Set Fines - Lot Maintenance By-law (Provincial Offences Act Part 1)

Malahide, Ontario · summary & facts

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O OFFICE OF THE REGIONAL SENIOR JUSTICE ONTARIO COURT OF JUSTICE WEST REGION 80 DUNDAS STREET, 10th FLOOR, UNIT L LONDON, ONTARIO N6A 6A8 CABINET DU JUGE PRINCIPAL RÉGIONAL COUR DE JUSTICE DE L'ONTARIO RÉGION DE L'OUEST 80, RUE DUNDAS, 10e ÉTAGE, UNITÉ L LONDON (ONTARIO) N6A 6A8 TELEPHONE/TÉLÉPHONE (519) 660-2292 FAX/TÉLÉCOPIEUR (519) 660-3138 April 22, 2026 Greetings, Re: Set Fines - Provincial Offences Act - Part 1 By-law 24-24, Lot Maintenance By-Law Enclosed herewith is the Part 1 original Order and original schedule of set fines for the above referenced Bylaw, the Bylaw indicated in the schedules. The setting of the fines does not constitute my approval of the short form of wording used to describe the offences. Please ensure that a copy of the said documents is forwarded to your local Provincial Offences Court together with a certified copy of the Bylaw. Yours truly, M. Edward Graham Regional Senior Justice Ontario Court of Justice Encl. /tz ONTARIO COURT OF JUSTICE PROVINCIAL OFFENCES ACT PART I IT IS ORDERED pursuant to the provisions of the Provincial Offences Act and the rules for the Ontario Court of Justice that the amount set opposite each of the offences in the schedule of offences under the Provincial Statutes and Regulations thereunder and By-law 24-24 of the Township of Malahide attached hereto are the set fines for those offences. This Order is to take effect April 22, 2026. Dated at London this 22nd day of April 2026. M. Edward Graham Regional Senior Justice Ontario Court of Justice Part 1: Provincial Offences Act TOWNSHIP OF MALAHIDE BY-LAW 24-24 TITLE: Lot Maintenance By-law ITEM COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3 Short Form Wording Provision Creating or Defining Offence Set Fine 1 Fail to comply regulation, standard or prohibition 4 (1) $ 300.00 2. Fail to keep land drained 5 (1) $ 300.00 3. Fail to keep land cleaned and cleared of waste material 5 (1) $ 300.00 4. Owner - Fail to fill in excavation 5 (3) $ 450.00 5. Connect weeping tile, foundation drain, or roof drain into private drain servicing land or lands 5 (5) $ 300.00 6. Permit weeping tile, foundation drain, or roof drain into private drain servicing land or lands 5 (5) $ 300.00 7. Lay drain into private drain servicing lands or lands 5 (5) $ 300.00 8. Permit laying of drain into private drain servicing land or lands 5 (5) $ 300.00 9. Discharge extraneous flow into private drain 5 (5) $ 300.00 10. Permit discharge of extraneous flow into private drain 5 (5) $ 300.00 11. Fail to alter or repair private drain to disconnect extraneous flows 5 (6) $ 300.00 12. Fail to drain lands of surface or ground water -unsafe or dangerous condition 5 (7) $ 300.00 13. Owner - Fail to cut and trim hedges adjacent to sidewalk or highway - passage 5 (9) $ 150.00 14. Owner - Fail to cut and trim trees adjacent to sidewalk or highway - passage 5 (9) $ 150.00 15. Owner - Fail to cut and trim hedges adjacent to sidewalk or highway -view 5 (9) $ 150.00 16. Owner - Fail to cut and trim trees adjacent to sidewalk or highway - view 5 (9) $ 150.00 Part 1: Provincial Offences Act TOWNSHIP OF MALAHIDE BY-LAW 24-24 TITLE: Lot Maintenance By-law ITEM COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3 Short Form Wording Provision Creating or Defining Offence Set Fine 17. Use land for dumping, depositing, or depositing of waste material 5 (10) $ 300.00 18. Cause use of land for dumping, depositing, or depositing of waste material 5 (10) $ 300.00 19 Permit use of land for dumping, depositing, or depositing of waste material 5 (10) $ 300.00 20. Use land for storage of vehicle without current license plate 5 (11) $ 300.00 21 Use land for storage of motor vehicle for purpose of wrecking or dismantling 5 (11) $ 300.00 22. Use land for storage of motor vehicle for purpose of salvaging of parts 5 (11) $ 300.00 23. Use land for storage of vessel for purpose of wrecking or dismantling 5 (12) $ 300.00 24. Use land for storage of vessel for purpose for salvaging of parts 5 (12) $ 300.00 25. Cause Solid Commercial Waste Container to overflow normal capacity 5 (13) $ 300.00 26. Permit Solid Commercial Waste Container to overflow normal capacity 5 (13) $ 300.00 27. Cause Grease Container to overflow normal capacity 5 (13) $ 350.00 28. Permit Grease Container to overflow normal capacity 