{
 "answer": "In the District Municipality of Stewart, British Columbia, property maintenance rules are set by Unsightly Premises By-law No. 672-1996, verified 2026-10-26. Standards: Accumulating rubbish or noxious matter; unsightly premises; nuisance; fouling/obstructing waterways; depositing rubbish; placing graffiti. Enforcement: Officer may direct removal/elimination; on failure, District may enter and remove at owner's expense, unpaid costs added to taxes.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000135",
 "municipality": "Stewart",
 "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://districtofstewart.com/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Unsightly Premises By-law No. 672-1996",
   "category": "unsightly_premises",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "1996-11-12",
   "document_url": "https://districtofstewart.com/uploads/DOSBL-UNSIGHTY%20PREMISES_672-1996.pdf",
   "summary": "Owners/occupiers must not let rubbish or noxious matter accumulate or let property become unsightly (s.2.1-2.2); filth, discarded materials and rubbish include garbage, derelict vehicles, unused trailers/boats and metal parts. On direction they must remove it; otherwise the District removes it at owner cost, added to taxes (s.3-4). Fine $100-$500. Enacted under the old Municipal Act.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-wastemaint",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-26",
   "capture_sha256": "6a1be9d4f73890d773115faf06d55d520f5e1938b7f75336c4ada636de977f59",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-26T04:19:57+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "672-1996",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/6a1be9d4f73890d773115faf06d55d520f5e1938b7f75336c4ada636de977f59.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "standards": "Accumulating rubbish or noxious matter; unsightly premises; nuisance; fouling/obstructing waterways; depositing rubbish; placing graffiti.",
    "enforcement": "Officer may direct removal/elimination; on failure, District may enter and remove at owner's expense, unpaid costs added to taxes."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "standards": "s. 2.1, s. 2.2, s. 2.3, s. 2.4, s. 2.5, s. 2.6",
    "enforcement": "s. 3; s. 4"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/stewart/property-maintenance/bylaw-672-1996/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "District of Stewart Unsightly Premises By-Law (notice)",
   "category": "unsightly_premises",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://districtofstewart.com/news/204/20/District-of-Stewart-Unsightly-Premises-By-Law",
   "summary": "July 2023 notice: breaching residents get a letter; links to the by-law.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-wastemaint",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-26",
   "capture_sha256": "fcd9c7d42b42a9b17ae738934fd616bc98d1b8102c8b4e5a0de8f51550c77f7c",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-26T04:19:57+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/fcd9c7d42b42a9b17ae738934fd616bc98d1b8102c8b4e5a0de8f51550c77f7c.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/stewart/property-maintenance/district-of-stewart-unsightly-premises-by-law/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/stewart/property-maintenance/"
}