Our property standards bylaw and yard maintenance bylaw set standards for maintenance and occupancy of property in the county.
Review the full property standards bylaw and yard maintenance bylaw for details.
Citizens can submit a property standards complaint or yard maintenance complaint to county property standards officers if they notice that a property in the community is not following the guidelines in the bylaws.
Common complaints include:
- Long grass
- Debris, garbage, abandoned refrigerators and freezers in a yard
- Improper storage and disposal of refuse
- Sewage discharge and roof drainage
- Trees, vegetation and the branches, limbs and parts thereof which create an unsafe condition due to decay, disease or being damaged, or which create a nuisance condition
- Structures, fences and retaining walls not in good repair
- More than two unlicenced and inoperative vehicles in a yard
- Unkempt pools and ponds
- Improper maintenance of buildings and structures - structural capability, fire damage and prevention, foundations, exterior walls, doors and windows, interior structures and surfaces, plumbing systems, heating and mechanical systems, electrical systems, recreational facilities and vacant buildings
You must properly dispose of waste at your property. For more information see the solid waste control bylaw.
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