{"title":"Radium Hot Springs unsightly property rules and how to report","question":"How do I report an unsightly or overgrown property in Radium Hot Springs?","slug":"unsightly-property","place":{"path":"ca/bc/radium-hot-springs","name":"Radium Hot Springs","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 Radium Hot Springs","url":"https://radiumhotsprings.ca"},"short_answer":"In Radium Hot Springs, send a General Complaint Form to Protective Services at mps@radiumhotsprings.ca, or use the Village's online Report a Problem form. An officer can order cleanup within five days of mailing. Unsightly premises is a $250 municipal ticket.","aliases":["unsightly property radium hot springs","overgrown lot radium hot springs","report messy yard radium","junk vehicle bylaw radium hot springs"],"cost":"No cost to report. Fine: $250 for unsightly premises; $500 for not following a cleanup notice (municipal tickets).","how_long":"Cleanup notice: five days from the date of mailing.","where":[{"type":"email","label":"Protective Services and Community Safety","value":"mps@radiumhotsprings.ca"},{"type":"phone","label":"Protective Services and Community Safety (bylaw enforcement)","value":"250-347-6455 ext. 6"},{"type":"mail","label":"Fax or in person (General Complaint Form)","value":"Fax 250-347-9068, or Village Office, 4836 Radium Boulevard"},{"type":"online","label":"Report a Problem form (choose \"Unsightly Premises\")","value":"https://radiumhotsprings.ca/services/community-safety-bylaws/report-a-problem/"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Littering, Garbage and Unsightly Premises Bylaw No. 334, 2007 (PDF), Village of Radium Hot Springs","url":"https://radiumhotsprings.civicweb.net/document/7537/"},{"title":"Protective Services, Village of Radium Hot Springs","url":"https://radiumhotsprings.ca/services/community-safety-bylaws/protective-services/"}],"related":[{"slug":"noise-rules","title":"Radium Hot Springs noise bylaw: quiet hours, construction hours and fines","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/radium-hot-springs/noise-rules/"},{"slug":"rv-boat-trailer-parking","title":"Radium Hot Springs RV, boat and trailer parking rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/radium-hot-springs/rv-boat-trailer-parking/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/invermere","name":"Invermere","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/invermere/unsightly-property/"},{"place":"ca/bc/canal-flats","name":"Canal Flats","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/canal-flats/unsightly-property/"},{"place":"ca/bc/golden","name":"Golden","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/golden/unsightly-property/"},{"place":"ca/bc/kaslo","name":"Kaslo","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kaslo/unsightly-property/"},{"place":"ca/bc/elkford","name":"Elkford","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/elkford/unsightly-property/"},{"place":"ca/bc/kimberley","name":"Kimberley","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kimberley/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":"\"Unsightly\" includes storing building material without a building permit, goods for sale at a home (beyond a home occupation), wrecked or unlicensed or non-running vehicles, heavy construction equipment, accumulated rubbish or garbage, and graffiti next to a public place. Owners must also clear brush, noxious weeds and wild grass, and not let water collect around the premises.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://radiumhotsprings.civicweb.net/document/7537/","title":"Littering, Garbage and Unsightly Premises Bylaw No. 334, 2007 (PDF), Village of Radium Hot Springs","section":"s. 3","quotes":["In this Bylaw \"unsightly\" includes but is not limited to:","the collection or accumulation of rubbish or garbage of any kind","the placing of graffiti on walls, fences or elsewhere on or adjacent to a public place."]},{"url":"https://radiumhotsprings.civicweb.net/document/7537/","title":"Littering, Garbage and Unsightly Premises Bylaw No. 334, 2007 (PDF), Village of Radium Hot Springs","section":"s. 6","quotes":["Every owner and occupier of real property shall clear that property of brush, noxious weeds, wild grass and other untended growths."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"how_to_report":{"label":"How to report","value":"Complete the General Complaint Form and send it to mps@radiumhotsprings.ca, fax 250-347-9068, or bring it to the Village Office at 4836 Radium Boulevard. The online Report a Problem form also has an \"Unsightly Premises\" type.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://radiumhotsprings.ca/services/community-safety-bylaws/protective-services/","title":"Protective Services, Village of Radium Hot Springs","section":"Reporting a Bylaw Concern","quotes":["complete the General Complaint Form and submit it by:","Email: mps@radiumhotsprings.ca - Fax: 250-347-9068 - In person at the Village Office: 4836 Radium Boulevard"]},{"url":"https://radiumhotsprings.ca/services/community-safety-bylaws/report-a-problem/","title":"Report a Problem, Village of Radium Hot Springs","section":"Report a Problem form","quotes":["Tripping HazardsUnsightly PremisesConstruction Site Safety"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"process":{"label":"What happens next","value":"A Bylaw Enforcement Officer may mail the owner or occupier a written notice to remove the accumulation or clear the land within five days of mailing. If the owner does not comply, the Village may do the work at the owner's expense; the cost is due on removal and, if unpaid on December 31, is added to the property taxes.