{
 "municipality_id": "gx-000089",
 "municipality": "North Cowichan",
 "status_type": "District Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "unsightly_premises",
 "label": "Property maintenance",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-06-08",
 "official_website": "https://www.northcowichan.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Nuisance Abatement and Cost Recovery Bylaw",
   "category": "unsightly_premises",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.northcowichan.ca/sites/default/files/2025-05/Nuisance%20Abatement%20and%20Cost%20Recovery%20Bylaw.pdf",
   "summary": "Regulates abatement of nuisances on properties and recovery of associated costs from property owners.",
   "capture_sha256": "02211097080062890ed74c60eddf21581505fb2cf0b02e808f59d9e0669b9288",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-08T05:38:58+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/02211097080062890ed74c60eddf21581505fb2cf0b02e808f59d9e0669b9288.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "standards": "Noise, vibration, odour, dust, illumination; smoke/fumes; refuse/garbage; water accumulation; unsanitary conditions; overgrown grass/weeds/trees; graffiti; noxious or offensive business activity; hazardous conditions",
    "enforcement": "Weeds/Graffiti/Litter Order (5 business days to comply) or Clean Up Order (30 days to comply); District may enter and do work at owner's cost plus 15% admin fee; costs recoverable as property taxes if unpaid by Dec 31"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "standards": "s. 3.1 (definition of NUISANCE); Part 4 (s. 4.4 Hazardous Conditions)",
    "enforcement": "s. 5.3; s. 5.7; s. 5.11"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/north-cowichan/property-maintenance/text-022110970800/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/north-cowichan/property-maintenance/"
}