What are the rules on junk, derelict cars, and unsightly property?

Q: What are the rules on junk, derelict cars, and unsightly property?

Town of Wainwright, Alberta has 1 adopted bylaw on file: Unsightly Premises, Nuisance, Noise, Loitering, Panhandling and Public Disturbance Bylaw; Bylaw 2022-06.

Property maintenance — Wainwright, Alberta

Town of Wainwright has 1 adopted bylaw on file, verified against the original document on 2026-06-08.

Unsightly Premises, Nuisance, Noise, Loitering, Panhandling and Public Disturbance Bylaw; Bylaw 2022-06 adopted bylaw

standards	Property must not be a nuisance or unsightly condition, including failure to cut grass, accumulation of dilapidated vehicles or rubbish, significant physical deterioration, or serious disregard for maintenance.	s. 2.1; s. 1.3
enforcement	Peace officer may order remedy; Town may abate prohibition at owner's expense; contravention is an offence liable for penalty per Schedule A.	s. 3.2; s. 4.1

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Regulates unsightly premises, public nuisance, noise, loitering, panhandling, and public disturbance in the Town of Wainwright; supersedes older noise bylaw.