Property maintenance — Timmins, Ontario

What are the rules on junk, derelict cars, and unsightly property?

City of Timmins has 2 adopted bylaws on file, verified against the original documents on 2026-06-09.

Cleaning and Clearing of Land By-Law adopted bylaw
standards Land must be kept clean, cleared, free of refuse; no standing water >30cm; no unenclosed excavations; no refuse deposited on private or municipal property without lawful authority; swimming pools must not be health/safety hazards, malodorous, or mosquito breeding places. s. 2.4, s. 2.5, s. 2.3, s. 2.2, s. 2.6
enforcement Manager of By-law Services may do the work at the owner's expense plus 15% administration fee (minimum $100.00); costs recoverable by action or by adding to the tax roll and collecting as municipal taxes. s. 5.4
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Property Standards By-Law adopted bylaw
standards Yards and vacant lots must be kept clean and free from rubbish or debris, health/fire/accident hazards, derelict machinery and vehicles, long grass and overgrown trees, dilapidated structures, unprotected pits, pests, and dead trees. "All yards and vacant lots shall he kept clean and free from"
enforcement Officer may make an Order Requiring Compliance; on failure the municipality may take action to bring the property into compliance and register costs, plus a $100 (first) or $250 (subsequent) administration cost, recoverable as municipal taxes. "the municipality may take action as stipulated in Section 15. 4"; "administration cost of $ 100 for first offence and $ 250 for each subsequent offence"
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