| standards | Yards must be free of litter, rubbish, waste, salvage, refuse, dead or damaged trees, outdoor storage of unused materials, inoperative or unlicensed vehicles, and unsightly overgrowth. | s. 2.02 — "health, fire, accident hazard or unsightly condition" |
| enforcement | Officer issues order to comply; if ignored, municipality may do the work at owner's cost, recovered by action or added to the tax roll as property taxes; non-compliance is an offence under Building Code Act s. 36. | s. 8.03(2) — "municipality may cause the required work to be done at the cost of the person" |
scout note
Village of Oil Springs property standards by-law under s.15.1(3) of the Building Code Act; establishes a Property Standards Committee and repeals prior by-laws 329/2003 and 286/1998. Read a first, second and third time May 5, 2015.