{
 "answer": "In the Township of Coleman, Ontario, property maintenance rules are set by Clean Yards By-law No. 23-23 (Township of Coleman) and 1 other bylaw, verified 2026-10-18. Enforcement: Officer may issue notice requiring cleanup; if owner defaults, Municipality may complete at owner's expense and recover costs/fees, including by tax roll.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001475",
 "municipality": "Coleman",
 "status_type": "Township",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "unsightly_premises",
 "label": "Property maintenance",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-18",
 "official_website": "https://www.colemantownship.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Clean Yards By-law No. 23-23 (Township of Coleman)",
   "category": "unsightly_premises",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2023-07-10",
   "document_url": "https://www.colemantownship.ca/UserFiles/Servers/Server_122825/File/Township%20Hall/By-Laws/23-23%20Clean%20Yards.pdf",
   "summary": "Under Municipal Act s.127, 128, 131: requires land to be kept clean and clear of refuse/debris, prohibits dumping, wrecking yards and requires repair of dilapidated fences; costs recoverable on tax roll.",
   "discovered_by": "on-propmaint",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-18",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-18T20:45:25+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "capture_sha256": "2951edbeee6599c08ac444b266cd73d28121ba8b9339f247287b0508e1674db8",
   "document_number": "23-23",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/2951edbeee6599c08ac444b266cd73d28121ba8b9339f247287b0508e1674db8.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "standards": "No person shall deposit refuse on Township or private property; owners/occupants must keep property clean and free from refuse; no storing inoperative or partly dismantled motor vehicles.",
    "enforcement": "Officer may issue notice requiring cleanup; if owner defaults, Municipality may complete at owner's expense and recover costs/fees, including by tax roll."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "standards": "Sections 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 5.1",
    "enforcement": "Sections 6.1, 8.1, 8.4"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/coleman/property-maintenance/bylaw-23-23/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Property Standards By-law No. 23-22 (Township of Coleman)",
   "category": "unsightly_premises",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2023-07-10",
   "document_url": "https://www.colemantownship.ca/UserFiles/Servers/Server_122825/File/Township%20Hall/By-Laws/23-22%20Property%20Standards%20By-law.pdf",
   "summary": "Adopts standards for maintenance and occupancy of property under Building Code Act s.15.1 with Schedule A and a Property Standards Committee; repeals 08-08, 08-20, 19-36, 22-12.",
   "discovered_by": "on-propmaint",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-18",
   "capture_sha256": "f2b8fff7b9e2b30318e692aefcb6d0116fc5be6932b91e1a322303db64480143",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-18T20:28:28+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "23-22",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/f2b8fff7b9e2b30318e692aefcb6d0116fc5be6932b91e1a322303db64480143.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "standards": "Yards kept clean and free from rubbish/debris, hazards, wrecked/unlicenced vehicles, dilapidated or damaged buildings/structures; surface conditions not unsightly compared to adjacent property.",
    "enforcement": "Order to remedy; if not remedied within time, municipality may correct violations at owner's expense."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "standards": "s. 2.02; s. 2.03(4)",
    "enforcement": "Appendix 2 (Form PS-A-02)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/coleman/property-maintenance/bylaw-23-22/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/coleman/property-maintenance/"
}