{
 "answer": "The Township of Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional, Ontario has 1 adopted bylaw on file: Yard Maintenance By-law 19-2039, verified 2026-10-18.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001610",
 "municipality": "Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional",
 "status_type": "Township",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "unsightly_premises",
 "label": "Property maintenance",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-18",
 "official_website": "https://echobay.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Yard Maintenance By-law 19-2039",
   "category": "unsightly_premises",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2019-10-01",
   "document_url": "http://echobay.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Yard-Maintenance-By-Law-19-2039-Signed-Copy.pdf",
   "summary": "Governs yard maintenance; debris/refuse accumulations; written notice with compliance period; township may do work at owner cost.",
   "discovered_by": "on-propmaint",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-18",
   "capture_sha256": "847fef20266e0017bf0ed49f0c69c06276b4140327966830c10af1de7c1dc4b8",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-18T20:28:28+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "19-2039",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/847fef20266e0017bf0ed49f0c69c06276b4140327966830c10af1de7c1dc4b8.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "standards": "Grass over 20 cm; heavy undergrowth/weeds; dead/damaged trees; unsafe debris; broken glass; unsafe holes; inoperative vehicles; dilapidated structures/fences; discarded appliances; construction/demolition material.",
    "enforcement": "Corporation notifies owner in writing of breach; owner/occupant has minimum ten (40) days to comply, with possible extension; if non-compliant, Corporation may enter and perform work at owner's expense, recoverable as municipal taxes."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "standards": "Every yard, including vacant lots shall be kept clean and free from",
    "enforcement": "s. 4; s. 6"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/macdonald-meredith-and-aberdeen-additional/property-maintenance/bylaw-19-2039/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/macdonald-meredith-and-aberdeen-additional/property-maintenance/"
}