What are the rules on junk, derelict cars, and unsightly property?
In the Town of Caledon, Ontario, property maintenance rules are set by Clean Yards (Maintenance and Care of Land) By-law BL-2016-063 (office consolidation, amended 2022-028 and 2026-066) and 1 other bylaw, verified 2026-10-18. Standards: Yards free of refuse/tall grass; no derelict vehicle storage unless enclosed (except Zoning permits); adjacent boulevards free of refuse/tall grass. Enforcement: Town may issue Notice to Comply; if owner fails, Town may do work at owner's expense and add cost plus administration fee to tax roll.
Clean Yards (Maintenance and Care of Land) By-law BL-2016-063 (office consolidation, amended 2022-028 and 2026-066)
adopted bylaw
standards
Yards free of refuse/tall grass; no derelict vehicle storage unless enclosed (except Zoning permits); adjacent boulevards free of refuse/tall grass.
s. 4; s. 5(1); s. 6; s. 7; s. 8
enforcement
Town may issue Notice to Comply; if owner fails, Town may do work at owner's expense and add cost plus administration fee to tax roll.
s. 14; s. 17(1)
scout note
Regulates maintenance and care of land: grass and weeds capped at 20 cm, refuse, and derelict vehicles stored outside enclosed buildings.
Dilapidated, collapsed or unfinished structures and all accumulations of material, wood, debris or other objects that create an unsafe or unsightly condition, deleterious to the neighbouring environment, shall be removed.
Schedule A, s. 21(4)
scout note
Minimum standards for maintenance and occupancy of property under Building Code Act s.15.1; consolidation of 98-155 as amended by 99-126, 2004-14, 2004-152, 2007-31, 2015-021, 2018-82. Reference copy, not official.
Property Standards (Clean Yards and Property Standards) web page
rules page: owners must keep grass under 20 cm, yards clean and free of pests.