{"place":{"path":"ca/bc/ashcroft","slug":"ashcroft","name":"Ashcroft","full_name":"Village of Ashcroft","type":"municipality","country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"},"region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"website":"https://ashcroftbc.ca","population":"about 1,744 (BC Stats, 2025, as stated in the Village's Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 889, 2026)","intro":"Ashcroft is a small village on the Thompson River in the dry Interior of British Columbia, about 90 km west of Kamloops. The Village of Ashcroft runs its own garbage collection, water and sewer systems, roads, building permits, business licences, bylaw enforcement, dog licensing, the volunteer fire department, and the pool, arena, museum and Legacy Park campground. The Thompson-Nicola Regional District runs the Boston Flats Eco-Depot (recycling and yard waste) in Cache Creek, since there is no curbside recycling, and works with the Village on emergency response. Policing is by the Ashcroft RCMP detachment. Many things people think of as \"village\" matters, like marriage licences, health cards and driver's licences, are provincial.","city_hall":{"label":"Village Office","address":"601 Bancroft Street, Ashcroft, BC V0K 1A0 (mail to PO Box 129, Ashcroft, BC V0K 1A0)","phone":"250-453-9161","fax":"250-453-9664","hours":"Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (open over lunch; closed statutory holidays)"},"useful_contacts":[{"label":"Bylaw Enforcement Officer (bylaw complaints","bylaw@ashcroftbc.ca)":null,"value":"236-597-1607"},{"label":"Fire Chief (Ashcroft Volunteer Fire Department","firedept@ashcroftbc.ca)":null,"value":"250-457-0470"},{"label":"FireSmart Coordinator (home assessments","firesmart@ashcroftbc.ca)":null,"value":"250-819-5276"},{"label":"Ashcroft RCMP Detachment (720 Elm St)","value":"250-453-2216"},{"label":"Boston Flats Eco-Depot (TNRD recycling","1180 Campbell Hill Dr E":null,"Cache Creek)":null,"value":"250-377-8673"},{"label":"TNRD Emergency Operations Centre","value":"250-377-7188"}],"bodies":{"municipal":{"name":"Village of Ashcroft","url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca"},"regional":{"name":"Thompson-Nicola Regional District","url":"https://www.tnrd.ca"},"provincial":{"name":"Province of British Columbia","url":"https://www2.gov.bc.ca"},"federal":{"name":"Government of Canada","url":"https://www.canada.ca"}},"boundary":{"geojson":"/data/ca/bc/ashcroft/boundary.geojson","area_km2":52.77,"source":"Municipalities - Legally Defined Administrative Areas of BC, BC Data Catalogue","source_url":"https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/municipalities-legally-defined-administrative-areas-of-bc","accessed":"2026-11-08"},"zoning":{"zones":12,"zone_pages":10,"has_page":true,"bylaw":{"title":"Village of Ashcroft Zoning Bylaw No. 890, 2026","url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Bylaw-No.-890-2026-Village-of-Ashcroft-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-08","note":"Bylaw 890 repeals Zoning Bylaw No. 823, 2018. Its zoning map is Schedule B."},"map":{"has_map":true,"has_addresses":true}},"counts":{"answers":24,"facts_matched":132},"latest":"2026-11-08"},"generated":"2026-11-12T01:48:38.090Z","count":24,"answers":[{"title":"Ashcroft building permits: when you need one and how to apply","question":"Do I need a building permit, and how do I apply?","slug":"building-permit","place":{"path":"ca/bc/ashcroft","name":"Ashcroft","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"category":{"slug":"building-and-renovating","name":"Building, renovating and your property"},"owner":"municipal","owner_label":"Municipal","owner_body":{"name":"Village of Ashcroft","url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca"},"short_answer":"In Ashcroft you need a Village building permit for most construction, alteration, repair, moving or demolition of a building or structure, plus plumbing, fireplaces and chimneys. Single-storey accessory buildings under 20 m² and low unroofed decks are outside the building bylaw. Contact the Village office to apply.","aliases":["building permit ashcroft","do i need a permit ashcroft","apply for building permit ashcroft","ashcroft building bylaw"],"cost":"Based on the value of the work, plus a non-refundable $200 application fee that counts toward the permit fee. See the building-permit-fees answer.","how_long":"The bylaw and the Village website do not state a processing time. A permit expires if work is not begun within six months or not completed within two years of issue.","where":[{"type":"in_person","label":"Village Office","value":"601 Bancroft Street, Ashcroft, BC V0K 1A0","note":"Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m."},{"type":"phone","label":"Village Office","value":"250-453-9161"},{"type":"email","label":"Village Office","value":"admin@ashcroftbc.ca"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Building Regulations Bylaw 793 (PDF)","url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Village-of-Ashcroft-Building-Regulations-Bylaw-No.793-Consolidated.pdf"},{"title":"Building Information Request, Village of Ashcroft","url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/service/building-information-request/"}],"related":[{"slug":"building-permit-fees","title":"Ashcroft building permit fees","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/building-permit-fees/"},{"slug":"deck-shed-garage-permit","title":"Ashcroft permits for decks, sheds, carports and garages","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/deck-shed-garage-permit/"},{"slug":"zoning-lookup","title":"Ashcroft zoning: find your zone and what it allows","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/zoning-lookup/"},{"slug":"secondary-suite","title":"Ashcroft secondary suite and carriage house rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/secondary-suite/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/cache-creek","name":"Cache Creek","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cache-creek/building-permit/"},{"place":"ca/bc/logan-lake","name":"Logan Lake","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/logan-lake/building-permit/"},{"place":"ca/bc/lillooet","name":"Lillooet","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lillooet/building-permit/"},{"place":"ca/bc/clinton","name":"Clinton","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/clinton/building-permit/"},{"place":"ca/bc/lytton","name":"Lytton","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lytton/building-permit/"},{"place":"ca/bc/kamloops","name":"Kamloops","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kamloops/building-permit/"}],"topic":{"title":"Building permits in British Columbia: how to apply, by municipality","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/building-permit/"},"facts":{"needed_for":{"label":"Needed for","value":"A permit is required whenever work regulated by the bylaw is done: construction, alteration, repair, moving or demolition of buildings and structures, plumbing, fireplaces and chimneys, a change of use, and retaining walls over 1.2 m. No one may start or continue construction or change a building's occupancy without a valid permit from a Building Official.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Village-of-Ashcroft-Building-Regulations-Bylaw-No.793-Consolidated.pdf","title":"Village of Ashcroft Building Regulations Bylaw 793, 2014 (PDF, consolidated to May 23, 2023)","section":"s. 6.1, 3.1(a), 1.5","quotes":["A permit is required whenever work regulated by this bylaw is to be undertaken.","commence or continue any construction or change the occupancy of any building or structure, or other work related to construction unless a Building Official has issued a valid permit for the work;","the design and construction of retaining walls where the difference in finish grade elevation is greater than 1.2 m (4 ft) in height;","the design, construction, or installation of fireplaces and chimneys."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"not_needed_for":{"label":"Not needed for","value":"The bylaw does not apply to: single-storey accessory buildings under 20 m² in building area; low-human-occupancy farm buildings under 600 m² on land assessed as Farm and used for a bona fide agricultural operation; unroofed decks by single or two-family dwellings if the deck surface is 600 mm or less above ground; and buildings exempted by Division A, Part 1 of the Building Code.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Village-of-Ashcroft-Building-Regulations-Bylaw-No.793-Consolidated.pdf","title":"Village of Ashcroft Building Regulations Bylaw 793, 2014 (PDF, consolidated to May 23, 2023)","section":"s. 1.6","quotes":["This bylaw does not apply to:","Single-storey accessory buildings less than 20 m2 (215 ft2) in building area;","Unroofed decks attached to or adjacent to single and two-family dwellings if the deck surface is 600 mm (24 in) or less above the adjacent ground level."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"how_to_apply":{"label":"How to apply","value":"Submit the application form prescribed by the Building Official, signed by the owner, with an owner's acknowledgment of responsibility, a title search and plans. The pages found do not describe an online portal; contact the Village office.","short":"Paper form to Village office; no portal","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Village-of-Ashcroft-Building-Regulations-Bylaw-No.793-Consolidated.pdf","title":"Village of Ashcroft Building Regulations Bylaw 793, 2014 (PDF, consolidated to May 23, 2023)","section":"s. 6.3, 9.1","quotes":["The Building Official shall prescribe, and may from time to time modify, the form of application for matters within the scope of this Bylaw;","be submitted to the Building Official in the form provided by the Building Official and signed by the owner, or a signing officer if the owner is a company;"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"what_to_submit":{"label":"What to submit","value":"For a standard building: the signed application, the owner's acknowledgment, a title search issued within 30 days, scaled site plans tied to the legal survey (legal description, building locations from property lines, access, ground levels, easements), and building plans. Complex buildings need the same plus more; a survey, geotechnical or engineer's reports and letters of assurance may be required.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Village-of-Ashcroft-Building-Regulations-Bylaw-No.793-Consolidated.pdf","title":"Village of Ashcroft Building Regulations Bylaw 793, 2014 (PDF, consolidated to May 23, 2023)","section":"s. 9.1, 6.3, 6.5","quotes":["include a copy of a title search issued within 30 days of the date of the application;","include site plans drawn to suitable scale and referenced to the current registered legal survey for the subject property which shall show:","include building plans drawn to suitable scale showing sufficient information to determine substantial conformance with this bylaw","site or property plans, surveys, surveyor site certificates, geotechnical reports, building plans and specifications, utility information, engineering, site servicing information,"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"processing_time":{"label":"Processing time","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"not_published","note":"The Village's website does not state a permit processing time.","sources":[]},"inspections":{"label":"Inspections","value":"The owner or agent gives at least one working day's notice before work is covered up, and when work is finished for final inspection. An inspection requested outside normal office hours is charged at the time actually spent, including travel. A re-inspection charge applies after the second inspection.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Village-of-Ashcroft-Building-Regulations-Bylaw-No.793-Consolidated.pdf","title":"Village of Ashcroft Building Regulations Bylaw 793, 2014 (PDF, consolidated to May 23, 2023)","section":"s. 15.4, 17.4, 17.5","quotes":["The owner, or his or her agent, shall give a minimum of one working day notice of the following","an inspection charge shall be payable based on the time actually spent in making such inspection, including travel time.","for each inspection after the second inspection, a re- inspection charge as set out in Appendix \"A\" to this bylaw shall be paid prior to additional inspections being performed."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"contact":{"label":"Contact","value":"Village office, 601 Bancroft Street: 250-453-9161, admin@ashcroftbc.ca, Monday to Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Building Information Requests ($75 each) go to admin@ashcroftbc.ca.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/governance/contact/","title":"Contact, Village of Ashcroft","section":"Contact Details","quotes":["### Call 250-453-9161 ### Fax 250-453-9664 ### Email admin@ashcroftbc.ca ### Visit 601 Bancroft Street"]},{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/service/building-information-request/","title":"Building Information Request, Village of Ashcroft","section":"page","quotes":["Please contact the Village office for any BIR Requests via email"]},{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Bylaw-No.-887-2026-Village-of-Ashcroft-Fees-and-Charges.pdf","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 887, 2026 (PDF)","section":"Schedule A","quotes":["Building Information Request (BIR) Per Request $ 75.00"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Village of Ashcroft Building Regulations Bylaw 793, 2014 (consolidated to May 23, 2023).","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Village-of-Ashcroft-Building-Regulations-Bylaw-No.793-Consolidated.pdf","title":"Village of Ashcroft Building Regulations Bylaw 793, 2014 (PDF, consolidated to May 23, 2023)","section":"title and s. 1.1","quotes":["The bylaw may be cited for all purposes as the \"Village of Ashcroft Building Regulations Bylaw 793, 2014.\"","Consolidated to May 23, 2023"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":8,"stated":7,"matched":7,"none":0,"unknown":1},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nThe Village of Ashcroft issues building permits under its [Building Regulations Bylaw 793](). A permit is required whenever work regulated by the bylaw is done. No one may start or continue construction, or change a building's occupancy, without a valid permit from a Building Official.\n\nThe bylaw covers building and structures, plumbing, fireplaces and chimneys, and retaining walls over 1.2 m high. It does not apply to single-storey accessory buildings under 20 m², low-human-occupancy farm buildings under 600 m² on land assessed as Farm and used for farming, unroofed decks beside or attached to a single or two-family dwelling with a surface 600 mm or less above the ground, or buildings the Building Code exempts. Zoning setbacks still apply to exempt work.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Call or email the Village office before you apply to confirm what your project needs. The Village website does not describe an online portal.\n2. Fill in the application form the Building Official prescribes, signed by the owner, with the owner's acknowledgment of responsibility.\n3. Include a title search issued within 30 days, a scaled site plan tied to the legal survey (legal description, building locations from property lines, access, ground levels, easements) and building plans.\n4. Complex buildings may also need a survey, geotechnical or engineer's reports and letters of assurance.\n5. Pay the permit fee before the permit is issued.\n6. Give at least one working day's notice before work is covered up, and when it is finished for final inspection.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Inspections requested outside normal office hours are charged for the time actually spent, including travel. A re-inspection charge applies after the second inspection.\n- A Building Information Request (a file search on a property) costs $75; email admin@ashcroftbc.ca.\n- Bylaw 793 is posted as consolidated to May 23, 2023. Confirm with the Village that it is the current version.\n- The Village's pages do not name a building inspector or give an inspection booking line; use the office number above.","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Village-of-Ashcroft-Building-Regulations-Bylaw-No.793-Consolidated.pdf","title":"Village of Ashcroft Building Regulations Bylaw 793, 2014 (PDF, consolidated to May 23, 2023)","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/service/building-information-request/","title":"Building Information Request, Village of Ashcroft","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/governance/contact/","title":"Contact, Village of Ashcroft","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Bylaw-No.-887-2026-Village-of-Ashcroft-Fees-and-Charges.pdf","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 887, 2026 (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-08"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-08","review":{"status":"machine_checked","badge":"Checked against official text","label":"Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 7 of 8 facts was matched to the official text; 1 could not be confirmed."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/building-permit/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/building-permit.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/building-permit.json"}},{"title":"Ashcroft fence rules: permits and height limits","question":"Do I need a permit to build a fence, and how high can it be?","slug":"fence-rules","place":{"path":"ca/bc/ashcroft","name":"Ashcroft","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"category":{"slug":"building-and-renovating","name":"Building, renovating and your property"},"owner":"municipal","owner_label":"Municipal","owner_body":{"name":"Village of Ashcroft","url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca"},"short_answer":"In Ashcroft the bylaws read do not mention a fence permit. Front fences are limited to 1.2 m in the RR1, R1 and MH1 zones. Elsewhere on the lot, fences may be up to 2.0 m (R1, RM1, MH1, CD1, CD2, C1) or 2.4 m (A1, RR1, P1, M1), in non-combustible material.","aliases":["fence height ashcroft","fence permit ashcroft","how high can my fence be ashcroft","ashcroft fence bylaw"],"cost":"No fence permit or fee is mentioned in the bylaws read.","how_long":"Not applicable; no fence permit process is stated.","where":[{"type":"in_person","label":"Village Office","value":"601 Bancroft Street, Ashcroft, BC V0K 1A0","note":"Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m."},{"type":"phone","label":"Village Office","value":"250-453-9161"},{"type":"email","label":"Village Office","value":"admin@ashcroftbc.ca"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 890, 2026 (PDF)","url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Bylaw-No.-890-2026-Village-of-Ashcroft-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf"},{"title":"Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 879, 2025 (PDF)","url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Bylaw-No.-879-Good-Neighbour-Bylaw-2025.pdf"}],"related":[{"slug":"zoning-lookup","title":"Ashcroft zoning: find your zone and what it allows","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/zoning-lookup/"},{"slug":"building-permit","title":"Ashcroft building permits: when you need one and how to apply","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/building-permit/"},{"slug":"deck-shed-garage-permit","title":"Ashcroft permits for decks, sheds, carports and garages","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/deck-shed-garage-permit/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/cache-creek","name":"Cache Creek","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cache-creek/fence-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/logan-lake","name":"Logan Lake","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/logan-lake/fence-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/lillooet","name":"Lillooet","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lillooet/fence-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/clinton","name":"Clinton","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/clinton/fence-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/lytton","name":"Lytton","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lytton/fence-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/kamloops","name":"Kamloops","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kamloops/fence-rules/"}],"topic":{"title":"Fence height limits in British Columbia, by municipality","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fence-rules/"},"facts":{"permit":{"label":"Permit","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"not_published","note":"The bylaws read do not mention a fence permit in Ashcroft.","sources":[]},"height_front":{"label":"Height, front yard","value":"1.2 m along the front parcel line in the RR1, R1 and MH1 zones.","short":"1.2 m","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Bylaw-No.-890-2026-Village-of-Ashcroft-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Village of Ashcroft Zoning Bylaw No. 890, 2026 (PDF)","section":"s. 17.16","quotes":["no fence constructed along the front parcel line shall exceed 1.2 m in height in the RR1, R1 or MH1 zone."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"height_side_rear":{"label":"Height, side and rear yards","value":"Not more than 2.0 m (non-combustible materials) in the R1, RM1, MH1, CD1, CD2 and C1 zones; not more than 2.4 m in the A1, RR1, P1 and M1 zones, unless a zone says otherwise.","short":"2.0 m (2.4 m in A1, RR1, P1, M1)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Bylaw-No.-890-2026-Village-of-Ashcroft-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Village of Ashcroft Zoning Bylaw No. 890, 2026 (PDF)","section":"s. 17.15, 17.17","quotes":["All fencing shall not be greater than 2.0 m in height unless otherwise specified and comprised of non-combustible materials in the R1, RM1, MH1, CD1, CD2, or C1 zone.","All fencing shall not be greater than 2.4 m in height unless otherwise specified and comprised of non-combustible materials in the A1, RR1, P1 or M1 zone."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"corner_lots":{"label":"Corner lots and sightlines","value":"On a corner parcel, within the triangle formed by measuring 6.0 m along the curb lines of the two streets and joining the points, nothing planted or built may be higher than 0.5 m above street grade.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Bylaw-No.-890-2026-Village-of-Ashcroft-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Village of Ashcroft Zoning Bylaw No. 890, 2026 (PDF)","section":"s. 3.54","quotes":["on a corner parcel within the shaded space formed by measuring 6.0 m along the curb lines of the 2 streets and joining these points on the diagonal, no landscaping, screening, building or structure will be planted or erected to a height greater than 0.5 m above the established grade of the street."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"other_rules":{"label":"Other rules","value":"Height is measured from grade (the neighbour's grade if the fence is on the property line), and includes any retaining wall or berm under it. Fences must be FireSmart material. In R1, RM1, MH1, CD1, CD2, P1, RR1 and C1 no tarps, barbed wire, razor wire or electrified wire. A shared boundary fence is maintained equally by both owners; 14 days' written notice before repair or replacement.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Bylaw-No.-890-2026-Village-of-Ashcroft-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Village of Ashcroft Zoning Bylaw No. 890, 2026 (PDF)","section":"s. 17.6, 17.7, 17.18","quotes":["Where the fence or wall is adjacent to the property line, the height shall be measured with reference to the grade of the abutting property.","the height of the fence shall include the height of the supporting structure.","No fence in an R1, RM1, MH1, CD1, CD2, P1, RR1, or C1 zone shall contain tarps, barbed wire, razor wire, or electrified wire."]},{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Bylaw-No.-879-Good-Neighbour-Bylaw-2025.pdf","title":"Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 879, 2025 (PDF)","section":"s. 3.3A","quotes":["both adjoining property owners are equally responsible for the maintenance, repair, and replacement of the shared fence.","they must provide the adjoining owner with at least 14 days' written notice"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Zoning Bylaw No. 890, 2026, s. 17.6 and 17.15 to 17.19 (and s. 3.54); Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 879, 2025, s. 3.3 and 3.3A.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Bylaw-No.-890-2026-Village-of-Ashcroft-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Village of Ashcroft Zoning Bylaw No. 890, 2026 (PDF)","section":"s. 2","quotes":["This Bylaw shall be cited as the \"Village of Ashcroft Zoning Bylaw No. 890, 2026\"."]},{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Bylaw-No.-879-Good-Neighbour-Bylaw-2025.pdf","title":"Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 879, 2025 (PDF)","section":"s. 1.1","quotes":["This Bylaw shall be cited as the \"Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 879, 2025\"."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":6,"stated":5,"matched":5,"none":0,"unknown":1},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nFence heights are set in the Village's [Zoning Bylaw No. 890](). The bylaws read do not mention a fence permit. Retaining walls over 1.2 m high are regulated by the [Building Regulations Bylaw](), and a fence on a retaining wall is measured including the wall.\n\n- Along the front parcel line in the RR1, R1 and MH1 zones: no more than 1.2 m.\n- Elsewhere in the R1, RM1, MH1, CD1, CD2 and C1 zones: no more than 2.0 m, in non-combustible materials.\n- In the A1, RR1, P1 and M1 zones: no more than 2.4 m, in non-combustible materials, unless a zone says otherwise.\n\nThe bylaw gives one overall maximum per zone and a lower front limit, not a separate side-yard figure.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Find your zone (see the zoning-lookup answer).\n2. Measure height from grade. If the fence is on the property line, use the neighbour's grade; any retaining wall or berm under it counts.\n3. On a corner lot, keep anything planted or built within the corner triangle no higher than 0.5 m above street grade. The triangle is formed by measuring 6.0 m along the curb lines of the two streets and joining the points.\n4. Call the Village office to confirm no permit applies to your fence.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Fences must use FireSmart materials. In the R1, RM1, MH1, CD1, CD2, P1, RR1 and C1 zones no tarps, barbed wire, razor wire or electrified wire are allowed.\n- Under the [Good Neighbour Bylaw](), both owners of a shared fence are equally responsible for maintaining it. An owner repairing or replacing it must give the neighbour at least 14 days' written notice.","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Bylaw-No.-890-2026-Village-of-Ashcroft-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Village of Ashcroft Zoning Bylaw No. 890, 2026 (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Bylaw-No.-879-Good-Neighbour-Bylaw-2025.pdf","title":"Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 879, 2025 (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Village-of-Ashcroft-Building-Regulations-Bylaw-No.793-Consolidated.pdf","title":"Building Regulations Bylaw 793, 2014 (PDF, consolidated to May 23, 2023)","accessed":"2026-11-08"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-08","review":{"status":"machine_checked","badge":"Checked against official text","label":"Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 5 of 6 facts was matched to the official text; 1 could not be confirmed."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/fence-rules/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/fence-rules.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/fence-rules.json"}},{"title":"Ashcroft permits for decks, sheds, carports and garages","question":"Do I need a permit for a deck, shed, carport, or garage?","slug":"deck-shed-garage-permit","place":{"path":"ca/bc/ashcroft","name":"Ashcroft","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"category":{"slug":"building-and-renovating","name":"Building, renovating and your property"},"owner":"municipal","owner_label":"Municipal","owner_body":{"name":"Village of Ashcroft","url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca"},"short_answer":"In Ashcroft the Building Regulations Bylaw does not apply to single-storey accessory buildings under 20 m² or to unroofed decks 600 mm or less above the ground. Larger sheds, garages and carports, higher decks and cargo containers of any size fall under the bylaw. Zoning rules still apply.","aliases":["shed permit ashcroft","deck permit ashcroft","garage permit ashcroft","carport permit ashcroft"],"cost":"No permit fee applies to exempt buildings. Otherwise see the building-permit-fees answer.","how_long":"The Village does not state a processing time.","where":[{"type":"in_person","label":"Village Office","value":"601 Bancroft Street, Ashcroft, BC V0K 1A0","note":"Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m."},{"type":"phone","label":"Village Office","value":"250-453-9161"},{"type":"email","label":"Village Office","value":"admin@ashcroftbc.ca"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Building Regulations Bylaw 793 (PDF)","url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Village-of-Ashcroft-Building-Regulations-Bylaw-No.793-Consolidated.pdf"},{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 890, 2026 (PDF)","url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Bylaw-No.-890-2026-Village-of-Ashcroft-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf"}],"related":[{"slug":"building-permit","title":"Ashcroft building permits: when you need one and how to apply","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/building-permit/"},{"slug":"building-permit-fees","title":"Ashcroft building permit fees","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/building-permit-fees/"},{"slug":"fence-rules","title":"Ashcroft fence rules: permits and height limits","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/fence-rules/"},{"slug":"zoning-lookup","title":"Ashcroft zoning: find your zone and what it allows","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/zoning-lookup/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/cache-creek","name":"Cache Creek","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cache-creek/deck-shed-garage-permit/"},{"place":"ca/bc/logan-lake","name":"Logan Lake","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/logan-lake/deck-shed-garage-permit/"},{"place":"ca/bc/lillooet","name":"Lillooet","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lillooet/deck-shed-garage-permit/"},{"place":"ca/bc/clinton","name":"Clinton","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/clinton/deck-shed-garage-permit/"},{"place":"ca/bc/lytton","name":"Lytton","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lytton/deck-shed-garage-permit/"},{"place":"ca/bc/kamloops","name":"Kamloops","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kamloops/deck-shed-garage-permit/"}],"topic":{"title":"Deck and shed permit thresholds in British Columbia, by municipality","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/deck-shed-garage-permit/"},"facts":{"shed":{"label":"Sheds","value":"A single-storey accessory building under 20 m² in building area is outside the Building Regulations Bylaw, so no building permit is required under it. Larger accessory buildings fall under the bylaw. A cargo container needs a building permit regardless of size.","short":"No if single storey under 20 m²","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Village-of-Ashcroft-Building-Regulations-Bylaw-No.793-Consolidated.pdf","title":"Village of Ashcroft Building Regulations Bylaw 793, 2014 (PDF, consolidated to May 23, 2023)","section":"s. 1.6(b)","quotes":["Single-storey accessory buildings less than 20 m2 (215 ft2) in building area;"]},{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Bylaw-No.-890-2026-Village-of-Ashcroft-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Village of Ashcroft Zoning Bylaw No. 890, 2026 (PDF)","section":"s. 3.56","quotes":["Cargo containers require the approval of a building permit prior to installation regardless of size;"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"deck":{"label":"Decks","value":"An unroofed deck attached to or next to a single or two-family dwelling is outside the Building Regulations Bylaw if its surface is 600 mm (24 in) or less above the ground. Higher decks fall under the bylaw.","short":"Yes, unless 600 mm or less above ground","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Village-of-Ashcroft-Building-Regulations-Bylaw-No.793-Consolidated.pdf","title":"Village of Ashcroft Building Regulations Bylaw 793, 2014 (PDF, consolidated to May 23, 2023)","section":"s. 1.6(d)","quotes":["Unroofed decks attached to or adjacent to single and two-family dwellings if the deck surface is 600 mm (24 in) or less above the adjacent ground level."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"garage_carport":{"label":"Garages and carports","value":"A detached garage or carport is an accessory building under the Zoning Bylaw. The Building Regulations Bylaw does not apply to single-storey accessory buildings under 20 m² (215 ft²); a larger or two-storey garage or carport falls under the bylaw and needs a permit. Confirm with the Village office.