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title: Pouce Coupe unsightly property rules and how to report
question: "How do I report an unsightly or overgrown property in Pouce Coupe?"
place: Pouce Coupe, British Columbia, Canada
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# Pouce Coupe unsightly property rules and how to report

**Question:** How do I report an unsightly or overgrown property in Pouce Coupe?

**Short answer:** In Pouce Coupe, make a written complaint to the Village using the Report a Concern or Bylaw Complaint form, or contact the Bylaw Enforcement Officer at bylaw@poucecoupe.ca or 250-719-6081. Most property standard tickets are $100.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (Village of Pouce Coupe, https://www.poucecoupe.ca)  
**Cost:** Ticket: $100 for most offences. Cleanup costs may be billed to the owner.  
**How long:** No fixed number of days to comply is set for most items. Insect infestations: 30-day notice.  
**Where:**
- Email: Bylaw Enforcement Officer, bylaw@poucecoupe.ca
- Phone: Bylaw Enforcement Officer, 250-719-6081
- Phone: Village Office, 250-786-5794

## Key facts

- **What counts:** Rubbish, filth or offensive matter piling up around premises; unsightly storage (wrecked or unlicensed vehicles and parts, building materials without a permit); unsightly weeds and heavy undergrowth; grass longer than 20 cm (not on agricultural properties); insect infestations; graffiti.
  - Source: [Property Maintenance & Noise Bylaw No. 588, 1991, s. 1(i), s. 2](https://poucecoupe.civicweb.net/document/24064/)
  - Official wording: "Everyone who causes or permits water, rubbish, or noxious, offensive, or unwholesome matter or substance to collect or accumulate around his premises, shall have contravened the provisions of this bylaw."
  - Source: [Property Maintenance Standards Bylaw No. 1008, 2018, s. 5.44](https://poucecoupe.civicweb.net/document/17697/)
  - Official wording: "Unsightly weeds and heavy undergrowth;" … "Grass longer than 20 cm (8 inches), brush and undergrowth by cutting regularly and removing the cuttings from the lands, This does not apply to agricultural properties;"
  - Source: [Property Maintenance Standards Bylaw No. 1008, 2018, Schedule A](https://poucecoupe.civicweb.net/document/17697/)
  - Official wording: "Failure to remove graffiti $100.00"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **How to report:** Make a written complaint with your name, address and phone number, using the Report a Concern form or the Bylaw Complaint form on the Village website. Contact the Bylaw Enforcement Officer: bylaw@poucecoupe.ca, 250-719-6081.
  - Source: [Bylaw Enforcement, How To Make A Complaint](https://poucecoupe.ca/government/bylaws/bylaw-enforcement/)
  - Official wording: "To register a complaint with the Village, please use the Pouce Coupe Website - Contact - Report a Concern or Bylaw Complaint form and fill out the form." … "The name, address, and phone number of the complainant;"
  - Source: [Contact, Bylaw Enforcement/Animal Control Officer](https://poucecoupe.ca/contact/)
  - Official wording: "### Bylaw Enforcement/Animal Control Officer | Sam Lowdon | Bylaw Enforcement / Animal Control Officer | bylaw@poucecoupe.ca | 250-719-6081 | ### Mayor & Council"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **What happens next:** Council may notify the owner or occupier to remove accumulations. If they do not, the Village may enter, clear the property at the owner's expense and bill them; charges unpaid on December 31 are added to the property taxes. Offensive growth must be cleared "forthwith upon receipt of notice". No fixed number of days to comply is set for most items.
  - Source: [Property Maintenance & Noise Bylaw No. 588, 1991, s. 2, s. 3](https://poucecoupe.civicweb.net/document/24064/)
  - Official wording: "and in default of such removal, the Village, by its workmen and others, may enter and effect such removal at the expense of the person so defaulting and the Village shall thereafter bill the owner" … "they shall be added to and form part of the taxes payable in respect of the real property as taxes in arrears." … "shall forthwith upon receipt of notice given pursuant to this bylaw clear such property of trees, brush, noxious weeds or other offensive growths."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Fine:** $100 for most offences: accumulated rubbish, failing to clear offensive growth, property, lands, yards and buildings standards, general standards, failing to remove graffiti. Vandalism by graffiti is $100 plus cleaning cost.
  - Source: [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 1052, 2025, Schedule I](https://poucecoupe.civicweb.net/document/46964/)
  - Official wording: "Accumulated rubbish 1(i) $100.00" … "Fail to clear offensive growth 3 $100.00"
  - Source: [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 1052, 2025, Schedule H](https://poucecoupe.civicweb.net/document/46964/)
  - Official wording: "Property Lands Yards and Buildings 5 (5.1- $100.00" … "General Standards Offences 5 (5.1-5.39) $100.00" … "Failure to Remove Graffiti 5 $100.00"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Bylaw:** Property Maintenance Standards Bylaw No. 1008, 2018; Property Maintenance & Noise Bylaw No. 588, 1991.
  - Source: [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 1052, 2025, Schedule H](https://poucecoupe.civicweb.net/document/46964/)
  - Official wording: "Village of Pouce Coupe Property Maintenance Standards Bylaw No. 1008, 2018"
  - Source: [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 1052, 2025, Schedule I](https://poucecoupe.civicweb.net/document/46964/)
  - Official wording: "Property Maintenance & Noise Bylaw No. 588, 1991"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08

