{
 "answer": "In the District Municipality of Invermere, British Columbia, property maintenance rules are set by Nuisances, Rubbish and Unsightly Property and Premises Bylaw No. 948, 1998, verified 2026-10-26. Standards: Discarding/dumping rubbish on real property or watercourse; allowing unsightly property or rubbish accumulation; causing or continuing a nuisance.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000054",
 "municipality": "Invermere",
 "status_type": "District Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "unsightly_premises",
 "label": "Property maintenance",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-26",
 "official_website": "https://invermere.net/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Nuisances, Rubbish and Unsightly Property and Premises Bylaw No. 948, 1998",
   "category": "unsightly_premises",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "1999-01-12",
   "document_url": "https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/61284",
   "summary": "Prohibits unsightly property: accumulated rubbish or wrecked/unlicensed vehicles visible from a highway, stored building materials without permit, goods for sale, heavy equipment on residential lots. Notice, then municipal cleanup at owner's cost added to taxes; fines $100-$1,000 first offence (scanned PDF, OCR read).",
   "discovered_by": "bc-wastemaint",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-26",
   "capture_sha256": "135c4754e44d6a1f77ca704899bb9d9b182c9aced7a4c54495d248956ee8f39b",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-26T04:19:57+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "948",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/135c4754e44d6a1f77ca704899bb9d9b182c9aced7a4c54495d248956ee8f39b.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "standards": "Discarding/dumping rubbish on real property or watercourse; allowing unsightly property or rubbish accumulation; causing or continuing a nuisance.",
    "enforcement": "Bylaw Enforcement Officer advises owner/occupier to remove rubbish or correct/remove nuisance within 30 days (or erect fence); if not done, municipality may enter and effect correction/removal at owner/occupier's expense, with unpaid costs added to taxes."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "standards": "s. 5(1), 5(2), 5(3)",
    "enforcement": "s. 6(4), 6(7)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/invermere/property-maintenance/bylaw-948/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/invermere/property-maintenance/"
}