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 "place": {
  "path": "ca/bc/merritt",
  "name": "Merritt"
 },
 "bylaw": {
  "title": "Zoning Bylaw No. 2284, 2020 (consolidated to January 2026)",
  "url": "http://www.merritt.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/2284_Zoning-Bylaw_2026.pdf",
  "accessed": "2026-11-07",
  "note": "The City's consolidation does not have legal force; contact City Hall to confirm the status of the bylaw. Section 7.27 (Comprehensive Development framework) sets rules for creating CD zones and is not itself a zone. Sections 7.5 and 7.9 are deleted."
 },
 "review": "draft: taken from the bylaw text by a research agent, not yet reviewed by a person",
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