{"title":"Quesnel unsightly property rules and how to report","question":"How do I report an unsightly or overgrown property in Quesnel?","slug":"unsightly-property","place":{"path":"ca/bc/quesnel","name":"Quesnel","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 Quesnel","url":"https://www.quesnel.ca"},"short_answer":"In Quesnel, report an unsightly or overgrown property to Bylaw Enforcement by phone at 250-992-2111, by email at bylaw@quesnel.ca, or with the online Bylaw Complaint Form. You must give your name. Under the Nuisance Bylaw, owners must not let property become unsightly.","aliases":["messy yard quesnel","overgrown lawn complaint quesnel","junk vehicle on property quesnel","graffiti quesnel","neighbour garbage yard quesnel"],"cost":"Municipal ticket $100 first offence, $300 second, $500 subsequent. City clean-up costs plus a $250 administration fee can be billed to the owner.","how_long":null,"where":[{"type":"online","label":"Bylaw Complaint Form","value":"https://www.quesnel.ca/municipal-services/bylaw-enforcement/bylaw-complaint-form"},{"type":"phone","label":"Bylaw Enforcement","value":"250-992-2111"},{"type":"email","label":"Bylaw Enforcement","value":"bylaw@quesnel.ca"},{"type":"in_person","label":"In person or in writing","value":"410 Kinchant Street, Quesnel, BC V2J 7J5"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Nuisance Bylaw No. 1869, 2019 (PDF)","url":"https://quesnel.civicweb.net/document/114863/"}],"related":[{"slug":"noise-rules","title":"Quesnel noise bylaw: quiet hours, construction hours and fines","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/quesnel/noise-rules/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/williams-lake","name":"Williams Lake","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/williams-lake/unsightly-property/"},{"place":"ca/bc/prince-george","name":"Prince George","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/prince-george/unsightly-property/"},{"place":"ca/bc/mcbride","name":"McBride","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/mcbride/unsightly-property/"},{"place":"ca/bc/vanderhoof","name":"Vanderhoof","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/vanderhoof/unsightly-property/"},{"place":"ca/bc/100-mile-house","name":"100 Mile House","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/100-mile-house/unsightly-property/"},{"place":"ca/bc/fraser-lake","name":"Fraser Lake","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fraser-lake/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 and occupiers must not let property become or remain \"unsightly\": visible rubbish or debris, untidy stored building materials where no construction is under way, overgrown/damaged/dead landscaping, decaying fences or structures, visible graffiti, or visible wrecked vehicles. Noxious weeds and dead vegetation must be removed, graffiti within 7 days, boulevards kept up, and vegetation must not overhang a street.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://quesnel.civicweb.net/document/114863/","title":"City of Quesnel Nuisance Bylaw No. 1869 (PDF)","section":"s. 2.1 \"Unsightly\"; s. 4.1-4.6","quotes":["No Owner or Occupier of Property shall permit or allow Property to become or remain Unsightly.","Landscaping that is overgrown, damaged, or dead, characterized by uncontrolled growth or lack of maintenance;","No Owner or Occupier of Property shall permit or allow Noxious Weeds or dead vegetation to remain on their Property.","shall remove Graffiti from that Property within 7 days.","No Owner or Occupier of Property shall allow or permit vegetation to overhang or obstruct a Street."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"how_to_report":{"label":"How to report","value":"Contact Bylaw Enforcement: phone 250-992-2111, email bylaw@quesnel.ca, the online Bylaw Complaint Form, or in person or in writing at 410 Kinchant St. You must identify yourself; anonymous complaints are not accepted.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.quesnel.ca/municipal-services/bylaw-enforcement/bylaw-complaint-form","title":"Bylaw Complaint Form, City of Quesnel","section":"Bylaw Complaint Form","quotes":["Bylaw complaints may be made by telephone, email, online, in person or in writing to the Bylaw and Community Policing Office.","You must identify yourself when making the complaint; the City will not accept anonymous complaints.","Phone: 250-992-2111","Email: bylaw@quesnel.ca"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"process":{"label":"What happens next","value":"An officer may deliver a Compliance Order giving a reasonable time to fix the problem. If it is not done, the City may enter, do the work at the owner's or occupier's expense, and recover the cost as a debt plus a $250 administration fee; unpaid amounts at December 31 can be added to property taxes. A person may ask Council to reconsider within 14 calendar days of delivery.