What are the rules on junk, derelict cars, and unsightly property?
In the Town of Snow Lake, Manitoba, standards: Unsightly structures, yards, excavations, holes detrimental to area; woodpiles and rubbish in front yards; front yard parking if rear access exists; driveways max ½ front yard.; enforcement: Written order to remedy; municipality may act at owner's expense; costs collected like tax; offence liable to fine not exceeding $1,000.00 or imprisonment not exceeding six months.; standards: Conditions not complying with maintenance standards for vacant, boarded, or derelict buildings, including unsafe, unsightly, or structurally unsound conditions.; enforcement: Order to Maintain, correction by Town at owner's cost collected as tax, fines up to Five Hundred ($500) Dollars, imprisonment up to three (3) months, or title transfer to Town.. Source: By-Law No. 924/13: Unsightly Property; By-Law No. 981/21 Vacant and Derelict Building, verified 2026-06-09.
Unsightly structures, yards, excavations, holes detrimental to area; woodpiles and rubbish in front yards; front yard parking if rear access exists; driveways max ½ front yard.
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enforcement
Written order to remedy; municipality may act at owner's expense; costs collected like tax; offence liable to fine not exceeding $1,000.00 or imprisonment not exceeding six months.
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scout note
Regulates unsightly property conditions and related enforcement.
By-Law No. 981/21 Vacant and Derelict Building
adopted bylaw
standards
Conditions not complying with maintenance standards for vacant, boarded, or derelict buildings, including unsafe, unsightly, or structurally unsound conditions.
s. 1.01; s. 2.02; s. 2.04
enforcement
Order to Maintain, correction by Town at owner's cost collected as tax, fines up to Five Hundred ($500) Dollars, imprisonment up to three (3) months, or title transfer to Town.
s. 3.02; s. 3.04(a); s. 3.05(a); s. 4.10(b)
scout note
Regulates vacant and derelict buildings in Snow Lake.