{
 "answer": "In the Township of Woolwich, Ontario, property maintenance rules are set by Clean Yards By-law 40-2017 and 1 other bylaw, verified 2026-10-18. Enforcement: Officer may issue notice to discontinue or correct; if default, Township may enter, complete work by contractor, and recover expenses as municipal taxes.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001833",
 "municipality": "Woolwich",
 "status_type": "Township",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "unsightly_premises",
 "label": "Property maintenance",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-18",
 "official_website": "http://www.woolwich.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Clean Yards By-law 40-2017",
   "category": "unsightly_premises",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2017-06-06",
   "document_url": "https://media-001-ca.cdn.govstack.com/woolwich-007-ca/media/tqdlawgo/40-2017-v2-a-by-law-to-provide-for-the-maintaining-of-land-in-a-clean-and-clear-condition-and-to-repeal-by-law-27-2015-clean-yard-by-law.pdf",
   "summary": "Requires land to be kept clean and clear of refuse, debris, unlicensed vehicles, uncontrolled growth (Municipal Act ss.127-128); repeals 27-2015.",
   "discovered_by": "on-propmaint",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-18",
   "capture_sha256": "4c822f905376f2d3250503d497a4e26592889df0028168b1276acf1cdea711ae",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-18T20:28:28+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "40-2017",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/4c822f905376f2d3250503d497a4e26592889df0028168b1276acf1cdea711ae.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "standards": "Property must be free of waste, holes, stagnant water, unsafe/hazardous/dilapidated conditions, grass/weeds over 20 cm; no unauthorized waste dumping/storage or inoperative/unlicensed vehicle/trailer parking/storage.",
    "enforcement": "Officer may issue notice to discontinue or correct; if default, Township may enter, complete work by contractor, and recover expenses as municipal taxes."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "standards": "s. 3.1; s. 3.2; s. 3.3; s. 3.4.3; s. 3.5; s. 3.6; s. 3.8.1; s. 3.8.2",
    "enforcement": "s. 4.1; s. 4.2; s. 5.5; s. 5.7"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/woolwich/property-maintenance/bylaw-40-2017/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Property Standards By-law 24-2012",
   "category": "unsightly_premises",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2012-03-27",
   "document_url": "https://media-001-ca.cdn.govstack.com/woolwich-007-ca/media/5ajbls3c/by-laws-property-standards-by-law-24-2012.pdf",
   "summary": "Township of Woolwich standards for maintenance and occupancy of property; refuse, dilapidated structures, enforcement.",
   "discovered_by": "on-propmaint",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-18",
   "capture_sha256": "68efe11663635683fd0daf47e42c0d408db4fe6f6af15e2a53eed5f3e08dc886",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-18T20:28:28+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "24-2012",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/68efe11663635683fd0daf47e42c0d408db4fe6f6af15e2a53eed5f3e08dc886.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "standards": "No person shall use/occupy nonconforming property; no owner shall fail to maintain property; yards free of undesirable material.",
    "enforcement": "Property Standards Officer may order repairs/clearance; if not complied, Township may repair, clean, clear or demolish at owner's expense; lien."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "standards": "s. 3.1; s. 3.2; s. 5.1.1",
    "enforcement": "s. 12.2.1; s. 12.4.1; s. 12.4.4"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/woolwich/property-maintenance/bylaw-24-2012/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Woolwich By-laws index",
   "category": "unsightly_premises",
   "document_type": "bylaw_index",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.woolwich.ca/learn-about/by-laws/",
   "summary": "By-law listing.",
   "discovered_by": "on-propmaint",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-18",
   "capture_sha256": "f3ee7a1174ccc0cbafbbbe71a18d1878465316772dfaaa71a71f65093f9db55b",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-18T20:28:28+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/f3ee7a1174ccc0cbafbbbe71a18d1878465316772dfaaa71a71f65093f9db55b.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/woolwich/parking-snow/woolwich-by-laws-index/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/woolwich/property-maintenance/"
}