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 "answer": "The City of Owen Sound, Ontario has 5 adopted bylaws on file: Conditions Hazardous to Children By-law No. 1953-1825; Heat By-law No. 2007-121; Property Standards By-law No. 1999-030; Unsafe Property Condition By-law No. 2011-117; Yard Maintenance By-law No. 2018-048, verified 2026-08-23.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001688",
 "municipality": "Owen Sound",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "unsightly_premises",
 "label": "Property maintenance",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-23",
 "official_website": "http://www.owensound.ca/",
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   "title": "Conditions Hazardous to Children By-law No. 1953-1825",
   "category": "unsightly_premises",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "document_url": "https://media-001-ca.cdn.govstack.com/owensound-005-ca/media/52pgq0ea/1953-1825-conditions-hazardous-to-children-consolidated.pdf",
   "summary": "Prohibits maintaining derelict vehicles, iceboxes, excavations or other conditions on property that are hazardous to children.",
   "discovered_by": "bigcity-depth",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-23",
   "capture_sha256": "5ae08abb06807162f22ffb33dca4e3bc4c358895d94978e9c69e70a54f65f9c3",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-23T23:44:06+00:00",
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   "adopted_date": "1953-12-21",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/5ae08abb06807162f22ffb33dca4e3bc4c358895d94978e9c69e70a54f65f9c3.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/owen-sound/property-maintenance/text-5ae08abb0680/",
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  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Heat By-law No. 2007-121",
   "category": "unsightly_premises",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "document_url": "https://media-001-ca.cdn.govstack.com/owensound-005-ca/media/utlpg5re/2007-121-heat-by-law-consolidated.pdf",
   "summary": "Requires owners/landlords of rented residential premises to maintain minimum indoor heating temperatures during the heating season.",
   "discovered_by": "bigcity-depth",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-23",
   "capture_sha256": "a8dcc287b37b1f71c2042d0bc11ae66ddb8ce9d2416f74240a6e4ef3e183e2ca",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-23T23:44:06+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "adopted_date": "2007-06-18",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/a8dcc287b37b1f71c2042d0bc11ae66ddb8ce9d2416f74240a6e4ef3e183e2ca.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/owen-sound/property-maintenance/text-a8dcc287b37b/",
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  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Property Standards By-law No. 1999-030",
   "category": "unsightly_premises",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "document_url": "https://media-001-ca.cdn.govstack.com/owensound-005-ca/media/j04h0kkz/1999-030-property-standards-by-law-consolidated.pdf",
   "summary": "Sets minimum maintenance and occupancy standards for properties/buildings in Owen Sound and empowers by-law enforcement to order repairs or clean-up of unsightly premises.",
   "discovered_by": "bigcity-depth",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-23",
   "capture_sha256": "4c7e559b48d796418d17943596c5b643e55f0071c8583828a9f8b8f9670a9f47",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-23T23:44:06+00:00",
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   "adopted_date": "1999-03-01",
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   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/owen-sound/property-maintenance/text-4c7e559b48d7/",
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  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Unsafe Property Condition By-law No. 2011-117",
   "category": "unsightly_premises",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "document_url": "https://media-001-ca.cdn.govstack.com/owensound-005-ca/media/5ltbzi3c/2011-117-unsafe-property-condition-by-law-consolidated.pdf",
   "summary": "Requires owners to guard against fire hazards in buildings and yards and addresses unsafe property conditions.",
   "discovered_by": "bigcity-depth",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-23",
   "capture_sha256": "053dabc7a09abd5076f4adcc4c0ccfde95597b53a436c6becfd5c9fdcd98b69e",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-23T23:44:06+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "adopted_date": "2011-07-04",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/053dabc7a09abd5076f4adcc4c0ccfde95597b53a436c6becfd5c9fdcd98b69e.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/owen-sound/property-maintenance/text-053dabc7a09a/",
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  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Yard Maintenance By-law No. 2018-048",
   "category": "unsightly_premises",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "document_url": "https://media-001-ca.cdn.govstack.com/owensound-005-ca/media/noop5pzp/2018-048-yard-maintenance-by-law-consolidated.pdf",
   "summary": "Requires owners to keep yards free of long grass/weeds, refuse and debris; sets City authority to cut/clean and charge back costs.",
   "discovered_by": "bigcity-depth",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-23",
   "capture_sha256": "8820c1748989b4eb0268d5d30dbf2e592209541db70424c76d51147668ec60d8",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-23T23:44:06+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "adopted_date": "2018-04-09",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/8820c1748989b4eb0268d5d30dbf2e592209541db70424c76d51147668ec60d8.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/owen-sound/property-maintenance/text-8820c1748989/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/owen-sound/property-maintenance/"
}