Ontario municipality updating its lawn maintenance bylaw to reduce number of complaints

Ontario municipality updating its lawn maintenance bylaw to reduce number of complaints

A yard maintenance bylaw in Collingwood, Ont. is being updated after 20 years which expects grass and ground cover on lawns not to exceed 20 centimetres in height. Collingwood Today reports the municipality’s existing bylaw wasn’t keeping pace with the evolution of community expectations, environmental practices and enforcement tools. The number of complaints about tall weeds and grass has increased significantly since 2013, from fewer than 70 t…