5 (13) $ 350.00 29. Cause foul or offensive odor to emanate from Solid Commercial Waste Container 5 (14) $ 300.00 30. Permit foul or offensive odor to emanate from Solid Commercial Waste Container 5 (14) $ 300.00 31. Cause foul or offensive odor to emanate from Grease Container 5 (14) $ 300.00 Part 1: Provincial Offences Act TOWNSHIP OF MALAHIDE BY-LAW 24-24 TITLE: Lot Maintenance By-law ITEM COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3 Short Form Wording Provision Creating or Defining Offence Set Fine 32. Permit foul or offensive odor to emanate from Grease Container 5 (14) $ 300.00 33. Fail to remove snow from adjacent sidewalk 5 (15) $ 100.00 34. Fail to clear away snow from adjacent sidewalk 5 (15) $ 100.00 35. Fail to remove ice from adjacent sidewalk 5 (15) $ 100.00 36. Fail to clear away ice from adjacent sidewalk 5 (15) $ 100.00 37. Fail to remove dirt from adjacent sidewalk 5 (16) $ 100.00 38. Fail to clear away dirt from adjacent sidewalk 5 (16) $ 100.00 39. Fail to remove debris from adjacent sidewalk 5 (16) $ 100.00 39. Fail to remove debris from adjacent sidewalk 5 (16) $ 100.00 40. Fail to clear away debris from adjacent sidewalk 5 (16) $ 100.00 41. Fail to remove litter from adjacent sidewalk 5 (16) $ 100.00 42. Fail to clear away litter from adjacent sidewalk 5 (16) $ 100.00 43. Permit tree, bush, or hedge to grow to height of more than 1 metre within 4 metres of corner 5 (17) $ 150.00 44. Fail to keep land clean and clear of dilapidated or collapsed buildings or structures 5 (18) $ 450.00 45. Fail to keep land clean and clear of parts of dilapidated or collapsed buildings or structures 5 (18) $ 450.00 46. Fail to keep yard in a clean and sanitary condition - dog(s) allowed to run 5 (19) $ 150.00 Part 1: Provincial Offences Act TOWNSHIP OF MALAHIDE BY-LAW 24-24 TITLE: Lot Maintenance By-law ITEM COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3 Short Form Wording Provision Creating or Defining Offence Set Fine 47. Fail to keep pen in a clean and sanitary condition - dog(s) allowed to run 5 (19) $ 150.00 48. Fail to remove feces from yard or pen - dog(s) allowed to run 5 (19) $ 150.00 49. Fail to remove refuse from yard or pen- dog(s) allowed to run 5 (19) $ 150.00 50. Fail to remove dropped or scattered food from yard or pen - dog(s) allowed 5 (19) $ 150.00 to run 51. Fail to keep land clean and clear of object(s)- creation of health, fire or 5 (20) $ 400.00 safety hazard(s) 52. Fail to keep land clean and clear of object(s)- creation of potential health, 5 (20) $ 400.00 fire or safety hazard(s) 53. Fail to keep grass in condition to prevent unsightly or unreasonable growth 6 (1) (a) $ 100.00 54. Fail to keep trees in condition to prevent unsightly or unreasonable growth 6 (1) (a) $ 100.00 55. Fail to keep bushes in condition to prevent unsightly or unreasonable growth 6 (1) (a) $ 100.00 56. Fail to keep hedge in condition to prevent unsightly or unreasonable growth 6 (1) (a) $ 100.00 57. Fail to keep landscaping material in a unsightly condition 6 (1) (a) $ 150.00 58. Fail to keep grass in living condition 6 (1) (b) $ 150.00 59. Fail to take reasonable steps to keep grass in living condition 6 (1) (b) $ 150.00 60. Fail to keep trees in living condition 6 (1) (b) $ 100.00 61. Fail to take reasonable steps to keep trees in living condition 6 (1) (b) $ 100.00 Part 1: Provincial Offences Act TOWNSHIP OF MALAHIDE BY-LAW 24-24 TITLE: Lot Maintenance By-law ITEM COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3 Short Form Wording Provision Creating or Defining Offence Set Fine 62. Fail to keep bushes in living condition 6 (1)(b) $ 100.00 63. Fail to take reasonable steps to keep bushes in living condition 6 (1) (b) $ 100.00 64. Fail to keep hedges in living condition 6 (1) (b) $ 100.00 65. Fail to take reasonable steps to keep hedges in living condition 6 (1) (b) $ 100.00 66. Fail to keep other landscaping material in living condition 6 (1) (b) $ 100.00 67. Fail to take reasonable steps to keep other landscaping material in living condition 6 (1) (b). $ 100.00 68. Plant, grow, or maintain a natural garden that contains a noxious weed 7 (2) (b) (i) $ 300.00 69. Plant, grow, or maintain a natural garden in urban area- fail to maintain a growth 7 (2) (b) (i) $ 300.00 set back from highway 70. Plant, grow, or maintain a natural garden in urban area- fail to maintain a growth 7 (2) (b) (ii) $ 300.00 set back from sidewalk 71. Fail to keep land adequately drained of