The grass is always cleaner in Langford and according to a city bylaw official, Langford residents are pretty good about keeping it that way.
Bylaw complaints for unsightly premises have declined since the late B次元官网网址�90s and early 2000s according to Lorne Fletcher, manager of community safety and municipal enforcement with the City of Langford.
Fletcher said it was around that time that the city started to see landscaping in the downtown core and guidelines on building appearances. He said the city began to become more refined.
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Fletcher said that now, about one or two complaints a month come in about properties that may not be up to the standard of surrounding residents.
The unsightly premises bylaw refers specifically to properties that have B次元官网网址渁ccumulations of garbage, interior furniture or appliances out in the yard, graffiti, pet feces, derelict trailers, etc.B次元官网网址� according to the cityB次元官网网址檚 website.
It does not refer to poorly maintained properties, weeds or overgrown lawns.
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More common bylaw complaints, according to Fletcher, have to do with things like noise, heavy truck traffic on certain roads and people being unhappy about the way someone has parked on their street.
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shalu.mehta@goldstreamgazette.com
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