{
 "answer": "In the City of Castlegar, British Columbia, property maintenance rules are set by City of Castlegar Good Neighbour Bylaw 1449, 2026, verified 2026-10-26. Standards: No Owner or Occupier shall cause, suffer or permit property to become or remain Unsightly; grass or weeds must not exceed 30 centimetres.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000015",
 "municipality": "Castlegar",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "unsightly_premises",
 "label": "Property maintenance",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-26",
 "official_website": "https://www.castlegar.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "City of Castlegar Good Neighbour Bylaw 1449, 2026",
   "category": "unsightly_premises",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2026-03-23",
   "document_url": "https://castlegar.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/1449-Good-Neighbour-Bylaw.pdf",
   "summary": "Part 6 prohibits unsightly property: accumulations of filth, rubbish, discarded materials, dead/overgrown landscaping, derelict vehicles and structures, untidy building materials; s.6.6 grass/weeds max 30 cm; City may do the work at owner's expense, unpaid costs collected as property taxes. Part 5 noise: equipment/construction 7 a.m.-9 p.m. Replaced Property Maintenance Bylaw 1120.",
   "capture_sha256": "6691ee7531e215569f3092c1399b023201e61bb8a5b2152c120045749c4afb15",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-08T05:38:58+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "discovered_by": "refile1026",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-26",
   "notes": "Refile candidate from noise (content scan 19 hits)",
   "document_number": "1449",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/6691ee7531e215569f3092c1399b023201e61bb8a5b2152c120045749c4afb15.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "standards": "No Owner or Occupier shall cause, suffer or permit property to become or remain Unsightly; grass or weeds must not exceed 30 centimetres.",
    "enforcement": "Authorized Representative may order owner or occupier, at their expense within thirty (30) days, to remove or abate unsightliness; on failure City may enter, perform work at Owner's expense, invoice, and treat unpaid costs as property taxes."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "standards": "s. 6.1(a); s. 6.6",
    "enforcement": "s. 6.10; s. 6.11"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/castlegar/noise/good-neighbour/",
   "transcript_quality": "ocr"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/castlegar/property-maintenance/"
}