{"title":"Logan Lake unsightly property rules and how to report","question":"How do I report an unsightly or overgrown property in Logan Lake?","slug":"unsightly-property","place":{"path":"ca/bc/logan-lake","name":"Logan Lake","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 Logan Lake","url":"https://loganlake.ca"},"short_answer":"In Logan Lake, report an unsightly property to the Bylaw Enforcement Officer by the online complaint form, bylaw@loganlake.ca or 250-318-4964. Give your name, address and phone number; anonymous complaints are not accepted. Tickets run from $25 to $250.","aliases":["unsightly premises logan lake","overgrown yard logan lake","messy property complaint logan lake","junk vehicles logan lake"],"cost":"Tickets (first / second offence): building materials, vehicles, or filth, discarded materials or rubbish $50 / $100; unsightly vegetation including lawns $25 / $50; visible graffiti $25 / $50; unsightly fencing $50 / $100; structural disrepair $100 / $250.","how_long":"Time limits to fix a problem are not stated in the readable text.","where":[{"type":"online","label":"Online bylaw complaint form","value":"https://loganlake.ca/live-work-here/submit-bylaw-complaint/"},{"type":"email","label":"Bylaw Enforcement/Animal Control Officer","value":"bylaw@loganlake.ca"},{"type":"phone","label":"Bylaw Enforcement Officer","value":"250-318-4964"},{"type":"phone","label":"Municipal Office","value":"250-523-6225","note":"Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., closed 12:30 to 1:00 p.m."}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Submit a Bylaw Complaint","url":"https://loganlake.ca/live-work-here/submit-bylaw-complaint/"},{"title":"Ticketing of Bylaw Offences Bylaw No. 660, 2010 (PDF)","url":"https://loganlake.civicweb.net/document/4408/"}],"related":[{"slug":"bylaw-fines","title":"Logan Lake bylaw fines and how tickets work","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/logan-lake/bylaw-fines/"},{"slug":"noise-rules","title":"Logan Lake noise bylaw: quiet hours, construction hours and fines","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/logan-lake/noise-rules/"},{"slug":"zoning-lookup","title":"Logan Lake zoning: find your zone and what it allows","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/logan-lake/zoning-lookup/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/ashcroft","name":"Ashcroft","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/unsightly-property/"},{"place":"ca/bc/cache-creek","name":"Cache Creek","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cache-creek/unsightly-property/"},{"place":"ca/bc/lytton","name":"Lytton","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lytton/unsightly-property/"},{"place":"ca/bc/lillooet","name":"Lillooet","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lillooet/unsightly-property/"},{"place":"ca/bc/merritt","name":"Merritt","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/merritt/unsightly-property/"},{"place":"ca/bc/kamloops","name":"Kamloops","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kamloops/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":"Ticketable offences are: accumulation of building materials, accumulation of vehicles, accumulation of filth, discarded materials, unwholesome matter or rubbish of any kind, unsightly vegetation including lawns, visible graffiti, unsightly fencing, and unsightly structural disrepair.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://loganlake.civicweb.net/document/4408/","title":"Ticketing of Bylaw Offences Bylaw No. 660, 2010 (PDF), District of Logan Lake","section":"Schedule B, item 12 (Bylaw 659)","quotes":["Accumulation of building materials","Accumulation of Vehicles","Accumulation of filth, discarded,","Visible Graffiti","Unsightly Fencing","Unsightly Structural Disrepair"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"how_to_report":{"label":"How to report","value":"Use the online bylaw complaint form, email bylaw@loganlake.ca, phone the Bylaw Officer at 250.318.4964 or the Municipal Office at 250.523.6225, or visit the office. Complaints must include your name, address and phone; anonymous complaints are not accepted.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://loganlake.civicweb.net/document/3233/","title":"Bylaw Complaint Process Bylaw No. 825 (PDF), District of Logan Lake","section":"s. 3, complaint process","quotes":["Anonymous complaints are not accepted.","Complaints are accepted in person, by telephone, in writing, by voice mail, or by email"]},{"url":"https://loganlake.ca/live-work-here/submit-bylaw-complaint/","title":"Submit a Bylaw Complaint, District of Logan Lake","section":"Submit a Bylaw Complaint","quotes":["Submit a bylaw complaint webform"]},{"url":"https://loganlake.ca/your-municipality/contacts/","title":"Contacts, District of Logan Lake","section":"Bylaw Enforcement/Animal Control","quotes":["The Bylaw Enforcement Officer may also be contacted at 250.318.4964."