--- title: Barriere unsightly property rules and how to report question: "How do I report an unsightly or overgrown property in Barriere?" place: Barriere, British Columbia, Canada place_path: ca/bc/barriere category: Bylaws, noise and complaints owner: municipal owner_body: District of Barriere sources_read: 2026-11-08 review: machine_checked canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/barriere/unsightly-property/" json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/barriere/unsightly-property.json" --- # Barriere unsightly property rules and how to report **Question:** How do I report an unsightly or overgrown property in Barriere? **Short answer:** To report an unsightly or overgrown property in the District of Barriere, phone 250-672-9751 and ask for the Bylaw Enforcement Officer, or email, mail or visit the District Office. You must give your name, but the District does not release it to the public or the owner. **Who handles it:** Municipal (District of Barriere, https://www.barriere.ca) **Cost:** No cost to report. A violation notice is $100 per listed offence. **How long:** The owner has 14 days from delivery of a notice to fix the problem. **Where:** - Phone: Bylaw Enforcement Officer, via the District Office, 250-672-9751 - Email: Bylaw Enforcement, inquiry@barriere.ca or tbuchanan@barriere.ca - In person: District Office (Municipal Hall), 4936 Barriere Town Road, Barriere, BC V0E 1E0 (Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (per the Bylaw Enforcement page)) - By mail: Mail, P.O. Box 219, Barriere, B.C. V0E 1E0, ATTN: Bylaw Enforcement ## Key facts - **What counts:** Owners and occupants must not let property become or remain 'unsightly': visible filth, rubbish, graffiti or discarded materials; untidy building materials; dead, overgrown or damaged landscaping; decayed fences or structures. Also banned: rubbish piling up, insect or rodent infestations, dead landscaping and noxious weeds. - Source: [Community Improvement and Unsightly Property Bylaw No. 0023, 2008, ss. 5, 4(j)](https://www.barriere.ca/Home/DownloadDocument?docId=efb76d93-2f83-4c78-a550-9d2028f0a14e) - Official wording: "No owner or occupant of property within the District of Barriere shall permit or allow the property to become or remain unsightly." - Source: [Community Improvement and Unsightly Property Bylaw No. 0023, 2008, s. 4(j)](https://www.barriere.ca/Home/DownloadDocument?docId=efb76d93-2f83-4c78-a550-9d2028f0a14e) - Official wording: "of filth, rubbish, graffiti, or any other discarded materials;" … "landscaping that is dead, characterized by uncontrolled growth or lack of maintenance, or is damaged." - Source: [Community Improvement and Unsightly Property Bylaw No. 0023, 2008, s. 7, 8](https://www.barriere.ca/Home/DownloadDocument?docId=efb76d93-2f83-4c78-a550-9d2028f0a14e) - Official wording: "No owner or occupant of property within the District of Barriere shall permit or" … "allow accumulation of dead landscaping, noxious weeds or other growths to occur or to" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **How to report:** Phone 250-672-9751 and ask for the Bylaw Enforcement Officer; email inquiry@barriere.ca or tbuchanan@barriere.ca; mail P.O. Box 219, Barriere, B.C. V0E 1E0, ATTN: Bylaw Enforcement; or go to 4936 Barriere Town Road, Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Your name and contact details are required. - Source: [Bylaw Enforcement, Bylaw Enforcement page, complaints](https://www.barriere.ca/p/bylaw-enforcement) - Official wording: "Phone the District at (250) 672-9751 and speak to the Bylaw Enforcement Officer." … "Mail your complaint to: P.O. Box 219 Barriere, B.C. V0E-1E0 ATTN: Bylaw Enforcement" … "your name and contact information must be provided" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **What happens next:** An inspector may enter to inspect and issue a notice; the problem must be fixed within 14 days of delivery. If not, the District may do the work and the cost is added to the property taxes if unpaid by December 31; the owner may also be prosecuted. The District first usually contacts the owner and may warn, ticket or agree a compliance plan. - Source: [Community Improvement and Unsightly Property Bylaw No. 0023, 2008, ss. 9 to 14](https://www.barriere.ca/Home/DownloadDocument?docId=efb76d93-2f83-4c78-a550-9d2028f0a14e) - Official wording: "must be remedied within 14 days of the date of delivery of the Notice" … "will proceed to carry out the work required, and the cost of such work will" … "fails to pay the costs of compliance before the 31st day of" - Source: [Bylaw Enforcement, Bylaw Enforcement page, Complaint Process](https://www.barriere.ca/p/bylaw-enforcement) - Official wording: "the resident/property owner will be either warned, ticketed or enter into a compliance agreement" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Fine:** A $100 violation notice for each listed offence (rubbish, unsightly property, unsightly growth, noxious