{
 "answer": "In the Town of Smithers, British Columbia, property maintenance rules are set by Town of Smithers Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 2005, verified 2026-10-26. Enforcement: Compliance Order; if not complied, Town may carry out work and add cost to property taxes.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000130",
 "municipality": "Smithers",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "unsightly_premises",
 "label": "Property maintenance",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-26",
 "official_website": "https://www.smithers.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Town of Smithers Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 2005",
   "category": "unsightly_premises",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2026-08-25",
   "document_url": "https://smithers.civicweb.net/document/290947",
   "summary": "s.6 owners must not allow rubbish accumulation, overflowing containers, unsightly conditions, dead vegetation or noxious weeds, derelict fences or construction waste; s.8 derelict vehicles prohibited (one allowed if fully enclosed in residential zones); s.9 compliance order, then Town does the work and adds the cost to property taxes. Also noise rules (s.4-5).",
   "discovered_by": "refile1026",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-26",
   "capture_sha256": "9d47d6872e7534620bb3cfc0206685b415405fd8af63d8ad422eafe1d3889625",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-15T04:50:23+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "notes": "Refile candidate from noise (content scan 33 hits)",
   "document_number": "2005",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/9d47d6872e7534620bb3cfc0206685b415405fd8af63d8ad422eafe1d3889625.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "standards": "Nuisances, excessive noise, unsightly conditions, rubbish accumulations, derelict vehicles, overgrown vegetation, derelict fences, and construction/demolition waste accumulation.",
    "enforcement": "Compliance Order; if not complied, Town may carry out work and add cost to property taxes."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "standards": "s. 3.1; s. 6.1; s. 8.1",
    "enforcement": "s. 9.1; s. 9.3(e)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/smithers/noise/bylaw-2005/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/smithers/property-maintenance/"
}