{
 "municipality_id": "gx-001769",
 "municipality": "St. Marys",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "unsightly_premises",
 "label": "Property maintenance",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-06-09",
 "official_website": "http://townofstmarys.com/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Property Standards By-law 2014-48",
   "category": "unsightly_premises",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.townofstmarys.com/media/bs5auz3i/2014-48-property-standards-with-schedule-a.pdf",
   "summary": "Sets property standards requirements for buildings and properties.",
   "capture_sha256": "3c019b6de5b2afceed90e905fa2169a1a19c09b89f9157105e832d75d84219a2",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-10T22:04:10+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/3c019b6de5b2afceed90e905fa2169a1a19c09b89f9157105e832d75d84219a2.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "standards": "Yards must be free of rubbish, debris, health/safety hazards; no storage of derelict items, machinery, household goods, scrap metals, or building materials.",
    "enforcement": "Officer issues order requiring repairs or site clearance; if not complied with, Town may carry out work at owner's expense; Town holds a lien on land for amounts spent; fines up to $25,000 (first offence), $50,000 (subsequent) for individuals; up to $50,000/$100,000 for corporations."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "standards": "s. 3.(1)(a); s. 3.(2)(a)",
    "enforcement": "s. 4.(4)(a)(iii); s. 6.(1)(a); s. 6.(1)(d); s. 6.(3)(b); s. 6.(3)(c)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/st-marys/property-maintenance/text-3c019b6de5b2/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/st-marys/property-maintenance/"
}