Belcarra unsightly property rules and how to report
How do I report an unsightly or overgrown property in Belcarra?
Short answer
In Belcarra, fill in the Bylaw Enforcement Complaint Form and send it to the Village Office, or use the Report a Concern form on belcarra.ca. Under the Good Neighbour Bylaw an owner can be ordered to fix an unsightly parcel within 14 days.
Key facts
| What counts | An owner must not let a parcel become or remain unsightly, nor allow a nuisance. Examples: rubbish or discarded materials not in a closed building, graffiti (remove within 15 days), building materials over 15 days without a permit, unlicensed or non-running vehicles, grass over 30 cm, noxious weeds, stagnant water, an unsightly or unsafe fence.Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 361, 2004 (PDF, consolidated), ss. 5.1.3, 5.1.4, 5.2.2 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingNo Owner may allow a parcel owned by the Owner to become or remain unsightly. of filth, discarded materials, unwholesome matter, or rubbish of any kind owners of a parcel shall remove graffiti within 15 days of discovery or when served with an order to comply the accumulation of building materials on the parcel for more than 15 days of grass in excess of 30 centimetres in length a fence to become unsightly, unstable or unsafe |
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| How to report | Fill in the Bylaw Enforcement Complaint Form and send it to the Village Office, 4084 Bedwell Bay Road, by email to belcarra@belcarra.ca or fax to 604-939-5034. Or use the Report a Concern form on belcarra.ca. Phone 604-937-4100. The Village relies on complaints.Bylaw Enforcement Complaint Form, Bylaw Enforcement Complaint Form and procedures; Report a Concern, Report a Concern page · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingFAX: 604-939-5034 OR EMAIL: belcarra@belcarra.ca it is the general practice of the Village of Belcarra to rely on citizen complaints as a means of alerting bylaw enforcement of violations of its bylaws The personal information collected on this form is collected for the purpose of processing a concern and for administration and enforcement purposes. Phone 604-937-4100 or email |
| What happens next | An officer may serve an Order to Comply: fix it within 14 days (3 days if a nuisance). The owner may appeal to Council in writing at least 72 hours before the deadline. If it is not done, the Village may do the work at the owner's expense; costs unpaid after December 31 are added to property taxes.Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 361, 2004 (PDF, consolidated), Parts 7.1-7.3 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingthe Bylaw Enforcement Officer may, serve on such person an Order to Comply which requires the person to remove the contravention three days if the Bylaw Enforcement Officer believes the contravention is a nuisance under this bylaw at least 72 hours prior to the expiry of the time given in the Order to Comply the Municipality by its employees and others may enter the parcel and perform the obligations at the expense of the person defaulting the cost shall be added to and form part of the taxes payable on the parcel as taxes in arrears |
| Fine | Not confirmed. The Village's current ticket schedules do not state a ticket amount for this bylaw. |
| Bylaw | Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 361, 2004Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 361, 2004 (PDF, consolidated), Part 1 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingThis Bylaw may be cited as Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 361, 2004. |
How it works
The Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 361, 2004 says an owner must not let a parcel become or remain unsightly, and must not allow a nuisance. Examples include rubbish or discarded materials not in a closed building, graffiti (remove within 15 days), building materials left over 15 days without a permit, unlicensed or non-running vehicles, grass over 30 cm, noxious weeds, stagnant water, and an unsightly or unsafe fence.
Steps
- Fill in the Bylaw Enforcement Complaint Form.
- Send it to the Village Office at 4084 Bedwell Bay Road, by email to belcarra@belcarra.ca, or by fax to 604-939-5034. You can instead use the Report a Concern form on belcarra.ca, or phone 604-937-4100.
- An officer may serve the owner an Order to Comply: fix it within 14 days (3 days if it is a nuisance).
Good to know
- The owner may appeal to Council in writing at least 72 hours before the deadline.
- If the work is not done, the Village may do it at the owner's expense. Costs unpaid after December 31 are added to property taxes.
- The Village relies on complaints from residents.
- No bylaw notice or ticket amount is stated for this bylaw in the Village's current ticket schedules. On conviction in court the bylaw sets a fine of up to $10,000 or six months in jail, or both.
Official forms and pages
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Sources
- Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 361, 2004 (PDF, consolidated), Village of Belcarra (read 2026-11-08)
- Bylaw Enforcement Complaint Form (PDF), Village of Belcarra (read 2026-11-08)
- Report a Concern, Village of Belcarra (read 2026-11-08)
- Contact Us, Village of Belcarra (read 2026-11-08)
- Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 520, 2018 (PDF, consolidated), Village of Belcarra (read 2026-11-08)
- Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 256, 1997 (PDF), Village of Belcarra (read 2026-11-08)
Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 4 of 5 facts was matched to the official text; 1 could not be confirmed. How answers are checked.