Radium Hot Springs unsightly property rules and how to report
How do I report an unsightly or overgrown property in Radium Hot Springs?
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.
Key facts
| What counts | "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.Littering, Garbage and Unsightly Premises Bylaw No. 334, 2007, s. 3; Littering, Garbage and Unsightly Premises Bylaw No. 334, 2007, s. 6 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingIn 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. Every owner and occupier of real property shall clear that property of brush, noxious weeds, wild grass and other untended growths. |
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| How to report | 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.Protective Services, Reporting a Bylaw Concern; Report a Problem, Report a Problem form · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingcomplete 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 Tripping HazardsUnsightly PremisesConstruction Site Safety |
| What happens next | 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.Littering, Garbage and Unsightly Premises Bylaw No. 334, 2007, s. 6(e) as amended by Bylaw 372, 2010; Littering, Garbage and Unsightly Premises Bylaw No. 334, 2007, s. 6(f), 6(g) · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wording(5) days after the mailing of the notice. 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 |
| Fine | 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.Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 533, 2026, Bylaw 533, Appendix 2 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingUnsightly premises 6(a-d) $250.00 Failure to comply with notice 6(e) $500.00 Improper garbage containment 5(a),(b) $250.00 |
| Bylaw | Village of Radium Hot Springs Littering, Garbage and Unsightly Premises Bylaw No. 334, 2007, amended by Amendment Bylaw No. 372, 2010.Littering, Garbage and Unsightly Premises Bylaw No. 334, 2007, s. 1; Littering, Garbage and Unsightly Premises Bylaw No. 334, 2007, Bylaw 372 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingVillage of Radium Hot Springs Littering, Garbage and Unsightly Premises Bylaw No. 334, 2007 Unsightly Premises Bylaw Amendment No. 372, 2010 |
How it works
The Littering, Garbage and Unsightly Premises Bylaw No. 334 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.
Steps
- Fill in the General Complaint Form from the Village's Protective Services page.
- 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, which has an "Unsightly Premises" type.
- 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.
Good to know
- 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.
- 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.
- Questions: Protective Services and Community Safety, 250-347-6455 ext. 6.
Official forms and pages
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Sources
- Littering, Garbage and Unsightly Premises Bylaw No. 334, 2007 (PDF), Village of Radium Hot Springs (read 2026-11-08)
- Protective Services, Village of Radium Hot Springs (read 2026-11-08)
- Report a Problem, Village of Radium Hot Springs (read 2026-11-08)
- Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 533, 2026 (PDF), Village of Radium Hot Springs (read 2026-11-08)
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