{
 "answer": "The Town of Cobalt, Ontario has 2 adopted bylaws on file: Office Consolidated By-Law No. 2009-003 Property Standards (Standards for Maintenance and Occupancy of Property), amended by 2022-21 and 2023-36; Office Consolidated By-Law No. 2021-12 Clean Yards (Maintaining Land in a Clean and Clear Condition), amended by 2023-37, verified 2026-10-18.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001471",
 "municipality": "Cobalt",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "unsightly_premises",
 "label": "Property maintenance",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-18",
 "official_website": "http://www.cobalt.ca/",
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   "primary": true,
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   "title": "Office Consolidated By-Law No. 2009-003 Property Standards (Standards for Maintenance and Occupancy of Property), amended by 2022-21 and 2023-36",
   "category": "unsightly_premises",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2009-01-13",
   "document_url": "https://cobalt.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/2009-003-OFFICE-CONSOLIDATED-Property-Standards-By-law.pdf",
   "summary": "Town of Cobalt minimum standards for maintenance and occupancy of property, with order to remedy and fees for services.",
   "discovered_by": "on-propmaint",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-18",
   "capture_sha256": "1e4f0d72ecb8ba2b32d451b78bde84af1ebdea28d6a0ec6132108345c024f93b",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-18T20:28:28+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2009-003",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/1e4f0d72ecb8ba2b32d451b78bde84af1ebdea28d6a0ec6132108345c024f93b.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "standards": "Yards must be clean and free of rubbish/debris, hazards, abandoned vehicles, and dilapidated buildings; surface conditions must not be unsightly compared to adjacent property.",
    "enforcement": "If owner fails to comply with an order, municipality may cause required work to be done at owner's cost; costs recoverable by action/tax roll, plus $150 administrative fee."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "standards": "s. 2.02; s. 2.03(4)",
    "enforcement": "s. 6.11"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/cobalt/property-maintenance/bylaw-2009-003/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Office Consolidated By-Law No. 2021-12 Clean Yards (Maintaining Land in a Clean and Clear Condition), amended by 2023-37",
   "category": "unsightly_premises",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2021-04-27",
   "document_url": "https://cobalt.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/2021-12-Clean-Yards-By-Law-Consolidated-version.pdf",
   "summary": "Requires owners to keep land clean and clear of refuse and debris; Municipal Act s.127 by-law with enforcement fees.",
   "discovered_by": "on-propmaint",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-18",
   "capture_sha256": "c8c74a15e9d185e732969c592647a2a59c89bca0f6f6793e68ff20689fde09f3",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-18T20:28:28+00:00",
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   "document_number": "2021-12",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/c8c74a15e9d185e732969c592647a2a59c89bca0f6f6793e68ff20689fde09f3.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "standards": "Prohibited: garbage/refuse/waste on land; refuse remaining; health/fire/safety hazards; grass/weeds over 20 cm; unmaintained pools; unauthorized deposits; certain inoperative/unlicensed vehicles.",
    "enforcement": "Written Notice may order compliance within not less than 72 hours and carries a $100.00 administrative fee; on default, Municipality may do the work at owner's cost, recover by action or tax roll, and charge $150.00 administration fee."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "standards": "s. 3.1; s. 3.2(b); s. 3.4; s. 3.5; s. 3.7; s. 3.9; s. 3.10; s. 3.14",
    "enforcement": "s. 4.3; s. 5.1"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/cobalt/property-maintenance/bylaw-2021-12/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Cobalt By-laws index",
   "category": "unsightly_premises",
   "document_type": "bylaw_index",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://cobalt.ca/residents/by-laws/",
   "summary": "By-law index listing property standards and clean yards by-laws and amendments.",
   "discovered_by": "on-propmaint",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-18",
   "capture_sha256": "8b3dc5c3f420cdf8a295df4ee2c78151761ce648c661759e6a41baacc4be1d0d",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-18T20:28:28+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/8b3dc5c3f420cdf8a295df4ee2c78151761ce648c661759e6a41baacc4be1d0d.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/cobalt/parking-snow/cobalt-by-laws-index/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/cobalt/property-maintenance/"
}