{
 "answer": "In the District Municipality of Fort St. James, British Columbia, property maintenance rules are set by Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 1002, 2018, verified 2026-10-26. Standards: Improvements must not fall into Neglect; no Refuse or Noxious materials on streets/public places; no water accumulation/ponding or hazardous flow. Enforcement: Officer may issue notice to remove/repair/clean; if noncompliant, District may enter and effect compliance at expense; costs added to taxes.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000038",
 "municipality": "Fort St. James",
 "status_type": "District Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "unsightly_premises",
 "label": "Property maintenance",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-26",
 "official_website": "http://www.fortstjames.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 1002, 2018",
   "category": "unsightly_premises",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2018-10-31",
   "document_url": "https://www.fortstjames.ca/sites/default/files/2024-12/1002%20Good%20Neighbour%20Bylaw%202018.pdf",
   "summary": "Good Neighbour bylaw; unsightly powers are notice-based: an Officer may order owners to remove accumulations of refuse, odour sources, wildlife attractants and pooled water, and tidy boulevards (s.38); if not done, the District does the work at owner's cost, added to taxes (s.40-41). No grass-height or derelict-vehicle rule. Ticket fines $50-$300 (Sch. A).",
   "discovered_by": "bc-wastemaint",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-26",
   "capture_sha256": "6f7adb94408ce60daa4fc6b0277898e68c9a06f1808814651b755fbfcc361d26",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-26T04:19:57+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "1002",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/6f7adb94408ce60daa4fc6b0277898e68c9a06f1808814651b755fbfcc361d26.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "standards": "Improvements must not fall into Neglect; no Refuse or Noxious materials on streets/public places; no water accumulation/ponding or hazardous flow.",
    "enforcement": "Officer may issue notice to remove/repair/clean; if noncompliant, District may enter and effect compliance at expense; costs added to taxes."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "standards": "s. 12; s. 7; s. 15; s. 16",
    "enforcement": "s. 38; s. 40; s. 41"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/fort-st-james/property-maintenance/bylaw-1002/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Policy 8.4 Unsightly Premises (adopted 2012-05-09)",
   "category": "unsightly_premises",
   "document_type": "other",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": "2012-05-09",
   "document_url": "https://www.fortstjames.ca/sites/default/files/2026-10/8.4%20unsightly%20premises.pdf",
   "summary": "Enforcement procedure: 7-day voluntary compliance, 14-day letter, then ticket. Refers to an Unsightly Premises Bylaw not found online.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-wastemaint",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-26",
   "capture_sha256": "9e9bc9812935f7ee1eb910ec4e5fc0f09af41daf310bc7259e9be886449990a2",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-26T04:19:57+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "8.4",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/9e9bc9812935f7ee1eb910ec4e5fc0f09af41daf310bc7259e9be886449990a2.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/fort-st-james/property-maintenance/policy-8-4/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/fort-st-james/property-maintenance/"
}