--- title: Belcarra bylaw fines and how tickets work question: "What are the common bylaw fines in Belcarra?" place: Belcarra, British Columbia, Canada place_path: ca/bc/belcarra category: Bylaws, noise and complaints owner: municipal owner_body: Village of Belcarra sources_read: 2026-11-08 review: machine_checked canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/belcarra/bylaw-fines/" json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/belcarra/bylaw-fines.json" --- # Belcarra bylaw fines and how tickets work **Question:** What are the common bylaw fines in Belcarra? **Short answer:** Belcarra uses two ticket systems: bylaw notices (for example $160 for unlawful parking, $75 for too many dogs) and older municipal tickets (for example $100 for construction noise). Pay within 14 days to get the lower amount, or dispute within 14 days. **Who handles it:** Municipal (Village of Belcarra, https://belcarra.ca) **Cost:** Bylaw notices, full / early / late: parking $160 / $100 / $240; too many dogs $75 / $50 / $100; nuisance dog $100 / $75 / $150; no business licence $100 / $50 / $150; no building permit $150 / $100 / $200. **How long:** Pay or dispute within 14 days of receiving the notice. **Where:** - In person: Municipal Hall, 4084 Bedwell Bay Road, Belcarra, BC V3H 4P8 (Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. (closed statutory holidays).) - Phone: Village Office, 604-937-4100 - Email: Village Office, belcarra@belcarra.ca ## Key facts - **How tickets work:** Two systems. Bylaw notices under the Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 520, 2018 cover the contraventions listed in its Schedule A. Older municipal tickets under Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 256, 1997 (fines up to $500) cover bylaws in its schedules. Officers include designated RCMP members and bylaw enforcement officers. - Source: [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 520, 2018 (PDF, consolidated), ss. 5.1, 11.1](https://belcarra.ca/assets/media/2024/09/Bylaw-520-2018-Bylaw-Notice-Enforcement-Bylaw-Consolidated.pdf) - Official wording: "The bylaw and bylaw contraventions designated in Schedule A may be dealt with by bylaw notice." … "A designated member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police;" - Source: [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 256, 1997, ss. 2, 4](https://belcarra.ca/assets/media/2019/05/vob-bylaw-256_municipal_ticketing.pdf) - Official wording: "The bylaws listed on Schedule 1 to this bylaw may be enforced by means of a ticket in the form prescribed for the purpose of Section 934.1 of the Municipal Act" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Common fines:** Bylaw notice, full / early / late: unlawful parking $160 / $100 / $240; number of dogs $75 / $50 / $100; nuisance dog $100 / $75 / $150; no business licence $100 / $50 / $150; no building permit $150 / $100 / $200. Municipal ticket: construction noise $100. - Source: [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 520, 2018 (PDF, consolidated), Schedule A](https://belcarra.ca/assets/media/2024/09/Bylaw-520-2018-Bylaw-Notice-Enforcement-Bylaw-Consolidated.pdf) - Official wording: "Unlawful Parking $160.00 $100.00 $240.00" … "Number of Dogs $75.00 $50.00 $100.00" … "Nuisance Dogs $100.00 $75.00 $150.00" … "License Required $100.00 $50.00 $150.00" … "Failure to Obtain Permit $150.00 $100.00 $200.00" - Source: [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 256, 1997, Schedule 3](https://belcarra.ca/assets/media/2019/05/vob-bylaw-256_municipal_ticketing.pdf) - Official wording: "construction noise on a Sunday 3(c) $100.00" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Paying early:** Yes. A notice paid within 14 days of receiving it (or being presumed to have received it) carries the lower early-payment amount, for example $100 instead of $160 for a parking ticket. - Source: [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 520, 2018 (PDF, consolidated), s. 6.1.2](https://belcarra.ca/assets/media/2024/09/Bylaw-520-2018-Bylaw-Notice-Enforcement-Bylaw-Consolidated.pdf) - Official wording: "within 14 days of the person receiving or being presumed to have received the notice, is the Early Payment Penalty set out in column A2 of Schedule A" - Source: [Parking Tickets, Parking Tickets page](https://belcarra.ca/municipal-hall/parking-tickets/) - Official wording: "If paid within the first 14 days, the fee is $100." - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Paying late:** More than 28 days after receiving the notice, the late-payment amount applies, for example $240 for a parking ticket, which then moves to collections. - Source: [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 520, 2018 (PDF, consolidated), s. 6.1.3](https://belcarra.ca/assets/media/2024/09/Bylaw-520-2018-Bylaw-Notice-Enforcement-Bylaw-Consolidated.pdf) - Official wording: "If more than 28 days after the person received or is presumed to have received the bylaw notice, is subject to a late payment surcharge" - Source: [Parking Tickets, Parking Tickets page](https://belcarra.ca/municipal-hall/parking-tickets/) - Official wording: "after 28 days the fee increases to $240 and the ticket moves to