{"title":"Pitt Meadows bylaw fines and how tickets work","question":"What are the common bylaw fines?","slug":"bylaw-fines","place":{"path":"ca/bc/pitt-meadows","name":"Pitt Meadows","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":"City of Pitt Meadows","url":"https://www.pittmeadows.ca"},"short_answer":"The City of Pitt Meadows issues bylaw notices under its Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw, which lists each penalty in Schedule A. Examples: unlicensed dog $150, noise $100, overtime parking $50, unsightly property $300, fireworks $500. An unlisted offence is $275.","aliases":["bylaw ticket amounts pitt meadows","parking fine pitt meadows","how much is a bylaw ticket","bylaw notice penalty"],"cost":"Schedule A sets each penalty; early-payment amount in brackets where listed: unlicensed dog $150; dog at large $150; noise that disturbs $100 ($80); unsightly property $300 ($240); overtime parking $50 ($40); outdoor fire without a permit $500; lawn watering breach in Stage 1 or 2 $300; fireworks $500. Offence not listed: $275 ($225).","how_long":"Pay or dispute within 14 days of receiving the notice.","where":[{"type":"online","label":"Pay through MyPittMeadows","value":"https://mypittmeadows.com/"},{"type":"in_person","label":"Pitt Meadows City Hall","value":"12007 Harris Road, Pitt Meadows, BC V3Y 2B5","note":"Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m."},{"type":"phone","label":"Bylaw Services","value":"604-465-2428"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Pay a Bylaw Notice (Ticket)","url":"https://www.pittmeadows.ca/city-hall/bylaw-services/pay-bylaw-notice-ticket"},{"title":"Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 2439, 2009 (consolidated PDF)","url":"https://www.pittmeadows.ca/sites/default/files/2025-12/Bylaw-Notice-Enforcement-Bylaw-No-2439%2C-2009-Consolidated-Version.pdf"}],"related":[{"slug":"noise-rules","title":"Pitt Meadows noise bylaw: quiet hours, construction hours and fines","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/pitt-meadows/noise-rules/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/maple-ridge","name":"Maple Ridge","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/maple-ridge/bylaw-fines/"},{"place":"ca/bc/port-coquitlam","name":"Port Coquitlam","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-coquitlam/bylaw-fines/"},{"place":"ca/bc/coquitlam","name":"Coquitlam","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coquitlam/bylaw-fines/"},{"place":"ca/bc/anmore","name":"Anmore","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/anmore/bylaw-fines/"},{"place":"ca/bc/port-moody","name":"Port Moody","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-moody/bylaw-fines/"},{"place":"ca/bc/belcarra","name":"Belcarra","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/belcarra/bylaw-fines/"}],"topic":{"title":"Bylaw tickets in British Columbia: early payment, late payment and disputes by municipality","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/bylaw-fines/"},"facts":{"how_tickets_work":{"label":"How tickets work","value":"Bylaw notices under the Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 2439, 2009, issued by designated enforcement officers (including RCMP members, bylaw officers and the Fire Chief). Schedule A sets each penalty; an offence not listed is $275 ($225 if paid within 14 days).","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.pittmeadows.ca/sites/default/files/2025-12/Bylaw-Notice-Enforcement-Bylaw-No-2439%2C-2009-Consolidated-Version.pdf","title":"Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 2439, 2009 (consolidated) (PDF)","section":"ss. 3, 4(b), 9","quotes":["every bylaw contravention may be dealt with by bylaw notice.","the penalty is $275;","the penalty is the discounted penalty of $225.","Members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police;","Bylaw Enforcement Officers appointed pursuant to the Police Act and the Community Charter;"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"example_fines":{"label":"Common fines","value":"Unlicensed dog $150. Dog at large $150. Noise that disturbs $100 ($80). Unsightly property $300 ($240). Overtime parking $50 ($40). Outdoor fire without a permit $500. Lawn watering breach in Stage 1 or 2: $300. Fireworks: $500.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.pittmeadows.ca/sites/default/files/2025-12/Bylaw-Notice-Enforcement-Bylaw-No-2439%2C-2009-Consolidated-Version.pdf","title":"Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 2439, 2009 (consolidated) (PDF)","section":"Schedule A (various)","quotes":["Unlicensed dog over six 4.2(a) n/a 150 n/a","Dog at large 5.1(a) n/a 150 n/a","Noise which disturbs 4.1 80 100 50","Unsightly property 5 240 300 n/a","Overtime parking 10.2(d) 40 50 n/a","No fire permit 3(d) n/a 500","Unauthorized Use of Water Schedule A Stage 1 300 n/a","Sell, distribute, throw, 3.1 n/a 500"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"early_payment":{"label":"Paying early","value":"Where Schedule A lists a discounted penalty, it applies if the City receives payment within 14 days of the person receiving (or being presumed to receive) the notice. Many offences (for example dogs, fires, fireworks, water) have no discounted amount.","short":"Where listed, lower if paid in 14 days; many none","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.pittmeadows.ca/sites/default/files/2025-12/Bylaw-Notice-Enforcement-Bylaw-No-2439%2C-2009-Consolidated-Version.pdf","title":"Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 2439, 2009 (consolidated) (PDF)","section":"s. 4(a)(ii)","quotes":["if received by the City within 14 days of the person