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://quesnel.civicweb.net/document/114863/","title":"City of Quesnel Nuisance Bylaw No. 1869 (PDF)","section":"s. 6.1, 6.4, 6.5, 8.1","quotes":["may deliver a Compliance Order requiring the Owner or the Occupier to bring the Property into compliance within a time frame","may recover the costs of doing so as a debt owed to the City in addition to a $250 administration fee.","the amount may be added to and form part of the taxes on the Property as taxes in arrears.","within fourteen (14) calendar days of the delivery of a Compliance Order"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":"Municipal ticket: unsightly property $100 first offence, $300 second, $500 subsequent. The same amounts apply to noxious weeds or dead vegetation and to graffiti.","short":"Ticket $100 first; $300 second; $500 later","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.quesnel.ca/media/file/1774-mti-consolidated-2024pdf","title":"Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 1774, Schedule 3 (consolidated October 18, 2024) (PDF)","section":"Schedule 3, items 4-6","quotes":["Unlawful Graffiti","Unsightly Property","Noxious weeds or dead vegetation","First Offence $100.00","Second Offence $300.00","Subsequent Offence(s) $500.00"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"City of Quesnel Nuisance Bylaw No. 1869, 2019","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://quesnel.civicweb.net/document/114863/","title":"City of Quesnel Nuisance Bylaw No. 1869 (PDF)","section":"s. 1.1","quotes":["City of Quesnel Nuisance Bylaw No. 1869, 2019"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":5,"stated":5,"matched":5,"none":0,"unknown":0},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nThe [Nuisance Bylaw No. 1869](https://quesnel.civicweb.net/document/114863/) says owners and occupiers must not let property become or remain \"unsightly\". That includes visible rubbish or debris, untidy stored building materials where no construction is under way, overgrown, damaged or dead landscaping, decaying fences or structures, visible graffiti, and visible wrecked vehicles. It applies regardless of the condition of other properties in the neighbourhood.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Note the address and what you can see.\n2. Contact Bylaw Enforcement: the Bylaw Complaint Form, bylaw@quesnel.ca, 250-992-2111, or in person or in writing at 410 Kinchant Street. You must identify yourself; anonymous complaints are not accepted.\n3. An officer may deliver a Compliance Order giving a reasonable time to fix the problem.\n4. If it is not fixed, the City may enter, do the work at the owner's or occupier's expense, and recover the cost as a debt plus a $250 administration fee. Unpaid amounts at December 31 can be added to property taxes.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Noxious weeds and dead vegetation must be removed, graffiti within 7 days, boulevards kept up, and vegetation must not overhang a street.\n- A ticket is $100 for a first offence, $300 for a second and $500 for later ones. The same amounts apply to noxious weeds, dead vegetation and graffiti. On conviction in court the fine is $100 to $10,000.\n- A person may ask Council to reconsider a Compliance Order within 14 calendar days of delivery.","sources":[{"url":"https://quesnel.civicweb.net/document/114863/","title":"City of Quesnel Nuisance Bylaw No. 1869 (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.quesnel.ca/media/file/1774-mti-consolidated-2024pdf","title":"Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 1774, Schedule 3 (consolidated October 18, 2024) (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.quesnel.ca/municipal-services/bylaw-enforcement/bylaw-complaint-form","title":"Bylaw Complaint Form, City of Quesnel","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 5 of 5 facts was matched to the official text."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/quesnel/unsightly-property/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/quesnel/unsightly-property.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/quesnel/unsightly-property.json"}}