{"title":"Port Hardy unsightly property rules and how to report","question":"How do I report an unsightly or overgrown property in Port Hardy?","slug":"unsightly-property","place":{"path":"ca/bc/port-hardy","name":"Port Hardy","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 Port Hardy","url":"https://porthardy.ca"},"short_answer":"In Port Hardy, send a written complaint with your name and contact information to general@porthardy.ca, or use the Bylaw Complaint Form. Anonymous complaints are not investigated. The District can order cleanup of rubbish, overgrown grass, damaged fences and graffiti.","aliases":["unsightly property port hardy","overgrown yard port hardy","messy yard complaint port hardy","bylaw complaint port hardy"],"cost":"Reporting is free. Municipal ticket: accumulating rubbish $250; untidy or unsightly premises $100; failing to clear brush or noxious weeds $100; fence in disrepair $100; graffiti $250. If the District does the work: cost plus 20%.","how_long":"The District sends a notice; a second notice gives 14 more days, for a total of no more than 30 business days.","where":[{"type":"email","label":"Written bylaw complaints","value":"general@porthardy.ca"},{"type":"phone","label":"District Office","value":"250-949-6665"},{"type":"in_person","label":"District of Port Hardy Municipal Hall","value":"7360 Columbia St., Port Hardy, BC V0N 2P0","note":"Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (excluding statutory holidays)"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Unsightly Premises Bylaw No. 10-2008, consolidated December 2021 (PDF), District of Port Hardy","url":"https://porthardy.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/10-2008-Unsightly-Premises-Consolidated-December-2021.pdf"},{"title":"Municipal Ticket Information System Bylaw No. 01-2010, consolidated August 2014 (PDF), District of Port Hardy","url":"https://porthardy.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/01-2010_mti_consolidated_august_2014.pdf"},{"title":"Bylaws, District of Port Hardy","url":"https://porthardy.ca/community/bylaws/bylaws/"}],"related":[{"slug":"bylaw-fines","title":"Port Hardy bylaw fines and how tickets work","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-hardy/bylaw-fines/"},{"slug":"noise-rules","title":"Port Hardy noise bylaw: quiet hours, construction hours and fines","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-hardy/noise-rules/"},{"slug":"rv-boat-trailer-parking","title":"Port Hardy RV, boat and trailer parking rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-hardy/rv-boat-trailer-parking/"},{"slug":"tree-removal","title":"Port Hardy tree removal rules and permits","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-hardy/tree-removal/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/port-mcneill","name":"Port McNeill","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-mcneill/unsightly-property/"},{"place":"ca/bc/port-alice","name":"Port Alice","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-alice/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":"Owners must not let rubbish, filth, discarded material or noxious matter accumulate; keep buildings' exteriors in repair; clear brush, weeds and overgrown grass; repair or remove fences in disrepair; clear demolition debris; and no graffiti.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://porthardy.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/10-2008-Unsightly-Premises-Consolidated-December-2021.pdf","title":"Unsightly Premises Bylaw No. 10-2008, consolidated December 2021 (PDF), District of Port Hardy","section":"s. 3 to 9","quotes":["No owner of real property shall allow such property to become or to remain untidy or","No owner shall cause or permit their property to become overgrown from out of control grass and weeds.","No person shall place or permit the placement of graffiti on walls and fences.","all debris and material whether to be discarded or retained shall be removed"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"how_to_report":{"label":"How to report","value":"Complain in writing with your name and contact information: Bylaw Complaint Form, letter, or email to general@porthardy.ca; anonymous complaints are not investigated. The District also has an online Submit a Request service to report issues.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://porthardy.ca/community/bylaws/bylaws/","title":"Bylaws, District of Port Hardy","section":"Complaint process","quotes":["Reports of bylaw infractions may be made at the District Office by completing our Bylaw Enforcement / Bylaw Complaint Form, by letter or by e-mail to general@porthardy.ca","Anonymous complaints will not be investigated."]},{"url":"https://porthardy.ca/contact-us/","title":"Contact Us, District of Port Hardy","section":"Contact Us","quotes":["Let us know when something needs attention. Submit a service request to report issues online."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"process":{"label":"What happens next","value":"District sends a notice (mail or in person). If the work is not done, a second notice gives 14 more days; total no more than 30 business days. The owner may ask Council to reconsider within 14 days. The District may then do the work at the owner's cost, added to taxes if unpaid at December 31.