Maintenance of Yards

Untidy and Unsightly Property
No person shall cause or permit any land or buildings to become untidy and unsightly due to graffiti or the accumulation of new or used lumber, cardboard, paper, newspapers, appliances, tires, cans, barrels, scrap metal or other waste materials or junk. 

Property within a residential area as defined by the Zoning Bylaw is not to be used for the storage, repair, cleaning, maintenance, collection or servicing of equipment such as bulldozers, graders, backhauls, loaders, cranes, tractors, semitrailers or a combination thereof, or other similar heavy equipment. 

Yard Maintenance

• A yard must be kept free and clean from: 
  1. a) Garbage and junk; 
  2. b) Junked vehicles and dismantled machinery; 
  3. c) Holes and excavations that could cause an accident; 
  4. d) An infestation of rodents, vermin or insects; 
  5. e) Dead or hazardous trees; 
  6. f) Sharp or dangerous materials; and 
  7. h) Accumulation of appliances, parts and accessories. 
• A yard must be graded in such a manner so as to prevent: 
  1. a) Excessive accumulation of water; and 
  2. b) Excessive dampness accumulating near buildings or structures.
• property within a residential area is not to be used for the storage, repair, cleaning, maintenance, collection or servicing of equipment such as bulldozers, graders, backhauls, loaders, cranes, tractors, semitrailers or a combination thereof, or other similar heavy equipment.
  
  

Outdoor Storage of Materials

• Any building materials, lumber, scrap metal, boxes or similar items stored in a yard shall be neatly stacked in piles. 
• Refrigerators left in a yard must first have their hinges, latches, lid, door or doors removed, if in use it shall be securely locked.
  
  

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