{
 "answer": "The District Municipality of Sparwood, British Columbia has 1 adopted bylaw on file: Community Standards Bylaw 1194, 2018, verified 2026-10-26.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000133",
 "municipality": "Sparwood",
 "status_type": "District Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "unsightly_premises",
 "label": "Property maintenance",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-26",
 "official_website": "https://sparwood.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Community Standards Bylaw 1194, 2018",
   "category": "unsightly_premises",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2018-09-04",
   "document_url": "https://sparwood.civicweb.net/document/78976/",
   "summary": "s.7.1 owners must not let property become or remain unsightly (refuse, derelict vehicles, broken fencing, dead trees, decayed structures); s.5 derelict vehicles stored only in buildings; s.7.7 weeds/grass max 20.32 cm (8 in.); s.7.20 dilapidated structures max 180 days; District may do remedial work at owner's cost, unpaid costs collected as taxes (s.9). Fine up to $10,000.",
   "discovered_by": "refile1026",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-26",
   "capture_sha256": "89b8ad96726cbbd382191b90a03456095d9198b80101e566e908377f36e3d795",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T03:03:43+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "notes": "Refile candidate from trees (content scan 14 hits)",
   "document_number": "1194",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/89b8ad96726cbbd382191b90a03456095d9198b80101e566e908377f36e3d795.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "standards": "Unsightly property; refuse overflow/accumulation; standing water; weeds/grasses over 20.32 cm; noxious weeds; unsafe structures/fences; dilapidated structures over 180 days; graffiti; noise nuisances.",
    "enforcement": "Bylaw Enforcement Officer may direct graffiti removal in writing; District may enter and perform remedial action at owner's sole cost; costs become debt due and collectible like property taxes; penalty up to $10,000.00."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "standards": "s. 7.1, s. 7.2, s. 7.3, s. 7.7, s. 7.8, s. 7.20, s. 7.22, s. 8.1, s. 8.4",
    "enforcement": "s. 8.2, s. 9.1, s. 9.3, s. 9.4"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/sparwood/noise/bylaw-1194/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/sparwood/property-maintenance/"
}