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Village-of-Ashcroft-Building-Regulations-Bylaw-No.793-Consolidated.pdf","title":"Village of Ashcroft Building Regulations Bylaw 793, 2014 (PDF, consolidated to May 23, 2023)","section":"s. 1.6(b)","quotes":["Single-storey accessory buildings less than 20 m2 (215 ft2) in building area;"]},{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Bylaw-No.-890-2026-Village-of-Ashcroft-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Village of Ashcroft Zoning Bylaw No. 890, 2026 (PDF)","section":"definition of Accessory Building","quotes":["and includes garages, carports, sheds, soft-sided structures, and greenhouses."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"zoning_limits":{"label":"Zoning limits","value":"R1 zone, accessory buildings: not in the front yard; no more than 30% of the rear yard; max 4.5 m high; at least 3 m from the house (s. 3.34 says 2.0 m); at least 1 m from a parcel line (1.2 m from a lane); max 70 m² per single detached dwelling. In RR1: max 50 m², 4.5 m high, 4.5 m from parcel lines. Under 6.7 m² may go beside a side or rear line.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Bylaw-No.-890-2026-Village-of-Ashcroft-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Village of Ashcroft Zoning Bylaw No. 890, 2026 (PDF)","section":"s. 3.32, 3.33, 3.34, 3.37","quotes":["Accessory buildings or structures are not permitted in the front yard in any zone.","Not more than 30% of the area of the rear yard of any parcel in an R zone shall be occupied by accessory buildings.","Accessory buildings shall be located at least 2.0 m away from any principal building.","it may be located adjacent to a side or rear parcel line, except in the M1 zone."]},{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Bylaw-No.-890-2026-Village-of-Ashcroft-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Village of Ashcroft Zoning Bylaw No. 890, 2026 (PDF)","section":"Table 7.1 (R1) and Table 6.1 (RR1)","quotes":["a. Any lane 1.2 m 1.2 m b. Parcel line 1m 1.5 m .1 Maximum Height 4.5 m 4.5 m .2 Setback from principal 3m 3.0 m building .3 Maximum Accessory 70 m2 20 m2 Building Floor Area per dwelling unit","Maximum Accessory Building Floor Area per dwelling unit 50 m2"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Building Regulations Bylaw 793, 2014 (s. 1.6 exemptions); Zoning Bylaw No. 890, 2026 (s. 3.30 to 3.37 and the zone tables).","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Village-of-Ashcroft-Building-Regulations-Bylaw-No.793-Consolidated.pdf","title":"Village of Ashcroft Building Regulations Bylaw 793, 2014 (PDF, consolidated to May 23, 2023)","section":"title and s. 1.1","quotes":["The bylaw may be cited for all purposes as the \"Village of Ashcroft Building Regulations Bylaw 793, 2014.\"","Consolidated to May 23, 2023"]},{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Bylaw-No.-890-2026-Village-of-Ashcroft-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Village of Ashcroft Zoning Bylaw No. 890, 2026 (PDF)","section":"s. 2","quotes":["This Bylaw shall be cited as the \"Village of Ashcroft Zoning Bylaw No. 890, 2026\"."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":5,"stated":5,"matched":5,"none":0,"unknown":0},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nThe [Building Regulations Bylaw 793]() does not apply to a single-storey accessory building under 20 m² (215 ft²) in building area. The [Zoning Bylaw No. 890]() counts garages, carports, sheds and greenhouses as accessory buildings, so a larger or two-storey one needs a building permit. Confirm with the Village office.\n\nAn unroofed deck attached to or beside a single or two-family dwelling is outside the building bylaw if its surface is 600 mm (24 in) or less above the ground. Higher decks fall under the bylaw. A cargo container needs a building permit regardless of size.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Check the size and height of what you plan to build against the exemptions above.\n2. Check your zone's limits (see below), since zoning applies even where no building permit is needed.\n3. If a permit is needed, follow the building-permit answer.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- R1 zone accessory buildings: not in the front yard; no more than 30% of the rear yard; no higher than 4.5 m; at least 3 m from the house (s. 3.34 says 2.0 m); at least 1 m from a parcel line (1.2 m from a lane); no more than 70 m² per single detached dwelling.\n- RR1 zone: no more than 50 m², 4.5 m high and 4.5 m from parcel lines.\n- Buildings under 6.7 m² may be placed beside a side or rear line.\n- The bylaw is posted as consolidated to May 23, 2023. Confirm with the Village that it is current.","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Village-of-Ashcroft-Building-Regulations-Bylaw-No.793-Consolidated.pdf","title":"Village of Ashcroft Building Regulations Bylaw 793, 2014 (PDF, consolidated to May 23, 2023)","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Bylaw-No.-890-2026-Village-of-Ashcroft-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Village of Ashcroft Zoning Bylaw No. 890, 2026 (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-08"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-08","review":{"status":"machine_checked","badge":"Checked against official text","label":"Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 5 of 5 facts was matched to the official text."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/deck-shed-garage-permit/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/deck-shed-garage-permit.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/deck-shed-garage-permit.json"}},{"title":"Ashcroft building permit fees","question":"How much does a building permit cost?","slug":"building-permit-fees","place":{"path":"ca/bc/ashcroft","name":"Ashcroft","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"category":{"slug":"building-and-renovating","name":"Building, renovating and your property"},"owner":"municipal","owner_label":"Municipal","owner_body":{"name":"Village of Ashcroft","url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca"},"short_answer":"In Ashcroft the building permit fee is $50 for the first $1,000 of construction value, plus $9 for each additional $1,000 up to $400,000, plus $6 for each $1,000 above that. A $500 or $1,500 surcharge is added, and a $200 application fee counts toward the permit fee.","aliases":["building permit fees ashcroft","how much is a building permit ashcroft","ashcroft permit cost"],"cost":"$50 for the first $1,000 of value, plus $9 per additional $1,000 (or part) up to $400,000, then $6 per $1,000 (or part). Surcharge $500 (value under $50,000) or $1,500 (over $50,000).","how_long":"The fee is due before the permit is issued. If the permit is not issued and paid for within six months, the application is cancelled and the application fee is forfeited.","where":[{"type":"in_person","label":"Village Office","value":"601 Bancroft Street, Ashcroft, BC V0K 1A0","note":"Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m."},{"type":"phone","label":"Village Office","value":"250-453-9161"},{"type":"email","label":"Village Office","value":"admin@ashcroftbc.ca"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Building Regulations Bylaw 793, Appendix A (PDF)","url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Village-of-Ashcroft-Building-Regulations-Bylaw-No.793-Consolidated.pdf"}],"related":[{"slug":"building-permit","title":"Ashcroft building permits: when you need one and how to apply","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/building-permit/"},{"slug":"deck-shed-garage-permit","title":"Ashcroft permits for decks, sheds, carports and garages","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/deck-shed-garage-permit/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/cache-creek","name":"Cache Creek","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cache-creek/building-permit-fees/"},{"place":"ca/bc/logan-lake","name":"Logan Lake","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/logan-lake/building-permit-fees/"},{"place":"ca/bc/lillooet","name":"Lillooet","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lillooet/building-permit-fees/"},{"place":"ca/bc/lytton","name":"Lytton","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lytton/building-permit-fees/"},{"place":"ca/bc/kamloops","name":"Kamloops","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kamloops/building-permit-fees/"},{"place":"ca/bc/merritt","name":"Merritt","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/merritt/building-permit-fees/"}],"topic":{"title":"Building permit fees in British Columbia, by municipality","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/building-permit-fees/"},"facts":{"minimum_fee":{"label":"Lowest fee","value":"$50 for construction value of $1 to $1,000. A non-refundable application fee of $200 (or the calculated permit fee, if less) is paid with the application and counts toward the permit fee. A surcharge of $500 applies where value is under $50,000.","short":"$50 for value $1 to $1,000","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Village-of-Ashcroft-Building-Regulations-Bylaw-No.793-Consolidated.pdf","title":"Village of Ashcroft Building Regulations Bylaw 793, 2014, Appendix A (PDF, consolidated to May 23, 2023)","section":"Appendix A, B, C, E","quotes":["(a) $1 to $1,000; $50","A non-refundable permit application fee of $200 or the calculated building permit fee, whichever is less, shall be charged for all permits.","(a) $500 where the construction value is less than $50,000; or"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"fee_formula":{"label":"How the fee is worked out","value":"$50 for the first $1,000 of construction value, plus $9 for each additional $1,000 (or part) up to $400,000, plus $6 for each $1,000 (or part) above $400,000. A surcharge of $500 (value under $50,000) or $1,500 (over $50,000) is added, rebated if the permit is closed within two years with no damage to Village property.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Village-of-Ashcroft-Building-Regulations-Bylaw-No.793-Consolidated.pdf","title":"Village of Ashcroft Building Regulations Bylaw 793, 2014, Appendix A (PDF, consolidated to May 23, 2023)","section":"Appendix A, A and C","quotes":["or the value of construction as determined by the Building Official on the basis of plans, specifications and information available to him or her, whatever value shall be greater.","(a) $1 to $1,000; $50","$50 plus for each $1,000 or part thereof by which the value exceeds $1,000 up to a maximum of $400,000 as additional fees; and $9","each additional $1,000 or part thereof by which the value exceeds $400,000 as additional fees $6","(a) $500 where the construction value is less than $50,000; or","(b) $1500 where the construction value exceeds $50,000; and"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"application_fee":{"label":"Application or plan review fee","value":"$200, or the calculated building permit fee if that is less. Non-refundable; it is part of (not on top of) the building permit fee. If the permit is not issued and paid for within six months of notice that it is ready, the application is cancelled and the fee forfeited.","short":"$200, or permit fee if less; non-refundable","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Village-of-Ashcroft-Building-Regulations-Bylaw-No.793-Consolidated.pdf","title":"Village of Ashcroft Building Regulations Bylaw 793, 2014, Appendix A (PDF, consolidated to May 23, 2023)","section":"Appendix A, B; s. 17.2","quotes":["The building permit fee shall include this non-refundable application fee.","application shall be cancelled and the permit application fee forfeited if the permit has not been issued and the permit fee paid within six months"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"other_fees":{"label":"Other fees","value":"Plumbing: $75 minimum (or first fixture), $10 each additional fixture. Demolition permit $50. Re-inspection $50. Special inspection $150. Provisional occupancy certificate $100 per 90 days. Permit renewal $200. Temporary building up to 2 years $400. Starting work before a permit: double the fee, up to an additional $2,000.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Village-of-Ashcroft-Building-Regulations-Bylaw-No.793-Consolidated.pdf","title":"Village of Ashcroft Building Regulations Bylaw 793, 2014, Appendix A (PDF, consolidated to May 23, 2023)","section":"Appendix A, D, F, H, I, J, L, M, N, O","quotes":["Minimum fee for any plumbing permit or first fixture $75","The fee for a permit to demolish a building. $50","the fee for each subsequent inspection shall be $50.","The fee for a renewal permit shall be $200 each renewal period of one year.","The fee for a provisional occupancy certificate shall be $100 for each issuance period of 90 days.","double the fee prescribed in this Schedule, up to an additional $2,000."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"how_to_pay":{"label":"How to pay","value":"The application fee is paid with the application; the full permit fee must be paid before the permit is issued. The pages read do not say which payment methods the Village office accepts.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Village-of-Ashcroft-Building-Regulations-Bylaw-No.793-Consolidated.pdf","title":"Village of Ashcroft Building Regulations Bylaw 793, 2014, Appendix A (PDF, consolidated to May 23, 2023)","section":"s. 17.1, 17.2, 6.8(b)","quotes":["shall be paid in full prior to issuance of any permit under this bylaw.","The application fee as set out in Appendix \"A\" shall accompany an application made for a building","the prescribed permit fee as detailed in Appendix \"A\" attached to this bylaw has been paid;"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Village of Ashcroft Building Regulations Bylaw 793, 2014, Appendix \"A\": Schedule of Permit Fees.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Village-of-Ashcroft-Building-Regulations-Bylaw-No.793-Consolidated.pdf","title":"Village of Ashcroft Building Regulations Bylaw 793, 2014, Appendix A (PDF, consolidated to May 23, 2023)","section":"title and s. 1.1","quotes":["The bylaw may be cited for all purposes as the \"Village of Ashcroft Building Regulations Bylaw 793, 2014.\"","Consolidated to May 23, 2023"]},{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Village-of-Ashcroft-Building-Regulations-Bylaw-No.793-Consolidated.pdf","title":"Village of Ashcroft Building Regulations Bylaw 793, 2014, Appendix A (PDF, consolidated to May 23, 2023)","section":"Appendix A","quotes":["APPENDIX \"A\": SCHEDULE OF PERMIT FEES"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":6,"stated":6,"matched":6,"none":0,"unknown":0},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nFees are set in Appendix A of the Village's [Building Regulations Bylaw 793](). The permit fee is based on the value of construction, or the value the Building Official determines from the plans, whichever is greater.\n\n- $1 to $1,000: $50.\n- Above $1,000: $50 plus $9 for each $1,000 or part by which the value exceeds $1,000, up to $400,000.\n- Above $400,000: $6 for each additional $1,000 or part.\n- Surcharge: $500 where the construction value is under $50,000, or $1,500 where it is over $50,000. It is rebated if the permit is closed within two years with no damage to Village property.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Pay the non-refundable application fee of $200 (or the calculated permit fee, if less) with your application. It is part of the permit fee, not an extra charge.\n2. Pay the full permit fee before the permit is issued.\n3. If the permit is not issued and paid for within six months of notice that it is ready, the application is cancelled and the application fee is forfeited.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Other fees: plumbing $75 minimum (or first fixture) plus $10 for each additional fixture; demolition permit $50; re-inspection $50; special inspection $150; permit renewal $200 a year; provisional occupancy certificate $100 per 90 days; temporary building up to 2 years $400.\n- Starting work before a permit costs double the fee, up to an additional $2,000.\n- The pages read do not say which payment methods the Village accepts. Ask the office.\n- The bylaw is posted as consolidated to May 23, 2023. Confirm with the Village that the schedule is current.","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Village-of-Ashcroft-Building-Regulations-Bylaw-No.793-Consolidated.pdf","title":"Village of Ashcroft Building Regulations Bylaw 793, 2014, Appendix A (PDF, consolidated to May 23, 2023)","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Bylaw-No.-887-2026-Village-of-Ashcroft-Fees-and-Charges.pdf","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 887, 2026 (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-08"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-08","review":{"status":"machine_checked","badge":"Checked against official text","label":"Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 6 of 6 facts was matched to the official text."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/building-permit-fees/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/building-permit-fees.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/building-permit-fees.json"}},{"title":"Ashcroft zoning: find your zone and what it allows","question":"How do I find out how my property is zoned and what I can build on it?","slug":"zoning-lookup","place":{"path":"ca/bc/ashcroft","name":"Ashcroft","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"category":{"slug":"building-and-renovating","name":"Building, renovating and your property"},"owner":"municipal","owner_label":"Municipal","owner_body":{"name":"Village of Ashcroft","url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca"},"short_answer":"In Ashcroft, your zone is shown on the zoning map, Schedule B of Zoning Bylaw No. 890, 2026. The Village also links an online parcel map. Each zone's rules are in the bylaw. For a firm answer, call the Village office.","aliases":["zoning map ashcroft","what is my zoning ashcroft","ashcroft zoning bylaw","ashcroft property zoning"],"cost":"Free to read the bylaw. A Building Information Request, a file search on a property, costs $75.","how_long":"Not stated.","where":[{"type":"in_person","label":"Village Office","value":"601 Bancroft Street, Ashcroft, BC V0K 1A0","note":"Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m."},{"type":"phone","label":"Village Office","value":"250-453-9161"},{"type":"email","label":"Village Office","value":"admin@ashcroftbc.ca"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 890, 2026 (PDF)","url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Bylaw-No.-890-2026-Village-of-Ashcroft-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf"},{"title":"Village Maps, Village of Ashcroft","url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/service/village-maps/"}],"related":[{"slug":"fence-rules","title":"Ashcroft fence rules: permits and height limits","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/fence-rules/"},{"slug":"secondary-suite","title":"Ashcroft secondary suite and carriage house rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/secondary-suite/"},{"slug":"deck-shed-garage-permit","title":"Ashcroft permits for decks, sheds, carports and garages","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/deck-shed-garage-permit/"},{"slug":"home-based-business","title":"Ashcroft home-based business rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/home-based-business/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/cache-creek","name":"Cache Creek","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cache-creek/zoning-lookup/"},{"place":"ca/bc/logan-lake","name":"Logan Lake","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/logan-lake/zoning-lookup/"},{"place":"ca/bc/lillooet","name":"Lillooet","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lillooet/zoning-lookup/"},{"place":"ca/bc/clinton","name":"Clinton","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/clinton/zoning-lookup/"},{"place":"ca/bc/lytton","name":"Lytton","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lytton/zoning-lookup/"},{"place":"ca/bc/kamloops","name":"Kamloops","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kamloops/zoning-lookup/"}],"topic":{"title":"Zoning maps in British Columbia, by municipality","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/zoning-lookup/"},"facts":{"how_to_find":{"label":"How to find your zone","value":"The zoning map is Schedule B of the Zoning Bylaw. The Village also has an online Parcel, Utility & Cemetery Map with parcel details (legal, utility and tax info), though its page does not say it shows zoning.","short":"PDF zoning map (Schedule B)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Bylaw-No.-890-2026-Village-of-Ashcroft-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Village of Ashcroft Zoning Bylaw No. 890, 2026 (PDF)","section":"s. 4.2","quotes":["The location of each zone is established in Schedule B, the Zoning Map of this Bylaw."]},{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/service/village-maps/","title":"Village Maps, Village of Ashcroft","section":"Village Maps page","quotes":["village parcel details including legal, utility & tax info."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"zoning_bylaw":{"label":"Zoning bylaw","value":"Village of Ashcroft Zoning Bylaw No. 890, 2026, adopted October 16, 2026 (repeals Zoning Bylaw No. 823, 2018).","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Bylaw-No.-890-2026-Village-of-Ashcroft-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Village of Ashcroft Zoning Bylaw No. 890, 2026 (PDF)","section":"Bylaw preamble","quotes":["ADOPTED THIS 16th DAY OF OCTOBER, 2026.","Village of Ashcroft Zoning Bylaw No. 823, 2018, and all amendments thereto are hereby repealed."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"what_zone_controls":{"label":"What the zone controls","value":"For each zone (A1, RR1, R1, RM1, MH1, C1, M1, M2, P1, CD1, CD2, VR) the bylaw sets permitted uses and a table of regulations: parcel size and width, setbacks, parcel coverage, building height and accessory buildings. General rules cover suites, short-term rentals, home occupations, parking and fences.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Bylaw-No.-890-2026-Village-of-Ashcroft-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Village of Ashcroft Zoning Bylaw No. 890, 2026 (PDF)","section":"s. 4.1, 7.2","quotes":["The area within the boundaries of the Village of Ashcroft shall be divided into the zones identified in Column 1 and described in Column 2 of Table 4.1.","no building or structure shall be constructed, located or altered and no plan of subdivision approved which contravenes the regulations established in Table 7.1"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"contact":{"label":"Contact","value":"Village office, 601 Bancroft Street: 250-453-9161, admin@ashcroftbc.ca. The Zoning Bylaw is administered by the Village Clerk or a person Council appoints.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/governance/contact/","title":"Contact, Village of Ashcroft","section":"Contact Details","quotes":["### Call 250-453-9161 ### Fax 250-453-9664 ### Email admin@ashcroftbc.ca"]},{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Bylaw-No.-890-2026-Village-of-Ashcroft-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Village of Ashcroft Zoning Bylaw No. 890, 2026 (PDF)","section":"s. 2.10","quotes":["The Village Clerk or such other person appointed by the Council shall administer this Bylaw."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Village of Ashcroft Zoning Bylaw No. 890, 2026","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Bylaw-No.-890-2026-Village-of-Ashcroft-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Village of Ashcroft Zoning Bylaw No. 890, 2026 (PDF)","section":"s. 2","quotes":["This Bylaw shall be cited as the \"Village of Ashcroft Zoning Bylaw No. 890, 2026\"."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":5,"stated":5,"matched":5,"none":0,"unknown":0},"zoning":{"bylaw":{"title":"Village of Ashcroft Zoning Bylaw No. 890, 2026","url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Bylaw-No.-890-2026-Village-of-Ashcroft-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-08","note":"Bylaw 890 repeals Zoning Bylaw No. 823, 2018. Its zoning map is Schedule B."},"zones":12,"zone_pages":10,"index_url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/zoning/index.json","lookup_url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/zoning/lookup","map":{"has_map":true,"has_addresses":true,"zones_geojson":"/data/ca/bc/ashcroft/zones.geojson","addresses_json":"/data/ca/bc/ashcroft/addresses.json","source_url":"https://services3.arcgis.com/Byd0XH4lLctQNFNt/arcgis/rest/services/Village_of_Ashcroft_Zoning/FeatureServer/0","viewer":null,"caveat":"This layer is published by the Thompson-Nicola Regional District and is labelled with the former Zoning Bylaw No. 823, 2018; it may not reflect Bylaw No. 890, 2026 (it has no CD1 or CD2 zones). Schedule B of the bylaw is the legal zoning map.","accessed":"2026-11-08"}},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nThe zoning map is Schedule B of the Village's [Zoning Bylaw No. 890, 2026](), adopted October 16, 2026, which repeals Zoning Bylaw No. 823, 2018. The Village's [Village Maps page](https://ashcroftbc.ca/service/village-maps/) links an online Parcel, Utility & Cemetery Map with parcel details (legal, utility and tax information); the page does not say it shows zoning.\n\nFor each zone (A1, RR1, R1, RM1, MH1, C1, M1, M2, P1, CD1, CD2, VR) the bylaw sets permitted uses and a table of regulations: parcel size and width, setbacks, parcel coverage, building height and accessory buildings. General rules cover suites, short-term rentals, home occupations, parking and fences.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Find your parcel on Schedule B of the Zoning Bylaw to read your zone.\n2. Read that zone's section for permitted uses and the regulations table.\n3. Check the general rules for what you plan to do.\n4. To confirm, call or email the Village office. The Zoning Bylaw is administered by the Village Clerk or a person Council appoints.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- A Building Information Request costs $75; email admin@ashcroftbc.ca.\n- The bylaw is new and gives no consolidation date. Other Village bylaws may still refer to the repealed No. 823.","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Bylaw-No.-890-2026-Village-of-Ashcroft-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Village of Ashcroft Zoning Bylaw No. 890, 2026 (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/service/village-maps/","title":"Village Maps, Village of Ashcroft","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/governance/contact/","title":"Contact, Village of Ashcroft","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Bylaw-No.-887-2026-Village-of-Ashcroft-Fees-and-Charges.pdf","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 887, 2026 (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-08"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-08","review":{"status":"machine_checked","badge":"Checked against official text","label":"Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 5 of 5 facts was matched to the official text."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/zoning-lookup/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/zoning-lookup.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/zoning-lookup.json"}},{"title":"Ashcroft secondary suite and carriage house rules","question":"Can I add a secondary suite or a carriage house?","slug":"secondary-suite","place":{"path":"ca/bc/ashcroft","name":"Ashcroft","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"category":{"slug":"building-and-renovating","name":"Building, renovating and your property"},"owner":"municipal","owner_label":"Municipal","owner_body":{"name":"Village of Ashcroft","url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca"},"short_answer":"Yes. In Ashcroft, a suite inside a single detached or duplex home (such as a basement suite) and a garden or garage suite are accessory uses in the A1, RR1 and R1 zones. The Zoning Bylaw sets size limits, and all suites must meet the BC Building Code and pass Village inspection.","aliases":["secondary suite ashcroft","basement suite ashcroft","garden suite ashcroft","carriage house ashcroft"],"cost":"No separate suite fee was found. A building permit applies (see the building-permit-fees answer).","how_long":"The Village does not state a processing time.","where":[{"type":"in_person","label":"Village Office","value":"601 Bancroft Street, Ashcroft, BC V0K 1A0","note":"Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m."},{"type":"phone","label":"Village Office","value":"250-453-9161"},{"type":"email","label":"Village Office","value":"admin@ashcroftbc.ca"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 890, 2026 (PDF)","url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Bylaw-No.-890-2026-Village-of-Ashcroft-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf"}],"related":[{"slug":"building-permit","title":"Ashcroft building permits: when you need one and how to apply","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/building-permit/"},{"slug":"building-permit-fees","title":"Ashcroft building permit fees","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/building-permit-fees/"},{"slug":"zoning-lookup","title":"Ashcroft zoning: find your zone and what it allows","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/zoning-lookup/"},{"slug":"short-term-rental","title":"Ashcroft short-term rental rules (Airbnb, Vrbo)","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/short-term-rental/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/cache-creek","name":"Cache Creek","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cache-creek/secondary-suite/"},{"place":"ca/bc/logan-lake","name":"Logan Lake","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/logan-lake/secondary-suite/"},{"place":"ca/bc/lillooet","name":"Lillooet","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lillooet/secondary-suite/"},{"place":"ca/bc/clinton","name":"Clinton","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/clinton/secondary-suite/"},{"place":"ca/bc/lytton","name":"Lytton","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lytton/secondary-suite/"},{"place":"ca/bc/kamloops","name":"Kamloops","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kamloops/secondary-suite/"}],"topic":{"title":"Secondary suite and carriage house rules in British Columbia, by municipality","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/secondary-suite/"},"facts":{"suite_allowed":{"label":"Secondary suite allowed","value":"An attached suite (inside a single detached or duplex dwelling, e.g. a basement suite) is an accessory use in the A1, RR1 and R1 zones and other zones that list it.","short":"Yes, in A1, RR1, R1 and other listed zones","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Bylaw-No.-890-2026-Village-of-Ashcroft-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Village of Ashcroft Zoning Bylaw No. 890, 2026 (PDF)","section":"s. 7.1.2 (R1), 6.1.2 (RR1), 5.2.2 (A1)","quotes":["Accessory Uses: .1 Short-term rental accommodations; .2 Accessory dwelling unit; .3 Attached suite; .4 Home businesses; and .5 Accessory buildings and structures.","Accessory Uses: .1 Short-term rental accommodations; .2 Accessory dwelling unit; .3 Attached suite; .4 Beekeeping;","Accessory Uses: .1 Home occupations; .2 Accessory dwelling unit; .3 Attached suite; .4 Short-term rental accommodations; and .5 Accessory buildings and structures."]},{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Bylaw-No.-890-2026-Village-of-Ashcroft-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Village of Ashcroft Zoning Bylaw No. 890, 2026 (PDF)","section":"definition","quotes":["Attached Suite means a self-contained, secondary dwelling unit located within a single-detached or duplex dwelling."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"detached_allowed":{"label":"Coach house or garden suite allowed","value":"An accessory dwelling unit (garden suite, or garage suite on a detached garage) is an accessory use in the A1, RR1 and R1 zones, and other zones that list it, only with a permitted single detached dwelling. Max one accessory dwelling unit per parcel.","short":"Yes, in A1, RR1, R1 zones; one per parcel","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Bylaw-No.-890-2026-Village-of-Ashcroft-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Village of Ashcroft Zoning Bylaw No. 890, 2026 (PDF)","section":"s. 7.1.2, 3.40; definition","quotes":["Accessory Uses: .1 Short-term rental accommodations; .2 Accessory dwelling unit; .3 Attached suite; .4 Home businesses; and .5 Accessory buildings and structures.","Accessory dwelling units are only permitted in conjunction with a permitted single detached dwelling.","A maximum of one accessory dwelling unit is permitted per parcel, unless otherwise indicated.","(garden suite) or as part of a detached garage (garage suite)."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"limits":{"label":"Limits","value":"Max 2 suites per parcel in R zones that allow them. Attached suite: at most 90 m² or 40% of the principal building's gross floor area. Accessory dwelling unit: at most 65 m², 4.5 m high (one storey) or 6.6 m (second storey), in the rear yard, no basement. Suites cannot be subdivided or strata titled and may be rented only for periods over one month.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Bylaw-No.