de",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/9699c34c2881c38f576c95e794a0043319ca635d592a4b9e0a9b386669ec75de.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "quiet_hours": "19:00–07:00 (general); 21:00–07:00 for lawn mowers year-round; 21:00–07:00 for tools and construction in June, July and August",
    "construction_hours": "07:00–19:00 daily (07:00–21:00 in June, July and August); snow removal and essential services exempt at all times",
    "exemptions": "Emergency measures, traditional festive/religious activities, sanctioned community events, Municipal Engineer-approved activities, snow removal, grass cutting"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "quiet_hours": "\"Yelling, shouting, hooting, whistling. 1900 one day to 700 next day\"",
    "construction_hours": "\"The operation of construction, maintenance or other equipment except when used for snow removal\"",
    "exemptions": "\"sounds associated with traditional festive and religious\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/kitimat/noise/text-9699c34c2881/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/kitimat/noise/"
}