receiving or being presumed to have received the bylaw notice, is the discounted penalty set out in the column titled"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"late_payment":{"label":"Paying late","value":"After 14 days the full penalty applies. If a notice is still unpaid after 28 days, a final letter is sent; after a further 28 days it goes to a collection agent. No set surcharge is stated.","short":"No set surcharge; collections after 28 days","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.pittmeadows.ca/sites/default/files/2025-12/Bylaw-Notice-Enforcement-Bylaw-No-2439%2C-2009-Consolidated-Version.pdf","title":"Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 2439, 2009 (consolidated) (PDF)","section":"s. 4(a)(i)","quotes":["subject to paragraphs (ii) and (iii), is the penalty set out in the column titled"]},{"url":"https://www.pittmeadows.ca/city-hall/bylaw-services/pay-bylaw-notice-ticket","title":"Pay a Bylaw Notice (Ticket), City of Pitt Meadows","section":"Pay a Bylaw Notice","quotes":["If after 28 days, the bylaw notice has not been paid, a letter is sent providing a final opportunity to pay. If payment is still not received after a further 28 days, the bylaw notice will be forwarded to our collection agent."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"dispute":{"label":"Disputing a ticket","value":"Within 14 days, pay or dispute: submit the online dispute form or complete the back of the notice and deliver it to Bylaw Services (no disputes by phone). A screening officer reviews it; if not cancelled you may have an adjudication hearing (in person at Coquitlam City Hall, by phone, or in writing). If the notice is upheld, add a $25 fee. The adjudicator cannot reduce the amount.","short":"Within 14 days; $25 added if upheld","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.pittmeadows.ca/sites/default/files/2025-12/Bylaw-Notice-Enforcement-Bylaw-No-2439%2C-2009-Consolidated-Version.pdf","title":"Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 2439, 2009 (consolidated) (PDF)","section":"ss. 5(a), 6(c)","quotes":["A person who receives a bylaw notice must, within 14 days","must pay the City an additional fee of $25"]},{"url":"https://www.pittmeadows.ca/city-hall/bylaw-services/pay-bylaw-notice-ticket","title":"Pay a Bylaw Notice (Ticket), City of Pitt Meadows","section":"Pay a Bylaw Notice","quotes":["Bylaw Notices must be paid or disputed within 14 days of the bylaw notice being issued","The adjudicator cannot reduce the bylaw notice amount","we do not accept bylaw notice disputes over the phone"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 2439, 2009","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.pittmeadows.ca/sites/default/files/2025-12/Bylaw-Notice-Enforcement-Bylaw-No-2439%2C-2009-Consolidated-Version.pdf","title":"Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 2439, 2009 (consolidated) (PDF)","section":"title","quotes":["BYLAW NOTICE ENFORCEMENT","Bylaw No. 2439, 2009 and amendments thereto"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":6,"stated":6,"matched":6,"none":0,"unknown":0},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nPitt Meadows uses bylaw notices under the [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 2439, 2009](<https://www.pittmeadows.ca/sites/default/files/2025-12/Bylaw-Notice-Enforcement-Bylaw-No-2439%2C-2009-Consolidated-Version.pdf>). They are issued by designated enforcement officers, including RCMP members, bylaw officers and the Fire Chief. No municipal ticket bylaw was found on the City's site. Court prosecution is also possible under each bylaw.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Within 14 days of getting the notice, pay it or dispute it.\n2. To dispute, submit the online dispute form or complete the back of the notice and deliver it to Bylaw Services. Disputes are not taken by phone.\n3. A screening officer reviews the dispute. If it is not cancelled, you may have an adjudication hearing: in person at Coquitlam City Hall, by phone, or in writing.\n4. If the notice is upheld, a $25 fee is added. The adjudicator cannot reduce the amount.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Where Schedule A lists a discounted penalty, it applies if the City receives payment within 14 days of the person receiving (or being presumed to receive) the notice. Many offences (for example dogs, fires, fireworks, water) have no discounted amount.\n- A compliance agreement can reduce a few penalties by 50%.\n- After 14 days the full penalty applies. A notice unpaid after 28 days gets a final letter; after a further 28 days it goes to a collection agent. No set surcharge is stated.\n- Pay through the City's Pay a Bylaw Notice page, or ask Bylaw Services, 604-465-2428.","sources":[{"url":"https://www.pittmeadows.ca/sites/default/files/2025-12/Bylaw-Notice-Enforcement-Bylaw-No-2439%2C-2009-Consolidated-Version.pdf","title":"Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 2439, 2009 (consolidated) (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.pittmeadows.ca/city-hall/bylaw-services/pay-bylaw-notice-ticket","title":"Pay a Bylaw Notice (Ticket), City of Pitt Meadows","accessed":"2026-11-05"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-05","review":{"status":"machine_checked","badge":"Checked against official text","label":"Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 6 of 6 facts was matched to the official text."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/pitt-meadows/bylaw-fines/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/pitt-meadows/bylaw-fines.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/pitt-meadows/bylaw-fines.json"}}