-890-2026-Village-of-Ashcroft-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Village of Ashcroft Zoning Bylaw No. 890, 2026 (PDF)","section":"s. 3.39, 3.40, 3.41","quotes":["A maximum of 2 suites per parcel is permitted in R-zones that permit suites as an accessory use.","Not exceed 90 m² or 40% of the gross floor area of the principal building; and","Accessory dwelling units will be a maximum of 65 m2 in residential zones where they are permitted.","Suites shall not be subdivided or strata titled.","Suites may only be rented for periods longer than one month in duration"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"parking":{"label":"Parking","value":"One off-street parking space on site for a parcel with a suite, in addition to the spaces required for the principal use.","short":"1 space, in addition to principal use","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Bylaw-No.-890-2026-Village-of-Ashcroft-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Village of Ashcroft Zoning Bylaw No. 890, 2026 (PDF)","section":"s. 3.39.5","quotes":["One off-street parking space must be provided on-site for a parcel that contains a suite, in addition to the required parking spaces for the principal uses."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"permits":{"label":"Permits","value":"All suites must meet the BC Building Code and pass inspection by the Village's Building Inspector (so a building permit). Using a suite as a short-term rental needs a Business Permit from the Village.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Bylaw-No.-890-2026-Village-of-Ashcroft-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Village of Ashcroft Zoning Bylaw No. 890, 2026 (PDF)","section":"s. 3.39.4, 3.39.6","quotes":["All suites must meet the BC Building Code requirements and pass inspection from the Village's Building Inspector.","Any use of a suite for Short-Term Rental Accommodations will require a Business Permit to be issued by the Village of Ashcroft."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Zoning Bylaw No. 890, 2026 (s. 3.38 to 3.43 and zone regulations).","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Bylaw-No.-890-2026-Village-of-Ashcroft-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Village of Ashcroft Zoning Bylaw No. 890, 2026 (PDF)","section":"s. 2","quotes":["This Bylaw shall be cited as the \"Village of Ashcroft Zoning Bylaw No. 890, 2026\"."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":6,"stated":6,"matched":6,"none":0,"unknown":0},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nUnder the Village's [Zoning Bylaw No. 890]():\n\n- An attached suite (inside a single detached or duplex dwelling) is an accessory use in the A1, RR1 and R1 zones, and other zones that list it.\n- An accessory dwelling unit (a garden suite, or a garage suite on a detached garage) is an accessory use in the same zones, only with a permitted single detached dwelling. One accessory dwelling unit is allowed per parcel.\n- No more than 2 suites per parcel in R zones that allow them.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Confirm your zone allows a suite (see the zoning-lookup answer).\n2. Check the size limits: an attached suite is at most 90 m² or 40% of the principal building's gross floor area. An accessory dwelling unit is at most 65 m², 4.5 m high (one storey) or 6.6 m (second storey), in the rear yard, with no basement.\n3. Provide one off-street parking space for the suite, in addition to the spaces the main use needs.\n4. Apply for a building permit. All suites must meet the BC Building Code and pass inspection by the Village's Building Inspector.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Suites cannot be subdivided or strata titled, and may be rented only for periods over one month.\n- Using a suite as a short-term rental needs a Business Permit from the Village.\n- A development permit fee of $500 is listed in the Fees and Charges Bylaw, Schedule L; no suite-specific fee was found. Ask the Village whether it applies.\n- No owner-occupancy requirement was found in the bylaw.","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Bylaw-No.-890-2026-Village-of-Ashcroft-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Village of Ashcroft Zoning Bylaw No. 890, 2026 (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Bylaw-No.-887-2026-Village-of-Ashcroft-Fees-and-Charges.pdf","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 887, 2026 (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-08"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-08","review":{"status":"machine_checked","badge":"Checked against official text","label":"Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 6 of 6 facts was matched to the official text."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/secondary-suite/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/secondary-suite.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/secondary-suite.json"}},{"title":"Ashcroft tree removal rules and permits","question":"Do I need permission to cut down a tree on my property?","slug":"tree-removal","place":{"path":"ca/bc/ashcroft","name":"Ashcroft","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"category":{"slug":"building-and-renovating","name":"Building, renovating and your property"},"owner":"municipal","owner_label":"Municipal","owner_body":{"name":"Village of Ashcroft","url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca"},"short_answer":"Ashcroft has no tree-cutting permit bylaw that we found. In Development Permit Area 1 (streamside) and Area 2 (hazardous slopes and soils), a development permit is needed for subdivision, building work or \"alteration of land\". The plan does not say whether cutting a tree counts, so ask the Village first.","aliases":["tree removal permit ashcroft","cut down a tree ashcroft","tree bylaw ashcroft"],"cost":"No tree-cutting permit fee found. A development permit, where one is required, is $500.","how_long":"Not stated.","where":[{"type":"in_person","label":"Village Office","value":"601 Bancroft Street, Ashcroft, BC V0K 1A0","note":"Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m."},{"type":"phone","label":"Village Office","value":"250-453-9161"},{"type":"email","label":"Village Office","value":"admin@ashcroftbc.ca"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 889, 2026 (PDF)","url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Bylaw-No.-889-2026-Official-Community-Plan-OCP.pdf"}],"related":[{"slug":"zoning-lookup","title":"Ashcroft zoning: find your zone and what it allows","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/zoning-lookup/"},{"slug":"building-permit","title":"Ashcroft building permits: when you need one and how to apply","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/building-permit/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/lillooet","name":"Lillooet","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lillooet/tree-removal/"},{"place":"ca/bc/lytton","name":"Lytton","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lytton/tree-removal/"},{"place":"ca/bc/kamloops","name":"Kamloops","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kamloops/tree-removal/"},{"place":"ca/bc/merritt","name":"Merritt","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/merritt/tree-removal/"},{"place":"ca/bc/barriere","name":"Barriere","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/barriere/tree-removal/"},{"place":"ca/bc/100-mile-house","name":"100 Mile House","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/100-mile-house/tree-removal/"}],"topic":{"title":"Tree removal permits in British Columbia, by municipality","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tree-removal/"},"facts":{"permit_needed":{"label":"When a permit is needed","value":"No tree-cutting permit bylaw found. In Development Permit Area 1 (streamside, riparian areas) and Area 2 (hazardous slopes and soils), a development permit is required for subdivision, construction or alteration of a building or structure, or 'alteration of land'. The OCP does not say whether cutting a tree counts as alteration of land.","short":"No tree bylaw; development permit in mapped areas","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Bylaw-No.-889-2026-Official-Community-Plan-OCP.pdf","title":"Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 889, 2026 (PDF)","section":"s. 17.1.4, 17.2.4","quotes":["Development Permit Area No. 1 consists of all the riparian assessment areas within the Village of Ashcroft","Alteration of land.","Development Permit Area No. 2 is the area shown as Hazardous Slopes and Soils on Schedule D."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"exemptions":{"label":"Exemptions","value":"DPA 1 does not apply to reconstruction or repair of a permanent structure on its existing foundation, or to agricultural, mining or forestry development. DPA 2 does not apply to, among others, new buildings or structures under 10 m² and the erection of a sign or fence.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Bylaw-No.-889-2026-Official-Community-Plan-OCP.pdf","title":"Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 889, 2026 (PDF)","section":"s. 17.1.5, 17.2.5","quotes":["Development Permit Area No. 1 does not apply to agricultural, mining, or forestry related development.","The construction of new buildings or structures less than 10 square metres in area;","The erection of a sign or fence;"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"fee":{"label":"Fee","value":"Development permit fee $500 (Fees and Charges Bylaw, Schedule L), where a development permit is required. No tree-cutting permit fee found.","short":"No tree permit fee; $500 if development permit needed","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Bylaw-No.-887-2026-Village-of-Ashcroft-Fees-and-Charges.pdf","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 887, 2026 (PDF)","section":"Schedule L","quotes":["Zoning Bylaw Amendment $1000.00 Development Permit $500.00 If OCP and Zoning Amendments are in tandem, combined fee $1800.00"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"replacement":{"label":"Replacement trees","value":null,"status":"none","note":"The bylaws that were read set no replanting requirement and no fine for cutting a tree without a permit.","sources":[]},"city_trees":{"label":"City trees","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"not_found","sources":[]},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":null,"status":"none","note":"The bylaws that were read set no replanting requirement and no fine for cutting a tree without a permit.","sources":[]},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"No tree bylaw found. Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 889, 2026, Development Permit Areas (Part 17, s. 17.1 and 17.2).","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Bylaw-No.-889-2026-Official-Community-Plan-OCP.pdf","title":"Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 889, 2026 (PDF)","section":"s. 17","quotes":["This Plan contains four Development Permit Areas:"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":7,"stated":4,"matched":4,"none":2,"unknown":1},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nThe Village has no tree-cutting permit bylaw that we found in the Good Neighbour Bylaw, the Zoning Bylaw or the [Official Community Plan](). The Plan's Development Permit Areas may apply. In Area 1 (streamside, riparian areas) and Area 2 (hazardous slopes and soils), a development permit is required for subdivision, construction or alteration of a building or structure, or \"alteration of land\". The Plan does not say whether cutting a tree counts as alteration of land.\n\nArea 1 does not apply to repair of a permanent structure on its existing foundation, or to agricultural, mining or forestry development. Area 2 does not apply to, among others, new buildings under 10 m² and the erection of a sign or fence.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Ask the Village office whether your property is in a Development Permit Area and whether cutting a tree there needs a permit.\n2. If a development permit is required, the fee is $500 (Fees and Charges Bylaw, Schedule L).\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Under the [Good Neighbour Bylaw]() (s. 3.7), owners must keep trees and hedges tidy, trimmed back from sidewalks and roads, and free of dead or dry material. Planting a cedar hedge is banned, and existing cedar hedges must be replaced with FireSmart vegetation when a property is redeveloped.\n- The bylaws read set no replanting requirement and no fine for cutting without a permit.\n- Owners must keep adjacent boulevards tidy, with grass and weeds under 15 cm, and may not place unauthorized structures, materials or landscaping on them (s. 3.11). No rule on cutting Village-owned trees was found.","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Bylaw-No.-889-2026-Official-Community-Plan-OCP.pdf","title":"Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 889, 2026 (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Bylaw-No.-879-Good-Neighbour-Bylaw-2025.pdf","title":"Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 879, 2025 (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Bylaw-No.-887-2026-Village-of-Ashcroft-Fees-and-Charges.pdf","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 887, 2026 (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-08"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-08","review":{"status":"machine_checked","badge":"Checked against official text","label":"Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 4 of 7 facts was matched to the official text; 2 are recorded as not set; 1 could not be confirmed."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/tree-removal/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/tree-removal.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/tree-removal.json"}},{"title":"Ashcroft garbage collection: schedule, carts and limits","question":"When is garbage collected in Ashcroft, and what are the rules for carts and limits?","slug":"garbage-collection","place":{"path":"ca/bc/ashcroft","name":"Ashcroft","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"category":{"slug":"garbage-and-recycling","name":"Garbage, recycling and waste"},"owner":"municipal","owner_label":"Municipal","owner_body":{"name":"Village of Ashcroft","url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca"},"short_answer":"In Ashcroft, the Village collects garbage once a week: Tuesday south of the Thompson River (Downtown and Mesa) and Friday in North Ashcroft. Put your cart out before 7 a.m. The fee is $157.50 a year.","aliases":["garbage day ashcroft","garbage pickup ashcroft","garbage cart ashcroft","ashcroft waste collection schedule"],"cost":"Residential cart (240 L), once-a-week collection: $157.50 a year. Business container (360 L) $236.25; commercial container (1,100 L) $722.40. Billed on the annual utility bill. If a cart is lost or damaged through negligence or misuse, the occupier pays: cart $105, lid $52.50, wheels $31.50.","how_long":"Collection is once a week. Statutory holidays can change the schedule.","where":[{"type":"online","label":"Garbage collection, Village of Ashcroft","value":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/service/garbage-collection/"},{"type":"phone","label":"Village Office","value":"250-453-9161","note":"Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m."},{"type":"in_person","label":"Village Office","value":"601 Bancroft Street, Ashcroft, BC V0K 1A0"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Solid Waste Removal and Disposal Bylaw No. 785 with amendments (PDF)","url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Solid-Waste-Collection-Removal-and-Disposal-and-Amendment-Bylaws-785-798-814.pdf"}],"related":[{"slug":"yard-waste","title":"Ashcroft yard waste collection and drop-off","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/yard-waste/"},{"slug":"bylaw-fines","title":"Ashcroft bylaw fines and how tickets work","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/bylaw-fines/"},{"slug":"backyard-fire","title":"Ashcroft backyard fire and burning rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/backyard-fire/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/cache-creek","name":"Cache Creek","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cache-creek/garbage-collection/"},{"place":"ca/bc/logan-lake","name":"Logan Lake","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/logan-lake/garbage-collection/"},{"place":"ca/bc/lillooet","name":"Lillooet","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lillooet/garbage-collection/"},{"place":"ca/bc/kamloops","name":"Kamloops","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kamloops/garbage-collection/"},{"place":"ca/bc/merritt","name":"Merritt","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/merritt/garbage-collection/"},{"place":"ca/bc/barriere","name":"Barriere","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/barriere/garbage-collection/"}],"topic":{"title":"Garbage collection in British Columbia: frequency, limits and fees by municipality","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/garbage-collection/"},"facts":{"frequency":{"label":"How often","value":"Garbage is collected by the Village once a week: Tuesdays for properties south of the Thompson River (Downtown and Mesa), Fridays for North Ashcroft. The Village has no curbside recycling program; household compost is handled by backyard composting, and no organics collection is described.","short":"Garbage weekly; no recycling or organics collection","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/service/garbage-collection/","title":"Garbage Collection, Village of Ashcroft","section":"Collection Schedule","quotes":["Tuesdays: Village properties located on the South of the Thompson River: Downtown and Mesa","Fridays: Village properties located on the North side of the Thompson River: North Ashcroft"]},{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Solid-Waste-Collection-Removal-and-Disposal-and-Amendment-Bylaws-785-798-814.pdf","title":"Solid Waste Removal and Disposal Bylaw No. 785 and amendments (PDF)","section":"s. 22","quotes":["Every dwelling may place a maximum of two (2) solid waste residential carts out for weekly collection."]},{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/service/recycling-transfer-station/","title":"Recycling Transfer Station, Village of Ashcroft","section":"Boston Flats Eco-Depot","quotes":["The Village does not have a curbside recycling program","The Village does not have a curbside recycling program, instead recycling is brought to the Boston Flats-Eco Depot where recycling can be sorted.","Household compost, such as vegetable peels and other organic matter can be disposed of in your own backyard through composting."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"collection_day":{"label":"Finding your day","value":"Tuesday for the south side of the Thompson River (Downtown and Mesa); Friday for the north side (North Ashcroft). Commercial customers are Tuesday or Friday depending on location.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/service/garbage-collection/","title":"Garbage Collection, Village of Ashcroft","section":"Collection Schedule","quotes":["Tuesdays: Village properties located on the South of the Thompson River: Downtown and Mesa","Commercial customers are picked up on Tuesday or Friday depending on the property location."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"carts":{"label":"Carts","value":"One Village-issued residential cart per dwelling (240 L in the bylaw and fees schedule; the web page says 250 L). Ask the Village for a second cart (maximum two, extra annual fee). Report a lost, stolen or damaged cart to the Foreman; if due to negligence or misuse the occupier pays: cart $105, lid $52.50, wheels $31.50.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Solid-Waste-Collection-Removal-and-Disposal-and-Amendment-Bylaws-785-798-814.pdf","title":"Solid Waste Removal and Disposal Bylaw No. 785 and amendments (PDF)","section":"s. 21, 2","quotes":["Each dwelling will be provided with one solid waste residential cart for the sole use of the occupier of the residence.","Every dwelling is permitted a maximum of two (2) solid waste residential carts.","means a 240 litre cart provided by the Village","may place their request with the Village. Every dwelling is permitted a maximum of two (2) solid","shall notify the Foreman immediately and have the solid waste receptacle replaced at the"]},{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Bylaw-No.-887-2026-Village-of-Ashcroft-Fees-and-Charges.pdf","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 887, 2026, Schedule K, Village of Ashcroft (PDF)","section":"Schedule K","quotes":["Solid Waste Residential Cart Entire unit replacement $105.00","Solid Waste Residential Cart Replacement lid $52.50","Solid Waste Residential Cart Replacement wheels $31.50"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"},"sources_differ":"The web page says the Village issued 'one durable 250 L molded plastic container'; the bylaw and fees schedule say 240 L. Replacement fees apply where loss or damage is due to misuse or at the owner's request."},"set_out":{"label":"Setting carts out","value":"Put the cart at the roadside before 7 a.m. on collection day; later bins may be missed. The bylaw says not before 5 a.m., near the street and not in the way of snow plowing; store it on your property otherwise.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/service/garbage-collection/","title":"Garbage Collection, Village of Ashcroft","section":"Collection Schedule","quotes":["Garbage bins must be located on the road side prior to 7 am on your collection day."]},{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Solid-Waste-Collection-Removal-and-Disposal-and-Amendment-Bylaws-785-798-814.pdf","title":"Solid Waste Removal and Disposal Bylaw No. 785 and amendments (PDF)","section":"s. 24, 26","quotes":["on the date set for solid waste collection and not prior to 5 am,","stored on the private property when not being used."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"limits":{"label":"Limits and extra garbage","value":"Contents must not exceed the manufacturer's rated weight; cart not filled above the rim and lid must close; waste must be bagged. Not collected: recyclables, hazardous waste, furniture, tires, appliances, building waste, yard waste, tree limbs.","short":"Cart lid must close; waste bagged; no extra collected","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Solid-Waste-Collection-Removal-and-Disposal-and-Amendment-Bylaws-785-798-814.pdf","title":"Solid Waste Removal and Disposal Bylaw No. 785 and amendments (PDF)","section":"s. 17, 25, 19, 38","quotes":["to exceed the manufacturer's rated weight limit.","Solid waste receptacles are not to be filled higher than the upper rim","All solid waste must be bagged to prevent loose waste from becoming wind borne.","(m) tree limbs, whole shrubs or bushes, portions of hedges"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"fee":{"label":"Fee","value":"Residential cart (240 L), once-a-week collection: $157.50 a year. Business container (360 L) $236.25; commercial container (1,100 L) $722.40. Billed on the annual utility bill.","short":"$157.50 a year (240 L cart)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Bylaw-No.-887-2026-Village-of-Ashcroft-Fees-and-Charges.pdf","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 887, 2026, Schedule K, Village of Ashcroft (PDF)","section":"Schedule K","quotes":["Solid Waste Residential Cart (240 litre) Once per week collection $157.50","Solid Waste Business Container (360 litre) Once per week collection $236.25"]},{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Solid-Waste-Collection-Removal-and-Disposal-and-Amendment-Bylaws-785-798-814.pdf","title":"Solid Waste Removal and Disposal Bylaw No. 785 and amendments (PDF)","section":"s. 44","quotes":["shall be rendered annually on the Utility Billing sent out each year"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Solid Waste Removal and Disposal Bylaw No. 785, 2013 (amended by Nos. 798, 2015 and 814, 2017); fees in Schedule K of Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 887, 2026.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Solid-Waste-Collection-Removal-and-Disposal-and-Amendment-Bylaws-785-798-814.pdf","title":"Solid Waste Removal and Disposal Bylaw No. 785 and amendments (PDF)","section":"s. 1","quotes":["Village of Ashcroft Solid Waste Removal and Disposal Bylaw No. 785, 2013"]},{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Bylaw-No.-887-2026-Village-of-Ashcroft-Fees-and-Charges.pdf","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 887, 2026, Schedule K, Village of Ashcroft (PDF)","section":"Schedule K","quotes":["Solid Waste Collection Removal and Disposal Fees"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":7,"stated":7,"matched":7,"none":0,"unknown":0},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nThe Village collects residential garbage once a week under its [Solid Waste Removal and Disposal Bylaw No. 785](https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Solid-Waste-Collection-Removal-and-Disposal-and-Amendment-Bylaws-785-798-814.pdf). Properties south of the Thompson River (Downtown and Mesa) are collected on Tuesday, and North Ashcroft on Friday. Commercial customers are collected Tuesday or Friday depending on location. The Village has no curbside recycling program, and no organics collection is described.\n\nEach dwelling gets one Village-issued cart (240 L in the bylaw and fees schedule; the web page says 250 L).\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Put the cart at the roadside before 7 a.m. on collection day, because later bins may be missed. The bylaw says not before 5 a.m., near the street and clear of snow plowing. Store it on your property otherwise.\n2. Bag your waste, keep the contents under the cart's rated weight, and close the lid.\n3. To get a second cart (maximum two), ask the Village; an extra annual fee applies.\n4. Report a lost, stolen or damaged cart to the Foreman.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Not collected: recyclables, hazardous waste, furniture, tires, appliances, building waste, yard waste and tree limbs.\n- Statutory holidays can change the schedule.\n- We found no extra-bag or tag system.\n- The Village pages and fees schedule give the fee as above. Ask the Village if any discount for early payment or for seniors still applies.","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/service/garbage-collection/","title":"Garbage Collection, Village of Ashcroft","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/service/recycling-transfer-station/","title":"Recycling Transfer Station, Village of Ashcroft","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Solid-Waste-Collection-Removal-and-Disposal-and-Amendment-Bylaws-785-798-814.pdf","title":"Solid Waste Removal and Disposal Bylaw No. 785 and amendments (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Bylaw-No.-887-2026-Village-of-Ashcroft-Fees-and-Charges.pdf","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 887, 2026, Schedule K, Village of Ashcroft (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-08"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-08","review":{"status":"machine_checked","badge":"Checked against official text","label":"Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 7 of 7 facts was matched to the official text."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/garbage-collection/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/garbage-collection.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/garbage-collection.json"}},{"title":"Ashcroft yard waste collection and drop-off","question":"Where does yard waste and brush go in Ashcroft?","slug":"yard-waste","place":{"path":"ca/bc/ashcroft","name":"Ashcroft","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"category":{"slug":"garbage-and-recycling","name":"Garbage, recycling and waste"},"owner":"shared","owner_label":"More than one level of government","owner_body":null,"short_answer":"In Ashcroft, there is no curbside yard waste collection. Take tree trimmings and yard waste to the Boston Flats Eco-Depot in Cache Creek, run by the Thompson-Nicola Regional District. It is free, with some conditions.","aliases":["yard waste ashcroft","brush disposal ashcroft","tree trimmings ashcroft","boston flats eco-depot"],"cost":"No charge for tree trimmings and yard waste at the Boston Flats Eco-Depot (some conditions apply).","how_long":"The depot is open Tuesday to Sunday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.","where":[{"type":"in_person","label":"Boston Flats Eco-Depot (Thompson-Nicola Regional District)","value":"1180 Campbell Hill Dr E, Cache Creek, BC","note":"Tuesday to Sunday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Closed Mondays, Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day. Cash is not accepted."},{"type":"phone","label":"Boston Flats Eco-Depot","value":"250-377-8673"},{"type":"phone","label":"Village Office","value":"250-453-9161","note":"Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m."}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Boston Flats Eco-Depot, Thompson-Nicola Regional District","url":"https://www.tnrd.ca/services/garbage-recycling/depot-services-waste-drop-off/boston-flats-eco-depot/"}],"related":[{"slug":"garbage-collection","title":"Ashcroft garbage collection: schedule, carts and limits","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/garbage-collection/"},{"slug":"backyard-fire","title":"Ashcroft backyard fire and burning rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/backyard-fire/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/logan-lake","name":"Logan Lake","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/logan-lake/yard-waste/"},{"place":"ca/bc/lillooet","name":"Lillooet","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lillooet/yard-waste/"},{"place":"ca/bc/kamloops","name":"Kamloops","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kamloops/yard-waste/"},{"place":"ca/bc/merritt","name":"Merritt","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/merritt/yard-waste/"},{"place":"ca/bc/barriere","name":"Barriere","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/barriere/yard-waste/"},{"place":"ca/bc/100-mile-house","name":"100 Mile House","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/100-mile-house/yard-waste/"}],"topic":{"title":"Yard waste collection in British Columbia, by municipality","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/yard-waste/"},"facts":{"curbside":{"label":"Curbside collection","value":"No curbside yard waste collection is described. The Village's garbage service does not take grass clippings, twigs or yard waste, or tree limbs, whole shrubs or hedge portions.","short":"No","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/service/garbage-collection/","title":"Garbage Collection, Village of Ashcroft","section":"Guidelines","quotes":["Grass clippings, twigs, and yard waste"]},{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Solid-Waste-Collection-Removal-and-Disposal-and-Amendment-Bylaws-785-798-814.pdf","title":"Solid Waste Removal and Disposal Bylaw No. 785 and amendments (PDF)","section":"s. 38","quotes":["(m) tree limbs, whole shrubs or bushes, portions of hedges"]},{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Solid-Waste-Collection-Removal-and-Disposal-and-Amendment-Bylaws-785-798-814.pdf","title":"Solid Waste Removal and Disposal Bylaw No. 785 and amendments (PDF)","section":"s. 8","quotes":["The Village may establish a system for the collection and removal of yard waste."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"preparation":{"label":"How to set it out","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"not_published","note":"The Village page says only that some conditions apply and gives no preparation rules or not-accepted list.","sources":[]},"drop_off":{"label":"Drop-off","value":"Boston Flats Eco-Depot, 1180 Campbell Hill Dr E, Cache Creek, 250-377-8673, run by the Thompson-Nicola Regional District. Tree trimmings and yard waste are accepted. Open Tuesday to Sunday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.; closed Mondays, Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day. Cash is not accepted.","short":"Boston Flats Eco-Depot, Tuesday to Sunday","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/service/recycling-transfer-station/","title":"Recycling Transfer Station, Village of Ashcroft","section":"Boston Flats Eco-Depot; Compost","quotes":["1180 Campbell Hill Dr E, Cache Creek 250-377-8673","The depot is operated by the Thompson-Nicola Regional District.","Items such as tree timings, and yard waste can be brought to the Boston Flats Eco-Depot"]},{"url":"https://www.tnrd.ca/services/garbage-recycling/depot-services-waste-drop-off/boston-flats-eco-depot/","title":"Boston Flats Eco-Depot, Thompson-Nicola Regional District","section":"Hours of Operation; What Goes Where","quotes":["Site is closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day, and New Year’s Day and is open on all other regularly-scheduled days.","Cash is not accepted."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"cost":{"label":"Cost","value":"No charge for tree trimmings and yard waste at the Boston Flats Eco-Depot (some conditions apply).","short":"Free at Eco-Depot","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/service/recycling-transfer-station/","title":"Recycling Transfer Station, Village of Ashcroft","section":"Compost","quotes":["disposed of at no charge (some conditions apply)."