What are the rules on junk, derelict cars, and unsightly property?

Property maintenance — Radium Hot Springs, British Columbia: Littering, Garbage and Unsightly Premises Bylaw No. 334, 2007 (amended by Bylaw 372, 2010)

In the Village of Radium Hot Springs, British Columbia, property maintenance rules are set by Littering, Garbage and Unsightly Premises Bylaw No. 334, 2007 (amended by Bylaw 372, 2010), verified 2026-10-26. Standards: No owner or occupier shall allow property to become or remain unsightly; no person shall litter or obstruct public places; garbage must be in proper receptacles.

Littering, Garbage and Unsightly Premises Bylaw No. 334, 2007 (amended by Bylaw 372, 2010) adopted bylaw

standards	No owner or occupier shall allow property to become or remain unsightly; no person shall litter or obstruct public places; garbage must be in proper receptacles.	s. 6(a); s. 4(a); s. 5(a)
enforcement	Bylaw Enforcement Officer may deliver written notice to remove/clear within five (5) days; on default, Village may enter and remove at defaulter's expense; unpaid costs added to taxes.	s. 6(e) (as amended by Bylaw 372, s. 2); s. 6(f); s. 6(g)

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s.6 bans unsightly property: owners must remove accumulations of rubbish, garbage, ashes, discarded vehicle/machinery parts and clear brush, noxious weeds, wild grass; s.5 garbage in bird/rodent-proof receptacles. On 5 days' registered-mail notice (Bylaw 372, 2010) the Village may clean up at owner cost, added to taxes. Fine up to $2,000.