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://porthardy.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/10-2008-Unsightly-Premises-Consolidated-December-2021.pdf","title":"Unsightly Premises Bylaw No. 10-2008, consolidated December 2021 (PDF), District of Port Hardy","section":"s. 10, 11, 12","quotes":["The period between the first notice and by which the owner is to complete the work required","a further fourteen (14) days deadline is given.","if unpaid on December 31 in any year, shall be added and form part of the taxes","within fourteen (14) days of the date on which the first notice was sent"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":"Municipal ticket: accumulating rubbish $250; untidy or unsightly premises $100; failing to clear brush or noxious weeds $100; fence in disrepair $100; graffiti $250.","short":"Ticket $100","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://porthardy.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/01-2010_mti_consolidated_august_2014.pdf","title":"Municipal Ticket Information System Bylaw No. 01-2010, consolidated August 2014 (PDF), District of Port Hardy","section":"Schedule Q, Unsightly Premises Bylaw No. 10-2008","quotes":["Accumulate or deposit rubbish on or around premises","Untidy or unsightly premises","Graffiti"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"District of Port Hardy Unsightly Premises Bylaw No. 10-2008 (consolidated December 2021, includes Bylaws 1059-2016, 1122-2020, 1142-2021).","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://porthardy.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/10-2008-Unsightly-Premises-Consolidated-December-2021.pdf","title":"Unsightly Premises Bylaw No. 10-2008, consolidated December 2021 (PDF), District of Port Hardy","section":"s. 1","quotes":["This bylaw may be cited as the District of Port Hardy Unsightly Premises Bylaw 10-2008."]}],"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\nThe [Unsightly Premises Bylaw 10-2008](<https://porthardy.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/10-2008-Unsightly-Premises-Consolidated-December-2021.pdf>) says owners must not let rubbish, filth, discarded material or noxious matter accumulate. They must keep building exteriors in repair, clear brush, weeds and overgrown grass, repair or remove fences in disrepair, clear demolition debris, and keep the property free of graffiti. Unsightly can include storing building materials where no construction is happening, and unroadworthy vehicles or parts. A licensed commercial business has a defence for stored materials.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Complain in writing with your name and contact information: use the Bylaw Complaint Form, a letter, or an email to general@porthardy.ca. Anonymous complaints are not investigated.\n2. The District sends the owner a notice, by mail or in person.\n3. If the work is not done, a second notice gives 14 more days. The total is no more than 30 business days. The owner may ask Council to reconsider within 14 days.\n4. The District may then do the work at the owner's cost. If the cost is unpaid at December 31 it is added to the property taxes.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Questions can go to the District Office at 250-949-6665. The page asks for a written complaint.\n- The District can also collect the cost as a debt, plus a $50 administration fee. The [User Rates and Fees Bylaw 1187-2026](<https://porthardy.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/1187-2026-User-Rates-and-Fees-for-2026.pdf>) lists District work on default at cost plus 20%, and subsequent inspections at $115.\n- A municipal ticket is $250 for accumulating rubbish, $100 for untidy or unsightly premises, $100 for failing to clear brush or noxious weeds, $100 for a fence in disrepair, and $250 for graffiti ([Municipal Ticket Information System Bylaw 01-2010](<https://porthardy.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/01-2010_mti_consolidated_august_2014.pdf>)).","sources":[{"url":"https://porthardy.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/10-2008-Unsightly-Premises-Consolidated-December-2021.pdf","title":"Unsightly Premises Bylaw No. 10-2008, consolidated December 2021 (PDF), District of Port Hardy","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://porthardy.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/01-2010_mti_consolidated_august_2014.pdf","title":"Municipal Ticket Information System Bylaw No. 01-2010, consolidated August 2014 (PDF), District of Port Hardy","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://porthardy.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/1187-2026-User-Rates-and-Fees-for-2026.pdf","title":"User Rates and Fees Bylaw No. 1187-2026 (PDF), District of Port Hardy","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://porthardy.ca/community/bylaws/bylaws/","title":"Bylaws, District of Port Hardy","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://porthardy.ca/contact-us/","title":"Contact Us, District of Port Hardy","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/port-hardy/unsightly-property/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-hardy/unsightly-property.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-hardy/unsightly-property.json"}}