collections" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Disputing a ticket:** Within 14 days of receiving the notice, pay or request dispute adjudication on the Bylaw Notice form (in person, by mail or online); a Screening Officer reviews it first, and an adjudicator hears unresolved disputes. A person who loses pays an extra $25. Disputes are not allowed after 14 days. - Source: [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 520, 2018 (PDF, consolidated), ss. 7.1, 7.2, 8.2](https://belcarra.ca/assets/media/2024/09/Bylaw-520-2018-Bylaw-Notice-Enforcement-Bylaw-Consolidated.pdf) - Official wording: "Request dispute adjudication by filling in the appropriate portion of the Bylaw Notice form" … "no person may dispute the notice after 14 days of receiving the Bylaw Notice" … "must pay the Municipality an additional fee of $25" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Bylaw:** Village of Belcarra Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 520, 2018 (Bylaw Notice Dispute Adjudication Registry) - Source: [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 520, 2018 (PDF, consolidated), s. 1.1](https://belcarra.ca/assets/media/2024/09/Bylaw-520-2018-Bylaw-Notice-Enforcement-Bylaw-Consolidated.pdf) - Official wording: "This Bylaw may be cited as Village of Belcarra Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 520, 2018 (Bylaw Notice Dispute Adjudication Registry)." - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 ## How it works There are two systems. Bylaw notices under the [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 520, 2018]() cover the contraventions listed in its Schedule A. Older municipal tickets under the [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 256, 1997]() (fines up to $500) cover bylaws in its schedules. Officers include designated RCMP members and bylaw enforcement officers. ## Steps 1. Within 14 days of receiving a bylaw notice, either pay it or request dispute adjudication on the Bylaw Notice form (in person, by mail or online). 2. A Screening Officer reviews the dispute first, and an adjudicator hears unresolved disputes. 3. Disputes are not allowed after 14 days. ## Good to know - Common bylaw notices, full / early (within 14 days) / late (more than 28 days): unlawful parking $160 / $100 / $240; number of dogs $75 / $50 / $100; nuisance dog $100 / $75 / $150; no business licence $100 / $50 / $150; no building permit $150 / $100 / $200. - Municipal ticket: construction noise $100. - Water restriction offences have the same amount early, standard and late. - A person who loses a dispute pays an extra $25. - Unsightly property is not listed in either schedule for a current bylaw. - The Parking Tickets page says the fee rises to $160 after 14 days; the bylaw's late-payment amount applies after 28 days. Check the notice itself for what you owe. ## Official forms and pages - [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 520, 2018 (PDF, consolidated), Village of Belcarra](https://belcarra.ca/assets/media/2024/09/Bylaw-520-2018-Bylaw-Notice-Enforcement-Bylaw-Consolidated.pdf) - [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 256, 1997 (PDF), Village of Belcarra](https://belcarra.ca/assets/media/2019/05/vob-bylaw-256_municipal_ticketing.pdf) - [Parking Tickets, Village of Belcarra](https://belcarra.ca/municipal-hall/parking-tickets/) ## Related questions - [Belcarra noise bylaw: quiet hours, construction hours and fines](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/belcarra/noise-rules.md) - [Belcarra RV, boat and trailer parking rules](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/belcarra/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md) - [Belcarra dog leash rules and off-leash areas](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/belcarra/dog-leash-rules.md) ## The same question elsewhere - [Bylaw tickets in British Columbia: early payment, late payment and disputes by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/bylaw-fines.md) - [Port Moody](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-moody/bylaw-fines.md) - [Anmore](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/anmore/bylaw-fines.md) - [Coquitlam](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coquitlam/bylaw-fines.md) - [New Westminster](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/bylaw-fines.md) - [Burnaby](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/burnaby/bylaw-fines.md) - [Port Coquitlam](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-coquitlam/bylaw-fines.md) ## Sources - [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 520, 2018 (PDF, consolidated), Village of Belcarra](https://belcarra.ca/assets/media/2024/09/Bylaw-520-2018-Bylaw-Notice-Enforcement-Bylaw-Consolidated.pdf) (read 2026-11-08) - [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 256, 1997 (PDF), Village of Belcarra](https://belcarra.ca/assets/media/2019/05/vob-bylaw-256_municipal_ticketing.pdf) (read 2026-11-08) - [Parking Tickets, Village of Belcarra](https://belcarra.ca/municipal-hall/parking-tickets/) (read 2026-11-08) _Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 6 of 6 facts was matched to the official text. 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