surface water 8 (1) (a) $150.00 72. Fail to keep land adequately drained of surface water- unsuitable disposal s 8 (1) (a) $150.00 73. Discharge surface water onto driveway 8 (1) (b) $150.00 74. Discharge surface water onto entranceway 8 (1) (b) $150.00 Part 1: Provincial Offences Act TOWNSHIP OF MALAHIDE BY-LAW 24-24 TITLE: Lot Maintenance By-law ITEM COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3 Short Form Wording Provision Creating or Defining Offence Set Fine 75. Discharge surface water onto walkway 8 (1) (b) $ 150.00 76. Discharge surface water onto sidewalk 8 (1) (b) $ 150.00 77. Discharge surface water onto stair 8 (1) (b). $ 150.00 78. Discharge surface water onto steps 8 (1) (b) $ 150.00 79. Discharge surface water onto adjacent land 8 (1) (b) $ 150.00 80. Discharge surface water onto highway 8 (1) (b) $ 150.00 81. Discharge surface water onto highway- create unsafe condition 8 (1) (b) $ 250.00 82. Cause discharge of roof drainage onto ground less than 1.0 metre from building 8 (1) (c) $ 250.00 83. Permit discharge of roof drainage onto ground less than 1.0 metre from building 8 (1) (c) $ 250.00 84. Cause fill piled on land to remain unlevelled- longer than 14 days 8 (1) (e) $ 200.00 85. Permit fill piled on land to remain unlevelled- longer than 14 days 8 (1) (e) $ 200.00 86. Cause fill piled on land to remain uncovered- longer than 30 days 8 (1) (f) $ 300.00 Part 1: Provincial Offences Act TOWNSHIP OF MALAHIDE BY-LAW 24-24 TITLE: Lot Maintenance By-law ITEM COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3 Short Form Wording Provision Creating or Defining Offence Set Fine 87. Permit fill piled on land to remain uncovered- longer than 30 days 8 (1) (f) $ 300.00 88. Fail to locate permitted outdoor storage in safe condition 9 (1) (a ) $ 250.00 89. Fail to maintain permitted outdoor storage in safe condition 9 (1) (a) $ 250.00 90. Fail to pack stored items in a neat and orderly fashion- permitted outdoor storage 9 (1) (a) $ 250.00 91. Fail to stack stored items in a neat and orderly fashion- permitted outdoor storage 9 (1) (a) $ 250.00 92. Fail to pack stored materials in a neat and orderly fashion - permitted 9 (1) (a) $ 250.00 outdoor storage 93. Fail to stack stored materials in a neat and orderly fashion - permitted 9 (1) (a) $ 250.00 outdoor storage 94. Fail to store items in appropriate bins, containers, structures, or enclosures 9 (1) (a) $ 250.00 - permitted outdoor storage 95. Fail to store materials in appropriate bins, containers structures, or enclosures 9 (1) (a) $ 250.00 - permitted outdoor storage 96. Fail to enclose outdoor storage area with fencing to specifications 9 (1) (b) $ 250.00 97. Fail to enclose outdoor storage area to screen all stored items and materials 9 (1) (b) $ 250.00 98. Locate fenced outdoor storage enclosures within 6.0 metres of highway 9 (1) (c) $ 250.00 Part 1: Provincial Offences Act TOWNSHIP OF MALAHIDE BY-LAW 24-24 TITLE: Lot Maintenance By-law ITEM COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3 Short Form Wording Provision Creating or Defining Offence Set Fine 99. Fail to landscape exterior sides of fenced outdoor storage enclosure 9 (1) (d) $ 150.00 100. Fail to maintain fence(s) or fencing in general repair s 10 (1) (a) $ 150.00 101. Fail to maintain fence(s) or fencing free from loose or insufficiently secured 10 (1) (a) $ 150.00 materials or elements 102. Fail to maintain fence(s) or fencing free from rotten, warped, or broken 10 (1) (a) $ 150.00 materials or elements 103. Fail to maintain fence(s) or fencing in a safe condition 10 (1) (b) $ 250.00 104. Fail to maintain fence(s) or fencing in a structurally sound condition 10 (1) (b) $ 250.00 105. Fail to maintain fence(s) or fencing capable of sustaining its own weight 10 (1) (b) $ 250.00 and reasonable load 106. Fail to maintain fence(s) or fencing free of dangerous objects 10 (1) (c) $ 250.00 107. Fail to maintain fence(s) or fencing reasonably plumb 10 (1) (d) $ 250.00 108. Fail to comply with notice 13 (1) $ 300.00 Part 1: Provincial Offences Act TOWNSHIP OF MALAHIDE BY-LAW 24-24 TITLE: Lot Maintenance By-law ITEM COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3 Short Form Wording Provision Creating or Defining Offence Set Fine 109. Hinder an officer 13 (6) $ 600.00 110. Obstruct an officer 13 (6) $ 600.00 NOTE: The penalty provision(s) for the offence(s) indicated above is section 13.0 of By-Law No. 24-24 a certified copy of which by- laws has been filed.