Property maintenance — Hilliard, Ontario

What are the rules on junk, derelict cars, and unsightly property?

The Township of Hilliard, Ontario has 1 adopted bylaw on file: By-law No. 2024-22 Clean, Safe Properties By-law (Township of Hilliard), verified 2026-10-18.

By-law No. 2024-22 Clean, Safe Properties By-law (Township of Hilliard) adopted bylaw
standards Yards kept free from rubbish, garbage, brush, waste, litter, debris; overgrown hedges/bushes; grass over 25.4 cm; unsafe dead/damaged trees; derelict vehicles/boats; unsafe/unsightly conditions; dilapidated structures; unprotected wells. s. 4.1
enforcement Officer may give written Notice directing compliance within a defined time at owner's expense; municipality may charge an administration fee and recover remedial costs by action or adding them to the tax roll. s. 5.1; s. 5.4
scout note

Regulates yard cleanliness: refuse and debris, derelict/unlicensed vehicles, long grass (over 25.4 cm / 10 in), with orders, municipal clean-up at owner's cost added to taxes, and fines.

Township of Hilliard By-laws index

By-law index listing the Clean, Safe Properties by-law. (document states: n/a)

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