Buildings in Windsor now can't be boarded-up unless damaged by fire or severe weather

In an attempt to lower the number of boarded up vacant buildings in Windsor, the city has updated its property standards bylaw.

Rob Vani oversees municipal building inspections.

He says among the tweaks, they've cleaned up language clarifying when you can board up a vacant building and when you cannot.

“Essentially any building that's not damaged by fire or storm or some other type of natural event cannot be boarded for any reason,” said Vani.

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You used to have 120 days to respond to fire damage and remove any boarded up windows and doors. That number has now been pushed back to 182 days — on par with the city’s vacant home tax bylaw, which has a heavy focus on the west end.

In instances where there is vandalism and a window i