## How it works

The Village of Pouce Coupe enforces property standards under the [Property Maintenance Standards Bylaw No. 1008](https://poucecoupe.civicweb.net/document/17697/) and the [Property Maintenance & Noise Bylaw No. 588](https://poucecoupe.civicweb.net/document/24064/). The Village says bylaw enforcement aims for compliance through education and mostly acts on complaints.

## Steps

1. Make a written complaint with your name, address and phone number, using the Report a Concern or Bylaw Complaint form on the Village website.
2. Or contact the Bylaw Enforcement Officer at bylaw@poucecoupe.ca or 250-719-6081.
3. If you refuse to give the required information, the Village may take no action. Your information is kept confidential except under the Freedom of Information Act or a court order.

## Good to know

- Covered: rubbish, filth or offensive matter piling up around premises; unsightly storage such as wrecked or unlicensed vehicles and parts, and building materials without a permit; unsightly weeds and heavy undergrowth; grass longer than 20 cm (not on agricultural properties); insect infestations; graffiti.
- Council may notify the owner or occupier to remove accumulations. If they do not, the Village may clear the property at the owner's expense and bill them. Charges unpaid on December 31 are added to the property taxes. Offensive growth must be cleared "forthwith upon receipt of notice".
- Insect infestations: after a 30-day notice the Village may clear them at the owner's cost.
- Tickets are $100 for most offences, including accumulated rubbish, failing to clear offensive growth, property standards and failing to remove graffiti. Graffiti vandalism is $100 plus the cleaning cost.

## Official forms and pages

- [Bylaw Enforcement page (complaint forms)](https://poucecoupe.ca/government/bylaws/bylaw-enforcement/)
- [Property Maintenance Standards Bylaw No. 1008, 2018 (PDF)](https://poucecoupe.civicweb.net/document/17697/)

## Related questions

- [Pouce Coupe noise bylaw: quiet hours, construction hours and fines](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/pouce-coupe/noise-rules.md)
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## Sources

- [Bylaw Enforcement, Village of Pouce Coupe](https://poucecoupe.ca/government/bylaws/bylaw-enforcement/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Property Maintenance Standards Bylaw No. 1008, 2018 (PDF), Village of Pouce Coupe](https://poucecoupe.civicweb.net/document/17697/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Property Maintenance & Noise Bylaw No. 588, 1991 (PDF), Village of Pouce Coupe](https://poucecoupe.civicweb.net/document/24064/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 1052, 2025 (PDF), Village of Pouce Coupe](https://poucecoupe.civicweb.net/document/46964/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Contact, Village of Pouce Coupe](https://poucecoupe.ca/contact/) (read 2026-11-08)

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