{
 "answer": "In the District Municipality of Esquimalt, British Columbia, property maintenance rules are set by Maintenance of Property and Nuisance Regulation Bylaw, 2014, No. 2826 (consolidated August 2024), verified 2026-10-26. Standards: Untidy or Unsightly Property; Refuse accumulation; unsanitary or hazardous conditions; dilapidated buildings; visible Graffiti. Enforcement: Township may take action to fulfil Council order and recover costs from Owner or Occupier.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000036",
 "municipality": "Esquimalt",
 "status_type": "District Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "unsightly_premises",
 "label": "Property maintenance",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-26",
 "official_website": "http://www.esquimalt.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Maintenance of Property and Nuisance Regulation Bylaw, 2014, No. 2826 (consolidated August 2024)",
   "category": "unsightly_premises",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2014-06-23",
   "document_url": "https://www.esquimalt.ca/media/file/maintenance-property-and-nuisance-regulation-bylaw-consolidated",
   "summary": "Part II s.8: no refuse accumulation or untidy/unsightly property; s.10(2) lawn max 25 cm; s.11 no derelict vehicles; plus building exterior, vacant-building and demolition standards; Part IV: Township may do work at owner's cost, unpaid costs added to taxes. Also noise: construction 7 a.m.-7 p.m. weekdays, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Sat, none Sun/holidays (s.18-19).",
   "discovered_by": "refile1026",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-26",
   "capture_sha256": "b98600edefc136426eddac17e6ab5f48a4a96713b8a85a1d41e50f292fc1e660",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-15T04:50:23+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "notes": "Refile candidate from noise (content scan 11 hits)",
   "document_number": "2826",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/b98600edefc136426eddac17e6ab5f48a4a96713b8a85a1d41e50f292fc1e660.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "standards": "Untidy or Unsightly Property; Refuse accumulation; unsanitary or hazardous conditions; dilapidated buildings; visible Graffiti.",
    "enforcement": "Township may take action to fulfil Council order and recover costs from Owner or Occupier."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "standards": "s. 8",
    "enforcement": "s. 45"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/esquimalt/noise/regulations-2826/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/esquimalt/property-maintenance/"
}