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"not_accepted":{"label":"Not accepted","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"not_published","note":"The Village page says only that some conditions apply and gives no preparation rules or not-accepted list.","sources":[]},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Solid Waste Removal and Disposal Bylaw No. 785, 2013 (s. 8 and 38(t)).","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Solid-Waste-Collection-Removal-and-Disposal-and-Amendment-Bylaws-785-798-814.pdf","title":"Solid Waste Removal and Disposal Bylaw No. 785 and amendments (PDF)","section":"s. 1","quotes":["Village of Ashcroft Solid Waste Removal and Disposal Bylaw No. 785, 2013"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":6,"stated":4,"matched":4,"none":0,"unknown":2},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nThe Village has no curbside yard waste collection. Its garbage service under [Solid Waste Removal and Disposal Bylaw No. 785](https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Solid-Waste-Collection-Removal-and-Disposal-and-Amendment-Bylaws-785-798-814.pdf) does not take grass clippings, twigs or other yard waste, or tree limbs, whole shrubs or hedge portions.\n\nYard waste goes to the Boston Flats Eco-Depot at 1180 Campbell Hill Dr E in Cache Creek, which the Thompson-Nicola Regional District runs. It takes tree trimmings and yard waste.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Bring your yard waste to the depot between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m., Tuesday to Sunday.\n2. Pay by Visa, Mastercard, Interac or ECO-Card if any charge applies. Cash is not accepted.\n3. Call 250-377-8673 or check the TNRD page with questions.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- The depot is closed Mondays, Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day.\n- Burning leaves, yard waste or clippings is not allowed, even in a campfire.\n- We found no size, weight or bundling rules and no list of materials the depot does not accept. The Village page says only that some conditions apply, so ask the TNRD.","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/service/recycling-transfer-station/","title":"Recycling Transfer Station, Village of Ashcroft","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://www.tnrd.ca/services/garbage-recycling/depot-services-waste-drop-off/boston-flats-eco-depot/","title":"Boston Flats Eco-Depot, Thompson-Nicola Regional District","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/service/garbage-collection/","title":"Garbage Collection, Village of Ashcroft","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Solid-Waste-Collection-Removal-and-Disposal-and-Amendment-Bylaws-785-798-814.pdf","title":"Solid Waste Removal and Disposal Bylaw No. 785 and amendments (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-08"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-08","review":{"status":"machine_checked","badge":"Checked against official text","label":"Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 4 of 6 facts was matched to the official text; 2 could not be confirmed."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/yard-waste/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/yard-waste.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/yard-waste.json"}},{"title":"Ashcroft watering restrictions","question":"Are there lawn sprinkling or watering restrictions in Ashcroft?","slug":"water-restrictions","place":{"path":"ca/bc/ashcroft","name":"Ashcroft","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"category":{"slug":"water-roads-and-snow","name":"Water, sewer, roads and snow"},"owner":"municipal","owner_label":"Municipal","owner_body":{"name":"Village of Ashcroft","url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca"},"short_answer":"In Ashcroft, water restrictions apply every year from May 1 to September 30. Stage 1 starts automatically if no other measures are in force. Check the Village website for the current stage.","aliases":["sprinkling restrictions ashcroft","lawn watering ashcroft","water restrictions ashcroft","watering days ashcroft"],"cost":"Municipal ticket (Water Conservation Bylaw): $150 for watering outside permitted days or times; $300 for a second offence; $500 for a third or later. Bylaw notice (Good Neighbour Bylaw): $250 ($175 if paid within 5 days, $325 after 30 days; $500 then $750 for repeats). Special use permit $10.","how_long":"Restrictions are in effect from May 1 to September 30 each year.","where":[{"type":"online","label":"Water treatment and distribution, Village of Ashcroft","value":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/service/water-treatment-and-distribution/"},{"type":"phone","label":"Village Office","value":"250-453-9161","note":"Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m."},{"type":"in_person","label":"Village Office","value":"601 Bancroft Street, Ashcroft, BC V0K 1A0"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Water Conservation Bylaw No. 799, 2015 (PDF)","url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Water-Conservation-2015-Bylaw-No.-799.pdf"}],"related":[{"slug":"bylaw-fines","title":"Ashcroft bylaw fines and how tickets work","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/bylaw-fines/"},{"slug":"yard-waste","title":"Ashcroft yard waste collection and drop-off","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/yard-waste/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/logan-lake","name":"Logan Lake","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/logan-lake/water-restrictions/"},{"place":"ca/bc/lillooet","name":"Lillooet","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lillooet/water-restrictions/"},{"place":"ca/bc/clinton","name":"Clinton","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/clinton/water-restrictions/"},{"place":"ca/bc/kamloops","name":"Kamloops","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kamloops/water-restrictions/"},{"place":"ca/bc/merritt","name":"Merritt","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/merritt/water-restrictions/"},{"place":"ca/bc/barriere","name":"Barriere","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/barriere/water-restrictions/"}],"topic":{"title":"Watering restrictions in British Columbia, by municipality","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/water-restrictions/"},"facts":{"in_effect":{"label":"When restrictions apply","value":"Every year from May 1 to September 30. If no measures are in force on May 1, Stage 1 starts automatically. Council declares Stages 1 to 4; a stage takes effect when Council, the CAO or the Public Works Foreman announces it. Stage 4 applies automatically to users affected by a power outage.","short":"May 1 to September 30; Stages 1 to 4 by Council","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Water-Conservation-2015-Bylaw-No.-799.pdf","title":"Water Conservation Bylaw No. 799, 2015, Village of Ashcroft (PDF)","section":"s. 5","quotes":["If no water conservation measures are in force on May 1st of any year, Stage 1 Water Conservation Measures automatically become effective on that date","No Water Conservation Measures Stage remains in force after September 30th of any year, unless Council makes a declaration of such.","During a power-outage, all affected users of the outage are placed under Stage 4 Water Conservation.","The Council of the Village of Ashcroft may declare that the Village has activated a water","in the declaration comes into force in the Village after the Council, the CAO or the Public Works"]},{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/service/water-treatment-and-distribution/","title":"Water Treatment and Distribution, Village of Ashcroft","section":"Water Conservation","quotes":["Village residents are subject to water restriction every year beginning May 1 and ending September 30;"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"schedule":{"label":"Sprinkling schedule","value":"Stage 1: even street addresses on even calendar days, odd on odd days; hose-supplied sprinklers 6:00 to 9:00 a.m. and 8:00 to 11:00 p.m.; underground automatic systems 12:00 to 6:00 a.m. Stage 2: even addresses Wednesday and Saturday, odd Thursday and Sunday, same hours. Stages 3 and 4: no sprinkler or automatic system watering.","short":"Stage 1: odd/even days; no watering Stage 3 and 4","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Water-Conservation-2015-Bylaw-No.-799.pdf","title":"Water Conservation Bylaw No. 799, 2015, Village of Ashcroft (PDF)","section":"s. 6-9","quotes":["At premises with even numbered civic address, on even numbered calendar days between 6:00 am and 9:00 am as well as 8:00 pm and 11:00 pm for hose supplied sprinklers or between 12:00 am and 6:00 am for underground automated sprinkler systems.","Wednesdays and Saturdays between 6:00 am and 9:00 am","Thursdays and Sundays between 6:00 am and 9:00 am","During Stage 3 Water Conservation Measures, no one shall use hose supplied sprinklers or underground automated sprinkler systems to water a lawn, garden or landscaped area on a property."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"exempt_watering":{"label":"Allowed at any time","value":"Stages 1 to 3: hand watering of flower and vegetable gardens, planters, shrubs and trees, and drip or micro-sprinkler irrigation of them (hand watering lawns is not allowed in Stages 2 and 3). Stage 1 also allows filling pools and hot tubs, washing vehicles with a shut-off hose, children's water slides and sprinklers, and public sports fields and parks.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Water-Conservation-2015-Bylaw-No.-799.pdf","title":"Water Conservation Bylaw No. 799, 2015, Village of Ashcroft (PDF)","section":"s. 6(b), 7(b), 8(b)","quotes":["Hand watering of flower gardens, vegetable gardens, decorative planters, shrubs or trees.","Hand watering of lawns or grass is not permitted.","Use of hose to provide water to wash boats or motor vehicles, if the hose is equipped with an automatic shut off device.","Filling and maintaining of private pools, spas, hot tubs and ponds."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"new_lawns":{"label":"New lawns","value":null,"status":"none","note":"Ashcroft's Water Conservation Bylaw No. 799 has no exemption for new lawns or sod.","sources":[]},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":"Bylaw notice (Good Neighbour Bylaw): failure to comply with water restrictions $250, or $175 within 5 days and $325 after 30 days; $500 then $750 for repeats. Municipal ticket (Water Conservation Bylaw Schedule A): using a watering system outside permitted days or times $150; $300 second offence; $500 third or later.","short":"Notice $250 ($175 if paid in 5 days); ticket $150","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Bylaw-No.-879-Good-Neighbour-Bylaw-2025.pdf","title":"Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 879, 2025, Schedule D, Village of Ashcroft (PDF)","section":"Schedule D","quotes":["The following contraventions are designated as ticketable offences under Bylaw No. 845.","Contravention Section Penalty Early Late 2nd 3rd+ Payment Payment Offence Offences (within 5 (after 30 days) days)","Failure to comply with 10.1 $250 $175 $325 $500 $750 water restrictions"]},{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Water-Conservation-2015-Bylaw-No.-799.pdf","title":"Water Conservation Bylaw No. 799, 2015, Village of Ashcroft (PDF)","section":"Schedule A","quotes":["Using a watering system outside permitted $150.00 $300.00 $500.00 times","Using a watering system outside permitted $150.00 $300.00 $500.00 days"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Water Conservation Bylaw No. 799, 2015","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Water-Conservation-2015-Bylaw-No.-799.pdf","title":"Water Conservation Bylaw No. 799, 2015, Village of Ashcroft (PDF)","section":"s. 15","quotes":["Village of Ashcroft \"Water Conservation Bylaw No. 799, 2015\"."]},{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/stage-1-water-restrictions/","title":"Stage 1 Water Restrictions notice, Village of Ashcroft","section":"page","quotes":["Click Water Restrictions Bylaw No. 881 2026 for more details"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"},"sources_differ":"The Village's Stage 1 notice names 'Water Restrictions Bylaw No. 881 2026' and links the PDF titled Water Regulations Bylaw No. 881, 2026. That bylaw has no watering schedule or stages (searched 'restrict', 'sprinkl', 'conserv'); it repeals only Water Regulations Bylaw No. 797, not Bylaw 799. The stage rules are taken from Bylaw 799, which is the only text with the schedule."}},"facts_summary":{"total":6,"stated":5,"matched":5,"none":1,"unknown":0},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nUnder the [Water Conservation Bylaw No. 799](https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Water-Conservation-2015-Bylaw-No.-799.pdf), restrictions apply every year from May 1 to September 30. If no measures are in force on May 1, Stage 1 starts automatically. Council declares Stages 1 to 4, and a stage takes effect when Council, the CAO or the Public Works Foreman announces it. Stage 4 applies automatically to users affected by a power outage. Check the Village website for the current stage.\n\nThe Village's Stage 1 notice names Water Restrictions Bylaw No. 881, 2026, but that bylaw has no stages or watering schedule, so confirm with the Village if you are unsure.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Stage 1: water on even calendar days if your address is even, odd days if odd. Hose-supplied sprinklers run 6:00 to 9:00 a.m. and 8:00 to 11:00 p.m.; underground automatic systems 12:00 to 6:00 a.m.\n2. Stage 2: even addresses water Wednesday and Saturday, odd addresses Thursday and Sunday, in the same hours.\n3. Stages 3 and 4: no sprinkler or automatic system watering.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Stages 1 to 3 allow hand watering of flower and vegetable gardens, planters, shrubs and trees, and drip or micro-sprinkler irrigation of them. Hand watering lawns is not allowed in Stages 2 and 3.\n- Stage 1 also allows filling pools and hot tubs, washing vehicles with a shut-off hose, children's water slides and sprinklers, and public sports fields and parks.\n- Stage 4 allows only fire prevention or control, health and safety, and permitted uses.\n- A special use permit costs $10 and must be approved before use.\n- Bylaw 799 has no new-lawn or sod exemption.\n- Two ticket systems list this offence: a municipal ticket of $150 under Bylaw 799 and a bylaw notice of $250 under the Good Neighbour Bylaw.","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/service/water-treatment-and-distribution/","title":"Water Treatment and Distribution, Village of Ashcroft","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/stage-1-water-restrictions/","title":"Stage 1 Water Restrictions notice, Village of Ashcroft","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Water-Conservation-2015-Bylaw-No.-799.pdf","title":"Water Conservation Bylaw No. 799, 2015, Village of Ashcroft (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Bylaw-No.-879-Good-Neighbour-Bylaw-2025.pdf","title":"Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 879, 2025, Schedule D, Village of Ashcroft (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-08"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-08","review":{"status":"machine_checked","badge":"Checked against official text","label":"Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 5 of 6 facts was matched to the official text; 1 is recorded as not set."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/water-restrictions/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/water-restrictions.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/water-restrictions.json"}},{"title":"Ashcroft dog licences: fees and how to get one","question":"How do I get a dog licence in Ashcroft, and what does it cost?","slug":"dog-licence","place":{"path":"ca/bc/ashcroft","name":"Ashcroft","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"category":{"slug":"pets-and-wildlife","name":"Pets, animals and wildlife"},"owner":"municipal","owner_label":"Municipal","owner_body":{"name":"Village of Ashcroft","url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca"},"short_answer":"In Ashcroft, the Village issues dog licences through its municipal office. A licence costs $25 a year for a spayed or neutered dog and $45 for one that is not. It is due before the last day of February each year.","aliases":["dog license ashcroft","dog tag ashcroft","renew dog licence ashcroft","ashcroft dog licence fee"],"cost":"$25 spayed or neutered; $45 not spayed or neutered. Replacement tag $5. A $5 surcharge applies after February 28. Kennel licence $150 (plus the dog licences). Dangerous dog licence $100. Fees are not pro-rated during the year, and there is no refund if a dog is altered after the licence is bought.","how_long":"A licence is valid for the calendar year and expires December 31. Buy the new one before the last day of February.","where":[{"type":"in_person","label":"Village Office","value":"601 Bancroft Street, Ashcroft, BC V0K 1A0","note":"Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m."},{"type":"phone","label":"Village Office","value":"250-453-9161"}],"documents":["Signed declaration that the dog is spayed or neutered, for the lower fee"],"forms":[{"title":"Dog Control and Pound Operation Bylaw No. 832 (PDF, application form is Schedule A)","url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Dog-Control-and-Pound-Operation-Bylaw-No.-832.pdf"}],"related":[{"slug":"dog-leash-rules","title":"Ashcroft dog leash rules and off-leash areas","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/dog-leash-rules/"},{"slug":"how-many-pets","title":"How many dogs or cats you can keep in Ashcroft","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/how-many-pets/"},{"slug":"dangerous-dogs","title":"Ashcroft rules for aggressive and dangerous dogs","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/dangerous-dogs/"},{"slug":"bylaw-fines","title":"Ashcroft bylaw fines and how tickets work","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/bylaw-fines/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/logan-lake","name":"Logan Lake","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/logan-lake/dog-licence/"},{"place":"ca/bc/lillooet","name":"Lillooet","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lillooet/dog-licence/"},{"place":"ca/bc/kamloops","name":"Kamloops","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kamloops/dog-licence/"},{"place":"ca/bc/merritt","name":"Merritt","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/merritt/dog-licence/"},{"place":"ca/bc/barriere","name":"Barriere","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/barriere/dog-licence/"},{"place":"ca/bc/100-mile-house","name":"100 Mile House","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/100-mile-house/dog-licence/"}],"topic":{"title":"Dog licence fees in British Columbia, by municipality","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/dog-licence/"},"facts":{"required":{"label":"Licence required","value":"Yes. No one may own, possess or harbour an unlicensed dog in the Village. A licence is due before the last day of February each year, or when the dog reaches 3 months. Exempt: service animals, dogs under 3 months, and dogs that visit 30 or fewer days a year.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Dog-Control-and-Pound-Operation-Bylaw-No.-832.pdf","title":"Dog Control and Pound Operation Bylaw No. 832, Village of Ashcroft (PDF)","section":"s. 6.1, 6.8, 6.14","quotes":["No person shall own, possess or harbour an unlicensed dog within the boundaries of the Village.","before the last day of February in each year","Dogs under the age of three (3) months","Dogs that visit the Village for a total of 30 or fewer days in a calendar year."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"issued_by":{"label":"Issued by","value":"The Village of Ashcroft: licences are issued by the municipal office under the Chief Administrative Officer.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Dog-Control-and-Pound-Operation-Bylaw-No.-832.pdf","title":"Dog Control and Pound Operation Bylaw No. 832, Village of Ashcroft (PDF)","section":"s. 6.10","quotes":["Issuance of a license shall be an administrative function of the municipal office under the direction of the Chief Administrative Officer."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"fee_altered":{"label":"Fee, spayed or neutered","value":"$25 a year for a spayed or neutered dog (the owner signs a declaration that the dog is altered).","short":"$25 a year","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Bylaw-No.-887-2026-Village-of-Ashcroft-Fees-and-Charges.pdf","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 887, 2026, Schedule G, Village of Ashcroft (PDF)","section":"Schedule G","quotes":["Dog Control and Pound Operation Fees","Each Altered Dog $25.00"]},{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Dog-Control-and-Pound-Operation-Bylaw-No.-832.pdf","title":"Dog Control and Pound Operation Bylaw No. 832, Village of Ashcroft (PDF)","section":"s. 6.4","quotes":["the owner of the dog must sign a declaration to certify that the dog has been altered"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"fee_unaltered":{"label":"Fee, not spayed or neutered","value":"$45 a year for a dog that is not spayed or neutered.","short":"$45 a year","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Bylaw-No.-887-2026-Village-of-Ashcroft-Fees-and-Charges.pdf","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 887, 2026, Schedule G, Village of Ashcroft (PDF)","section":"Schedule G","quotes":["Each Unaltered Dog $45.00"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"other_fees":{"label":"Other fees and discounts","value":"Replacement tag $5. Surcharge of $5 after February 28 each year. Kennel licence $150 (plus the dog licences). Dangerous dog licence $100. Fees are not pro-rated during the year, and there is no refund if a dog is altered after the licence is bought.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Bylaw-No.-887-2026-Village-of-Ashcroft-Fees-and-Charges.pdf","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 887, 2026, Schedule G, Village of Ashcroft (PDF)","section":"Schedule G","quotes":["Replacement of lost or damaged tag $5.00 Kennel $150.00 Surcharge applied after February 28 each calendar year $5.00","Each Unaltered Dog $45.00 Dangerous Dog $100.00"]},{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Dog-Control-and-Pound-Operation-Bylaw-No.-832.pdf","title":"Dog Control and Pound Operation Bylaw No. 832, Village of Ashcroft (PDF)","section":"s. 6.6, 6.7","quotes":["No refund shall be given if a dog is altered after its owner purchases a dog license.","Dog licensing fees shall not be pro-rated during the year."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"renewal":{"label":"Renewal","value":"A licence is valid for the calendar year and expires December 31. A new one must be bought before the last day of February each year.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Dog-Control-and-Pound-Operation-Bylaw-No.-832.pdf","title":"Dog Control and Pound Operation Bylaw No. 832, Village of Ashcroft (PDF)","section":"s. 6.8, 6.9","quotes":["shall expire on the 31st day of December in that year.","before the last day of February in each year"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"how_to_get":{"label":"How to get one","value":"Apply through the Village office using the annual Dog Licence Application (Schedule A of the bylaw). For the altered rate the owner signs a declaration; a vet certificate may be required. A numbered tag is issued to fasten to the dog's collar or harness.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Dog-Control-and-Pound-Operation-Bylaw-No.-832.pdf","title":"Dog Control and Pound Operation Bylaw No. 832, Village of Ashcroft (PDF)","section":"s. 6.4, 6.5, 6.10, 6.11","quotes":["annual Dog License Application as set out in Schedule","may be required to produce a certificate from a qualified veterinarian","shall be given a tag which shall be, at all times, fastened to a collar or harness worn by the dog"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"fine_unlicensed":{"label":"Fine, unlicensed dog","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"not_published","note":"No bylaw the handbook could read states a ticket amount for an unlicensed dog.","sources":[]},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Dog Control and Pound Operation Bylaw No. 832, 2019; licence fees are in Schedule G of the Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 887, 2026.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Dog-Control-and-Pound-Operation-Bylaw-No.-832.pdf","title":"Dog Control and Pound Operation Bylaw No. 832, Village of Ashcroft (PDF)","section":"title","quotes":["Dog Control and Pound Operation Bylaw No. 832, 2019"]},{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Bylaw-No.-887-2026-Village-of-Ashcroft-Fees-and-Charges.pdf","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 887, 2026, Schedule G, Village of Ashcroft (PDF)","section":"Schedule G","quotes":["FEES AND CHARGES BYLAW NO. 887, 2026"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":9,"stated":8,"matched":8,"none":0,"unknown":1},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nThe Village of Ashcroft licenses dogs under its [Dog Control and Pound Operation Bylaw No. 832](https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Dog-Control-and-Pound-Operation-Bylaw-No.-832.pdf). No one may own, possess or harbour an unlicensed dog in the Village. Licences are issued by the municipal office, and the fees are in Schedule G of the [Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 887](https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Bylaw-No.-887-2026-Village-of-Ashcroft-Fees-and-Charges.pdf).\n\nA licence is due before the last day of February each year, or when the dog reaches 3 months of age. Service animals, dogs under 3 months, and dogs that visit the Village 30 or fewer days a year do not need one.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Get the annual Dog Licence Application (Schedule A of the bylaw) from the Village office at 601 Bancroft Street, or call 250-453-9161.\n2. For the $25 rate, the owner signs a declaration that the dog is spayed or neutered. A veterinarian's certificate may be required, so ask the office.\n3. Pay the fee and receive a numbered tag.\n4. Fasten the tag to the dog's collar or harness.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Pay after February 28 and a $5 surcharge applies.\n- Fees are not pro-rated during the year, and there is no refund if you alter the dog later.\n- Three or more dogs need a kennel licence ($150); see the pets limit answer.\n- A dog impounded without a licence costs $50 for the first impoundment plus $10 a day for boarding.\n- The Village pages we read do not state a fine for an unlicensed dog or an online way to buy a licence. Ask the Village office.","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Dog-Control-and-Pound-Operation-Bylaw-No.-832.pdf","title":"Dog Control and Pound Operation Bylaw No. 832, Village of Ashcroft (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Bylaw-No.-887-2026-Village-of-Ashcroft-Fees-and-Charges.pdf","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 887, 2026, Schedule G, Village of Ashcroft (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/governance/contact/","title":"Contact, Village of Ashcroft","accessed":"2026-11-08"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-08","review":{"status":"machine_checked","badge":"Checked against official text","label":"Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 8 of 9 facts was matched to the official text; 1 could not be confirmed."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/dog-licence/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/dog-licence.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/dog-licence.json"}},{"title":"Ashcroft dog leash rules and off-leash areas","question":"Where can dogs be off leash in Ashcroft, and what are the leash rules?","slug":"dog-leash-rules","place":{"path":"ca/bc/ashcroft","name":"Ashcroft","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"category":{"slug":"pets-and-wildlife","name":"Pets, animals and wildlife"},"owner":"municipal","owner_label":"Municipal","owner_body":{"name":"Village of Ashcroft","url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca"},"short_answer":"In Ashcroft, a dog must not be at large: off your property it must be on a leash no longer than 2.0 metres. The Village bylaw sets no off-leash area, and dogs are not allowed in Village parks or cemeteries.","aliases":["dog leash ashcroft","off leash dog park ashcroft","dog poop bylaw ashcroft","dogs in parks ashcroft"],"cost":"The Village pages we read do not state a fine for a dog at large.","how_long":"The rules apply at all times.","where":[{"type":"phone","label":"Bylaw Enforcement Officer","value":"236-597-1607"},{"type":"email","label":"Bylaw Enforcement","value":"bylaw@ashcroftbc.ca"},{"type":"phone","label":"Village Office","value":"250-453-9161","note":"Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m."}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Dog Control and Pound Operation Bylaw No. 832 (PDF)","url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Dog-Control-and-Pound-Operation-Bylaw-No.-832.pdf"}],"related":[{"slug":"dog-licence","title":"Ashcroft dog licences: fees and how to get one","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/dog-licence/"},{"slug":"dangerous-dogs","title":"Ashcroft rules for aggressive and dangerous dogs","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/dangerous-dogs/"},{"slug":"how-many-pets","title":"How many dogs or cats you can keep in Ashcroft","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/how-many-pets/"},{"slug":"bylaw-fines","title":"Ashcroft bylaw fines and how tickets work","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/bylaw-fines/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/logan-lake","name":"Logan Lake","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/logan-lake/dog-leash-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/lillooet","name":"Lillooet","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lillooet/dog-leash-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/kamloops","name":"Kamloops","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kamloops/dog-leash-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/merritt","name":"Merritt","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/merritt/dog-leash-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/barriere","name":"Barriere","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/barriere/dog-leash-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/sun-peaks","name":"Sun Peaks","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sun-peaks/dog-leash-rules/"}],"topic":{"title":"Dog leash rules in British Columbia, by municipality","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/dog-leash-rules/"},"facts":{"leash_rule":{"label":"Leash rule","value":"An owner must not let a dog be at large. A dog is at large when it is off the owner's land or premises and not on a leash, on unfenced land and not securely tethered, not under physical control of its owner or agent, or in the care of someone an Animal Control Officer considers not competent.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Dog-Control-and-Pound-Operation-Bylaw-No.-832.pdf","title":"Dog Control and Pound Operation Bylaw No. 832, Village of Ashcroft (PDF)","section":"s. 5.1, 5.2","quotes":["An owner shall not permit, suffer or allow a dog to be at large.","Elsewhere than on land or premises owned or occupied by the owner and not on a leash, or","On unfenced land and not securely tethered","Not under the physical control of its owner or owner's agent, or"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"leash_length":{"label":"Maximum leash length","value":"The leash may be no more than 2.0 metres (6.6 feet) long, strong enough to restrain the dog, and held by a competent person.","short":"2.0 m","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Dog-Control-and-Pound-Operation-Bylaw-No.-832.pdf","title":"Dog Control and Pound Operation Bylaw No. 832, Village of Ashcroft (PDF)","section":"s. 3 (definition of Leash)","quotes":["No more than 2.0 metres (6.6 feet) in length, and","Securely affixed to an animal, with the other end of the leash held by a competent person."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"off_leash_areas":{"label":"Off-leash areas","value":null,"status":"none","note":"Ashcroft's Dog Control and Pound Operation Bylaw designates no off-leash area and bans dogs from Village parks instead.","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Dog-Control-and-Pound-Operation-Bylaw-No.-832.pdf","title":"Dog Control and Pound Operation Bylaw No. 832, Village of Ashcroft (PDF)"}]},"dogs_not_allowed":{"label":"Places dogs are not allowed","value":"Dogs are not allowed in the Chinese or municipal cemeteries or in Village Parks at any time.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Dog-Control-and-Pound-Operation-Bylaw-No.-832.pdf","title":"Dog Control and Pound Operation Bylaw No. 832, Village of Ashcroft (PDF)","section":"s. 5.7","quotes":["shall not permit, suffer or allow a dog to be in the Chinese or municipal cemeteries or Village Parks at any time."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"clean_up":{"label":"Cleaning up","value":"An owner must immediately remove the dog's excrement from another person's property or any public street, lane, sidewalk or other public or private property and dispose of it in a sanitary manner. A legally blind owner is exempt for a service animal's excrement when not with a sighted person aged 12 or over.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Dog-Control-and-Pound-Operation-Bylaw-No.