What are the rules on junk, derelict cars, and unsightly property?
In the District Municipality of Sooke, British Columbia, prohibited conditions: refuse, garbage, noxious material accumulation; water accumulation; unsanitary conditions; noxious weeds; obstructive hedges/shrubs/trees; graffiti; unsightly conditions; enforcement process: owner/occupier given opportunity to appear before Council; District may carry out work at expense of owner, costs recoverable as debt or as property taxes; cost recovery: True; fines: not more than $50,000.00. Source: Unsightly Premises and Objectionable Situations Bylaw No. 296 - Consolidated, verified 2026-06-08.
refuse, garbage, noxious material accumulation; water accumulation; unsanitary conditions; noxious weeds; obstructive hedges/shrubs/trees; graffiti; unsightly conditions
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enforcement process
owner/occupier given opportunity to appear before Council; District may carry out work at expense of owner, costs recoverable as debt or as property taxes
s.4
cost recovery
True
s.4
fine range
not more than $50,000.00
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scout note
Regulates unsightly premises and objectionable situations in the District of Sooke.