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Regular property maintenance keeps Nanaimo clean for all residents to enjoy
NEWS RELEASE - Distributed April 23, 2015 12:15 PM
Summary
Individual homeowners and businesses all have a role to play in helping Nanaimo look its best. By observing the following requirements outlined in the City's Property Maintenance Bylaw, challenges associated with poor property maintenance can be avoided.
- No person shall allow a property to become or remain unsightly by the accumulation of filth, discarded materials or rubbish that become or remain unsightly.
- No person shall allow brush, trees, noxious weeds or other growths to become or remain unsightly.
- No person shall allow property to be infested by caterpillars and other noxious or destructive insects.
- No person shall place graffiti on walls, fences or elsewhere on or adjacent to a public place.
- No person shall cause or permit water, rubbish or noxious, offensive or unwholesome matter to collect or accumulate around lands or buildings owned or occupied by them.
- No person shall throw bottles, broken glass or other rubbish in any open place.
- No person shall cause or permit rubbish to overflow from or accumulate around any container.
Link to Strategic Plan: These requirements are in place to ensure cleanliness is maintained throughout the City.
Key Points
- Residents are encouraged to keep properties clean and free of discarded debris.
- These requirements help control the unsightly conditions of properties.
- The City of Nanaimo reacts to concerns regarding poor property maintenance on a complaint basis.
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Quick Facts
- The City of Nanaimo Regional Landfill is located at 1150 Cedar Road, Nanaimo, BC. For more information call 250-722-2044
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Contact:
Randy Churchill
Manager of Bylaw, Regulation & Security
City of Nanaimo
250-755-4474
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