-832.pdf","title":"Dog Control and Pound Operation Bylaw No. 832, Village of Ashcroft (PDF)","section":"s. 5.3, 5.4","quotes":["An owner shall immediately remove any and all of their dog's excrement from another person's property","An owner who is legally blind is exempt from section 5.3"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"fine_at_large":{"label":"Fine, dog at large or off leash","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"not_published","note":"The bylaw and Village pages read do not state a fine for a dog at large.","sources":[]},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Dog Control and Pound Operation Bylaw No. 832, 2019","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Dog-Control-and-Pound-Operation-Bylaw-No.-832.pdf","title":"Dog Control and Pound Operation Bylaw No. 832, Village of Ashcroft (PDF)","section":"title","quotes":["Dog Control and Pound Operation Bylaw No. 832, 2019"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":7,"stated":5,"matched":5,"none":1,"unknown":1},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nThe [Dog Control and Pound Operation Bylaw No. 832](https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Dog-Control-and-Pound-Operation-Bylaw-No.-832.pdf) says an owner must not let a dog be at large. A dog is at large when it is off the owner's land or premises and not on a leash, on unfenced land and not securely tethered, not under the physical control of its owner or agent, or in the care of someone an Animal Control Officer considers not competent.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Keep your dog on a leash that is no more than 2.0 metres (6.6 feet) long, strong enough to restrain the dog, and held by a competent person.\n2. Do not take your dog into the Chinese or municipal cemeteries or into Village parks. The ban applies at any time.\n3. Pick up after your dog immediately and dispose of it in a sanitary manner. This applies on another person's property and on any public street, lane or sidewalk.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- The bylaw designates no off-leash area. It bans dogs from Village parks instead.\n- A legally blind owner is exempt from picking up a service animal's excrement when not with a sighted person aged 12 or over.\n- The bylaw and Village pages we read do not state a fine for a dog at large. Ask the Village office.\n- To report a problem, use the Bylaw Infraction Complaint Form or contact the Bylaw Enforcement Officer.","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Dog-Control-and-Pound-Operation-Bylaw-No.-832.pdf","title":"Dog Control and Pound Operation Bylaw No. 832, Village of Ashcroft (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/governance/contact/","title":"Contact, Village of Ashcroft","accessed":"2026-11-08"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-08","review":{"status":"machine_checked","badge":"Checked against official text","label":"Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 5 of 7 facts was matched to the official text; 1 is recorded as not set; 1 could not be confirmed."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/dog-leash-rules/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/dog-leash-rules.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/dog-leash-rules.json"}},{"title":"Ashcroft rules for aggressive and dangerous dogs","question":"What are the rules for aggressive or dangerous dogs in Ashcroft?","slug":"dangerous-dogs","place":{"path":"ca/bc/ashcroft","name":"Ashcroft","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"category":{"slug":"pets-and-wildlife","name":"Pets, animals and wildlife"},"owner":"municipal","owner_label":"Municipal","owner_body":{"name":"Village of Ashcroft","url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca"},"short_answer":"In Ashcroft, a dog that attacks or tries to attack a person or animal can be declared dangerous after a written complaint. The owner must keep it secured and muzzled in public, and buy a dangerous dog licence for $100 a year.","aliases":["dangerous dog ashcroft","aggressive dog ashcroft","dog attack ashcroft","report dog bite ashcroft"],"cost":"Dangerous dog licence $100 a year. Impound fee for a dangerous dog $200 per offence plus $10 a day for boarding.","how_long":"The licence is for the calendar year.","where":[{"type":"phone","label":"Bylaw Enforcement Officer","value":"236-597-1607"},{"type":"email","label":"Bylaw Enforcement","value":"bylaw@ashcroftbc.ca"},{"type":"in_person","label":"Village Office","value":"601 Bancroft Street, Ashcroft, BC V0K 1A0"},{"type":"phone","label":"Ashcroft RCMP (emergencies and attacks in progress; non-emergency line)","value":"250-453-2216","note":"Detachment at 720 Elm St. Call 9-1-1 in an emergency."}],"documents":["Completed Bylaw Infraction Complaint Form"],"forms":[{"title":"Bylaw Infraction Complaint Form (PDF)","url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Bylaw-Infraction-Complaint-Form.pdf"},{"title":"Dog Control and Pound Operation Bylaw No. 832 (PDF)","url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Dog-Control-and-Pound-Operation-Bylaw-No.-832.pdf"}],"related":[{"slug":"dog-licence","title":"Ashcroft dog licences: fees and how to get one","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/dog-licence/"},{"slug":"dog-leash-rules","title":"Ashcroft dog leash rules and off-leash areas","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/dog-leash-rules/"},{"slug":"how-many-pets","title":"How many dogs or cats you can keep in Ashcroft","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/how-many-pets/"},{"slug":"bylaw-fines","title":"Ashcroft bylaw fines and how tickets work","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/bylaw-fines/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/logan-lake","name":"Logan Lake","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/logan-lake/dangerous-dogs/"},{"place":"ca/bc/lillooet","name":"Lillooet","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lillooet/dangerous-dogs/"},{"place":"ca/bc/lytton","name":"Lytton","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lytton/dangerous-dogs/"},{"place":"ca/bc/kamloops","name":"Kamloops","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kamloops/dangerous-dogs/"},{"place":"ca/bc/merritt","name":"Merritt","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/merritt/dangerous-dogs/"},{"place":"ca/bc/barriere","name":"Barriere","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/barriere/dangerous-dogs/"}],"topic":{"title":"Dangerous dog rules in British Columbia, by municipality","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/dangerous-dogs/"},"facts":{"how_declared":{"label":"How a dog is declared dangerous or aggressive","value":"The bylaw uses the Community Charter definition of a dangerous dog. On a written complaint that a dog attacked or tried to attack an animal or person, the Animal Control Officer tells the owner in writing that the dog is now considered dangerous and the Village follows the Community Charter steps. Mitigating factors may be considered.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Dog-Control-and-Pound-Operation-Bylaw-No.-832.pdf","title":"Dog Control and Pound Operation Bylaw No. 832, Village of Ashcroft (PDF)","section":"s. 3, 7.1, 7.4","quotes":["A dangerous dog as defined by the Community Charter.","In determining whether a dog is dangerous, mitigating factors may be considered.","that a dog has attacked or attempted to attack any animal or human","now considered to be a \" dangerous dog\""]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"owner_rules":{"label":"Rules for owners","value":"The owner must keep the dog sufficiently secured so it cannot endanger any person or animal, and must not let it onto a highway, public place or any place not controlled by the owner unless it is sufficiently muzzled. A dangerous dog needs its own licence category.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Dog-Control-and-Pound-Operation-Bylaw-No.-832.pdf","title":"Dog Control and Pound Operation Bylaw No. 832, Village of Ashcroft (PDF)","section":"s. 7.2, 7.3, 6.2","quotes":["unless the same is kept sufficiently secured so as to prevent it from endangering the safety of any","unless the dog is sufficiently muzzled","Altered dog, b) Unaltered dog, c) Dangerous dog"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"fee":{"label":"Licence fee","value":"$100 a year for a dangerous dog licence.","short":"$100 a year","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Bylaw-No.-887-2026-Village-of-Ashcroft-Fees-and-Charges.pdf","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 887, 2026, Village of Ashcroft (PDF)","section":"Schedule G","quotes":["Each Altered Dog $25.00 Each Unaltered Dog $45.00 Dangerous Dog $100.00 Replacement of lost or damaged tag $5.00 Kennel $150.00"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"report":{"label":"How to report","value":"Complain in writing to the Village (complaint form; by email, mail, fax or in person). Bylaw Enforcement Officer Reggie Amyotte, 236-597-1607, bylaw@ashcroftbc.ca. Anonymous complaints are not accepted.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Dog-Control-and-Pound-Operation-Bylaw-No.-832.pdf","title":"Dog Control and Pound Operation Bylaw No. 832, Village of Ashcroft (PDF)","section":"s. 7.4","quotes":["Upon receiving a complaint in writing"]},{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Bylaw-Infraction-Complaint-Form.pdf","title":"Bylaw Infraction Complaint Form, Village of Ashcroft (PDF)","section":"Bylaw Infraction Complaint Form","quotes":["Your complaint may be submitted by email, mail, fax or hand to the Village of Ashcroft office.","Anonymous complaints are not accepted","Bylaw Enforcement Officer - Reggie Amyotte at 236-597-1607","Telephone: 250 453 9161 Fax: 250 453 9664 Email: bylaw@ashcroftbc.ca"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"not_published","note":"The bylaw and Village pages do not state a ticket amount for breaking the dangerous-dog rules.","sources":[]},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Dog Control and Pound Operation Bylaw No. 832, 2019 (Part 7), with the Community Charter special powers for dangerous dogs.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Dog-Control-and-Pound-Operation-Bylaw-No.-832.pdf","title":"Dog Control and Pound Operation Bylaw No. 832, Village of Ashcroft (PDF)","section":"title","quotes":["Dog Control and Pound Operation Bylaw No. 832, 2019"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":6,"stated":5,"matched":5,"none":0,"unknown":1},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nThe [Dog Control and Pound Operation Bylaw No. 832](https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Dog-Control-and-Pound-Operation-Bylaw-No.-832.pdf) uses the Community Charter definition of a dangerous dog. When the Village gets a written complaint that a dog attacked or tried to attack a person or animal, the Animal Control Officer tells the owner in writing that the dog is now considered dangerous. The Village then follows the Community Charter steps, and mitigating factors may be considered.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. To report a dog, fill in the Bylaw Infraction Complaint Form and send it by email, mail, fax or in person. Anonymous complaints are not accepted.\n2. If your dog is declared dangerous, buy a dangerous dog licence ($100 a year).\n3. Keep the dog sufficiently secured so it cannot endanger any person or animal.\n4. Muzzle the dog sufficiently whenever it is on a highway, in a public place or anywhere not controlled by you.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- An unlicensed dangerous dog must be licensed ($100) when it is returned from the pound.\n- For an attack in progress or an emergency, call 9-1-1. The RCMP detachment is at 720 Elm St.\n- The bylaw and Village pages we read do not state a ticket amount for breaking the dangerous-dog rules. Ask the Village office.","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Dog-Control-and-Pound-Operation-Bylaw-No.-832.pdf","title":"Dog Control and Pound Operation Bylaw No. 832, Village of Ashcroft (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Bylaw-No.-887-2026-Village-of-Ashcroft-Fees-and-Charges.pdf","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 887, 2026, Village of Ashcroft (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Bylaw-Infraction-Complaint-Form.pdf","title":"Bylaw Infraction Complaint Form, Village of Ashcroft (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-08"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-08","review":{"status":"machine_checked","badge":"Checked against official text","label":"Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 5 of 6 facts was matched to the official text; 1 could not be confirmed."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/dangerous-dogs/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/dangerous-dogs.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/dangerous-dogs.json"}},{"title":"How many dogs or cats you can keep in Ashcroft","question":"How many dogs or cats can I keep in Ashcroft?","slug":"how-many-pets","place":{"path":"ca/bc/ashcroft","name":"Ashcroft","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"category":{"slug":"pets-and-wildlife","name":"Pets, animals and wildlife"},"owner":"municipal","owner_label":"Municipal","owner_body":{"name":"Village of Ashcroft","url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca"},"short_answer":"In Ashcroft, you may keep no more than two dogs over 3 months old in a residential area, unless the property is zoned Rural Residential and you buy a kennel licence. The bylaws we read state no limit on cats.","aliases":["how many dogs ashcroft","pet limit ashcroft","kennel licence ashcroft","how many cats ashcroft"],"cost":"Kennel licence $150, plus the dog licences.","how_long":"The limits apply at all times.","where":[{"type":"phone","label":"Village Office (ask about zoning and kennel licences)","value":"250-453-9161","note":"Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m."},{"type":"email","label":"Bylaw Enforcement","value":"bylaw@ashcroftbc.ca"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Dog Control and Pound Operation Bylaw No. 832 (PDF)","url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Dog-Control-and-Pound-Operation-Bylaw-No.-832.pdf"}],"related":[{"slug":"dog-licence","title":"Ashcroft dog licences: fees and how to get one","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/dog-licence/"},{"slug":"backyard-chickens","title":"Ashcroft backyard chickens, bees and livestock rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/backyard-chickens/"},{"slug":"dog-leash-rules","title":"Ashcroft dog leash rules and off-leash areas","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/dog-leash-rules/"},{"slug":"zoning-lookup","title":"Ashcroft zoning: find your zone and what it allows","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/zoning-lookup/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/logan-lake","name":"Logan Lake","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/logan-lake/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/lillooet","name":"Lillooet","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lillooet/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/kamloops","name":"Kamloops","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kamloops/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/merritt","name":"Merritt","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/merritt/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/barriere","name":"Barriere","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/barriere/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/sun-peaks","name":"Sun Peaks","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sun-peaks/how-many-pets/"}],"topic":{"title":"Dog and cat limits in British Columbia, by municipality","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/how-many-pets/"},"facts":{"dog_limit":{"label":"Dogs allowed","value":"No more than two dogs over 3 months old in a residentially zoned area, unless the property is zoned Rural Residential and a kennel licence has been bought.","short":"Max two dogs (more with kennel licence in rural zone)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Dog-Control-and-Pound-Operation-Bylaw-No.-832.pdf","title":"Dog Control and Pound Operation Bylaw No. 832, Village of Ashcroft (PDF)","section":"s. 5.9","quotes":["No more than two (2) dogs over the age of three (3) months shall be kept in a residentially zoned area in the Village at one time, unless the property is zoned Rural Residential and a kennel license has been purchased for the property."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"cat_limit":{"label":"Cats allowed","value":null,"status":"none","note":"The Ashcroft bylaws that were read set no limit on cats.","sources":[]},"other_limits":{"label":"Other animal limits","value":"Hens: at most 4 per parcel (Good Neighbour Bylaw). Bees: 1 colony on parcels under 1,100 m², 2 on parcels 1,100 m² or larger. Pigeons and other homing birds may not be kept.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Bylaw-No.-879-Good-Neighbour-Bylaw-2025.pdf","title":"Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 879, 2025, Village of Ashcroft (PDF)","section":"s. 7.2, 7.3, 7.4","quotes":["A maximum of four (4) hens may be kept per parcel for personal egg consumption only.","No more than two (2) colonies of bees are permitted on parcels 1,100 m² or larger.","No more than one (1) colony of bees is permitted on parcels smaller than 1,100 m².","is not permitted within the Village of Ashcroft."]},{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Bylaw-No.-890-2026-Village-of-Ashcroft-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 890, 2026, Village of Ashcroft (PDF)","section":"s. 3.13","quotes":["Pigeon keeping is prohibited in all zones."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"exceptions":{"label":"Exceptions","value":"Three or more dogs need a kennel licence ($150), and the kennel needs a building permit and must meet the bylaw's conditions (floor space, provincial rules, Code of Practice). More than two dogs in a residentially zoned area is allowed only on Rural Residential land with a kennel licence. Dogs under 3 months are not counted.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Dog-Control-and-Pound-Operation-Bylaw-No.-832.pdf","title":"Dog Control and Pound Operation Bylaw No. 832, Village of Ashcroft (PDF)","section":"s. 8.1, 8.2, 8.4, 5.9","quotes":["The following Kennel provisions apply to all dogs except those under three (3) months of age:","Every owner of three (3) or more dogs shall possess a valid and subsisting kennel license.","A building permit for the kennel has been obtained","No more than two (2) dogs over the age of three (3) months shall be kept in a residentially"]},{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Bylaw-No.-887-2026-Village-of-Ashcroft-Fees-and-Charges.pdf","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 887, 2026, Schedule G, Village of Ashcroft (PDF)","section":"Schedule G","quotes":["Replacement of lost or damaged tag $5.00 Kennel $150.00"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":"Exceeding the permitted number of hens (s. 7.2): bylaw notice $130, or $91 if paid within 5 days and $169 after 30 days; $300 for a 2nd offence and $500 for a 3rd or later.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Bylaw-No.-879-Good-Neighbour-Bylaw-2025.pdf","title":"Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 879, 2025, Village of Ashcroft (PDF)","section":"Schedule D","quotes":["The following contraventions are designated as ticketable offences under Bylaw No. 845.","Contravention Section Penalty Early Late 2nd 3rd+ Payment Payment Offence Offences (within 5 (after 30 days) days)","Exceeding permitted 7.2 $130 $91 $169 $300 $500 number of hens"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Dog Control and Pound Operation Bylaw No. 832, 2019 (dogs); Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 879, 2025 (hens, bees, pigeons).","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Dog-Control-and-Pound-Operation-Bylaw-No.-832.pdf","title":"Dog Control and Pound Operation Bylaw No. 832, Village of Ashcroft (PDF)","section":"title","quotes":["Dog Control and Pound Operation Bylaw No. 832, 2019"]},{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Bylaw-No.-879-Good-Neighbour-Bylaw-2025.pdf","title":"Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 879, 2025, Village of Ashcroft (PDF)","section":"s. 1.1","quotes":["This Bylaw shall be cited as the \"Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 879, 2025\"."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":6,"stated":5,"matched":5,"none":1,"unknown":0},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nThe [Dog Control and Pound Operation Bylaw No. 832](https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Dog-Control-and-Pound-Operation-Bylaw-No.-832.pdf) allows no more than two dogs over 3 months old in a residentially zoned area. Dogs under 3 months are not counted. The one exception is land zoned Rural Residential, where you may keep more with a kennel licence.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. If you want three or more dogs, check with the Village that your property is zoned Rural Residential.\n2. Buy a kennel licence ($150, plus the dog licences).\n3. Get a building permit for the kennel. It must meet the bylaw's conditions on floor space, provincial rules and the Code of Practice.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Cats: the bylaws we read set no limit on cats. Ask the Village if you are unsure.\n- Other animals: the [Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 879](https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Bylaw-No.-879-Good-Neighbour-Bylaw-2025.pdf) allows at most 4 hens per parcel and one bee colony on a parcel under 1,100 m² or two on a larger one. Pigeons and other homing birds may not be kept. The [Zoning Bylaw No. 890](https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Bylaw-No.-890-2026-Village-of-Ashcroft-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf) sets a different hen limit in the RR1 zone, so see the chickens answer.\n- Keeping more hens than allowed brings a bylaw notice of $130 ($91 if paid within 5 days, $169 after 30 days). A 2nd offence is $300 and a 3rd or later is $500.\n- We found no ticket amount for keeping too many dogs.","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Dog-Control-and-Pound-Operation-Bylaw-No.-832.pdf","title":"Dog Control and Pound Operation Bylaw No. 832, Village of Ashcroft (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Bylaw-No.-887-2026-Village-of-Ashcroft-Fees-and-Charges.pdf","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 887, 2026, Schedule G, Village of Ashcroft (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Bylaw-No.-879-Good-Neighbour-Bylaw-2025.pdf","title":"Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 879, 2025, Village of Ashcroft (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Bylaw-No.-890-2026-Village-of-Ashcroft-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 890, 2026, Village of Ashcroft (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-08"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-08","review":{"status":"machine_checked","badge":"Checked against official text","label":"Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 5 of 6 facts was matched to the official text; 1 is recorded as not set."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/how-many-pets/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/how-many-pets.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/how-many-pets.json"}},{"title":"Ashcroft backyard chickens, bees and livestock rules","question":"Can I keep chickens, bees, or other livestock in Ashcroft?","slug":"backyard-chickens","place":{"path":"ca/bc/ashcroft","name":"Ashcroft","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"category":{"slug":"pets-and-wildlife","name":"Pets, animals and wildlife"},"owner":"municipal","owner_label":"Municipal","owner_body":{"name":"Village of Ashcroft","url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca"},"short_answer":"In Ashcroft, the Good Neighbour Bylaw allows up to 4 hens per parcel in the rear yard for personal egg use. Roosters are not allowed in residential zones. The Zoning Bylaw sets a different limit in the RR1 zone, so confirm with the Village.","aliases":["backyard chickens ashcroft","hens bylaw ashcroft","beekeeping ashcroft","livestock ashcroft"],"cost":"The bylaw and the Fees and Charges Bylaw state no hen permit or fee.","how_long":"The rules apply at all times; no registration is required.","where":[{"type":"phone","label":"Village Office (ask about zoning)","value":"250-453-9161","note":"Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m."},{"type":"email","label":"Bylaw Enforcement","value":"bylaw@ashcroftbc.ca"},{"type":"in_person","label":"Village Office","value":"601 Bancroft Street, Ashcroft, BC V0K 1A0"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 879, 2025 (PDF)","url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Bylaw-No.-879-Good-Neighbour-Bylaw-2025.pdf"},{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 890, 2026 (PDF)","url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Bylaw-No.-890-2026-Village-of-Ashcroft-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf"}],"related":[{"slug":"how-many-pets","title":"How many dogs or cats you can keep in Ashcroft","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/how-many-pets/"},{"slug":"zoning-lookup","title":"Ashcroft zoning: find your zone and what it allows","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/zoning-lookup/"},{"slug":"noise-rules","title":"Ashcroft noise bylaw: quiet hours, construction hours and fines","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/noise-rules/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/logan-lake","name":"Logan Lake","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/logan-lake/backyard-chickens/"},{"place":"ca/bc/lillooet","name":"Lillooet","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lillooet/backyard-chickens/"},{"place":"ca/bc/clinton","name":"Clinton","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/clinton/backyard-chickens/"},{"place":"ca/bc/kamloops","name":"Kamloops","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kamloops/backyard-chickens/"},{"place":"ca/bc/merritt","name":"Merritt","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/merritt/backyard-chickens/"},{"place":"ca/bc/barriere","name":"Barriere","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/barriere/backyard-chickens/"}],"topic":{"title":"Backyard chicken rules in British Columbia, by municipality","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/backyard-chickens/"},"facts":{"hens_allowed":{"label":"Hens allowed","value":"Yes, under the Good Neighbour Bylaw: kept by a resident of the parcel, incidental to residential use, for personal egg consumption only, in the rear yard. The Zoning Bylaw lists keeping livestock or fowl as an accessory use in the RR1 zone and agricultural use in the A1 zone; it does not list hens in the R1 zone.","short":"Yes, rear yard, for personal egg use only","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Bylaw-No.-879-Good-Neighbour-Bylaw-2025.pdf","title":"Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 879, 2025, Village of Ashcroft (PDF)","section":"s. 7.2","quotes":["No person shall keep hens (domestic chickens, Gallus gallus domesticus) except in accordance with the following regulations:","must be carried out by a resident of the parcel.","Hen keeping is permitted only in the rear yard of a parcel"]},{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Bylaw-No.-890-2026-Village-of-Ashcroft-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 890, 2026, Village of Ashcroft (PDF)","section":"s. 6.1, 3.7","quotes":["The keeping of livestock or fowl;","Any use not expressly permitted in this Bylaw is prohibited in every zone"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"max_hens":{"label":"Most hens","value":"Good Neighbour Bylaw: 4 hens per parcel. Zoning Bylaw, RR1 zone: 12 hens per 3,000 m² of lot area.","short":"4 hens (12 per 3,000 m² in RR1)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Bylaw-No.-879-Good-Neighbour-Bylaw-2025.pdf","title":"Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 879, 2025, Village of Ashcroft (PDF)","section":"s. 7.2(ii)","quotes":["A maximum of four (4) hens may be kept per parcel for personal egg consumption only."]},{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Bylaw-No.-890-2026-Village-of-Ashcroft-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 890, 2026, Village of Ashcroft (PDF)","section":"s. 6.4","quotes":["12 hens per 3,000m2 of lot area"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"},"sources_differ":"Two bylaws give different limits for RR1 parcels: 4 hens per parcel (Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 879) versus 12 hens per 3,000 m² (Zoning Bylaw No. 890). Exceeding the number of hens is ticketable under Schedule D of the Good Neighbour Bylaw."},"roosters":{"label":"Roosters","value":"Not allowed in any residential zone.","short":"No","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Bylaw-No.-879-Good-Neighbour-Bylaw-2025.pdf","title":"Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 879, 2025, Village of Ashcroft (PDF)","section":"s. 7.2(iii)","quotes":["Roosters are prohibited within all residential zones."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"coop_rules":{"label":"Coop rules","value":"Rear yard only, with the house between the coop and the front parcel line. One coop and one pen. Coop at most 6.0 m² floor area and 2.0 m high. Coop and pen at least 2.5 m from all parcel lines. Rear yard fully fenced; feed in an airtight container.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Bylaw-No.-879-Good-Neighbour-Bylaw-2025.pdf","title":"Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 879, 2025, Village of Ashcroft (PDF)","section":"s. 7.2(iv)-(viii)","quotes":["the dwelling unit must be located between the hen enclosure and the front parcel line.","Only one coop and one pen are permitted for hen keeping.","A coop must not exceed 6.0 m² in floor area or 2.0 m in height.","The coop and pen must be set back at least 2.5 metres from all parcel lines.","Food must be stored in an airtight container"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"registration":{"label":"Permit or registration","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"not_found","sources":[]},"bees":{"label":"Bees","value":"Allowed. The keeper must be a registered beekeeper under the BC Bee Regulation. Max 2 colonies on parcels of 1,100 m² or more, 1 on smaller parcels. Hives in the rear yard, at least 3.0 m from any parcel line, in a fenced rear yard, with water provided on site.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Bylaw-No.-879-Good-Neighbour-Bylaw-2025.pdf","title":"Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 879, 2025, Village of Ashcroft (PDF)","section":"s. 7.3","quotes":["Every person keeping bees must be a registered beekeeper under the BC Bee Regulation","No more than two (2) colonies of bees are permitted on parcels 1,100 m² or larger.","A beehive must not be located within 3.0 metres of any parcel line.","All beehives must be located in the rear yard of the parcel."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"other_livestock":{"label":"Other livestock","value":"In the RR1 zone: 1 horse, 1 cow, 1 sheep or 1 goat per 3,000 m² of lot area. In A1 (agriculture) agricultural use includes horses, cattle, sheep, hens, ducks, geese and other livestock. Pigeons are banned in all zones. Elsewhere, no one may keep livestock, poultry or animals not specifically permitted.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Bylaw-No.-890-2026-Village-of-Ashcroft-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 890, 2026, Village of Ashcroft (PDF)","section":"s. 6.4, 3.13, definition of Agricultural Use","quotes":["1 horse per 3,000m2 of lot area","1 goat per 3,000m2 of lot area","Pigeon keeping is prohibited in all zones.","and specifically includes a kennel and the keeping of horses, cattle, sheep, hens, pigeons, ducks, geese, and other livestock."]},{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Bylaw-No.-879-Good-Neighbour-Bylaw-2025.pdf","title":"Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 879, 2025, Village of Ashcroft (PDF)","section":"s. 7.1","quotes":["No person shall keep livestock, poultry, or other animals not specifically permitted under this bylaw or any other Village of Ashcroft Bylaw."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 879, 2025 (Part 7); Zoning Bylaw No. 890, 2026 (s. 6.4 for RR1).","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Bylaw-No.-879-Good-Neighbour-Bylaw-2025.pdf","title":"Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 879, 2025, Village of Ashcroft (PDF)","section":"s. 1.1","quotes":["This Bylaw shall be cited as the \"Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 879, 2025\"."]},{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Bylaw-No.-890-2026-Village-of-Ashcroft-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 890, 2026, Village of Ashcroft (PDF)","section":"s. 2","quotes":["This Bylaw shall be cited as the \"Village of Ashcroft Zoning Bylaw No. 890, 2026\"."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":8,"stated":7,"matched":7,"none":0,"unknown":1},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nThe [Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 879](https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Bylaw-No.