{
 "answer": "In the City of Belleville, Ontario, property maintenance rules are set by Land Maintenance By-law No. 2025-117, verified 2026-08-28. Standards: Land must be kept free of debris, refuse, domestic waste, health/fire/accident hazards, grass over 15 cm, noxious weeds, standing water, and inoperable vehicles. Enforcement: Officer issues Order to Comply; if owner fails, City carries out required work and recovers costs by adding expense to the tax roll.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001419",
 "municipality": "Belleville",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "unsightly_premises",
 "label": "Property maintenance",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "http://www.city.belleville.on.ca/",
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   "primary": true,
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   "title": "Land Maintenance By-law No. 2025-117",
   "category": "unsightly_premises",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2025-06-23",
   "document_url": "https://www.belleville.ca/home-and-property/by-law-and-animal-services/commonly-requested-by-laws/#Land_Maintenance_By-law",
   "summary": "Requires owners/occupants to keep land clean of debris and refuse; restricts storing/wrecking/dismantling inoperable ('junk') vehicles. Replaces the former Clean and Clear Yards and Littering by-laws. Effective July 1, 2025.",
   "capture_sha256": "47395e3d931740c716ffee99317ded340877e176fbd8f41988ec733b444faea8",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-10T22:04:10+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "discovered_by": "bylaws-bigcity-depth",
   "discovered_at": null,
   "document_number": "2025-117",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/47395e3d931740c716ffee99317ded340877e176fbd8f41988ec733b444faea8.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "standards": "Land must be kept free of debris, refuse, domestic waste, health/fire/accident hazards, grass over 15 cm, noxious weeds, standing water, and inoperable vehicles.",
    "enforcement": "Officer issues Order to Comply; if owner fails, City carries out required work and recovers costs by adding expense to the tax roll."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "standards": "s. 2.1, s. 2.2, s. 3.1, s. 4.1, s. 5.1",
    "enforcement": "s. 9.1; s. 9.5"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/belleville/property-maintenance/bylaw-2025-117/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/belleville/property-maintenance/"
}