Common Concerns

Camping is only authorized in areas that have been designated as a campground.  Camping may be allowed in residential areas of the City, provided the camping unit i.e. tent, motor home, fifth wheel, etc. is not parked, or partially parked on any public road, street, lane or sidewalk, and provided the property owner has given permission.

Note: Tents in contravention of the Camping Bylaw may be seized along with all the contents contained within.  All tents seized are subject to a removal and storage fee as prescribed in the Fees and Charges Bylaw.

1. No person shall cause or permit a building to deteriorate into a ruinous or dilapidated state that the building or structure: 
   1. is dangerous to the public health or safety; or 
   2. Substantially depreciates the value of other land or improvements in the neighborhood.
2. No person shall permit an unoccupied building to become damaged or to deteriorate into a state of disrepair such that the building is an imminent danger to public safety.

For more information, please refer to the Property Maintenance and Nuisance Abatement Bylaw, or contact Bylaw Services.

No person shall cause or permit any junked vehicle to be kept on any land owned by that person. 

"junked vehicle" means any automobile, tractor, truck, trailer or other motor vehicle that: (i) either: (a) has no valid license plates attached to it; or (b) is in a rusted, wrecked, partly wrecked, dismantled, partly dismantled, inoperative or abandoned condition; and (ii) is located on private land, but that: 

1. is not within a structure erected in accordance with any law respecting the erection of buildings and structures in force within the City; and 
2. does not form a part of a business enterprise lawfully being operated on that land;  

For more information, please refer to the Property Maintenance and Nuisance Abatement Bylaw, or contact Bylaw Services

In accordance with the Traffic Bylaw, parking regulations are enforced in all areas of Dawson. Please note that all vehicles parked on private and public property, including rights of ways, must have proof of valid registration displayed on the vehicle at all times.  Vehicles parked in contravention of the posted parking regulations will be ticketed and towed at the owner's expense.

Parking in excess of 24 hours on City streets is prohibited in all areas of Dawson, with the exception of private property.

What to do if your vehicle has been Towed?  Please contact Advance North Mechanical at 867-993-5785.