{
 "answer": "The Town of Lake Cowichan, British Columbia has 1 adopted bylaw on file: Town of Lake Cowichan Property Maintenance and the Prohibition of Unsightly Premises Bylaw No. 1050-2021 (amended by 1120-2025), verified 2026-10-26.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000064",
 "municipality": "Lake Cowichan",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "unsightly_premises",
 "label": "Property maintenance",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-26",
 "official_website": "http://www.town.lakecowichan.bc.ca/",
 "documents": [
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   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Town of Lake Cowichan Property Maintenance and the Prohibition of Unsightly Premises Bylaw No. 1050-2021 (amended by 1120-2025)",
   "category": "unsightly_premises",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2021-03-23",
   "document_url": "http://www.town.lakecowichan.bc.ca/dl/1050-2021%20Unsightly%20AMEND.pdf",
   "summary": "Prohibits unsightly property, rubbish accumulation, noxious weeds and infestations (s.4); grass max 20 cm (s.6.4); no wrecked or inoperative vehicles, boats or equipment stored (s.5.5). Notice, then Town cleanup at owner's cost plus 15% admin fee, unpaid costs added to taxes (s.15-17). Fines $250-$500 (Sch. A).",
   "discovered_by": "bc-wastemaint",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-26",
   "capture_sha256": "1ae070bbffa07fec669ab00a26053d326d677c996acdb51a7cf160e9dd106bb8",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-26T04:19:57+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "1050-2021",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/1ae070bbffa07fec669ab00a26053d326d677c996acdb51a7cf160e9dd106bb8.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/lake-cowichan/property-maintenance/bylaw-1050-2021/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/lake-cowichan/property-maintenance/"
}