{"title":"Port Alice unsightly property rules and how to report","question":"How do I report an unsightly or overgrown property in Port Alice?","slug":"unsightly-property","place":{"path":"ca/bc/port-alice","name":"Port Alice","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 Port Alice","url":"https://portalice.ca"},"short_answer":"In Port Alice, the Village has a bylaw against accumulating noxious, offensive or unwholesome matter on premises or open spaces. To raise a concern, fill in the Village's Citizen Concern Form or call the Village office at 250-284-3391.","aliases":["unsightly property port alice","messy yard complaint port alice","report overgrown lot port alice","property complaint port alice"],"cost":"Not stated on the Village website.","how_long":"Not stated on the Village website.","where":[{"type":"online","label":"Citizen Concern Form (PDF)","value":"https://portalice.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/2016-03-23-Citizen-Concern-Form.pdf"},{"type":"phone","label":"Village office","value":"250-284-3391"},{"type":"email","label":"Village office email","value":"info@portalice.ca"},{"type":"in_person","label":"Municipal Hall","value":"1061 Marine Drive, Port Alice, BC V0N 2N0","note":"Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (closed on holidays)"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Citizen Concern Form (PDF), Village of Port Alice","url":"https://portalice.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/2016-03-23-Citizen-Concern-Form.pdf"},{"title":"Bylaw No. 575, Accumulation of Noxious, Offensive or Unwholesome Matter (PDF), Village of Port Alice","url":"https://portalice.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Bylaw-No.-575.pdf"}],"related":[],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/port-hardy","name":"Port Hardy","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-hardy/unsightly-property/"},{"place":"ca/bc/port-mcneill","name":"Port McNeill","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-mcneill/unsightly-property/"},{"place":"ca/bc/zeballos","name":"Zeballos","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/zeballos/unsightly-property/"},{"place":"ca/bc/tahsis","name":"Tahsis","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tahsis/unsightly-property/"},{"place":"ca/bc/sayward","name":"Sayward","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sayward/unsightly-property/"},{"place":"ca/bc/gold-river","name":"Gold River","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/gold-river/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 Village has a bylaw to prohibit the accumulation of noxious, offensive or unwholesome matter on premises or open spaces.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://portalice.ca/town-hall/bylaws/","title":"Bylaws library, Village of Port Alice","section":"Bylaws library page","quotes":["Bylaw to Prohibit the Accumulation of Noxious, Offensive or Unwholesome Matter on Premises or Open Spaces"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"how_to_report":{"label":"How to report","value":"The Village has a Citizen Concern Form (name, address, phone, nature and description of concern) that can be filled in; contact info@portalice.ca or 250-284-3391.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://portalice.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/2016-03-23-Citizen-Concern-Form.pdf","title":"Citizen Concern Form (PDF), Village of Port Alice","section":"Citizen Concern Form","quotes":["Village of Port Alice Citizen Concern Citizen Concern Form Name: _____________________________ Nature of Concern:_________________________ Address: _______________________________________ Apt: ____ Province ____________","Home Phone: (_____) _________________ Work Phone: (_____) ______________________ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DESCRIPTION OF CONCERN: (Attach further comments if required) Signature Date DATE"]},{"url":"https://portalice.ca/contact/","title":"Contact Us, Village of Port Alice","section":"Contact page","quotes":["Port Alice, BC. V0N 2N0 Contact Us P: (250) 284-3391 F: (250) 284-3416 info@portalice.ca Get in Touch Today!"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"process":{"label":"What happens next","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"scanned","note":"The Village's copy of Bylaw No. 575 is a scanned image, so only its title can be read.","sources":[]},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"scanned","note":"The Village's copy of Bylaw No. 575 is a scanned image, so only its title can be read.","sources":[]},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Bylaw to Prohibit the Accumulation of Noxious, Offensive or Unwholesome Matter on Premises or Open Spaces, Bylaw No. 575","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://portalice.ca/town-hall/bylaws/","title":"Bylaws library, Village of Port Alice","section":"Bylaws library page","quotes":["575 Bylaw to Prohibit the Accumulation of Noxious, Offensive or Unwholesome Matter on Premises or Open Spaces"]}],"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\nThe Village of Port Alice has a [Bylaw to Prohibit the Accumulation of Noxious, Offensive or Unwholesome Matter on Premises or Open Spaces (No. 575)](<https://portalice.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Bylaw-No.-575.pdf>). The copy on the Village website is a scanned image, so only its title can be read. The website does not say what counts, how the Village follows up, or what the fine is.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Fill in the Village's [Citizen Concern Form](<https://portalice.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/2016-03-23-Citizen-Concern-Form.pdf>) (name, address, phone, and the nature and description of your concern).\n2. Send it to info@portalice.ca, or call the Village office at 250-284-3391.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- The form does not say it is meant for property complaints in particular, so confirm with the office.\n- Overgrown grass and weeds are not named in the readable text.","sources":[{"url":"https://portalice.ca/town-hall/bylaws/","title":"Bylaws library, Village of Port Alice","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://portalice.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Bylaw-No.-575.pdf","title":"Bylaw No. 575, Accumulation of Noxious, Offensive or Unwholesome Matter (PDF), Village of Port Alice","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://portalice.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/2016-03-23-Citizen-Concern-Form.pdf","title":"Citizen Concern Form (PDF), Village of Port Alice","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://portalice.ca/contact/","title":"Contact Us, Village of Port Alice","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/port-alice/unsightly-property/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-alice/unsightly-property.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-alice/unsightly-property.json"}}