-879-Good-Neighbour-Bylaw-2025.pdf) allows a resident to keep hens, as long as it is incidental to residential use, for personal egg consumption only, and in the rear yard. The limit is 4 hens per parcel.\n\nThe [Zoning Bylaw No. 890](https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Bylaw-No.-890-2026-Village-of-Ashcroft-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf) lists keeping livestock or fowl as an accessory use in the RR1 zone and agricultural use in the A1 zone. It does not list hens in the R1 zone. In RR1 it allows 12 hens per 3,000 m² of lot area.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Confirm your zoning and the hen limit that applies to your parcel with the Village office.\n2. Build one coop and one pen in the rear yard, with the house between the coop and the front parcel line.\n3. Keep the coop to 6.0 m² of floor area and 2.0 m high at most, and at least 2.5 m from all parcel lines (the pen too).\n4. Fully fence the rear yard and keep feed in an airtight container.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Roosters are not allowed in any residential zone.\n- Bees: you must be a registered beekeeper under the BC Bee Regulation. The limit is 2 colonies on parcels of 1,100 m² or more and 1 on smaller parcels. Hives go in a fenced rear yard, at least 3.0 m from any parcel line, with water on site.\n- Other livestock in the RR1 zone: 1 horse, 1 cow, 1 sheep or 1 goat per 3,000 m² of lot area. In A1, agricultural use includes horses, cattle, sheep, hens, ducks, geese and other livestock.\n- Pigeons are banned in all zones. Elsewhere, no one may keep livestock, poultry or animals not specifically permitted.\n- The two bylaws give different hen limits for RR1 parcels. Confirm with the Village before you buy birds.\n- The bylaws set no hen permit, licence or registration, and the Fees and Charges Bylaw lists no fee.\n- Keeping too many hens brings a bylaw notice of $130.","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Bylaw-No.-879-Good-Neighbour-Bylaw-2025.pdf","title":"Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 879, 2025, Village of Ashcroft (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Bylaw-No.-890-2026-Village-of-Ashcroft-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 890, 2026, Village of Ashcroft (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-08"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-08","review":{"status":"machine_checked","badge":"Checked against official text","label":"Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 7 of 8 facts was matched to the official text; 1 could not be confirmed."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/backyard-chickens/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/backyard-chickens.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/backyard-chickens.json"}},{"title":"Ashcroft RV, boat and trailer parking rules","question":"Can I park an RV, boat, or trailer on the street or in my yard in Ashcroft?","slug":"rv-boat-trailer-parking","place":{"path":"ca/bc/ashcroft","name":"Ashcroft","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"category":{"slug":"parking-and-driving","name":"Parking, tickets and driving"},"owner":"municipal","owner_label":"Municipal","owner_body":{"name":"Village of Ashcroft","url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca"},"short_answer":"In Ashcroft, an RV may be stored on private property in a driveway or side or rear yard if it is not used as a dwelling. RVs may not be parked or stored on Village boulevards or public property, and living in one is not allowed.","aliases":["rv parking ashcroft","park trailer street ashcroft","camper in driveway ashcroft","live in rv ashcroft"],"cost":"Bylaw notice $130 ($91 if paid within 5 days, $169 after 30 days; $300 for a 2nd offence, $500 for a 3rd or later) for a visitor RV over 7 days, an RV on a boulevard or right-of-way, or too many RVs on a lot. Using an RV as a permanent or semi-permanent dwelling is $250 ($175, $325; $500 then $750 for repeats).","how_long":"A visitor may use an RV on private property for at most 7 consecutive days, generally one stay a year. Getting an RV ready for travel on a boulevard is limited to 48 hours.","where":[{"type":"phone","label":"Bylaw Enforcement Officer","value":"236-597-1607"},{"type":"email","label":"Bylaw Enforcement","value":"bylaw@ashcroftbc.ca"},{"type":"phone","label":"Village Office","value":"250-453-9161","note":"Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m."}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 879, 2025 (PDF)","url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Bylaw-No.-879-Good-Neighbour-Bylaw-2025.pdf"},{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 890, 2026 (PDF)","url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Bylaw-No.-890-2026-Village-of-Ashcroft-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf"}],"related":[{"slug":"bylaw-fines","title":"Ashcroft bylaw fines and how tickets work","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/bylaw-fines/"},{"slug":"unsightly-property","title":"Ashcroft unsightly property rules and how to report","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/unsightly-property/"},{"slug":"zoning-lookup","title":"Ashcroft zoning: find your zone and what it allows","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/zoning-lookup/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/logan-lake","name":"Logan Lake","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/logan-lake/rv-boat-trailer-parking/"},{"place":"ca/bc/lillooet","name":"Lillooet","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lillooet/rv-boat-trailer-parking/"},{"place":"ca/bc/clinton","name":"Clinton","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/clinton/rv-boat-trailer-parking/"},{"place":"ca/bc/lytton","name":"Lytton","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lytton/rv-boat-trailer-parking/"},{"place":"ca/bc/kamloops","name":"Kamloops","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kamloops/rv-boat-trailer-parking/"},{"place":"ca/bc/merritt","name":"Merritt","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/merritt/rv-boat-trailer-parking/"}],"topic":{"title":"RV, boat and trailer parking rules in British Columbia, by municipality","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/rv-boat-trailer-parking/"},"facts":{"on_street":{"label":"On the street","value":"RVs may not be parked, stored or left on Village rights-of-way, boulevards or public property except as the Traffic Bylaw allows, and seasonal off-season storage there is banned from October 15 to April 15. Getting an RV ready for travel on a boulevard is limited to 48 hours. Sleeping in an RV on a highway overnight is prohibited.","short":"Generally not allowed; no sleeping overnight","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Bylaw-No.-879-Good-Neighbour-Bylaw-2025.pdf","title":"Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 879, 2025, s. 3.5 and Schedule D, Village of Ashcroft (PDF)","section":"s. 3.5(b), 3.5(d)","quotes":["RVs may not be parked, stored, or left standing on Village rights-of-way, boulevards, or other public property, except in accordance with the Village's Traffic Bylaw.","being the period from October 15 to April 15 each year.","must not exceed forty-eight (48) hours."]},{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Bylaw-No.-890-2026-Village-of-Ashcroft-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 890, 2026, Village of Ashcroft (PDF)","section":"s. 3.11","quotes":["Occupancy of a recreational vehicle for overnight accommodation while it is parked on a highway is prohibited."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"on_property":{"label":"On your property","value":"An RV may be stored on private property only if not used as a dwelling, kept in good repair, and parked in a driveway or side or rear yard without blocking sidewalks, road access or visibility. No more than one RV per residential lot unless the Zoning Bylaw permits more.","short":"1 RV, not lived in, in driveway or side/rear yard","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Bylaw-No.-879-Good-Neighbour-Bylaw-2025.pdf","title":"Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 879, 2025, s. 3.5 and Schedule D, Village of Ashcroft (PDF)","section":"s. 3.5(e)","quotes":["RVs may be stored on private property only if they are not being used as dwellings, are maintained in good repair, and are parked in a driveway or side/rear yard without blocking sidewalks, road access, or visibility.","No more than one RV may be stored on a residential lot unless otherwise permitted under the Zoning Bylaw."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"living_in":{"label":"Living in an RV","value":"Not allowed as a permanent or semi-permanent dwelling on any property. Visitors may use an RV on private property for at most 7 consecutive days (generally one stay a year), not blocking sidewalks or sightlines. Not allowed on boulevards or public land without written authorization. No overnight occupancy on a highway.","short":"No as permanent dwelling; visitors up to 7 days","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Bylaw-No.-879-Good-Neighbour-Bylaw-2025.pdf","title":"Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 879, 2025, s. 3.5 and Schedule D, Village of Ashcroft (PDF)","section":"s. 3.5(a), 3.5(c), 3.5(d)","quotes":["are not permitted to be used as permanent or semi-permanent dwellings on any property within the Village of Ashcroft.","Visitors staying with friends or family may occupy an RV for a maximum of seven (7) consecutive days","Temporary RV occupancy is not permitted on boulevards, public rights-of-way, or other Village-owned lands unless expressly authorized in writing by the Village."]},{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Bylaw-No.-890-2026-Village-of-Ashcroft-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 890, 2026, Village of Ashcroft (PDF)","section":"s. 3.11","quotes":["Occupancy of a recreational vehicle for overnight accommodation while it is parked on a highway is prohibited."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":"Bylaw notice: RV used as a permanent or semi-permanent dwelling $250 ($175 if paid within 5 days, $325 after 30 days; $500 then $750 for repeats). Visitor RV use over 7 days, RV on a boulevard or right-of-way, or too many RVs on a lot: $130 ($91, $169; $300, $500).","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Bylaw-No.-879-Good-Neighbour-Bylaw-2025.pdf","title":"Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 879, 2025, s. 3.5 and Schedule D, Village of Ashcroft (PDF)","section":"Schedule D","quotes":["The following contraventions are designated as ticketable offences under Bylaw No. 845.","Contravention Section Penalty Early Late 2nd 3rd+ Payment Payment Offence Offences (within 5 (after 30 days) days)","Unauthorized use of RV 3.5(a) $250 $175 $325 $500 $750 as permanent/semi- permanent dwelling","Visitor RV use exceeding 3.5(b) $130 $91 $169 $300 $500 7 days","RV parked/stored on 3.5(c) $130 $91 $169 $300 $500 boulevard or rights-of- way","Excess number of RVs 3.5(d) $130 $91 $169 $300 $500 stored on lot"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 879, 2025, s. 3.5; Zoning Bylaw No. 890, 2026, s. 3.11; Traffic Regulation Bylaw No. 753 (scanned; not readable).","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Bylaw-No.-879-Good-Neighbour-Bylaw-2025.pdf","title":"Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 879, 2025, s. 3.5 and Schedule D, Village of Ashcroft (PDF)","section":"s. 1.1","quotes":["This Bylaw shall be cited as the \"Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 879, 2025\"."]},{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Bylaw-No.-890-2026-Village-of-Ashcroft-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 890, 2026, Village of Ashcroft (PDF)","section":"s. 2","quotes":["This Bylaw shall be cited as the \"Village of Ashcroft Zoning Bylaw No. 890, 2026\"."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":5,"stated":5,"matched":5,"none":0,"unknown":0},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nThe [Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 879](https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Bylaw-No.-879-Good-Neighbour-Bylaw-2025.pdf) (s. 3.5) covers recreational vehicles (RVs), and the [Zoning Bylaw No. 890](https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Bylaw-No.-890-2026-Village-of-Ashcroft-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf) adds related rules. The provisions we read do not mention boats or utility trailers. The Traffic Regulation Bylaw No. 753 is posted only as a scanned PDF, so its street parking time limits could not be read.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. On the street or other public land: do not park, store or leave an RV on Village rights-of-way, boulevards or public property, except as the Traffic Bylaw allows. Seasonal off-season storage there is banned from October 15 to April 15.\n2. On your property: store the RV in a driveway or side or rear yard, in good repair, not used as a dwelling, and without blocking sidewalks, road access or visibility. Keep to one RV per residential lot unless the Zoning Bylaw permits more.\n3. For visitors: an RV may be used on private property for at most 7 consecutive days, without blocking sidewalks or sightlines.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- An RV may not be a permanent or semi-permanent dwelling on any property.\n- Sleeping in an RV on a highway overnight is prohibited, and RVs on boulevards or public land need written authorization.\n- Getting an RV ready for travel on a boulevard is limited to 48 hours.\n- Commercial vehicles over 5,000 kg are barred in residential zones. The Zoning Bylaw also bans parking vehicles over 5,500 kg GVW in R zones, except recreational vehicles.\n- For boats and trailers, ask the Village which rules apply.","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Bylaw-No.-879-Good-Neighbour-Bylaw-2025.pdf","title":"Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 879, 2025, s. 3.5 and Schedule D, Village of Ashcroft (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Bylaw-No.-890-2026-Village-of-Ashcroft-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 890, 2026, Village of Ashcroft (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-08"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-08","review":{"status":"machine_checked","badge":"Checked against official text","label":"Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 5 of 5 facts was matched to the official text."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/rv-boat-trailer-parking/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/rv-boat-trailer-parking.json"}},{"title":"Ashcroft noise bylaw: quiet hours, construction hours and fines","question":"What are the noise rules and quiet hours in Ashcroft?","slug":"noise-rules","place":{"path":"ca/bc/ashcroft","name":"Ashcroft","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"category":{"slug":"bylaws-and-complaints","name":"Bylaws, noise and complaints"},"owner":"municipal","owner_label":"Municipal","owner_body":{"name":"Village of Ashcroft","url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca"},"short_answer":"In Ashcroft, you may not make noise that unreasonably disturbs others. The Good Neighbour Bylaw sets no general quiet hours; construction and power tools are banned between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.","aliases":["noise bylaw ashcroft","quiet hours ashcroft","loud music ashcroft","construction noise hours ashcroft"],"cost":"Bylaw notice $130; $91 if paid within 5 days and $169 after 30 days. A 2nd offence is $300 and a 3rd or later is $500.","how_long":"The rules apply at all times; construction and power tools are banned from 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.","where":[{"type":"phone","label":"Bylaw Enforcement Officer","value":"236-597-1607"},{"type":"email","label":"Bylaw Enforcement","value":"bylaw@ashcroftbc.ca"},{"type":"phone","label":"Village Office","value":"250-453-9161","note":"Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m."}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 879, 2025 (PDF)","url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Bylaw-No.-879-Good-Neighbour-Bylaw-2025.pdf"}],"related":[{"slug":"bylaw-fines","title":"Ashcroft bylaw fines and how tickets work","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/bylaw-fines/"},{"slug":"unsightly-property","title":"Ashcroft unsightly property rules and how to report","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/unsightly-property/"},{"slug":"fireworks","title":"Ashcroft fireworks rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/fireworks/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/logan-lake","name":"Logan Lake","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/logan-lake/noise-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/lillooet","name":"Lillooet","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lillooet/noise-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/lytton","name":"Lytton","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lytton/noise-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/kamloops","name":"Kamloops","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kamloops/noise-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/merritt","name":"Merritt","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/merritt/noise-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/barriere","name":"Barriere","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/barriere/noise-rules/"}],"topic":{"title":"Noise bylaws in British Columbia: quiet hours, construction hours and fines by municipality","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/noise-rules/"},"facts":{"general_rule":{"label":"General rule","value":"No person may make, cause or permit noise that unreasonably disturbs others.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Bylaw-No.-879-Good-Neighbour-Bylaw-2025.pdf","title":"Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 879, 2025, Part 4 Noise Control, Village of Ashcroft (PDF)","section":"s. 4.1","quotes":["No person shall make, cause, or permit noise that unreasonably disturbs others."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"quiet_hours":{"label":"Quiet hours","value":null,"status":"none","note":"The Good Neighbour Bylaw sets no general quiet hours.","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Bylaw-No.-879-Good-Neighbour-Bylaw-2025.pdf","title":"Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 879, 2025, Part 4 Noise Control, Village of Ashcroft (PDF)"}]},"construction_hours":{"label":"Construction hours","value":"Construction or power tool use is prohibited between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. The bylaw sets no different hours for Sundays or holidays.","short":"7 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Bylaw-No.-879-Good-Neighbour-Bylaw-2025.pdf","title":"Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 879, 2025, Part 4 Noise Control, Village of Ashcroft (PDF)","section":"s. 4.2(iii)","quotes":["Construction or power tool use between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.;"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"other_limits":{"label":"Other limits","value":"Also prohibited: loud music or amplified sound heard beyond the property line; persistent animal noise; engine idling over 10 minutes; a defective or modified exhaust that is louder than normal. Does not apply to emergency services, Village operations or authorized public events. No decibel limits.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Bylaw-No.-879-Good-Neighbour-Bylaw-2025.pdf","title":"Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 879, 2025, Part 4 Noise Control, Village of Ashcroft (PDF)","section":"s. 4.2, 4.3","quotes":["Loud music or amplified sound that can be heard beyond the property line;","Persistent animal noise;","Vehicle engine idling in excess of 10 minutes","This section does not apply to emergency services, Village operations, or authorized public events."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"contact_day":{"label":"Who to call, business hours","value":"Bylaw Enforcement Officer, 236-597-1607, bylaw@ashcroftbc.ca. Village office 250-453-9161, Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/governance/contact/","title":"Contact, Village of Ashcroft","section":"Staff Directory and Hours of Operation","quotes":["Reg Amyotte 236-597-1607 bylaw@ashcroftbc.ca","Monday to Friday 8:00am to 4:00pm"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"contact_after_hours":{"label":"Who to call, after hours","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"not_published","note":"No after-hours noise contact is stated in the published sources.","sources":[]},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":"Excessive noise (s. 4.1) and construction or tool use in prohibited hours (s. 4.2): bylaw notice $130, or $91 if paid within 5 days and $169 after 30 days; $300 for a 2nd offence and $500 for a 3rd or later.","short":"Notice $130 ($91 if paid in 5 days)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Bylaw-No.-879-Good-Neighbour-Bylaw-2025.pdf","title":"Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 879, 2025, Part 4 Noise Control, Village of Ashcroft (PDF)","section":"Schedule D","quotes":["The following contraventions are designated as ticketable offences under Bylaw No. 845.","Contravention Section Penalty Early Late 2nd 3rd+ Payment Payment Offence Offences (within 5 (after 30 days) days)","Excessive noise (general 4.1 $130 $91 $169 $300 $500 prohibition)","Construction/tool use 4.2 $130 $91 $169 $300 $500 during prohibited hours"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 879, 2025 (Part 4, Noise Control); it repeals Noise Control Bylaw No. 684.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Bylaw-No.-879-Good-Neighbour-Bylaw-2025.pdf","title":"Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 879, 2025, Part 4 Noise Control, Village of Ashcroft (PDF)","section":"s. 1.1, 1.3","quotes":["This Bylaw shall be cited as the \"Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 879, 2025\".","Noise Control Bylaw No. 684, 1983"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":8,"stated":6,"matched":6,"none":1,"unknown":1},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nPart 4 of the [Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 879](https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Bylaw-No.-879-Good-Neighbour-Bylaw-2025.pdf) says no one may make, cause or permit noise that unreasonably disturbs others. It sets no general quiet hours and no decibel limits. The only fixed hours are for construction and power tools, which are prohibited between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. The bylaw sets no different hours for Sundays or holidays.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Call the Bylaw Enforcement Officer at 236-597-1607 or email bylaw@ashcroftbc.ca. The Village office (250-453-9161) is open Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.\n2. Describe the noise, the address and the times it happens.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Also prohibited: loud music or amplified sound heard beyond the property line, persistent animal noise, engine idling over 10 minutes, and a defective or modified exhaust that is louder than normal.\n- The bylaw does not apply to emergency services, Village operations or authorized public events.\n- The contact page, complaint form and bylaw name no after-hours noise line. Ask the Village who to call. The Ashcroft RCMP detachment (250-453-2216) is listed on the Village site but not as a noise contact.\n- Excessive noise and construction or tool use in the prohibited hours each bring a bylaw notice of $130.","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Bylaw-No.-879-Good-Neighbour-Bylaw-2025.pdf","title":"Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 879, 2025, Part 4 Noise Control, Village of Ashcroft (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/governance/contact/","title":"Contact, Village of Ashcroft","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/service/ashcroft-rcmp-detachment/","title":"Ashcroft RCMP Detachment, Village of Ashcroft","accessed":"2026-11-08"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-08","review":{"status":"machine_checked","badge":"Checked against official text","label":"Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 6 of 8 facts was matched to the official text; 1 is recorded as not set; 1 could not be confirmed."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/noise-rules/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/noise-rules.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/noise-rules.json"}},{"title":"Ashcroft unsightly property rules and how to report","question":"How do I report an unsightly or overgrown property in Ashcroft?","slug":"unsightly-property","place":{"path":"ca/bc/ashcroft","name":"Ashcroft","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"category":{"slug":"bylaws-and-complaints","name":"Bylaws, noise and complaints"},"owner":"municipal","owner_label":"Municipal","owner_body":{"name":"Village of Ashcroft","url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca"},"short_answer":"In Ashcroft, report an unsightly or overgrown property by sending the Village a Bylaw Infraction Complaint Form. Owners must keep property clean, tidy and sanitary under the Good Neighbour Bylaw. Anonymous complaints are not accepted.","aliases":["unsightly premises ashcroft","messy yard complaint ashcroft","overgrown lot ashcroft","property maintenance bylaw ashcroft"],"cost":"Bylaw notice $130 for most property-condition offences ($91 if paid within 5 days, $169 after 30 days). Graffiti not removed within 14 days $250.","how_long":"The bylaw sets 14 days to remove graffiti after notice. Other deadlines are set in the notice or order.","where":[{"type":"phone","label":"Bylaw Enforcement Officer","value":"236-597-1607"},{"type":"email","label":"Bylaw Enforcement","value":"bylaw@ashcroftbc.ca"},{"type":"in_person","label":"Village Office","value":"601 Bancroft Street, Ashcroft, BC V0K 1A0"}],"documents":["Completed Bylaw Infraction Complaint Form"],"forms":[{"title":"Bylaw Infraction Complaint Form (PDF)","url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Bylaw-Infraction-Complaint-Form.pdf"},{"title":"Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 879, 2025 (PDF)","url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Bylaw-No.-879-Good-Neighbour-Bylaw-2025.pdf"}],"related":[{"slug":"bylaw-fines","title":"Ashcroft bylaw fines and how tickets work","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/bylaw-fines/"},{"slug":"noise-rules","title":"Ashcroft noise bylaw: quiet hours, construction hours and fines","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/noise-rules/"},{"slug":"rv-boat-trailer-parking","title":"Ashcroft RV, boat and trailer parking rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/rv-boat-trailer-parking/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/cache-creek","name":"Cache Creek","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cache-creek/unsightly-property/"},{"place":"ca/bc/logan-lake","name":"Logan Lake","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/logan-lake/unsightly-property/"},{"place":"ca/bc/lillooet","name":"Lillooet","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lillooet/unsightly-property/"},{"place":"ca/bc/lytton","name":"Lytton","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lytton/unsightly-property/"},{"place":"ca/bc/kamloops","name":"Kamloops","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kamloops/unsightly-property/"},{"place":"ca/bc/merritt","name":"Merritt","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/merritt/unsightly-property/"}],"topic":{"title":"Unsightly property fines in British Columbia, by municipality","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/unsightly-property/"},"facts":{"what_counts":{"label":"What counts","value":"Owners and occupiers must keep property clean, tidy and sanitary. Prohibited: rubbish and debris, unused or dilapidated items (broken furniture, appliances, tires, scrap, derelict vehicles, yard waste), construction waste or bulk fill, noxious substances, vermin, graffiti, overgrown landscaping, deteriorating structures, offensive odours. Boulevard grass and weeds must not exceed 15 cm.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Bylaw-No.-879-Good-Neighbour-Bylaw-2025.pdf","title":"Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 879, 2025, Part 3 Property Maintenance, Village of Ashcroft (PDF)","section":"s. 3.1, 3.2","quotes":["Every owner or occupier of property must maintain their property in a clean, tidy, and sanitary condition.","Accumulation of filth, discarded materials, rubbish, or debris.","unmaintained or overgrown landscaping,","Grass and weeds must not exceed 15 cm in height."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"how_to_report":{"label":"How to report","value":"Fill in the Bylaw Infraction Complaint Form and send it by email (bylaw@ashcroftbc.ca), mail, fax or in person at the Village office, 601 Bancroft Street. Bylaw Enforcement Officer 236-597-1607. Anonymous complaints are not accepted.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Bylaw-Infraction-Complaint-Form.pdf","title":"Bylaw Infraction Complaint Form, Village of Ashcroft (PDF)","section":"Bylaw Infraction Complaint Form","quotes":["Your complaint may be submitted by email, mail, fax or hand to the Village of Ashcroft office.","Anonymous complaints are not accepted","Telephone: 250 453 9161 Fax: 250 453 9664 Email: bylaw@ashcroftbc.ca","Bylaw Enforcement Officer - Reggie Amyotte at 236-597-1607"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"process":{"label":"What happens next","value":"If an owner does not comply with an order or notice within the time given, the Village may enter and do the work itself or by contractor and bill the owner (including administration fees). Costs unpaid at the end of the year are added to property taxes. Graffiti must be removed within 14 days of notice. Each day is a separate offence.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Bylaw-No.-879-Good-Neighbour-Bylaw-2025.pdf","title":"Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 879, 2025, Part 3 Property Maintenance, Village of Ashcroft (PDF)","section":"s. 2.4, 2.7, 3.1(a)(vi)","quotes":["fails to comply with an order, notice, or direction issued under this Bylaw","within the time specified, the Village may, without further notice, enter onto the property and perform the work","Costs that remain unpaid at the end of the calendar year may be collected in the same manner and with the same priority as property taxes","visible graffiti (which must be removed within 14 days of notice by the Village)","Each day that an offence under this Bylaw continues constitutes a separate offence."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":"Most property-condition offences (debris, discarded items, construction waste, vermin, boulevard, derelict vehicles): bylaw notice $130, or $91 if paid within 5 days and $169 after 30 days; $300 for a 2nd offence and $500 for a 3rd or later. Failure to remove graffiti within 14 days: $250 ($175 early, $325 late; $500 and $750 for repeats).","short":"Notice $130 ($91 if paid in 5 days); $300 2nd offence","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Bylaw-No.-879-Good-Neighbour-Bylaw-2025.pdf","title":"Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 879, 2025, Part 3 Property Maintenance, Village of Ashcroft (PDF)","section":"Schedule D","quotes":["The following contraventions are designated as ticketable offences under Bylaw No. 845.","Contravention Section Penalty Early Late 2nd 3rd+ Payment Payment Offence Offences (within 5 (after 30 days) days)","Failure to keep property 3.1(a) $130 $91 $169 $300 $500 clean and free from debris","Failure to remove graffiti 3.1(e) $250 $175 $325 $500 $750 within 14 days"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 879, 2025 (Part 3, Property Maintenance); it repeals Unsightly Premises Bylaw No. 505, 1990.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Bylaw-No.-879-Good-Neighbour-Bylaw-2025.pdf","title":"Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 879, 2025, Part 3 Property Maintenance, Village of Ashcroft (PDF)","section":"s. 1.1, 1.3","quotes":["This Bylaw shall be cited as the \"Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 879, 2025\".","Unsightly Premises Bylaw No. 505, 1990"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":5,"stated":5,"matched":5,"none":0,"unknown":0},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nPart 3 of the [Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 879](https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Bylaw-No.-879-Good-Neighbour-Bylaw-2025.pdf) requires owners and occupiers to keep property clean, tidy and sanitary. Prohibited are rubbish and debris; unused or dilapidated items (broken furniture, appliances, tires, scrap, derelict vehicles, yard waste); construction waste or bulk fill; noxious substances; vermin; graffiti; overgrown landscaping; deteriorating structures; and offensive odours. Boulevard grass and weeds must not exceed 15 cm.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Fill in the Bylaw Infraction Complaint Form.\n2. Send it by email (bylaw@ashcroftbc.ca), mail, fax or in person at the Village office, 601 Bancroft Street.\n3. Call the Bylaw Enforcement Officer at 236-597-1607 with questions. Anonymous complaints are not accepted.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- If an owner does not comply with an order or notice in the time given, the Village may do the work itself or by contractor and bill the owner, including administration fees. Unpaid costs at the end of the year are added to property taxes.