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Enderby unsightly property rules and how to report

How do I report an unsightly or overgrown property in Enderby?

Enderby, British ColumbiaChecked against official textSources read 2026-11-05

Short answer

Report an unsightly or overgrown property in the City of Enderby through the City's contact form, by email to info@cityofenderby.com, or on a Public Request form at City Hall, 619 Cliff Avenue. Complainants are kept anonymous unless court action is required.

Key facts

What countsOwners and occupiers must not let rubbish, filth or noxious matter accumulate, rubbish overflow around a container, dead landscaping or noxious weeds remain, construction waste pile up on a building-permit site, or the property become or stay unsightly. Unsightly includes visible rubbish, graffiti or discarded materials, and dead or uncontrolled vegetation.Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 1517, 2013 (consolidated, PDF), ss. 4.3; Schedule D · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
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no owner or occupier of real property shall cause, suffer or permit:
rubbish to overflow from or accumulate around any container
allow the real property to become or remain unsightly;
the accumulation of dead landscaping, vegetation, noxious weeds or other
the storage, location or accumulation visible to a person standing on a
of filth, rubbish, graffiti or any other
discarded materials;
How to reportUse the City's contact form, email info@cityofenderby.com, or complete a Public Request form at City Hall (619 Cliff Avenue). Complainants are kept anonymous unless court action is required.Bylaw Compliance, Bylaw Enforcement; Contact Us · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
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you can either complete our contact form, email info@cityofenderby.com or drop by City Hall to complete a Public Request form.
All complainants will be kept anonymous unless court action is required
telephone 250-838-7230, or drop by City Hall at 619 Cliff Avenue.
What happens nextA Bylaw Enforcement Officer may issue a compliance order; it must say the problem is to be fixed within 14 days of delivery. If it is not, the City may do the work without further notice and bill the owner (added to property taxes if unpaid). After two orders in 12 months the property goes on an Enhanced Compliance Schedule for 12 months: 4 days to comply and higher fines.Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 1517, 2013 (consolidated, PDF), ss. 4.10 to 4.17, 8.2 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
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the unsightly nature of the property or other non-compliance with this
Bylaw must be remedied within 14 days of the date of delivery of the notice
the City may, without further notice, proceed to carry out the work required, and the cost
of such work will be added to the taxes of the real property
following the issuance of two compliance
orders for a property within a 12 month period, that property shall be placed
on an Enhanced Compliance Schedule for a period of 12 months
the order must be remedied within 4 days of the
FineBylaw notice for unsightly property: $100 ($50 if paid within 14 days; $110 after 28 days); $500 ($400; $500) if the property is on an Enhanced Compliance Schedule. Municipal ticket: $100 ($50 if paid within 30 days); $500 ($400) on an Enhanced Compliance Schedule.Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 1581 (consolidated, PDF), Schedule A (Good Neighbour Bylaw 4.3(c), 4.17(b)); Municipal Ticketing Information System Bylaw No. 1518 (consolidated, PDF), Schedule 4 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
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1517 4.3 (c) Unsightly property $100 $50 $110 YES
1517 4.3 (c) Unsightly property $500 $400 $500 YES
Unsightly property 4.3 (c) 100. 50.
Unsightly property when on an Enhanced 4.3 (c) 500. 400.
BylawGood Neighbour Bylaw No. 1517, 2013 (Part IV, Property Maintenance)Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 1517, 2013 (consolidated, PDF), s. 1 (title) · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
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Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 1517. 2013

How it works

Part IV of the Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 1517 says owners and occupiers in the City of Enderby must not let rubbish, filth or noxious matter accumulate, let rubbish overflow around a container, leave dead landscaping or noxious weeds, let construction waste pile up on a building-permit site, or let the property become or stay unsightly. Unsightly includes visible rubbish, graffiti or discarded materials, and dead or uncontrolled vegetation. Normal farm operations and orderly outdoor storage allowed by the Zoning Bylaw are exempt. Owners must also keep boulevards, lanes and sidewalks next to their property clear and weeds trimmed.

Steps

  1. If you are comfortable, the City says to talk with the neighbour first.
  2. Otherwise report it using the City's contact form, by email to info@cityofenderby.com, or on a Public Request form at City Hall.
  3. A Bylaw Enforcement Officer may issue a compliance order saying the problem is to be fixed within 14 days of delivery. If it is not, the City may do the work without further notice and bill the owner; unpaid amounts are added to property taxes.

Good to know

  • After two orders in 12 months, the property goes on an Enhanced Compliance Schedule for 12 months: 4 days to comply and higher fines.
  • An owner may ask Council to reconsider an order in writing to the Corporate Officer within 10 days of service (3 days on an Enhanced Compliance Schedule).
  • Unsightly premises are a bylaw enforcement priority. The City says an initial investigation could take several weeks.
  • Dog problems go to dog control at 250-838-0233.

What you'll need

  • Address of the property and a description of the problem

Official forms and pages

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Sources

  1. Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 1517, 2013 (consolidated, PDF), City of Enderby (read 2026-11-05)
  2. Bylaw Compliance, City of Enderby (read 2026-11-05)
  3. Contact Us, City of Enderby (read 2026-11-05)
  4. Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 1581 (consolidated, PDF), City of Enderby (read 2026-11-05)
  5. Municipal Ticketing Information System Bylaw No. 1518 (consolidated, PDF), City of Enderby (read 2026-11-05)

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