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://radiumhotsprings.civicweb.net/document/7537/","title":"Littering, Garbage and Unsightly Premises Bylaw No. 334, 2007 (PDF), Village of Radium Hot Springs","section":"s. 6(e) as amended by Bylaw 372, 2010","quotes":["(5) days after the mailing of the notice."]},{"url":"https://radiumhotsprings.civicweb.net/document/7537/","title":"Littering, Garbage and Unsightly Premises Bylaw No. 334, 2007 (PDF), Village of Radium Hot Springs","section":"s. 6(f), 6(g)","quotes":["at a time and in a manner of administrativeconvenience to the municipality at the","if such costs remain unpaid on December 31 in the year the removal","was done, the costs shall be added to and form part of the taxes payable on"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":"Municipal ticket: $250 for unsightly premises (s. 6(a) to (d)); $500 for failing to comply with a notice (s. 6(e)). Also $250 for improper garbage containment and for littering on public property.","short":"Ticket $250","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://radiumhotsprings.civicweb.net/document/22371/","title":"Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 533, 2026 (PDF), Village of Radium Hot Springs","section":"Bylaw 533, Appendix 2","quotes":["Unsightly premises 6(a-d) $250.00","Failure to comply with notice 6(e) $500.00","Improper garbage containment 5(a),(b) $250.00"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Village of Radium Hot Springs Littering, Garbage and Unsightly Premises Bylaw No. 334, 2007, amended by Amendment Bylaw No. 372, 2010.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://radiumhotsprings.civicweb.net/document/7537/","title":"Littering, Garbage and Unsightly Premises Bylaw No. 334, 2007 (PDF), Village of Radium Hot Springs","section":"s. 1","quotes":["Village of Radium Hot Springs Littering, Garbage and Unsightly Premises Bylaw No. 334, 2007"]},{"url":"https://radiumhotsprings.civicweb.net/document/7537/","title":"Littering, Garbage and Unsightly Premises Bylaw No. 334, 2007 (PDF), Village of Radium Hot Springs","section":"Bylaw 372","quotes":["Unsightly Premises Bylaw Amendment No. 372, 2010"]}],"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 [Littering, Garbage and Unsightly Premises Bylaw No. 334](https://radiumhotsprings.civicweb.net/document/7537/) counts as unsightly: building material stored without a building permit, goods for sale at a home beyond a home occupation, wrecked, unlicensed or non-running vehicles, heavy construction equipment, accumulated rubbish or garbage, and graffiti next to a public place. Owners must also clear brush, noxious weeds and wild grass, and not let water collect around the premises.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Fill in the General Complaint Form from the Village's [Protective Services page](https://radiumhotsprings.ca/services/community-safety-bylaws/protective-services/).\n2. Email it to mps@radiumhotsprings.ca, fax it to 250-347-9068, or bring it to the Village Office at 4836 Radium Boulevard. You can also use the online [Report a Problem form](https://radiumhotsprings.ca/services/community-safety-bylaws/report-a-problem/), which has an \"Unsightly Premises\" type.\n3. A Bylaw Enforcement Officer may mail the owner or occupier a written notice to remove the accumulation or clear the land within five days of mailing.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- If the owner does not comply, the Village may do the work at the owner's expense. The cost is due on removal and, if unpaid on December 31, is added to the property taxes.\n- Fines are municipal tickets: $250 for unsightly premises, $500 for not following a notice. Improper garbage containment and littering on public property are also $250.\n- Questions: Protective Services and Community Safety, 250-347-6455 ext. 6.","sources":[{"url":"https://radiumhotsprings.civicweb.net/document/7537/","title":"Littering, Garbage and Unsightly Premises Bylaw No. 334, 2007 (PDF), Village of Radium Hot Springs","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://radiumhotsprings.ca/services/community-safety-bylaws/protective-services/","title":"Protective Services, Village of Radium Hot Springs","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://radiumhotsprings.ca/services/community-safety-bylaws/report-a-problem/","title":"Report a Problem, Village of Radium Hot Springs","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://radiumhotsprings.civicweb.net/document/22371/","title":"Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 533, 2026 (PDF), Village of Radium Hot Springs","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/radium-hot-springs/unsightly-property/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/radium-hot-springs/unsightly-property.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/radium-hot-springs/unsightly-property.json"}}