Enforcement and By-Law Services - Overgrowth and Prohibited Plants on Private Property
The Ground Cover Maintenance & Prohibited Plants By-law, (originally the Grass and Weed Cutting By-law) allows Natural Gardens but requires that all property owners maintain their gardens and groundcover to a maximum height requirement and free of Prohibited Plants. The Encroachment By-law expands on past public lands by-laws to clarify types of encroachments and specify allowed encroachments, like Boulevard Gardens.
Residential, commercial and industrial property owners must keep their lawns/property from becoming overgrown with Prohibited Plants and must keep their lawns no higher than twenty centimetres (20 cm) or eight inches (8”) in height.
Possible Violations:
- Area not maintained or intentionally cultivated
- Area encroaching on the sidewalk/roadway
- Area obstructing driver/pedestrian sightlines
- Area contains Prohibited Plants
- Area has grass over 20 cm
Owners of property in violation of the By-Law will receive:
- A 3 day Order to Comply.
- If the specifications of the Order are not met,
- The City contractor will deal with the contravention at the expense of the owner.
The City will recover the expense incurred by adding the expense to their municipal tax bill.
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