{
 "answer": "The Town of Collingwood, Ontario has 3 adopted bylaws on file: Clean Yards (Refuse and Debris) By-law No. 2003-19 (Town of Collingwood); Long Grass and Nuisance Weeds By-law No. 2026-033 (Town of Collingwood); Property Standards By-law No. 2016-040 (Town of Collingwood), verified 2026-10-18.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001476",
 "municipality": "Collingwood",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "unsightly_premises",
 "label": "Property maintenance",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-18",
 "official_website": "https://www.collingwood.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Clean Yards (Refuse and Debris) By-law No. 2003-19 (Town of Collingwood)",
   "category": "unsightly_premises",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2003-03-17",
   "document_url": "https://www.collingwood.ca/media/file/03-19-clear-refuse-and-debris-land",
   "summary": "Requires owner or occupant to clear refuse and debris from land under Municipal Act s.127; enacted 17 March 2003.",
   "discovered_by": "on-propmaint",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-18",
   "capture_sha256": "f2e99891ad23b2b66423c69cbae5ba6752f1e2cedee7b60ac3251ebb68706259",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-18T20:28:28+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2003-19",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/f2e99891ad23b2b66423c69cbae5ba6752f1e2cedee7b60ac3251ebb68706259.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "standards": "No owner shall fail to clean land or maintain clean land; refuse includes appliances, furniture, vehicles, debris, organic waste, hazardous liquids, and more per Appendix 'A'",
    "enforcement": "Municipality may send notice, enter land without notice to perform remedial action, recover costs including 15% interest and administrative surcharge added to Municipal Taxes"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "standards": "s. 2.1, s. 2.2; \"Refuse includes but is not limited to\" Appendix 'A'",
    "enforcement": "s. 3, s. 4, s. 10; \"Cost\" definition: \"interest at a rate of 15%\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/collingwood/property-maintenance/bylaw-2003-19/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Long Grass and Nuisance Weeds By-law No. 2026-033 (Town of Collingwood)",
   "category": "unsightly_premises",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2026-05-04",
   "document_url": "https://www.collingwood.ca/media/file/bl2026-033-long-grass-and-weeds-lawpdf",
   "summary": "Regulates and prohibits long grass and nuisance weeds on private land and adjoining boulevards, with inspection, enforcement, remedial action and cost recovery; repeals By-law 03-18; in force 4 May 2026.",
   "discovered_by": "on-propmaint",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-18",
   "capture_sha256": "77c98a1ee62555cba2129fff39893729349ebbff1c776e868f2c29ed5e87e8dc",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-18T20:28:28+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2026-033",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/77c98a1ee62555cba2129fff39893729349ebbff1c776e868f2c29ed5e87e8dc.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "standards": "Grass or Ground Cover exceeding twenty (20) centimetres; Nuisance Weeds; vegetation obstructing sightlines or interfering with safe use of sidewalk, walkway, or highway; unauthorized pruning/injuring/removing Town-owned woody plants.",
    "enforcement": "Officer may issue Order; if not complied with, Town may enter and carry out work, with costs owed by Owner and recoverable via tax roll."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "standards": "ss. 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3",
    "enforcement": "ss. 10.1, 10.5–10.7"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/collingwood/property-maintenance/bylaw-2026-033/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Property Standards By-law No. 2016-040 (Town of Collingwood)",
   "category": "unsightly_premises",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2016-06-13",
   "document_url": "https://www.collingwood.ca/media/file/218-16-bl2016-040-propertystandards",
   "summary": "Prescribes standards for maintenance and occupancy of property in Collingwood and prohibits occupancy of non-conforming property; enacted by council 13 June 2016. Scanned PDF, 29 pages.",
   "discovered_by": "on-propmaint",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-18",
   "capture_sha256": "ee9607dda5cde7dd0978262539aff8aede3d4a293251d021b64237e0e9518c48",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-18T20:28:28+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2016-040",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/ee9607dda5cde7dd0978262539aff8aede3d4a293251d021b64237e0e9518c48.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "standards": "Yards and vacant land must be clean and free from noxious weeds, grass/weeds over 15 cm, rubbish/debris, derelict vehicles, dead shrubs, pests, dilapidated structures, and hazards.",
    "enforcement": "Owner shall repair and maintain property to conform, or clear the site of buildings, structures, debris and refuse not in conformity and leave it graded and leveled."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "standards": "s. 5.1.2",
    "enforcement": "clear the site of all buildings, structures, debris and refuse"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/collingwood/property-maintenance/bylaw-2016-040/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Long Grass and Nuisance Weeds (rules page)",
   "category": "unsightly_premises",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.collingwood.ca/community-safety-standards/community-standards/property-person-compliance/long-grass-and-nuisance",
   "summary": "rules page: Town page on long grass and nuisance weeds enforcement linking By-law 2026-033.",
   "discovered_by": "on-propmaint",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-18",
   "capture_sha256": "ee1efc03b5a0b37d8b46fc74e07b48bea02a5b9e654a8b273e42918f94cbad4b",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-18T20:28:28+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/ee1efc03b5a0b37d8b46fc74e07b48bea02a5b9e654a8b273e42918f94cbad4b.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/collingwood/property-maintenance/long-grass-and-nuisance-weeds/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/collingwood/property-maintenance/"
}