{"title":"Cache Creek unsightly property rules and how to report","question":"How do I report an unsightly or overgrown property in Cache Creek?","slug":"unsightly-property","place":{"path":"ca/bc/cache-creek","name":"Cache Creek","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 Cache Creek","url":"https://cachecreek.ca"},"short_answer":"In Cache Creek, report an unsightly property to the Village in writing and sign it, in a letter or on the Village's form. Under Village Policy F-3, verbal and unsigned complaints are not investigated. The rules are in Bylaw No. 756, whose text is not posted.","aliases":["unsightly property cache creek","report messy yard cache creek","overgrown lot cache creek","property maintenance bylaw cache creek"],"cost":"Fine not stated on the Village's website.","how_long":"Not stated on the Village's website.","where":[{"type":"phone","label":"Village Office","value":"250-457-6237","note":"Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., closed on statutory holidays"},{"type":"in_person","label":"Village Office","value":"1389 Quartz Road, Cache Creek, BC V0K 1H0"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Policy F-3 Complaints & Bylaw Enforcement (PDF), Village of Cache Creek","url":"https://img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/bf7007c2-9476-4485-8364-d7ab1d6e599d/downloads/F-3%20Complaints%20%26%20Bylaw%20Enforcement.pdf?ver=1793894504567"}],"related":[{"slug":"backyard-fire","title":"Cache Creek backyard fire and burning rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cache-creek/backyard-fire/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/ashcroft","name":"Ashcroft","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/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":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"not_published","note":"The text of the Village's Bylaw No. 756 is not posted for the public.","sources":[]},"how_to_report":{"label":"How to report","value":"Under Village Policy F-3 (1998), complaints about bylaw breaches must be in writing and signed, in a letter or on the Village form. Unsigned and verbal complaints are not investigated.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/bf7007c2-9476-4485-8364-d7ab1d6e599d/downloads/F-3%20Complaints%20%26%20Bylaw%20Enforcement.pdf?ver=1793894504567","title":"Policy F-3 Complaints & Bylaw Enforcement (PDF), Village of Cache Creek","section":"Procedures 3 and 4","quotes":["All allegations of a contravention of any Village of Cache Creek Bylaw must be in writing","Complaints received without a signature","Complaints can be in letter form or on the form approved as part of this policy","Complaints received without a signature, or made with the complainant refusing to sign the form will not be investigated."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"process":{"label":"What happens next","value":"Under Village Policy F-3 (1998), the Chief Bylaw Enforcement Officer investigates each complaint properly filed, may take enforcement measures under the bylaw concerned, and tells the complainant in writing if no action is warranted. Complaints stay confidential unless the matter goes to court.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/bf7007c2-9476-4485-8364-d7ab1d6e599d/downloads/F-3%20Complaints%20%26%20Bylaw%20Enforcement.pdf?ver=1793894504567","title":"Policy F-3 Complaints & Bylaw Enforcement (PDF), Village of Cache Creek","section":"Procedures 5, 6 and 8","quotes":["will be investigated by, or under the","the complainant shall be informed, in writing, of this decision.","All complaints will remain confidential","Should the merits of the investigation indicate that no measures are warranted, the complainant shall be informed, in writing, of this decision.","All complaints will remain confidential unless the investigation leads to the issue proceeding to Court."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"not_published","note":"The text of the Village's Bylaw No. 756 is not posted for the public.","sources":[]},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Property Maintenance & Unsightly Premises Bylaw No. 756 (2012)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/bf7007c2-9476-4485-8364-d7ab1d6e599d/downloads/BYLAWS%20LIST.pdf?ver=1793894508052","title":"Village of Cache Creek Bylaws List (PDF)","section":"Bylaws List (2012)","quotes":["756 PROPERTY MAINTENANCE & UNSIGHTLY PREMISES 2012"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":5,"stated":3,"matched":3,"none":0,"unknown":2},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nUnsightly property in Cache Creek is covered by the Village's Property Maintenance & Unsightly Premises Bylaw No. 756 (2012). The bylaw text is not posted for the public, so what counts as unsightly and the fine are not known from the website.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Write your complaint in a letter or on the Village's approved form, and sign it. [Policy F-3 Complaints & Bylaw Enforcement](<https://img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/bf7007c2-9476-4485-8364-d7ab1d6e599d/downloads/F-3%20Complaints%20%26%20Bylaw%20Enforcement.pdf?ver=1793894504567>) (1998) says unsigned and verbal complaints will not be investigated.\n2. Take or send it to the Village Office, 1389 Quartz Road. The policy does not say where to send it. Phone 250-457-6237 to ask about the form.\n3. The Chief Bylaw Enforcement Officer investigates a properly filed complaint and may take enforcement measures. If no action is warranted, you are told in writing.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Complaints stay confidential unless the matter goes to court.\n- Enforcement is on a complaint basis only, except where the Village decides there are safety considerations.","sources":[{"url":"https://img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/bf7007c2-9476-4485-8364-d7ab1d6e599d/downloads/F-3%20Complaints%20%26%20Bylaw%20Enforcement.pdf?ver=1793894504567","title":"Policy F-3 Complaints & Bylaw Enforcement (PDF), Village of Cache Creek","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/bf7007c2-9476-4485-8364-d7ab1d6e599d/downloads/BYLAWS%20LIST.pdf?ver=1793894508052","title":"Village of Cache Creek Bylaws List (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://cachecreek.ca/","title":"Village of Cache Creek home page","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 3 of 5 facts was matched to the official text; 2 could not be confirmed."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cache-creek/unsightly-property/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cache-creek/unsightly-property.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cache-creek/unsightly-property.json"}}