\n- Graffiti must be removed within 14 days of notice.\n- Each day is a separate offence.\n- Most offences bring a bylaw notice of $130 ($91 if paid within 5 days, $169 after 30 days; $300 for a 2nd offence, $500 for a 3rd or later). Failing to remove graffiti is $250 ($175 early, $325 late; $500 and $750 for repeats).","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Bylaw-No.-879-Good-Neighbour-Bylaw-2025.pdf","title":"Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 879, 2025, Part 3 Property Maintenance, Village of Ashcroft (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Bylaw-Infraction-Complaint-Form.pdf","title":"Bylaw Infraction Complaint Form, Village of Ashcroft (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-08"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-08","review":{"status":"machine_checked","badge":"Checked against official text","label":"Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 5 of 5 facts was matched to the official text."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/unsightly-property/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/unsightly-property.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/unsightly-property.json"}},{"title":"Ashcroft backyard fire and burning rules","question":"Can I have a backyard fire or burn yard waste in Ashcroft?","slug":"backyard-fire","place":{"path":"ca/bc/ashcroft","name":"Ashcroft","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"category":{"slug":"bylaws-and-complaints","name":"Bylaws, noise and complaints"},"owner":"municipal","owner_label":"Municipal","owner_body":{"name":"Village of Ashcroft","url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca"},"short_answer":"In Ashcroft, you may have a campfire in a fire pit if you first get a campfire permit from the Village office. Burning yard waste, leaves or clippings is not allowed, even in a campfire.","aliases":["campfire permit ashcroft","backyard burning ashcroft","fire pit bylaw ashcroft","burn yard waste ashcroft"],"cost":"The bylaw, the application form and the Fees and Charges Bylaw state no permit fee. Breaking the Outdoor Burning Bylaw is a fine of $100 or more on conviction, up to the Offence Act maximum, plus fire department costs.","how_long":"A permit is valid only for the date and location given and expires December 31 each year. It is not transferable.","where":[{"type":"in_person","label":"Village Office","value":"601 Bancroft Street, Ashcroft, BC V0K 1A0","note":"Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m."},{"type":"phone","label":"Village Office","value":"250-453-9161"},{"type":"phone","label":"Fire Chief, Ashcroft Volunteer Fire Department","value":"250-457-0470"},{"type":"phone","label":"Boston Flats Eco-Depot (TNRD, for yard waste)","value":"250-377-8673"}],"documents":["Campfire permit application"],"forms":[{"title":"Burning Permit, Campfire Application (PDF)","url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Burning-Permit-Campfire-Application.pdf"},{"title":"Outdoor Burning Bylaw No. 849, 2022 (PDF)","url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Outdoor-Burning-2022-Bylaw-No.-849.pdf"}],"related":[{"slug":"fireworks","title":"Ashcroft fireworks rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/fireworks/"},{"slug":"yard-waste","title":"Ashcroft yard waste collection and drop-off","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/yard-waste/"},{"slug":"bylaw-fines","title":"Ashcroft bylaw fines and how tickets work","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/bylaw-fines/"},{"slug":"unsightly-property","title":"Ashcroft unsightly property rules and how to report","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/unsightly-property/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/cache-creek","name":"Cache Creek","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cache-creek/backyard-fire/"},{"place":"ca/bc/logan-lake","name":"Logan Lake","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/logan-lake/backyard-fire/"},{"place":"ca/bc/lillooet","name":"Lillooet","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lillooet/backyard-fire/"},{"place":"ca/bc/lytton","name":"Lytton","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lytton/backyard-fire/"},{"place":"ca/bc/kamloops","name":"Kamloops","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kamloops/backyard-fire/"},{"place":"ca/bc/merritt","name":"Merritt","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/merritt/backyard-fire/"}],"topic":{"title":"Backyard fire and burning rules in British Columbia, by municipality","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/backyard-fire/"},"facts":{"campfires":{"label":"Backyard campfires","value":"Allowed, with a permit, in a fire pit burning seasoned firewood, no bigger than 0.5 m high and 0.5 m wide, for recreation, cooking or First Nation ceremony. Pit at least 3 m from buildings, property lines and anything flammable, under 60 cm high and 1 m wide, enclosed sides of brick, concrete or heavy-gauge metal, spark screen on top, on mineral soil with a cleared fuel break. Inspected and approved by the Bylaw Officer or Fire Chief.","short":"Yes, with a permit, in an approved pit","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Outdoor-Burning-2022-Bylaw-No.-849.pdf","title":"Outdoor Burning Bylaw No. 849, 2022, Village of Ashcroft (PDF)","section":"s. 5(f)","quotes":["An outdoor campfire defined as an open fire that burns seasoned firewood in a fire pit. Fire size must be no larger than 0.5 m in height and 0.5 m in width","have enclosed sides made of brick, concrete or heavy-gauge metal, have a mesh screen to stop sparks on top.","Fire pits must be inspected and approved by the Bylaw Enforcement Officer, Fire Chief or designate.","The campfire pit must be on mineral soil and have a fuel break around the firepit."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"open_burning":{"label":"Burning yard waste","value":"No. All outdoor burning is prohibited except the listed exceptions (campfires, propane or gas fire devices, BBQs and smokers, burning that is part of a farm operation, and fire-department interface burning). Leaves, yard waste, tree, hedge or grass clippings may not be burned, even in a campfire.","short":"No","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Outdoor-Burning-2022-Bylaw-No.-849.pdf","title":"Outdoor Burning Bylaw No. 849, 2022, Village of Ashcroft (PDF)","section":"s. 4, 5","quotes":["All outdoor burning of any combustible material or combination of materials by any person is prohibited within the municipal boundaries of the Village.","Notwithstanding Section 4, the following is permitted within the Village boundaries:"]},{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Burning-Permit-Campfire-Application.pdf","title":"Burning Permit, Campfire Application, Village of Ashcroft (PDF)","section":"Campfire permit conditions","quotes":["NO lumber, plywood, leaves, yard waste, construction material waste, plastic, tree, hedge or grass clippings"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"permit":{"label":"Permit","value":"Yes for campfires: apply for a campfire permit from the Village office before lighting. It is valid only for the date and location given, expires December 31 each year, is not transferable, and the Corporate Officer decides whether to issue it. The bylaw, application form and Fees bylaw state no fee.","short":"Yes, for campfires; no fee stated","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Outdoor-Burning-2022-Bylaw-No.-849.pdf","title":"Outdoor Burning Bylaw No. 849, 2022, Village of Ashcroft (PDF)","section":"s. 6-10","quotes":["Permits are issued from the Village office","All permits expire December 31st each calendar year.","A permit shall not be transferable.","All persons wanting a burning permit for Campfires or Ceremonial fires must complete the application"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"fire_bans":{"label":"Fire bans","value":"Campfires are allowed all year unless a campfire ban has been put in place by the Village or the Ministry of Forests. During a ban, permit holders are told by email and their permit is suspended until further notice.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Outdoor-Burning-2022-Bylaw-No.-849.pdf","title":"Outdoor Burning Bylaw No. 849, 2022, Village of Ashcroft (PDF)","section":"s. 5(f)(iii)","quotes":["Campfires are permitted all year around unless a campfire ban has been implemented by the Village or the Ministry of Forests."]},{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Outdoor-Burning-2022-Bylaw-No.-849.pdf","title":"Outdoor Burning Bylaw No. 849, 2022, Village of Ashcroft (PDF)","section":"Schedule B","quotes":["your campfire permit will be under suspension until further notice."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"alternatives":{"label":"Instead of burning","value":"The Boston Flats Eco-Depot (operated by the Thompson-Nicola Regional District, 1180 Campbell Hill Dr E, Cache Creek, 250-377-8673) takes tree trimmings and yard waste at no charge (some conditions apply). The Village garbage service does not take yard waste, and no curbside yard waste pickup is described.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/service/recycling-transfer-station/","title":"Recycling Transfer Station, Village of Ashcroft","section":"Boston Flats Eco-Depot, Compost","quotes":["Items such as tree timings, and yard waste can be brought to the Boston Flats Eco-Depot and disposed of at no charge (some conditions apply).","1180 Campbell Hill Dr E, Cache Creek 250-377-8673"]},{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Solid-Waste-Collection-Removal-and-Disposal-and-Amendment-Bylaws-785-798-814.pdf","title":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Solid-Waste-Collection-Removal-and-Disposal-and-Amendment-Bylaws-785-798-814.pdf","section":"s. 38(t)","quotes":["packaging or crating materials, and (t) yard waste."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":"Outdoor Burning Bylaw: on conviction a fine of $100 or more, up to the Offence Act maximum, plus fire-department charge-out costs. Good Neighbour Bylaw notices: burning prohibited materials $250 ($175 early, $325 late); burning unpermitted materials or nuisance smoke $130 ($91, $169).","short":"$100 or more on conviction","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Outdoor-Burning-2022-Bylaw-No.-849.pdf","title":"Outdoor Burning Bylaw No. 849, 2022, Village of Ashcroft (PDF)","section":"s. 13, 14","quotes":["is liable to a fine not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) nor more than the maximum penalty provided under the Offence Act","Bylaw Infractions will be fined as per the Village of Ashcroft Bylaw Notice Adjudication Bylaw No. XXX"]},{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Bylaw-No.-879-Good-Neighbour-Bylaw-2025.pdf","title":"Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 879, 2025, Part 5 and Schedule D, Village of Ashcroft (PDF)","section":"Schedule D","quotes":["The following contraventions are designated as ticketable offences under Bylaw No. 845.","Contravention Section Penalty Early Late 2nd 3rd+ Payment Payment Offence Offences (within 5 (after 30 days) days)","Burning prohibited 5.1 $250 $175 $325 $500 $750 materials","Nuisance smoke from 5.3 $130 $91 $169 $300 $500 burning"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Outdoor Burning Bylaw No. 849, 2022 (also Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 879, 2025, Part 5).","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Outdoor-Burning-2022-Bylaw-No.-849.pdf","title":"Outdoor Burning Bylaw No. 849, 2022, Village of Ashcroft (PDF)","section":"s. 1","quotes":["Village of Ashcroft Outdoor Burning Bylaw No. 849, 2022"]},{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Bylaw-No.-879-Good-Neighbour-Bylaw-2025.pdf","title":"Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 879, 2025, Part 5 and Schedule D, Village of Ashcroft (PDF)","section":"s. 5.1","quotes":["must be conducted in accordance with the provisions of the"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":7,"stated":7,"matched":7,"none":0,"unknown":0},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nThe [Outdoor Burning Bylaw No. 849](https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Outdoor-Burning-2022-Bylaw-No.-849.pdf) prohibits all outdoor burning except listed exceptions: campfires, portable propane or gas fire devices, barbecues and smokers, burning that is part of a farm operation, and fire department interface burning. Leaves, yard waste, and tree, hedge or grass clippings may not be burned, even in a campfire.\n\nCampfires need a permit from the Village. They are for recreation, cooking or First Nation ceremony, and burn seasoned firewood in a pit. The fire may be no bigger than 0.5 m high and 0.5 m wide.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Apply for a campfire permit from the Village office before you light the fire. The Corporate Officer decides whether to issue it.\n2. Build the pit at least 3 m from buildings, property lines and anything flammable, under 60 cm high and 1 m wide, with enclosed sides of brick, concrete or heavy-gauge metal.\n3. Put a spark screen on top, and set the pit on mineral soil with a cleared fuel break.\n4. Have the pit inspected and approved by the Bylaw Officer or Fire Chief.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Campfires are allowed all year unless the Village or the Ministry of Forests has put a campfire ban in place. During a ban, permit holders are told by email and their permit is suspended until further notice. Ask the Village for the current status.\n- Portable propane or natural gas fire devices are allowed at least 3 m from buildings, wood items, trees and shrubs, not under trees or wires, on a non-combustible surface.\n- Take tree trimmings and yard waste to the Boston Flats Eco-Depot, run by the Thompson-Nicola Regional District (no charge, some conditions apply).\n- Bylaw notices under the Good Neighbour Bylaw: burning prohibited materials $250 ($175 if paid early, $325 if paid late); burning unpermitted materials or nuisance smoke $130 ($91, $169).","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Outdoor-Burning-2022-Bylaw-No.-849.pdf","title":"Outdoor Burning Bylaw No. 849, 2022, Village of Ashcroft (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Burning-Permit-Campfire-Application.pdf","title":"Burning Permit, Campfire Application, Village of Ashcroft (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Bylaw-No.-879-Good-Neighbour-Bylaw-2025.pdf","title":"Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 879, 2025, Part 5 and Schedule D, Village of Ashcroft (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/service/recycling-transfer-station/","title":"Recycling Transfer Station, Village of Ashcroft","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Solid-Waste-Collection-Removal-and-Disposal-and-Amendment-Bylaws-785-798-814.pdf","title":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Solid-Waste-Collection-Removal-and-Disposal-and-Amendment-Bylaws-785-798-814.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-08"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-08","review":{"status":"machine_checked","badge":"Checked against official text","label":"Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 7 of 7 facts was matched to the official text."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/backyard-fire/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/backyard-fire.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/backyard-fire.json"}},{"title":"Ashcroft fireworks rules","question":"Are fireworks allowed in Ashcroft?","slug":"fireworks","place":{"path":"ca/bc/ashcroft","name":"Ashcroft","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"category":{"slug":"bylaws-and-complaints","name":"Bylaws, noise and complaints"},"owner":"municipal","owner_label":"Municipal","owner_body":{"name":"Village of Ashcroft","url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca"},"short_answer":"In Ashcroft, possessing, discharging or selling fireworks and firecrackers is prohibited unless the Village expressly authorizes it. The bylaw notice is $250.","aliases":["fireworks bylaw ashcroft","firecrackers ashcroft","can i set off fireworks ashcroft","fireworks ban ashcroft"],"cost":"Bylaw notice $250; $175 if paid within 5 days and $325 after 30 days. A 2nd offence is $500 and a 3rd or later is $750. The person is also liable for the Village's full response costs.","how_long":"The prohibition applies at all times.","where":[{"type":"phone","label":"Bylaw Enforcement Officer","value":"236-597-1607"},{"type":"email","label":"Bylaw Enforcement","value":"bylaw@ashcroftbc.ca"},{"type":"phone","label":"Village Office","value":"250-453-9161","note":"Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m."}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 879, 2025 (PDF)","url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Bylaw-No.-879-Good-Neighbour-Bylaw-2025.pdf"}],"related":[{"slug":"backyard-fire","title":"Ashcroft backyard fire and burning rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/backyard-fire/"},{"slug":"noise-rules","title":"Ashcroft noise bylaw: quiet hours, construction hours and fines","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/noise-rules/"},{"slug":"bylaw-fines","title":"Ashcroft bylaw fines and how tickets work","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/bylaw-fines/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/logan-lake","name":"Logan Lake","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/logan-lake/fireworks/"},{"place":"ca/bc/lillooet","name":"Lillooet","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lillooet/fireworks/"},{"place":"ca/bc/kamloops","name":"Kamloops","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kamloops/fireworks/"},{"place":"ca/bc/merritt","name":"Merritt","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/merritt/fireworks/"},{"place":"ca/bc/barriere","name":"Barriere","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/barriere/fireworks/"},{"place":"ca/bc/sun-peaks","name":"Sun Peaks","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sun-peaks/fireworks/"}],"topic":{"title":"Fireworks rules in British Columbia, by municipality","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fireworks/"},"facts":{"use":{"label":"Setting off fireworks","value":"No, unless the Village expressly authorizes it. Possession and discharge of fireworks or firecrackers are prohibited.","short":"No, unless Village authorizes it","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Bylaw-No.-879-Good-Neighbour-Bylaw-2025.pdf","title":"Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 879, 2025, Part 6 Fireworks and Firecrackers, Village of Ashcroft (PDF)","section":"s. 6.1","quotes":["The sale, possession, and discharge of fireworks or firecrackers is prohibited unless expressly authorized by the Village."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"sale":{"label":"Selling fireworks","value":"No, unless the Village expressly authorizes it.","short":"No, unless Village authorizes it","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Bylaw-No.-879-Good-Neighbour-Bylaw-2025.pdf","title":"Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 879, 2025, Part 6 Fireworks and Firecrackers, Village of Ashcroft (PDF)","section":"s. 6.1","quotes":["The sale, possession, and discharge of fireworks or firecrackers is prohibited unless expressly authorized by the Village."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"what_counts":{"label":"What counts as fireworks","value":null,"status":"none","note":"The Good Neighbour Bylaw does not define fireworks or firecrackers.","sources":[]},"permit":{"label":"Permit","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"not_published","note":"The bylaw and Village pages do not describe a permit process, who is eligible or a fee.","sources":[]},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":"Sale, possession or discharge of fireworks without authorization: bylaw notice $250, or $175 if paid within 5 days and $325 after 30 days; $500 for a 2nd offence and $750 for a 3rd or later. The person is also liable for the Village's full response costs.","short":"Notice $250 ($175 if paid in 5 days)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Bylaw-No.-879-Good-Neighbour-Bylaw-2025.pdf","title":"Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 879, 2025, Part 6 Fireworks and Firecrackers, Village of Ashcroft (PDF)","section":"Schedule D","quotes":["The following contraventions are designated as ticketable offences under Bylaw No. 845.","Contravention Section Penalty Early Late 2nd 3rd+ Payment Payment Offence Offences (within 5 (after 30 days) days)","Sale, possession, or 6.1 & 6.2 $250 $175 $325 $500 $750 discharge of fireworks without authorization"]},{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Bylaw-No.-879-Good-Neighbour-Bylaw-2025.pdf","title":"Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 879, 2025, Part 6 Fireworks and Firecrackers, Village of Ashcroft (PDF)","section":"s. 6.2","quotes":["Any person causing an incident involving fireworks or firecrackers is liable for the full cost of the Village's response"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 879, 2025 (Part 6, Fireworks and Firecrackers); it repeals Fireworks Bylaw No. 765, 2009.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Bylaw-No.-879-Good-Neighbour-Bylaw-2025.pdf","title":"Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 879, 2025, Part 6 Fireworks and Firecrackers, Village of Ashcroft (PDF)","section":"s. 1.1, 1.3","quotes":["This Bylaw shall be cited as the \"Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 879, 2025\".","Fireworks Bylaw No. 765, 2009"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":6,"stated":4,"matched":4,"none":1,"unknown":1},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nPart 6 of the [Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 879](https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Bylaw-No.-879-Good-Neighbour-Bylaw-2025.pdf) prohibits the possession and discharge of fireworks or firecrackers in the Village unless the Village expressly authorizes it. Selling them is also not allowed without that authorization.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. If you want to hold a display or sell fireworks, ask the Village office for authorization before you buy or light anything. Call 250-453-9161.\n2. To report fireworks, call the Bylaw Enforcement Officer at 236-597-1607 or email bylaw@ashcroftbc.ca.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- The bylaw does not define \"fireworks or firecrackers\" and does not mention sparklers or display fireworks.\n- The bylaw and Village pages do not describe a permit process, who is eligible or a fee. Ask the Village.\n- A person who breaks the rule is also liable for the Village's full response costs.","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Bylaw-No.-879-Good-Neighbour-Bylaw-2025.pdf","title":"Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 879, 2025, Part 6 Fireworks and Firecrackers, Village of Ashcroft (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/governance/contact/","title":"Contact, Village of Ashcroft","accessed":"2026-11-08"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-08","review":{"status":"machine_checked","badge":"Checked against official text","label":"Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 4 of 6 facts was matched to the official text; 1 is recorded as not set; 1 could not be confirmed."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/fireworks/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/fireworks.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/fireworks.json"}},{"title":"Ashcroft bylaw fines and how tickets work","question":"What are the common bylaw fines in Ashcroft?","slug":"bylaw-fines","place":{"path":"ca/bc/ashcroft","name":"Ashcroft","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"category":{"slug":"bylaws-and-complaints","name":"Bylaws, noise and complaints"},"owner":"municipal","owner_label":"Municipal","owner_body":{"name":"Village of Ashcroft","url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca"},"short_answer":"In Ashcroft, most Good Neighbour Bylaw offences carry a bylaw notice of $130 or $250, with a lower amount if paid within 5 days. Water Conservation Bylaw tickets are $150, $300 and $500.","aliases":["bylaw fines ashcroft","bylaw ticket ashcroft","bylaw notice ashcroft","how much is a bylaw fine ashcroft"],"cost":"Bylaw notices: $130 or $250 for first offences; 2nd offence $300 or $500; 3rd or later $500 or $750. Water Conservation Bylaw tickets: $150, $300, $500.","how_long":"Pay within 5 days for the lower amount; after 30 days the higher late amount applies.","where":[{"type":"phone","label":"Bylaw Enforcement Officer","value":"236-597-1607"},{"type":"email","label":"Bylaw Enforcement","value":"bylaw@ashcroftbc.ca"},{"type":"in_person","label":"Village Office","value":"601 Bancroft Street, Ashcroft, BC V0K 1A0","note":"Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m."},{"type":"phone","label":"Village Office","value":"250-453-9161"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 879, 2025, Schedule D (PDF)","url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Bylaw-No.-879-Good-Neighbour-Bylaw-2025.pdf"},{"title":"Water Conservation Bylaw No. 799, 2015, Schedule A (PDF)","url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Water-Conservation-2015-Bylaw-No.-799.pdf"}],"related":[{"slug":"noise-rules","title":"Ashcroft noise bylaw: quiet hours, construction hours and fines","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/noise-rules/"},{"slug":"fireworks","title":"Ashcroft fireworks rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/fireworks/"},{"slug":"unsightly-property","title":"Ashcroft unsightly property rules and how to report","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/unsightly-property/"},{"slug":"water-restrictions","title":"Ashcroft watering restrictions","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/water-restrictions/"},{"slug":"backyard-fire","title":"Ashcroft backyard fire and burning rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/backyard-fire/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/logan-lake","name":"Logan Lake","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/logan-lake/bylaw-fines/"},{"place":"ca/bc/lillooet","name":"Lillooet","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lillooet/bylaw-fines/"},{"place":"ca/bc/kamloops","name":"Kamloops","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kamloops/bylaw-fines/"},{"place":"ca/bc/merritt","name":"Merritt","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/merritt/bylaw-fines/"},{"place":"ca/bc/barriere","name":"Barriere","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/barriere/bylaw-fines/"},{"place":"ca/bc/sun-peaks","name":"Sun Peaks","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sun-peaks/bylaw-fines/"}],"topic":{"title":"Bylaw tickets in British Columbia: early payment, late payment and disputes by municipality","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/bylaw-fines/"},"facts":{"how_tickets_work":{"label":"How tickets work","value":"Bylaw Enforcement Officers enforce the Good Neighbour Bylaw, and designated contraventions can be enforced by a Notice of Bylaw Violation under the Notice of Enforcement Bylaw No. 845, 2023. The Water Conservation Bylaw is also enforced by Municipal Ticket Information under the Community Charter, with fines in its own Schedule A.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Bylaw-No.-879-Good-Neighbour-Bylaw-2025.pdf","title":"Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 879, 2025, Schedule D, Village of Ashcroft (PDF)","section":"s. 2.1, 2.5","quotes":["The provisions of this Bylaw shall be administered and enforced by Bylaw Enforcement Officers (BEOs) or other persons designated by the Village.","Designated contraventions under this Bylaw may be enforced by a Notice of Bylaw Violation in accordance with the Village of Ashcroft Notice of Enforcement Bylaw No. 845, 2023 and any amendments thereto."]},{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Water-Conservation-2015-Bylaw-No.-799.pdf","title":"Water Conservation Bylaw No. 799, 2015, Schedule A, Village of Ashcroft (PDF)","section":"s. 12","quotes":["This bylaw is designated pursuant to Section 264 or the Community Charter, as a bylaw that may be enforced by means of a ticket in the form prescribed."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"example_fines":{"label":"Common fines","value":"Bylaw notices (Good Neighbour Bylaw): noise, unsightly property, nuisance smoke, too many hens $130; graffiti, fireworks, burning prohibited materials, disruptive gatherings, water restriction breaches, RV used as a dwelling $250. Water Conservation Bylaw tickets: $150 first offence, $300 second, $500 third or later.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Bylaw-No.-879-Good-Neighbour-Bylaw-2025.pdf","title":"Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 879, 2025, Schedule D, Village of Ashcroft (PDF)","section":"Schedule D","quotes":["The following contraventions are designated as ticketable offences under Bylaw No. 845.","Contravention Section Penalty Early Late 2nd 3rd+ Payment Payment Offence Offences (within 5 (after 30 days) days)","Excessive noise (general 4.1 $130 $91 $169 $300 $500 prohibition)","Failure to comply with 10.1 $250 $175 $325 $500 $750 water restrictions","Sale, possession, or 6.1 & 6.2 $250 $175 $325 $500 $750 discharge of fireworks without authorization"]},{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Water-Conservation-2015-Bylaw-No.-799.pdf","title":"Water Conservation Bylaw No. 799, 2015, Schedule A, Village of Ashcroft (PDF)","section":"Schedule A","quotes":["Using a watering system outside permitted $150.00 $300.00 $500.00 times"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"early_payment":{"label":"Paying early","value":"Good Neighbour Bylaw notices: $91 instead of $130, or $175 instead of $250, if paid within 5 days.","short":"$91 for $130 if paid in 5 days","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Bylaw-No.-879-Good-Neighbour-Bylaw-2025.pdf","title":"Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 879, 2025, Schedule D, Village of Ashcroft (PDF)","section":"Schedule D","quotes":["The following contraventions are designated as ticketable offences under Bylaw No. 845.","Contravention Section Penalty Early Late 2nd 3rd+ Payment Payment Offence Offences (within 5 (after 30 days) days)","Failure to keep property 3.1(a) $130 $91 $169 $300 $500 clean and free from debris"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"late_payment":{"label":"Paying late","value":"Good Neighbour Bylaw notices: $169 instead of $130, or $325 instead of $250, if paid after 30 days. A 2nd offence is $300 ($500 for the $250 offences); a 3rd or later offence is $500 ($750).","short":"Higher amount after 30 days (e.g. $169 for $130)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Bylaw-No.-879-Good-Neighbour-Bylaw-2025.pdf","title":"Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 879, 2025, Schedule D, Village of Ashcroft (PDF)","section":"Schedule D","quotes":["The following contraventions are designated as ticketable offences under Bylaw No. 845.","Contravention Section Penalty Early Late 2nd 3rd+ Payment Payment Offence Offences (within 5 (after 30 days) days)","Failure to keep property 3.1(a) $130 $91 $169 $300 $500 clean and free from debris","Failure to remove graffiti 3.1(e) $250 $175 $325 $500 $750 within 14 days"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"dispute":{"label":"Disputing a ticket","value":"For a Municipal Ticket Information ticket under the Water Conservation Bylaw, a disputed ticket is referred to Provincial Court. No dispute process or adjudication fee for bylaw notices could be read.","short":"Provincial Court; no notice process found","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Water-Conservation-2015-Bylaw-No.-799.pdf","title":"Water Conservation Bylaw No. 799, 2015, Schedule A, Village of Ashcroft (PDF)","section":"s. 12(d)","quotes":["The Bylaw Enforcement Officer shall refer every disputed ticket to the Provincial Court for a hearing."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 879, 2025, Schedule D (bylaw notices, under Notice of Enforcement Bylaw No. 845, 2023). Water Conservation Bylaw No. 799, 2015, Schedule A sets its own municipal ticket fines.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Bylaw-No.-879-Good-Neighbour-Bylaw-2025.pdf","title":"Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 879, 2025, Schedule D, Village of Ashcroft (PDF)","section":"Schedule D","quotes":["SCHEDULE D - DESIGNATED CONTRAVENTIONS AND PENALTIES","The following contraventions are designated as ticketable offences under Bylaw No. 845."]},{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Water-Conservation-2015-Bylaw-No.-799.pdf","title":"Water Conservation Bylaw No. 799, 2015, Schedule A, Village of Ashcroft (PDF)","section":"s. 12(c), Schedule A","quotes":["authorized to be used on a ticket pursuant to Section 264(1)(c) of the Community Charter to","Section 265 of the Community Charter for contravention of the respective section of this Bylaw"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":6,"stated":6,"matched":6,"none":0,"unknown":0},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nBylaw Enforcement Officers enforce the [Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 879](https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Bylaw-No.