{
 "answer": "The Township of Springwater, Ontario has 2 adopted bylaws on file: Clean, Safe Properties By-law 2014-037 (Springwater); Property Standards By-law 2024-074 (Springwater), verified 2026-10-18.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001765",
 "municipality": "Springwater",
 "status_type": "Township",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "unsightly_premises",
 "label": "Property maintenance",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-18",
 "official_website": "http://www.springwater.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Clean, Safe Properties By-law 2014-037 (Springwater)",
   "category": "unsightly_premises",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2014-08-25",
   "document_url": "https://media-003-ca.cdn.govstack.com/springwater-ca/media/pwopqryp/2014-037-clean-safe-properties.pdf",
   "summary": "Municipal Act by-law on clean, safe properties (refuse, debris, grass); passed 25th day of a 2014 month.",
   "discovered_by": "on-propmaint",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-18",
   "capture_sha256": "ddbca467807d8dea1ec04fa1e21310d8441dd153ff800f228504eef0fa7e8a6b",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-18T20:28:28+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2014-037",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/ddbca467807d8dea1ec04fa1e21310d8441dd153ff800f228504eef0fa7e8a6b.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "standards": "Exterior yards kept free from rubbish, debris, noxious/broadleaf weeds, overgrown hedges, long grass, dead trees, derelict vehicles/boats, unsafe/unsightly conditions, and specified standing water.",
    "enforcement": "MLEO may issue written notice to remedy; if default, Township may perform work at owner's/occupant's expense and recover costs by court action or like municipal taxes."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "standards": "s. 4.1",
    "enforcement": "s. 5.1, 5.3"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/springwater/property-maintenance/bylaw-2014-037/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Property Standards By-law 2024-074 (Springwater)",
   "category": "unsightly_premises",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2024-09-18",
   "document_url": "https://media-003-ca.cdn.govstack.com/springwater-ca/media/2bpbpj3m/2024-074-property-standards-by-law-signed.pdf",
   "summary": "Prescribes standards for maintenance and occupancy of property under Building Code Act s.15.1(3).",
   "discovered_by": "on-propmaint",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-18",
   "capture_sha256": "577e2136f807e60c5c000797bb97a50de0d4fcb921fcec9c3c35842df11ecd44",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-18T20:28:28+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2024-074",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/577e2136f807e60c5c000797bb97a50de0d4fcb921fcec9c3c35842df11ecd44.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "standards": "Exterior property areas must be neat/tidy; free from rubbish, garbage, brush, waste, litter, debris, pests, noxious weeds, overgrowth, dead/damaged trees, wrecked vehicles/boats, unsafe/unsightly conditions, stagnant water, animal excrement, untidy firewood.",
    "enforcement": "Property Standards Officer may order repair/maintenance or clearing; if owner fails, Township may repair/demolish and recover expenses from owner."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "standards": "s. 4.1",
    "enforcement": "s. 33.2; s. 33.7(c)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/springwater/property-maintenance/bylaw-2024-074/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-laws and Enforcement index (Springwater)",
   "category": "unsightly_premises",
   "document_type": "bylaw_index",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "http://www.springwater.ca/township-hall/by-laws-and-enforcement/",
   "summary": "Township by-law index.",
   "discovered_by": "on-propmaint",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-18",
   "capture_sha256": "c3aa999c531f33eb346fa6a77d6cb0557f7202e92de1bc3ed6aab1c21e18bce4",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-18T20:28:28+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/c3aa999c531f33eb346fa6a77d6cb0557f7202e92de1bc3ed6aab1c21e18bce4.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/springwater/noise/springwater-by-laws-and-enforcement-index/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/springwater/property-maintenance/"
}