What are the rules on junk, derelict cars, and unsightly property?
In the Municipality of West Grey, Ontario, standards: Property must be free from garbage/debris, wrecked vehicles, overgrown vegetation (grass >0.2m), pests, dilapidated structures, shipping containers, animal excrement, and other hazardous conditions.; enforcement: Officer issues order to comply; if not remedied within specified time, municipality may carry out repairs or clearance at owner's expense.. Source: Property Standards Bylaw No. 8-2010, verified 2026-06-10.
Property Standards Bylaw No. 8-2010
adopted bylaw
standards
Property must be free from garbage/debris, wrecked vehicles, overgrown vegetation (grass >0.2m), pests, dilapidated structures, shipping containers, animal excrement, and other hazardous conditions.
s. 3.03
enforcement
Officer issues order to comply; if not remedied within specified time, municipality may carry out repairs or clearance at owner's expense.
s. 7.03(c)
scout note
West Grey By-law 8-2010 prescribing standards for the maintenance and occupancy of property under the Building Code Act, and establishing a Property Standards Committee. Read a third time and finally passed 15 March 2010.