-879-Good-Neighbour-Bylaw-2025.pdf). Designated contraventions can be enforced by a Notice of Bylaw Violation under the Notice of Enforcement Bylaw No. 845, 2023. The [Water Conservation Bylaw No. 799](https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Water-Conservation-2015-Bylaw-No.-799.pdf) is also enforced by Municipal Ticket Information under the Community Charter, with its own fines in Schedule A.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Read the notice or ticket for the offence and amount.\n2. Pay within 5 days for the lower amount. After 30 days the late amount applies.\n3. To ask about a notice, call the Village office at 250-453-9161 or the Bylaw Enforcement Officer at 236-597-1607.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Bylaw notices at $130: noise, unsightly property, nuisance smoke, too many hens. Paid early they are $91, and paid late $169.\n- Bylaw notices at $250: graffiti, fireworks, burning prohibited materials, disruptive gatherings, water restriction breaches, an RV used as a dwelling. Paid early they are $175, and paid late $325.\n- A 2nd offence is $300 ($500 for the $250 offences). A 3rd or later offence is $500 ($750).\n- Water Conservation Bylaw tickets are $150 for a first offence, $300 for a second and $500 for a third or later. A disputed ticket goes to Provincial Court.\n- The bylaw notice dispute process could not be read because the enforcement bylaw is not posted. We also found no parking ticket or dog ticket amounts. Ask the Village.","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Bylaw-No.-879-Good-Neighbour-Bylaw-2025.pdf","title":"Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 879, 2025, Schedule D, Village of Ashcroft (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Water-Conservation-2015-Bylaw-No.-799.pdf","title":"Water Conservation Bylaw No. 799, 2015, Schedule A, Village of Ashcroft (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/governance/contact/","title":"Contact, Village of Ashcroft","accessed":"2026-11-08"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-08","review":{"status":"machine_checked","badge":"Checked against official text","label":"Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 6 of 6 facts was matched to the official text."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/bylaw-fines/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/bylaw-fines.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/bylaw-fines.json"}},{"title":"Ashcroft business licences: who needs one, fees and how to apply","question":"Do I need a business licence in Ashcroft, and how do I get one?","slug":"business-licence","place":{"path":"ca/bc/ashcroft","name":"Ashcroft","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"category":{"slug":"business","name":"Starting and running a business"},"owner":"municipal","owner_label":"Municipal","owner_body":{"name":"Village of Ashcroft","url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca"},"short_answer":"Yes. In Ashcroft anyone carrying on a business in the Village, including non-resident and mobile businesses, needs a Village business licence for each premises and each business. Fees are $60 to $400 a year by type, and a new business also pays a $50 fire inspection.","aliases":["business licence ashcroft","ashcroft business license","start a business ashcroft","mobile vending licence ashcroft"],"cost":"Annual fee by type: retail or service and repair $60 (under 1,000 sq. ft.), $120 (1,001 to 2,500 sq. ft.), $200 (2,501 sq. ft. or more); restaurants $60 to $120 by seats; home occupation $60; contractors $120; professional $100; other $100. New business: $50 fire inspection.","how_long":"Not stated. The licensing year is January 1 to December 31.","where":[{"type":"in_person","label":"Village Office","value":"601 Bancroft Street, Ashcroft, BC V0K 1A0","note":"Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m."},{"type":"phone","label":"Village Office","value":"250-453-9161"},{"type":"email","label":"Village Office","value":"admin@ashcroftbc.ca"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Business Licence Bylaw No. 850, 2022, with application form (PDF)","url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Bylaw-No.-850-2022-Business-Licence-Bylaw-2022-Fillable.pdf"}],"related":[{"slug":"home-based-business","title":"Ashcroft home-based business rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/home-based-business/"},{"slug":"short-term-rental","title":"Ashcroft short-term rental rules (Airbnb, Vrbo)","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/short-term-rental/"},{"slug":"zoning-lookup","title":"Ashcroft zoning: find your zone and what it allows","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/zoning-lookup/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/cache-creek","name":"Cache Creek","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cache-creek/business-licence/"},{"place":"ca/bc/logan-lake","name":"Logan Lake","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/logan-lake/business-licence/"},{"place":"ca/bc/lillooet","name":"Lillooet","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lillooet/business-licence/"},{"place":"ca/bc/lytton","name":"Lytton","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lytton/business-licence/"},{"place":"ca/bc/kamloops","name":"Kamloops","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kamloops/business-licence/"},{"place":"ca/bc/merritt","name":"Merritt","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/merritt/business-licence/"}],"topic":{"title":"Business licence fees in British Columbia, by municipality","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/business-licence/"},"facts":{"who_needs":{"label":"Who needs one","value":"Anyone carrying on a business in the Village, including non-resident and mobile businesses, with a separate licence for each premises and each business. Exempt: yard or garage sales, fundraising by schools, churches or sports teams, government activity, charity performances, and certain non-resident delivery businesses.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Bylaw-No.-850-2022-Business-Licence-Bylaw-2022-Fillable.pdf","title":"Business Licence Bylaw No. 850, 2022 (PDF)","section":"s. 2.2-2.6","quotes":["The following types of businesses do not require a Licence:","yard or garage sales","A person who carries on the same business in or from more than one Premises in the Village must obtain and maintain separate Licences for each of the premises used in the business.","A person shall not advertise, solicit or promote a business that is conducted within the Village without first obtaining a Licence for that business."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"fee":{"label":"Fee","value":"Annual fee by type: retail or service and repair $60 (under 1,000 sq. ft.), $120 (1,001 to 2,500 sq. ft.), $200 (2,501 sq. ft. or more); restaurants $60 to $120 by seats; home occupation $60; contractors $120; professional $100; other $100. A new business also pays a $50 fire inspection.","short":"By type: $60 to $200 a year","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Bylaw-No.-850-2022-Business-Licence-Bylaw-2022-Fillable.pdf","title":"Business Licence Bylaw No. 850, 2022 (PDF)","section":"Schedule A","quotes":["Contractors - all types 120.00","Home Occupation 60.00","Retail Less than 1000 sq.ft. 60.00","Retail 1001 sq.ft. thru 2500 sq.ft. 120.00","Retail 2501 sq.ft. or more 200.00","Professional 100.00 N/A Public, Farmer or Flea Market 0.00","Fire Inspection Fee $50.00"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"how_to_apply":{"label":"How to apply","value":"Complete and sign the Village's Business Licence Application, submit it to the Village or the Licence Inspector, and pay the fee. The application needs a description of the business, name, addresses and floor area. The Licence Inspector must be satisfied the fee is paid, bylaws are met, and health or fire approvals are in place. A fire inspection is mandatory for new businesses.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Bylaw-No.-850-2022-Business-Licence-Bylaw-2022-Fillable.pdf","title":"Business Licence Bylaw No. 850, 2022 (PDF)","section":"s. 4.1, 4.2, 3.2, 2.7","quotes":["complete the application for a Licence provided by the Village;","submit the application to the Village or the Licence Inspector; and","floor area in square metres which is occupied by the business; and","Fire inspections are mandatory for every new business"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"renewal":{"label":"Renewal","value":"The licensing year is January 1 to December 31. Renewal fee is due before February 15, after which a $20 penalty applies. A new applicant after June 30 may pay 50% in the first year. A licence is not transferable to a new owner.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Bylaw-No.-850-2022-Business-Licence-Bylaw-2022-Fillable.pdf","title":"Business Licence Bylaw No. 850, 2022 (PDF)","section":"s. 5.5, 5.9, 5.14, 5.16, 5.18; Schedule A","quotes":["The licensing year shall be from January 1 to December 31","A Licence Holder must submit the applicable fee to the Licence Inspector prior to February 15 th.","may pay a pro-rated Licence Fee of 50% in the first year of operation","Failure to pay the Licence Fee by February 15th $20.00","A Licence is not transferable to a new owner of an existing business."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"inter_community":{"label":"Inter-community licence","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"not_found","sources":[]},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"not_published","note":"Bylaw 850 makes a breach an offence but states no fine amount.","sources":[]},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Business Licence Bylaw No. 850, 2022","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Bylaw-No.-850-2022-Business-Licence-Bylaw-2022-Fillable.pdf","title":"Business Licence Bylaw No. 850, 2022 (PDF)","section":"s. 7.6","quotes":["This bylaw may be cited as Village of Ashcroft Business Licence Bylaw No. 850, 2022."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":7,"stated":5,"matched":5,"none":0,"unknown":2},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\n[Business Licence Bylaw No. 850]() requires a licence for anyone carrying on a business in the Village, with a separate licence for each premises and each business. Exempt: yard or garage sales, fundraising by schools, churches or sports teams, government activity, charity performances, and certain non-resident delivery businesses.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Complete and sign the Village's Business Licence Application (the form is in the bylaw PDF), giving a description of the business, your name, addresses and floor area.\n2. Submit it to the Village or the Licence Inspector, and pay the fee. No online application was found.\n3. The Licence Inspector must be satisfied that the fee is paid, bylaws are met, and any health or fire approvals are in place. A fire inspection ($50) is mandatory for new businesses.\n4. Renew each year before February 15; after that a $20 penalty applies.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Other Schedule A fees: apartment complex $60, auto dealers $200, financial institutions $400, mobile vending $100, non-profit society $0.\n- A new applicant after June 30 may pay 50% in the first year.\n- A licence is not transferable to a new owner.\n- The bylaw makes a breach an offence, each day separate, but states no fine amount. Ask the Village office.","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Bylaw-No.-850-2022-Business-Licence-Bylaw-2022-Fillable.pdf","title":"Business Licence Bylaw No. 850, 2022 (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/governance/contact/","title":"Contact, Village of Ashcroft","accessed":"2026-11-08"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-08","review":{"status":"machine_checked","badge":"Checked against official text","label":"Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 5 of 7 facts was matched to the official text; 2 could not be confirmed."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/business-licence/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/business-licence.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/business-licence.json"}},{"title":"Ashcroft home-based business rules","question":"Can I run a business from my home?","slug":"home-based-business","place":{"path":"ca/bc/ashcroft","name":"Ashcroft","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"category":{"slug":"business","name":"Starting and running a business"},"owner":"municipal","owner_label":"Municipal","owner_body":{"name":"Village of Ashcroft","url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca"},"short_answer":"Yes, in Ashcroft a home business is an accessory use in the R1 zone, and home occupations are allowed in RR1 and A1. You need a Village business licence ($60 a year) and a fire inspection for a new business ($50). The Zoning Bylaw limits hours, visitors and outdoor storage.","aliases":["home business ashcroft","home occupation ashcroft","work from home licence ashcroft"],"cost":"Business licence $60 a year for a Home Occupation. A fire inspection, mandatory for every new business, is $50.","how_long":"Not stated.","where":[{"type":"in_person","label":"Village Office","value":"601 Bancroft Street, Ashcroft, BC V0K 1A0","note":"Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m."},{"type":"phone","label":"Village Office","value":"250-453-9161"},{"type":"email","label":"Village Office","value":"admin@ashcroftbc.ca"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 890, 2026 (PDF)","url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Bylaw-No.-890-2026-Village-of-Ashcroft-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf"},{"title":"Business Licence Bylaw No. 850, 2022, with application form (PDF)","url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Bylaw-No.-850-2022-Business-Licence-Bylaw-2022-Fillable.pdf"}],"related":[{"slug":"business-licence","title":"Ashcroft business licences: who needs one, fees and how to apply","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/business-licence/"},{"slug":"zoning-lookup","title":"Ashcroft zoning: find your zone and what it allows","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/zoning-lookup/"},{"slug":"short-term-rental","title":"Ashcroft short-term rental rules (Airbnb, Vrbo)","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/short-term-rental/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/cache-creek","name":"Cache Creek","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cache-creek/home-based-business/"},{"place":"ca/bc/logan-lake","name":"Logan Lake","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/logan-lake/home-based-business/"},{"place":"ca/bc/lillooet","name":"Lillooet","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lillooet/home-based-business/"},{"place":"ca/bc/clinton","name":"Clinton","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/clinton/home-based-business/"},{"place":"ca/bc/lytton","name":"Lytton","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lytton/home-based-business/"},{"place":"ca/bc/kamloops","name":"Kamloops","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kamloops/home-based-business/"}],"topic":{"title":"Home-based business rules in British Columbia, by municipality","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/home-based-business/"},"facts":{"allowed":{"label":"Allowed","value":"Yes, as an accessory use. In the R1 zone only 'home businesses' are allowed; in the RR1 and A1 zones 'home occupations' (home businesses and home industries) are allowed. All need a Village business licence.","short":"Yes, as an accessory use; licence needed","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Bylaw-No.-890-2026-Village-of-Ashcroft-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Village of Ashcroft Zoning Bylaw No. 890, 2026 (PDF)","section":"s. 7.1.2, 6.1.2, 5.2.2, 3.49","quotes":["Accessory Uses: .1 Short-term rental accommodations; .2 Accessory dwelling unit; .3 Attached suite; .4 Home businesses; and .5 Accessory buildings and structures.","Accessory Uses: .1 Home occupations; .2 Accessory dwelling unit; .3 Attached suite; .4 Short-term rental accommodations; and .5 Accessory buildings and structures.","Kennel, in conjunction with a residential use; .7 Home occupations; .8 The keeping of livestock or fowl;","All home occupations must hold a valid Business License from the Village of Ashcroft;"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"licence":{"label":"Business licence","value":"Yes. The business licence for a Home Occupation is $60 a year. A fire inspection is mandatory for every new business ($50).","short":"Yes: $60 a year (plus $50 fire inspection, new)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Bylaw-No.-850-2022-Business-Licence-Bylaw-2022-Fillable.pdf","title":"Business Licence Bylaw No. 850, 2022 (PDF)","section":"Schedule A; s. 2.7, 2.9","quotes":["Home Occupation 60.00","Fire inspections are mandatory for every new business","Cost per fire inspection is $50.00."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"limits":{"label":"Limits","value":"Entirely inside the dwelling or an accessory building; no outdoor storage; no activity 10:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m.; no more than 10 visitors or customers a day; one extra parking space; no noise, smoke, odour or other nuisance; no bulk deliveries; signs per Village bylaws. Licence: at most one service or delivery vehicle at a time and three per 24 hours.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Bylaw-No.-890-2026-Village-of-Ashcroft-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Village of Ashcroft Zoning Bylaw No. 890, 2026 (PDF)","section":"s. 3.49","quotes":["A home occupation will be carried out wholly within a dwelling unit or within an accessory building, and will involve no external storage of materials, containers or finished products;","No home occupations activities will be conducted between the hours of 10:00 pm and 8:00 am;","not more than 10 visitors or customers a day;","One parking space is required for a home occupation, in addition to those required for the principal dwelling;"]},{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Bylaw-No.-850-2022-Business-Licence-Bylaw-2022-Fillable.pdf","title":"Business Licence Bylaw No. 850, 2022 (PDF)","section":"s. 6.1","quotes":["more than 1 Service or Delivery Vehicle, at any one time; or","more than 3 Service or Delivery vehicles during any 24-hour period."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"not_allowed":{"label":"Businesses not allowed","value":"Home businesses cannot be a medical, dental or chiropractic office or a veterinary practice, or an audio recording studio. Home industries (welding, carpentry, metal working, small-scale automotive repair) are not listed for the R1 zone. The licence application bars in R1: stables, kennels, restaurants, equipment storage, vehicle repair, metal fabricating and manufacturing.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Bylaw-No.-890-2026-Village-of-Ashcroft-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Village of Ashcroft Zoning Bylaw No. 890, 2026 (PDF)","section":"s. 3.50, 3.51","quotes":["Business and professional offices other than a medical, dental or chiropractic office or veterinary practitioner;","but not including an audio recording studio;","Welding shop; .2 Carpentry shop; .3 Repair of small scale appliances, mechanical equipment and electronic instruments;"]},{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Bylaw-No.-850-2022-Business-Licence-Bylaw-2022-Fillable.pdf","title":"Business Licence Bylaw No. 850, 2022 (PDF)","section":"Business Licence Application, Home Based Business","quotes":["A home based business may not include the following in an R1 Zone: a. Stables, kennels or animal breeding operations b. Restaurants"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Zoning Bylaw No. 890, 2026 (s. 3.49 to 3.52); Business Licence Bylaw No. 850, 2022.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Bylaw-No.-890-2026-Village-of-Ashcroft-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Village of Ashcroft Zoning Bylaw No. 890, 2026 (PDF)","section":"s. 2","quotes":["This Bylaw shall be cited as the \"Village of Ashcroft Zoning Bylaw No. 890, 2026\"."]},{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Bylaw-No.-850-2022-Business-Licence-Bylaw-2022-Fillable.pdf","title":"Business Licence Bylaw No. 850, 2022 (PDF)","section":"s. 7.6","quotes":["This bylaw may be cited as Village of Ashcroft Business Licence Bylaw No. 850, 2022."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":5,"stated":5,"matched":5,"none":0,"unknown":0},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nUnder the Village's [Zoning Bylaw No. 890]() (s. 3.49 to 3.52), a home business is an accessory use. In the R1 zone only \"home businesses\" are allowed; in the RR1 and A1 zones \"home occupations\" (home businesses and home industries) are allowed. All need a Village business licence under [Business Licence Bylaw No. 850]().\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Check your zone allows your kind of business.\n2. Keep within the limits: entirely inside the dwelling or an accessory building; no outdoor storage; no activity from 10:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m.; no more than 10 visitors or customers a day; one extra parking space; no noise, smoke, odour or other nuisance; no bulk deliveries; signs per Village bylaws.\n3. Under the licence, at most one service or delivery vehicle at a time and three per 24 hours.\n4. Apply for the licence ($60 a year) and book the mandatory fire inspection ($50) for a new business.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Home businesses cannot be a medical, dental or chiropractic office, a veterinary practice, or an audio recording studio. Home industries (welding, carpentry, metal working, small-scale automotive repair) are not listed for the R1 zone.\n- The licence application also bars these in R1: stables, kennels, restaurants, equipment storage, vehicle repair, metal fabricating and manufacturing. The form cites the repealed Zoning Bylaw No. 823, so confirm with the Village.\n- The licence year is January 1 to December 31; renewal is due before February 15.","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Bylaw-No.-890-2026-Village-of-Ashcroft-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Village of Ashcroft Zoning Bylaw No. 890, 2026 (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Bylaw-No.-850-2022-Business-Licence-Bylaw-2022-Fillable.pdf","title":"Business Licence Bylaw No. 850, 2022 (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-08"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-08","review":{"status":"machine_checked","badge":"Checked against official text","label":"Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 5 of 5 facts was matched to the official text."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/home-based-business/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/home-based-business.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/home-based-business.json"}},{"title":"Ashcroft short-term rental rules (Airbnb, Vrbo)","question":"Can I rent out my home or a room on Airbnb in Ashcroft?","slug":"short-term-rental","place":{"path":"ca/bc/ashcroft","name":"Ashcroft","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"category":{"slug":"housing-and-renting","name":"Housing and renting"},"owner":"shared","owner_label":"More than one level of government","owner_body":null,"short_answer":"Yes, in Ashcroft short-term rental is an accessory use in the A1, RR1 and R1 zones, if you own the property. You need a Village business licence ($60 a year) and a provincial registration number. Ashcroft is exempt from the provincial principal residence requirement.","aliases":["airbnb ashcroft","short term rental ashcroft","bed and breakfast ashcroft","vacation rental ashcroft"],"cost":"Village business licence $60 a year for a Bed & Breakfast or AirBnB, and $60 for Short Term Room Rentals. Provincial registry fee $100 a year for a principal residence or $450 a year for a secondary unit.","how_long":"Not stated.","where":[{"type":"in_person","label":"Village Office","value":"601 Bancroft Street, Ashcroft, BC V0K 1A0","note":"Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m."},{"type":"phone","label":"Village Office","value":"250-453-9161"},{"type":"email","label":"Village Office","value":"admin@ashcroftbc.ca"},{"type":"online","label":"Short-Term Rentals, Province of BC","value":"https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/housing-tenancy/short-term-rentals/principal-residence-requirement"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 890, 2026 (PDF)","url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Bylaw-No.-890-2026-Village-of-Ashcroft-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf"},{"title":"Business Licence Bylaw No. 850, 2022 (PDF)","url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Bylaw-No.-850-2022-Business-Licence-Bylaw-2022-Fillable.pdf"}],"related":[{"slug":"business-licence","title":"Ashcroft business licences: who needs one, fees and how to apply","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/business-licence/"},{"slug":"secondary-suite","title":"Ashcroft secondary suite and carriage house rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/secondary-suite/"},{"slug":"zoning-lookup","title":"Ashcroft zoning: find your zone and what it allows","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/zoning-lookup/"},{"slug":"home-based-business","title":"Ashcroft home-based business rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/home-based-business/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/cache-creek","name":"Cache Creek","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cache-creek/short-term-rental/"},{"place":"ca/bc/logan-lake","name":"Logan Lake","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/logan-lake/short-term-rental/"},{"place":"ca/bc/lillooet","name":"Lillooet","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lillooet/short-term-rental/"},{"place":"ca/bc/clinton","name":"Clinton","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/clinton/short-term-rental/"},{"place":"ca/bc/lytton","name":"Lytton","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lytton/short-term-rental/"},{"place":"ca/bc/kamloops","name":"Kamloops","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kamloops/short-term-rental/"}],"topic":{"title":"Short-term rental rules in British Columbia, by municipality","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/short-term-rental/"},"facts":{"allowed":{"label":"Allowed","value":"Yes, as an accessory use in the A1, RR1 and R1 zones and other zones that list it, run by a person who owns the property. Ashcroft is on the Province's list of communities exempt from the provincial principal residence requirement.","short":"Yes, accessory use in some zones, owner-run","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Bylaw-No.-890-2026-Village-of-Ashcroft-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Village of Ashcroft Zoning Bylaw No. 890, 2026 (PDF)","section":"s. 3.44, 7.1.2","quotes":["A Short-Term Rental Accommodation must be operated by someone who owns the property;","Accessory Uses: .1 Short-term rental accommodations; .2 Accessory dwelling unit; .3 Attached suite; .4 Home businesses; and .5 Accessory buildings and structures."]},{"url":"https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/housing-tenancy/short-term-rentals/principal-residence-requirement","title":"Principal residence requirement and registration fees, Province of BC","section":"List of exempt communities","quotes":["Municipalities exempt from the principal residence requirement Alert Bay Armstrong Ashcroft"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"licence":{"label":"Business licence","value":"Yes. All operators must hold a valid Village business licence (Zoning s. 3.44.1); for a suite, a Business Permit. Fee: $60 a year for a Bed & Breakfast or AirBnB, and $60 for Short Term Room Rentals.","short":"Yes, $60 a year","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Bylaw-No.-890-2026-Village-of-Ashcroft-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Village of Ashcroft Zoning Bylaw No. 890, 2026 (PDF)","section":"s. 3.44.1","quotes":["All operators of Short-Term Rental Accommodations must hold a valid Business License from the Village of Ashcroft;"]},{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Bylaw-No.-850-2022-Business-Licence-Bylaw-2022-Fillable.pdf","title":"Business Licence Bylaw No. 850, 2022 (PDF)","section":"Schedule A","quotes":["Bed & Breakfast and AirBnB 60.00","Short Term Room Rentals 60.00"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"provincial_registration":{"label":"Provincial registration","value":"Yes. Each short-term rental unit needs its own registration number with the Province's Short-Term Rental Registry. Provincial fee: $100 a year for the host's principal residence, $450 a year for a secondary unit.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/housing-tenancy/short-term-rentals/principal-residence-requirement","title":"Principal residence requirement and registration fees, Province of BC","section":"Principal residence requirement and registration fees","quotes":["Each short-term rental unit requires its own registration number.","Fee: $100 annually","Fee: $450 annually"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"rules":{"label":"Operating rules","value":"Max three bedrooms for short-term rental per residential property. One extra off-street parking space for each guest room. Must keep the outside look of a typical home. Signs must follow Village bylaws. Operator must own the property.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Bylaw-No.-890-2026-Village-of-Ashcroft-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Village of Ashcroft Zoning Bylaw No. 890, 2026 (PDF)","section":"s. 3.44","quotes":["shall be three;","One additional off-street parking space must be provided for each Guest Room","A Short-Term Rental Accommodation must retain the external appearance of a typical residential property;","A Short-Term Rental Accommodation must be operated by someone who owns the property;"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"not_published","note":"The bylaws read give no ticket amount for operating without a licence.","sources":[]},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Zoning Bylaw No. 890, 2026 (s. 3.44 Short-Term Rental Accommodation); Business Licence Bylaw No. 850, 2022.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Bylaw-No.-890-2026-Village-of-Ashcroft-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Village of Ashcroft Zoning Bylaw No. 890, 2026 (PDF)","section":"s. 2","quotes":["This Bylaw shall be cited as the \"Village of Ashcroft Zoning Bylaw No. 890, 2026\"."]},{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Bylaw-No.-850-2022-Business-Licence-Bylaw-2022-Fillable.pdf","title":"Business Licence Bylaw No. 850, 2022 (PDF)","section":"s. 7.6","quotes":["This bylaw may be cited as Village of Ashcroft Business Licence Bylaw No. 850, 2022."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":6,"stated":5,"matched":5,"none":0,"unknown":1},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nUnder the Village's [Zoning Bylaw No. 890]() (s. 3.44), short-term rental accommodation is an accessory use in the A1, RR1 and R1 zones and other zones that list it, run by a person who owns the property. Rules:\n\n- No more than three bedrooms for short-term rental per residential property.\n- One extra off-street parking space for each guest room.\n- The outside must keep the look of a typical home.\n- Signs must follow Village bylaws.\n\nAshcroft is on the Province's list of communities exempt from the provincial principal residence requirement.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Hold a valid Village business licence (Zoning s. 3.44.1); for a suite, a Business Permit. See the [Business Licence Bylaw No. 850](): $60 a year for a Bed & Breakfast or AirBnB, and $60 for Short Term Room Rentals.\n2. Register each rental unit with the Province's Short-Term Rental Registry to get its own registration number. The provincial fee is $100 a year for the host's principal residence or $450 a year for a secondary unit.\n3. Renew the Village licence before February 15 to avoid the $20 late fee.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- A short-term vacation or room rental means a rental under 30 days.\n- The provincial registry has exemptions (hotels, time shares and others); see the Province's page.\n- The bylaws read give no ticket amount for operating without a licence. Ask the Village.\n- Check the Province's page for the current exempt-community list.","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Bylaw-No.-890-2026-Village-of-Ashcroft-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Village of Ashcroft Zoning Bylaw No. 890, 2026 (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Bylaw-No.-850-2022-Business-Licence-Bylaw-2022-Fillable.pdf","title":"Business Licence Bylaw No. 850, 2022 (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/housing-tenancy/short-term-rentals/principal-residence-requirement","title":"Principal residence requirement and registration fees, Province of BC","accessed":"2026-11-08"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-08","review":{"status":"machine_checked","badge":"Checked against official text","label":"Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 5 of 6 facts was matched to the official text; 1 could not be confirmed."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/short-term-rental/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/short-term-rental.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/short-term-rental.json"}}]}