Anmore unsightly property rules and how to report
How do I report an unsightly or overgrown property in Anmore?
In Anmore, the Property Maintenance Bylaw bans untidy or unsightly property and rubbish piling up. Report it with the Village's online bylaw complaint form or call the Bylaw Department at 604-828-4987. A bylaw notice for it is $300.
Key facts
| What counts | Owners and occupiers must not let rubbish or noxious matter collect around their premises, throw rubbish or broken glass in open places, or let property be or stay untidy or unsightly. 'Untidy or unsightly' includes piles of building materials (without a building permit), filth, discarded materials and rubbish, fallen or discarded building materials, graffiti, and garbage not in a covered container or in a receptacle animals can open.Property Maintenance Bylaw No. 188-1996, s. 2(c), 3, 4, 5 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingNo owner or occupier of real property shall cause or permit that property to become or the presence of graffiti, whether in the form of pictures or words, on real property or on the the accumulation of garbage not contained in a covered container or that is No person shall deposit or throw bottles, broken glass or other rubbish in any open place. |
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| How to report | Submit the Village's official bylaw complaint form (nuisances are listed) or call the Bylaw Department at 604-828-4987 during regular Village hours.Reporting Concerns · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingnuisances Please submit all complaints via the Village of Anmore’s complaint form. You can also contact the Bylaw Department by phone at 604-828-4987 during regular Village hours. |
| What happens next | The Bylaw Enforcement Officer may give written notice (personal delivery or registered mail) to comply within 14 days. If the owner does not, the Village may enter and remove the items at the owner's expense. Unpaid costs on December 31 are added to the property taxes as taxes in arrears.Property Maintenance Bylaw No. 188-1996, s. 11, 12 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingmay give written notice to that person to comply within fourteen (14) days of delivery of a notice at the expense if such charge remains unpaid on December 31 in |
| Fine | Bylaw notice: $300 for untidy or unsightly property, letting rubbish accumulate and similar offences ($210 if paid within 14 days; $390 if paid more than 30 days after or unpaid). The municipal ticket schedule also lists $300.Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 625-2021, Schedule A, Property Maintenance Bylaw; Municipal Ticket Information Utilization Bylaw No. 479-2009, Schedule 13; Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 625-2021, s. 4 (b), (c) · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingUntidy or Unsightly property 5 $300 $210 $390 5 Untidy or Unsightly property $300 if payment is received by the Village within 14 days of the person receiving if payment is received more than 30 days after the person receiving or being |
| Bylaw | Anmore Property Maintenance Bylaw No. 188-1996Property Maintenance Bylaw No. 188-1996, s. 1 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingAnmore Property Maintenance Bylaw No. 188-1996 |
How it works
The Property Maintenance Bylaw No. 188-1996 says owners and occupiers must not let rubbish or noxious matter collect around their premises, throw rubbish or broken glass in open places, or let property be or stay untidy or unsightly. "Untidy or unsightly" includes piles of building materials (without a building permit), filth, discarded materials and rubbish, fallen or discarded building materials, graffiti, and garbage not in a covered container or in a receptacle animals can open. The bylaw also bans an activity that creates a nuisance for another parcel.
Steps
- Submit the Village's bylaw complaint form (nuisances are listed), or call the Bylaw Department at 604-828-4987 during regular Village hours.
- The Bylaw Enforcement Officer may give the owner written notice, by personal delivery or registered mail, to comply within 14 days.
- If the owner does not comply, the Village may enter and remove the items at the owner's expense.
Good to know
- Unpaid costs on December 31 are added to the property taxes.
- A bylaw notice is $300 ($210 if paid within 14 days; $390 if paid more than 30 days after or unpaid). The municipal ticket schedule also lists $300.
- The bylaw allows a court penalty of up to $2,000 per offence, with each day a separate offence.
- The bylaw does not set a grass or weed height limit.
Official forms and pages
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Sources
- Property Maintenance Bylaw No. 188-1996 (PDF), Village of Anmore (read 2026-11-08)
- Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 625-2021 (PDF), Village of Anmore (read 2026-11-08)
- Municipal Ticket Information Utilization Bylaw No. 479-2009 (PDF), Village of Anmore (read 2026-11-08)
- Reporting Concerns, Village of Anmore (read 2026-11-08)
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