What are the rules on junk, derelict cars, and unsightly property?
In the Municipality of West Nipissing, Ontario, standards: Yards must be free from heavy undergrowth, noxious plants, dead trees, garbage, debris, holes, wrecked/unlicensed vehicles, dilapidated structures, and injurious pests; grass max 12 inches in residential urban areas.; enforcement: Officer issues Notice of Non-Compliance, then Order to Comply; if unmet, municipality may carry out repairs or clearance at owner's expense and may prosecute; set fine $105.00 per offence.; standards: No person shall deposit litter on private lands without consent, on any highway, or on municipal lands except at approved waste disposal sites or receptacles.; enforcement: Conviction under Provincial Offences Act; set fine of $300.00 per offence; enforced by a person appointed by Council.. Source: By-law 2001-71 Property Standards; By-law 2018-75 Littering, verified 2026-06-09.
By-law 2001-71 Property Standards
adopted bylaw
standards
Yards must be free from heavy undergrowth, noxious plants, dead trees, garbage, debris, holes, wrecked/unlicensed vehicles, dilapidated structures, and injurious pests; grass max 12 inches in residential urban areas.
s. 3.1.1
enforcement
Officer issues Notice of Non-Compliance, then Order to Comply; if unmet, municipality may carry out repairs or clearance at owner's expense and may prosecute; set fine $105.00 per offence.
s. 7.4.1(iii): "municipality may carry out the repair or clearance at the owner's expense"
scout note
Property standards by-law for West Nipissing.
By-law 2018-75 Littering
adopted bylaw
standards
No person shall deposit litter on private lands without consent, on any highway, or on municipal lands except at approved waste disposal sites or receptacles.
s. 3.1, s. 3.2, s. 3.3
enforcement
Conviction under Provincial Offences Act; set fine of $300.00 per offence; enforced by a person appointed by Council.