| standards | Yards, parking lots, vacant properties and buildings must be clean and free of waste, garbage, decaying objects, hazards; grass/weeds trimmed; no wrecked/dismantled storage; structures/fences in good repair; vacant buildings secured. | s. 4.1(a)-(c); s. 4.2(a)-(b) |
| enforcement | Property Standards Officer may issue order for repairs/clearance; if not done, municipality may carry out repairs/clearance at owner's expense and apply cost to taxes. | s. 5.1(e)(ii); s. 5.5(b)(i),(iii) |
scout note
Replaces By-law 34-2011. Standards for maintenance and occupancy of property under Building Code Act s.15; sets minimum standards, orders and set fines.