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THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF MACDONALD,
MEREDITH & ABERDEEN ADDITIONAL
BY-LAW NUMBER #19-2039
BEING A BY-LAW FOR THE GOVERNANCE OF YARD MAINTENANCE IN THE TOWNSHIP OF
MACDONALD, MEREDITH & ABERDEEN ADDITIONAL
WHEREAS the Council for the Corporation of the Township of Macdonald, Meredith & Aberdeen Additional
enacts as follows;
1.
Definitions
In this by-law
“Chief Building Official” means the Chief Building Official (CBO) or any of his or her designates.
“Corporation” means the Corporation of the Township of Macdonald, Meredith & Aberdeen Additional
“Debris” includes refuse, waste, discarded materials or garbage of any kind whatsoever and includes,
whether of value or not;
a} Accumulations of litter, remains, garbage, rubble, waste, construction material
b) Weighty or bulky times such as appliances, furnaces, furnace parts, pipes, pipe fittings, water
or fuel tanks placed in a condition or location where they cannot or are not being used for
their intended purposes
c) Paper, boxes, cartons
d) Dilapidated or abandoned furniture
e) Crockery, glass, cans, containers
f) Garden refuse and trimmings
g) Post-construction and demolition project materials
h) Domestic and industrial waste
i) Earth or rock fill
j) Mechanical equipment or equipment parts placed in a condition or location where they
cannot be used for their intended purposes, or
k) Clothing or other household linens lying in an unprotected condition
“TInoperative Vehicles” mean licensed or unlicensed motor vehicles, trailers, boats, snowmobiles having
missing, damaged, deteriorated or removed parts including, but not limited to wheels, motor
transmission, doors, glass or other parts or mechanical equipment necessary for its safe operation.
“Yard” means a space, appurtenant to a building or structure, located on the same lot as the building or
structure, and which space is open, uncovered and unoccupied from the ground to the sky except for
such accessory buildings, structures or uses as are specifically permitted.
Repeal
By-law #86-951 Ais hereby repealed
Every yard, including vacant lots shall be kept clean and free from:
a) Grass in excess of 20 cm
b) Heavy undergrowth and excessive growth of weeds
c) Dead, decaying or damaged trees or other natural growth, or branches or
d) Debris that constitutes an unsafe condition
e) Broken glass from any source including glass from windows, doors and vehicles
f) Holes, pits, excavations or trenches constituting an unsafe condition
g) Inoperative, wrecked or dismantled vehicles or other machinery or any part thereof, except in
an establishment licensed or authorized to conduct and operate such a business or farm
h) Dilapidated, collapsed or abandoned partially constructed structures
i) Dilapidated, collapsed or abandoned partially constructed fences
j) Abandoned or discarded appliance such as refrigerators, stoves and freezers
k) Post-construction or demolition material resulting from, or as part of, construction or
demolition projects
4. Where a yard is in any of the aforementioned conditions, the Corporation shall notify the owner of the
property in writing of the breach of a condition of this by-law. yo
a) The owner or occupant shall have a minimum of ten (40) days to bring his or her yard into
compliance with the provisions of this by-law.
i) The owner or occupant may request from the Chief Building Officer or designate an
extension of time to achieve compliance
li) The Chief Building Officer or designate may extend compliance for a reasonable time
iii) | The reasonable time for compliance shall be determined by the Chief Building Officer or
designate
5. After a reasonable time and in accordance with 8.436(1) and (2) of the Municipal Act, the Corporation
may enter onto the property for the purpose of determining if compliance has been achieved.
6. If, after an inspection under S.4 and after such a reasonable time as set out in S. 4(a) has passed, the
CBO or designate determined that the property or any portion thereof remains in a non-compliant
condition, the Corporation may enter the premise and perform the work necessary or authorize the entry
and performance of the work. The work shall be done at the expense of the owner of the property and
the cost of such work and any associated administrative fees shall be then due and payable to the
Corporation that shall recover the expense in the same manner as municipal taxes.
7. Without limited $.5, the Corporation may, in conjunction with bringing the yard into compliance with
this by-law, proceed with prosecution of the owner for breach of the terms of this by-law.
8. Every person who contravenes any provision of the by-law is guilty of an offence and liable to a fine as
provided for in $.61 of the Provincial Offences Act R.S.O. 1990 cP.33.
9. Effective Date
This by-law takes effect on the day of its final passing.
READ first and second time this 16" day of April, 2019
READ a third and final time and passed this 1" day of October, 2019
ADMINISTRATOR