At the June Cariboo Regional District (CRD) board meeting, directors approved adoption of the revised Untidy and Unsightly Premises Regulatory Service bylaws.
This included amendments to the wording for the bylaws, as the definition of "rubbish" now includes dilapidated RV trailers, campers, snowmobiles, boats or other watercraft.
The wording regarding dilapidated automobiles and trucks has been amended to include motor vehicles in general.
The description of those that are no longer roadworthy has also been clarified to add any that "cannot be operated by its own mode of power and other machinery and parts."
The term "unsightly” has been further defined as "repulsive to the sight or ugly," and includes the storage, location or accumulation of scrap, trash, debris, filth or rubbish visible from a public highway or neighbouring property.
Enforcing the unsightly premises bylaw is complaint-driven and the enforcement officer also uses his best judgment.
2012 budget
The target requisition level for 2012 financial planning purposes was approved by the board with a two per cent increase over 2011.
Area L Director Bruce Rattray says this was primarily set as an inflationary offset measure, so it doesn’t include any potential new or improved services.
The target is a starting point for CRD staff to begin the next budget exercise, he says.
It also doesn't cover implementation of the solid waste management plan review or costs associated with compliance with provincial legislation to achieve carbon neutrality.
New projects and improvements to existing projects will be added to the budget on a case-by-case basis, Rattray says, adding any new ones first go through a public referendum process before potentially obtaining board approval.
For the past couple of years, the board has been holding the line on budget increases, he notes.