{"title":"Invermere unsightly property rules and how to report","question":"How do I report an unsightly or overgrown property in Invermere?","slug":"unsightly-property","place":{"path":"ca/bc/invermere","name":"Invermere","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":"District of Invermere","url":"https://invermere.net"},"short_answer":"In Invermere, report an unsightly or overgrown property to the Bylaw Officer at 250-342-1404 or bylaw@invermere.net. Property maintenance is regulated under the District's nuisance and unsightly premises bylaw. The tickets are $250 for a first offence and $500 for a second.","aliases":["unsightly property invermere","overgrown lot invermere","report messy yard invermere","noxious weeds invermere"],"cost":"Municipal ticket: unsightly property $250 first offence, $500 second offence. Noxious weeds or other growth: $100.","how_long":"The bylaw text is a scanned image, so the notice and compliance steps could not be read.","where":[{"type":"phone","label":"Bylaw Officer","value":"250-342-1404","note":"Wednesday to Sunday, 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m."},{"type":"email","label":"Bylaw Officer email","value":"bylaw@invermere.net"},{"type":"phone","label":"District office","value":"250-342-9281","note":"Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m."}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Ticket Information Utilization Amendment Bylaw No. 1436, 2011 (PDF), District of Invermere","url":"https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/61270/"},{"title":"Protective Services (Bylaw), District of Invermere","url":"https://invermere.net/operations/departments/protective-services/"}],"related":[{"slug":"noise-rules","title":"Invermere noise bylaw: quiet hours, construction hours and fines","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/invermere/noise-rules/"},{"slug":"bylaw-fines","title":"Invermere bylaw fines and how tickets work","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/invermere/bylaw-fines/"},{"slug":"backyard-fire","title":"Invermere backyard fire and burning rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/invermere/backyard-fire/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/radium-hot-springs","name":"Radium Hot Springs","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/radium-hot-springs/unsightly-property/"},{"place":"ca/bc/canal-flats","name":"Canal Flats","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/canal-flats/unsightly-property/"},{"place":"ca/bc/kaslo","name":"Kaslo","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kaslo/unsightly-property/"},{"place":"ca/bc/elkford","name":"Elkford","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/elkford/unsightly-property/"},{"place":"ca/bc/kimberley","name":"Kimberley","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kimberley/unsightly-property/"},{"place":"ca/bc/cranbrook","name":"Cranbrook","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cranbrook/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":"The ticket schedule lists two offences under s. 4 of the bylaw: \"unsightly property\" and \"noxious weeds or other growth\". The bylaw text itself could not be read.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/61270/","title":"Ticket Information Utilization Amendment Bylaw No. 1436, 2011 (PDF), District of Invermere","section":"Schedule P","quotes":["Unsightly Property 4 $250 First Offence","Noxious Weeds or other 4 $100 growth"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"how_to_report":{"label":"How to report","value":"Contact the Bylaw Officer at 250-342-1404 or bylaw@invermere.net, or the District office at 250-342-9281.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://invermere.net/operations/departments/protective-services/","title":"Protective Services (Bylaw), District of Invermere","section":"Protective Services page","quotes":["For any Bylaw Enforcement issues, please contact the District’s Bylaw Officer."]},{"url":"https://invermere.net/operations/general/contact-information/","title":"Contact Information, District of Invermere","section":"Contact page, Protective Services","quotes":["Dog Control / Bylaw Enforcement | 250-342-1404 | bylaw@invermere.net"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"process":{"label":"What happens next","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"scanned","note":"The bylaw is posted only as a scanned image, so its notice and cleanup steps could not be read.","sources":[]},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":"First offence $250, second offence $500 (municipal ticket). Noxious weeds or other growth: $100.","short":"Ticket $250 first offence; $500 second","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/61270/","title":"Ticket Information Utilization Amendment Bylaw No. 1436, 2011 (PDF), District of Invermere","section":"Schedule P","quotes":["Unsightly Property 4 $250 First Offence","Unsightly Property 4 $500 Second Offence","Noxious Weeds or other 4 $100 growth"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Nuisances, Rubbish and Unsightly Property and Premises Bylaw No. 948, 1998","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/61270/","title":"Ticket Information Utilization Amendment Bylaw No. 1436, 2011 (PDF), District of Invermere","section":"Schedule P heading","quotes":["Nuisances, Rubbish and Unsightly Property and Premises Bylaw No. 948, 1998"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":5,"stated":4,"matched":4,"none":0,"unknown":1},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nIn Invermere, property maintenance is one of the issues Bylaw Services regulates. The ticket schedule lists two offences under section 4 of the Nuisances, Rubbish and Unsightly Property and Premises Bylaw No. 948, 1998: \"unsightly property\" and \"noxious weeds or other growth\". The bylaw is posted only as a scanned image, so its definitions and its notice and cleanup steps could not be read.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Call the Bylaw Officer at 250-342-1404 (Wednesday to Sunday, 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.) or email bylaw@invermere.net.\n2. Or call the District office at 250-342-9281, Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.\n3. Give the address and describe the problem. No online complaint form for bylaw issues was found.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- The ticket for unsightly property is $250 for a first offence and $500 for a second. Noxious weeds or other growth is $100 (municipal tickets under [Bylaw No. 1436, 2011](https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/61270/)). No early or late amount is set.\n- How long an owner has to comply, and whether the District can clean up at the owner's cost, are not stated in the text read. Ask the District.","sources":[{"url":"https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/61270/","title":"Ticket Information Utilization Amendment Bylaw No. 1436, 2011 (PDF), District of Invermere","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://invermere.net/operations/departments/protective-services/","title":"Protective Services (Bylaw), District of Invermere","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://invermere.net/operations/general/contact-information/","title":"Contact Information, District of Invermere","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 4 of 5 facts was matched to the official text; 1 could not be confirmed."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/invermere/unsightly-property/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/invermere/unsightly-property.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/invermere/unsightly-property.json"}}