insects). On summary conviction, $100 to $2,000, with each day a separate offence. - Source: [Community Improvement and Unsightly Property Bylaw No. 0023, 2008, s. 17 and s. 15](https://www.barriere.ca/Home/DownloadDocument?docId=efb76d93-2f83-4c78-a550-9d2028f0a14e) - Official wording: "Allow unsightly property 7 $100" … "a fine not less than the sum of $100 and not exceeding the sum of $2,000" - Source: [Municipal Ticketing Information Bylaw No. 71, Amendment No. 151, Schedule A, Community Improvement & Unsightly Property Bylaw No. 23](https://www.barriere.ca/Home/DownloadDocument?docId=249399a5-4a3d-488d-bd31-16d639d294fc) - Official wording: "Allow unsightly property $100" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Bylaw:** Community Improvement and Unsightly Property By-law No. 0023, 2008 - Source: [Community Improvement and Unsightly Property Bylaw No. 0023, 2008, s. 1](https://www.barriere.ca/Home/DownloadDocument?docId=efb76d93-2f83-4c78-a550-9d2028f0a14e) - Official wording: "Unsightly Property By-law No. 0023, 2008" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 ## How it works The [Community Improvement and Unsightly Property Bylaw No. 0023]() says owners and occupants must not let property become or remain "unsightly". That covers visible filth, rubbish, graffiti or discarded materials; untidy building materials; dead, overgrown or damaged landscaping; and decayed fences or structures. Rubbish piling up, insect or rodent infestations and noxious weeds are also banned. The [Nuisance Bylaw No. 134]() (section 3) also bars owners from letting land become a nuisance. ## Steps 1. Phone 250-672-9751 and ask for the Bylaw Enforcement Officer, or email inquiry@barriere.ca or tbuchanan@barriere.ca. 2. Or mail P.O. Box 219, Barriere, B.C. V0E 1E0, ATTN: Bylaw Enforcement, or visit 4936 Barriere Town Road, Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. There is no online form. 3. Give your name and contact details. If nothing changes after a week or two, contact the District again. ## Good to know - The District usually contacts the owner first. It may then warn, ticket or agree a compliance plan. - An inspector may enter to inspect and issue a notice. The problem must be fixed within 14 days of delivery. If not, the District may do the work and add the cost to the property taxes if unpaid by December 31. The owner may also be prosecuted. - The fine is a $100 violation notice for each listed offence (rubbish, unsightly property, unsightly growth, noxious insects). On summary conviction it is $100 to $2,000, and each day is a separate offence. - Some disputes between neighbours are civil matters the District cannot enforce. ## Official forms and pages - [Community Improvement and Unsightly Property Bylaw No. 0023, 2008 (PDF), District of Barriere](https://www.barriere.ca/Home/DownloadDocument?docId=efb76d93-2f83-4c78-a550-9d2028f0a14e) - [Bylaw Enforcement, District of Barriere](https://www.barriere.ca/p/bylaw-enforcement) ## Related questions - [Barriere noise bylaw: quiet hours, construction hours and fines](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/barriere/noise-rules.md) - [Barriere bylaw fines and how tickets work](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/barriere/bylaw-fines.md) - [Barriere garbage collection: schedule, carts and limits](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/barriere/garbage-collection.md) ## The same question elsewhere - [Unsightly property fines in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/unsightly-property.md) - [Sun Peaks](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sun-peaks/unsightly-property.md) - [Chase](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/chase/unsightly-property.md) - [Clearwater](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/clearwater/unsightly-property.md) - [Kamloops](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kamloops/unsightly-property.md) - [Sicamous](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sicamous/unsightly-property.md) - [Cache Creek](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cache-creek/unsightly-property.md) ## Sources - [Community Improvement and Unsightly Property Bylaw No. 0023, 2008 (PDF), District of Barriere](https://www.barriere.ca/Home/DownloadDocument?docId=efb76d93-2f83-4c78-a550-9d2028f0a14e) (read 2026-11-08) - [Bylaw Enforcement, District of Barriere](https://www.barriere.ca/p/bylaw-enforcement) (read 2026-11-08) - [Municipal Ticketing Information Bylaw No. 71, Amendment No. 151 (PDF), District of Barriere](https://www.barriere.ca/Home/DownloadDocument?docId=249399a5-4a3d-488d-bd31-16d639d294fc) (read 2026-11-08) - [Nuisance Bylaw No. 134 (PDF), District of Barriere](https://www.barriere.ca/Home/DownloadDocument?docId=968eb94a-807e-4ae1-9575-5290b5164ebf) (read 2026-11-08) _Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 5 of 5 facts was matched to the official text. 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