{
 "answer": "In the Town of The Blue Mountains, Ontario, property maintenance rules are set by Long Grass and Noxious Weeds By-law No. 2003-25 (Office Consolidation) and 1 other bylaw, verified 2026-10-18. Standards: Long grass or noxious weeds growing/remaining on privately-owned land in Residential Zone; noxious weeds also in Schedule A hatched area.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001788",
 "municipality": "The Blue Mountains",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "unsightly_premises",
 "label": "Property maintenance",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-18",
 "official_website": "https://www.thebluemountains.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Long Grass and Noxious Weeds By-law No. 2003-25 (Office Consolidation)",
   "category": "unsightly_premises",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2003-03-31",
   "document_url": "https://www.thebluemountains.ca/sites/default/files/2021-06/By-Law%20Number%202003%20%E2%80%93%2025.pdf",
   "summary": "Regulates and prohibits long grass and noxious weeds on certain privately owned land (Municipal Act s.128, 130, 427).",
   "discovered_by": "on-propmaint",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-18",
   "capture_sha256": "be8596cee9ffbdc8fd7354beba59464b59d5261113af108e8f710323786de312",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-18T20:28:28+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2003-25",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/be8596cee9ffbdc8fd7354beba59464b59d5261113af108e8f710323786de312.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "standards": "Long grass or noxious weeds growing/remaining on privately-owned land in Residential Zone; noxious weeds also in Schedule A hatched area.",
    "enforcement": "Written notice to conform; if owner fails, Corporation may enter and carry out work, with expenses and administrative fees deemed taxes collectible like municipal taxes."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "standards": "s. 3; s. 4",
    "enforcement": "s. 5; s. 8; s. 9"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/the-blue-mountains/property-maintenance/bylaw-2003-25/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Property Standards By-law No. 2002-18 (Office Consolidation)",
   "category": "unsightly_premises",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2002-04-03",
   "document_url": "https://www.thebluemountains.ca/sites/default/files/2021-06/By-Law%20Number%202002%20%E2%80%93%2018.pdf",
   "summary": "Town of The Blue Mountains property standards by-law: maintenance and occupancy standards incl. yard conditions, parking areas, accessory buildings; consolidated with 2003-26, 2014-15, 2014-46.",
   "discovered_by": "on-propmaint",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-18",
   "capture_sha256": "8a09c60452fe9d8ea872b14247454df57bc1c57246a43039c272829fae78c5bb",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-18T20:28:28+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2002-18",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/8a09c60452fe9d8ea872b14247454df57bc1c57246a43039c272829fae78c5bb.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "standards": "Yards must be clean and free from rubbish/debris, wrecked vehicles, brush, dilapidated structures, pests, dead trees; surfaces must not be unsightly or have garbage, deep ruts/holes.",
    "enforcement": "Property Standards Officer enforces; failure to comply with a final order is an offence with penalties under Building Code Act s. 36."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "standards": "s. 3.2; s. 3.3",
    "enforcement": "s. 8.4; s. 8.7"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/the-blue-mountains/property-maintenance/bylaw-2002-18/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Property Standards (by-law enforcement page)",
   "category": "unsightly_premises",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.thebluemountains.ca/resident-services/fire-services-law-enforcement/law-enforcement/property-standards",
   "summary": "rules page: summarises the Property Standards By-law and links long grass by-law; notes Council on Sept 8 discontinued the review and continues enforcing current by-law.",
   "discovered_by": "on-propmaint",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-18",
   "capture_sha256": "77130d7f67d7349cb6ffcaf9f7b7ce922d69eccad2f6aa83988a1cefb9514350",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-18T20:28:28+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/77130d7f67d7349cb6ffcaf9f7b7ce922d69eccad2f6aa83988a1cefb9514350.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/the-blue-mountains/property-maintenance/property-standards/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/the-blue-mountains/property-maintenance/"
}