{
 "answer": "The City of Barrie, Ontario has 2 adopted bylaws on file: Property Standards By-law No. 2011-138; Yard Maintenance By-law No. 2011-107, verified 2026-09-21.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001416",
 "municipality": "Barrie",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "unsightly_premises",
 "label": "Property maintenance",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-21",
 "official_website": "http://www.barrie.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Property Standards By-law No. 2011-138",
   "category": "unsightly_premises",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "document_url": "https://www.barrie.ca/Property-Standards-Bylaw.pdf",
   "adopted_date": "2011-11-28",
   "summary": "Prescribes maintenance and occupancy standards for all property under the Building Code Act — yards, vacant buildings, drainage, pest prevention, exterior/structural condition, graffiti — with orders to repair or clear non-conforming sites.",
   "discovered_by": "bigcity-depth",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-23",
   "capture_sha256": "b0c739e40866167aeb69f00aeae7068a3e425b6c752dc80628e029d86e634500",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-23T23:44:06+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2011-138",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/b0c739e40866167aeb69f00aeae7068a3e425b6c752dc80628e029d86e634500.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "standards": "Yards must be free of rubbish, debris, health/fire/accident hazards; no wrecked/abandoned vehicles; no excessive storage in front yard; buildings structurally sound and maintained",
    "enforcement": "Property Standards Officer issues order; non-compliance is an offence with fines under Building Code Act; owner must repair or clear site to graded/levelled condition"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "standards": "s. 5.1; s. 5.4; s. 5.6; s. 15.1",
    "enforcement": "s. 40.3; s. 4.3"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/barrie/property-maintenance/bylaw-2011-138/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Yard Maintenance By-law No. 2011-107",
   "category": "unsightly_premises",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "document_url": "https://www.barrie.ca/Yard-Maintenance-Bylaw.pdf",
   "adopted_date": "2011-08-15",
   "summary": "Requires yards to be kept free of long grass/weeds, garbage, derelict vehicles and unsightly accumulations of material, separate from the general Property Standards By-law.",
   "discovered_by": "bigcity-depth",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-23",
   "capture_sha256": "bb1e34ece6c04e15719b0fd84a36e59e1593e3546f53f98de411f8bd5f956be5",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-23T23:44:06+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2011-107",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/bb1e34ece6c04e15719b0fd84a36e59e1593e3546f53f98de411f8bd5f956be5.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "standards": "Prohibited: ground cover >15cm, graffiti/defacement, unsafe conditions, excavations unbarriered, waste material, inoperable vehicles, overgrown hedges/shrubs, dead trees, dust/mud accumulation",
    "enforcement": "Written notice to owner to comply; if non-compliant, City enters and does work; costs added to tax roll as property taxes"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "standards": "s. 4.1, 4.4, 4.5, 4.12, 4.13, 4.17, 4.18, 4.15",
    "enforcement": "s. 5.3, 7.0, 9.1"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/barrie/property-maintenance/bylaw-2011-107/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/barrie/property-maintenance/"
}