By-law Enforcement

The Enforcement Services branch of the Legislative and Court Services department is located at 45 Cedar Pointe Drive. Enforcement Services monitors compliance with by-laws and takes action when necessary.

Staff take reports regarding all by-law violations at 705-739-4241 and enforcement.services@barrie.ca. Callers may need to leave a message. Enforcement Services staff retrieve messages from this number:

7 days/week, 7:30am–11pm from April through November.
24/7 from December through March.

Outside of these hours, please call the Barrie Police non-emergency line to report infractions at the time of incident: 705-725-7025.

Property Standards Enforcement

Property Standards Officers have the responsibility to administer and enforce property standards by-laws within Barrie. Property Standards Officers are appointed, by by-law, as both Property Standards Officers and Building Inspectors under the authority of the Building Code Act. Please see Property Standards By-law for more information.

FAQ re By-law Enforcement

Please refer to the By-laws Listing for information about individual by-laws.

The Property Standards Branch does not deal with living trees unless they present a potential hazard. You should seek legal advice to determine whether or not you may remove branches that overhang your property.
If there is a tree that poses a danger from dead branches or if the tree is not sound, this matter will be dealt with by Enforcement Services' Property Standards Branch; please report to 705-739-4241 or enforcement.services@barrie.ca. The owner of the tree is responsible to maintain the tree. If a tree or branches fall on a property, the owner of the property on which the tree falls is responsible for cleanup, regardless of who owns the tree.

By-law Enforcement

Property Standards Enforcement

FAQ re By-law Enforcement

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