{
 "answer": "The City of Merritt, British Columbia has 1 adopted bylaw on file: Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 2387, 2024 (consolidated Aug 31, 2026) - Part III Property Maintenance, verified 2026-10-26.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000078",
 "municipality": "Merritt",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "unsightly_premises",
 "label": "Property maintenance",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-26",
 "official_website": "https://merritt.ca/",
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  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 2387, 2024 (consolidated Aug 31, 2026) - Part III Property Maintenance",
   "category": "unsightly_premises",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2024-12-17",
   "document_url": "http://www.merritt.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Good-Neighbour-Bylaw-2387-2024-Consolidated.pdf",
   "summary": "Part III s.10: property must not be Unsightly; bans unsanitary accumulations, standing water, noxious weeds, graffiti, >2 unlicensed vehicles, vehicle parts, >1 RV per dwelling, infestations. Part IV compliance orders and cost recovery; fines $100-$10,000.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-wastemaint",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-26",
   "capture_sha256": "4bceb087cca927c0cb441b5d81e6b02fbd7d9dffe8ccb3d4f420762632dabd57",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-26T04:19:57+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2387",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/4bceb087cca927c0cb441b5d81e6b02fbd7d9dffe8ccb3d4f420762632dabd57.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "standards": "No owner/occupier shall cause/permit Property to become/remain Unsightly, including unsanitary conditions, standing water, Noxious Weeds, graffiti, more than two unlicensed motor vehicles, vehicle parts, infestations.",
    "enforcement": "Bylaw Services Officer may issue a compliance order; if not complied with, City may enter and carry out work at the cost of the defaulting owner or occupier, with costs added to property taxes."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "standards": "s. 10.1; s. 10.2",
    "enforcement": "s. 15.1; s. 15.2(e)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/merritt/property-maintenance/bylaw-2387/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "City of Merritt Good Neighbour Bylaw 2387, 2024",
   "category": "unsightly_premises",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2024-12-17",
   "document_url": "http://www.merritt.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/BL-2387-Good-Neighbour-Bylaw.pdf",
   "summary": "Part III s.10: no property may become unsightly; bans unsanitary accumulations, standing water, noxious weeds, graffiti, more than two unlicensed vehicles, vehicle-parts accumulation; rubbish removal rules; Part IV s.16-17: City may do remedial work and invoice owner/occupant at actual cost. Part II regulates noise.",
   "capture_sha256": "37d215ea4461cbad1cff8bac5ec22e88a48afb828179702649b06edbc102a662",
   "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": "2387",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/37d215ea4461cbad1cff8bac5ec22e88a48afb828179702649b06edbc102a662.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/merritt/noise/bylaw-2387/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/merritt/property-maintenance/"
}