House damaged by fire in 2017 has been abandoned, has Rolls Royce on buckling driveway.
Michael Stevulak has become the “nice watchdog” of an abandoned, derelict property beside the Royal Victoria Golf Course.
“And everybody walks by the beach asking: ‘When is something going to be done?’ ” said Stevulak, who lives next door.Last month, Stevulak asked council to develop a bylaw for dealing with derelict properties. Mayor Kevin Murdoch said council has asked staff for information on how it could approach the issue and what other jurisdictions do. The number of abandoned or derelict properties in Oak Bay is not large, he said.
Teenagers break into the property and vandalize the cars, said Stevulak. He said he files police reports because he’s worried about teenagers getting hurt inside the building.Recently, he saw someone rummaging under a pile of twigs in the backyard. The person told them they were geocaching, burying treasure on the property.
The District of Saanich also has bylaws to address derelict or abandoned properties. These include the unsightly premises bylaw, the minimum property maintenance standards bylaw, and fire prevention and life safety bylaw, said Dean Ridley, Saanich’s acting manager of bylaw and licensing services.
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