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"process":{"label":"What happens next","value":"A file is opened and the complaint ranked by priority. The bylaw officer may issue a verbal or written warning with a time to fix the problem, a fine, or an order that lets the District fix the problem and bill the owner for the cost.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://loganlake.civicweb.net/document/3233/","title":"Bylaw Complaint Process Bylaw No. 825 (PDF), District of Logan Lake","section":"s. 3(d)","quotes":["A verbal or written warning with directions to remedy the problem within a specified time frame;","An order, which allows the District to remedy the contravention and bill"]},{"url":"https://loganlake.civicweb.net/document/12888/","title":"Solid Waste and Recycling Removal/Disposal Bylaw No. 835, 2018 (PDF), District of Logan Lake","section":"s. 19","quotes":["done by the District staff at the charges prescribed in the Unsightly Premises Bylaw"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":"First offence / second offence: building materials $50 / $100; vehicles $50 / $100; filth, discarded materials or rubbish $50 / $100; unsightly vegetation including lawns $25 / $50; visible graffiti $25 / $50; unsightly fencing $50 / $100; unsightly structural disrepair $100 / $250.","short":"$50 first offence; $100 second","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://loganlake.civicweb.net/document/4408/","title":"Ticketing of Bylaw Offences Bylaw No. 660, 2010 (PDF), District of Logan Lake","section":"Schedule B, item 12 (Bylaw 659)","quotes":["Accumulation of building materials","Unsightly Structural Disrepair","$250.00","$25.00"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"District of Logan Lake Unsightly Premises Bylaw No. 659, 2010","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://loganlake.civicweb.net/document/4408/","title":"Ticketing of Bylaw Offences Bylaw No. 660, 2010 (PDF), District of Logan Lake","section":"Schedule A, item 12","quotes":["Unsightly Premises Bylaw No. 659, 2010"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":5,"stated":5,"matched":5,"none":0,"unknown":0},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nLogan Lake's Unsightly Premises Bylaw 659, 2010 is a scanned image with no readable text, so this answer relies on the offence names and amounts in the [Ticketing of Bylaw Offences Bylaw 660](<https://loganlake.civicweb.net/document/4408/>). Ticketable offences are accumulations of building materials, vehicles, filth, discarded materials, unwholesome matter or rubbish; unsightly vegetation including lawns; visible graffiti; unsightly fencing; and unsightly structural disrepair.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Use the online bylaw complaint form, email bylaw@loganlake.ca, phone the Bylaw Officer at 250-318-4964 or the Municipal Office at 250-523-6225, or visit the office.\n2. Include your name, address and phone number. Anonymous complaints are not accepted.\n3. The District opens a file and ranks the complaint by priority.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- The officer may issue a verbal or written warning with a time to fix the problem, a fine, or an order that lets the District fix the problem and bill the owner for the cost.\n- Tickets, first offence / second offence: building materials, vehicles, or filth, discarded materials or rubbish $50 / $100; unsightly vegetation including lawns $25 / $50; visible graffiti $25 / $50; unsightly fencing $50 / $100; unsightly structural disrepair $100 / $250.\n- The readable text does not state how long an owner has to fix a problem.","sources":[{"url":"https://loganlake.civicweb.net/document/4408/","title":"Ticketing of Bylaw Offences Bylaw No. 660, 2010 (PDF), District of Logan Lake","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://loganlake.ca/live-work-here/submit-bylaw-complaint/","title":"Submit a Bylaw Complaint, District of Logan Lake","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://loganlake.ca/your-municipality/contacts/","title":"Contacts, District of Logan Lake","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://loganlake.civicweb.net/document/3233/","title":"Bylaw Complaint Process Bylaw No. 825 (PDF), District of Logan Lake","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://loganlake.civicweb.net/document/12888/","title":"Solid Waste and Recycling Removal/Disposal Bylaw No. 835, 2018 (PDF), District of Logan Lake","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 5 of 5 facts was matched to the official text."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/logan-lake/unsightly-property/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/logan-lake/unsightly-property.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/logan-lake/unsightly-property.json"}}