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By-law No. 21 "Municipal Sewers"
BY-LAW NO. 21
MUNICIPAL SEWERS
BEING A BY-LAW regulating the use of municipal and private sewers, private sewage
disposal, the installation and connection of building sewers and the discharge of waters and
wastes into the Municipal Sewer System providing penalties for violations thereof.
PART 1 - DEFINITIONS
1.
Unless the context specifically states otherwise, the meaning of terms used in this By-law
shall be as follows:
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(a)
"Building Sewer" shall mean a sewer which is located on private property and
which connects the building drainage system or the building sanitary
conveniences to the sanitary sewer, storm sewer or combined sewer or other place
of disposal.
1.
(b)
"Combined Sewer" shall mean a sewer intended to function simultaneously as a
storm sewer and a sanitary sewer.
1.
(c)
"Garbage" shall mean solid wastes from the domestic and commercial
preparation, cooking and dispensing of food, and from the handling, storage and
sale of produce.
1.
(d)
"Inspector" shall mean any Sanitary Inspector, Public Health Inspector or any
person who is authorized by the Municipality of the District of Barrington to carry
out inspections or investigations on behalf of the Municipality of the District of
Barrington as may be required under this By-law.
1.
(e)
"Municipal Council" shall mean the Council of the Municipality of the District of
Barrington.
1.
(f)
"Municipality" shall mean the duly elected officials of the Municipality of the
District of Barrington acting in Council.
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(g)
"Natural Outlet" shall mean any outlet into a ravine, gulch, watercourse or the bed
thereof, whether the same usually contains water or not, or any stream, river,
creek, ditch, lake or other body of surface or groundwater.
1.
(h)
"On-Site Sewage Disposal System" shall mean:
(i)
septic tank and a disposal field,
(ii)
a holding tank,
(iii)
a privy; or
(iv)
a system, other than described above that meets requirements of the
Department of Environment and Labour.
1.
(i)
"Municipal Sewer" shall mean a sewer controlled by the Municipality.
1.
(j)
"Polluted" shall mean altered physical, chemical, biological or aesthetic properties
of the natural waters of the area, including change of the temperature, taste, or
odour of the waters, or the addition of any liquid, solid, radioactive, gaseous, or
other substance to the waters or the removal of such substances from the waters,
which will render or is likely to render the waters harmful to the public health,
safety or welfare, or harmful or less useful for domestic, municipal, industrial,
agricultural, recreational or other lawful uses, or for animals, birds, or aquatic life.
1.
(k)
"Sanitary Sewage" shall mean water-carried wastes from the sanitary
conveniences of residences, commercial buildings or premises, institutions, and
industrial establishments, but excluding storm sewage, as hereinafter defined.
1.
(l)
"Sanitary Sewer" shall mean a sewer which carries sanitary sewage, as defined
hereinafter, and to which storm, surface, and ground water are not intentionally
admitted.
1.
(m)
"Sewer" and "Sewage Works" shall mean all sewers, sewer systems, sewage
pumping stations, sewage treatment plants, and other works for the collection,
acceptance, transmission, treatment, and disposal of sewage or for any one or
more of them.
1.
(n)
"Slug" shall mean any discharge of sewage which in concentration of any given
constituent or in quantity of flow exceeds more than five times the average 24
hour concentration or flow for a period in excess of fifteen minutes.
1.
(o)
"Storm Sewage" shall mean ground, surface, and storm waters which are
unpolluted other than by their contact with the natural environment, and industrial
cooling water, and unpolluted process water.
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(p)
"Storm Sewer" shall mean a sewer which carries storm and surface waters,
industrial cooling water, or unpolluted process waters, but excludes sanitary
sewage.
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BY-LAW NO. 21
PART 2 - PETITION AND COMMITTEE
1.
(a)
Whenever the majority of the owners of property in any designated area of the
Municipality shall petition the Municipal Council for the construction of a
municipal sewer, then the Municipal Council may, unless for sufficient reason to
the contrary, order the same to be constructed.
1.
(b)
Every petition for a municipal sewer shall be in the form in Appendix "A" of this
By-law, or to the like effect, and every petition shall clearly state the locality in
which the new sewer is required, and the points between which the petitioners are
desirous of having the same constructed.
2.
When the Municipal Council deems it necessary that a municipal sewer be constructed in
any area or any portion of the Municipality, the Council may order by resolution and
without the authorization of any petition of the owners such sewer to be constructed and
all the provisions of the By-laws relating to and regulating the use of municipal sewers in
force in the Municipality be and are hereby made applicable to any sewer constructed by
virtue of such resolution.
3.
The Municipal Council may by resolution order the repair or improvement of drains or
sewers existing in any road, area, or portion of the Municipality, whenever the same shall
be considered necessary or desirable, and to lay out, excavate and complete a sewer in
any area of the Municipality and perform any other work necessary to be done in
connection therewith.
4.
The Public Works Committee of the Municipality shall have the duty of making an
annual report to the Municipal Council concerning the operation, construction, and
installation of all municipal sewers. The Municipal Council may refer to the Public
Works Committee any question relating to the proposed installation.
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BY-LAW NO. 21
PART 3 - THE REQUIRED USE OF PUBLIC SEWERS
5.
It shall be unlawful for any person to place, deposit, or permit to be deposited in any
unsanitary manner on public or private property within the Municipality, or in any area
under the jurisdiction of the said Municipality, any human or animal excrement, garbage,
or other objectionable waste.
6.
It shall be unlawful to discharge to any natural outlet within the Municipality, or in any
area under the jurisdiction of the said Municipality, any sewage or other polluted waters,
except where suitable treatment has been provided in accordance with subsequent
provisions of this By-law.
7.
Except as hereinafter provided in Part Four, it shall be unlawful to construct or maintain
any privy, privy vault, septic tank, cesspool, or other facility intended or used for the
disposal of sewage.
8.
The owner of any dwelling house, shop store, office or other building, the nearest part of
which is not more than one hundred (100) feet from any portion of the municipal sanitary
or combined sewer of the Municipality, is hereby required, at his expense, to connect any
facilities discharging sanitary sewage directly with the proper municipal sewer in
connection with the provisions of the By-law, within thirty (30) days after the date of the
official notice so to do.
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BY-LAW NO. 21
PART 4 - PRIVATE SEWAGE DISPOSAL
9.
Where a municipal or combined sewer is not available under the provision of Part Five,
the building sewer shall be connected to an on-site sewage disposal system complying
with the following provisions.
10.
Before commencing construction of an on-site sewage disposal system, the owner shall
first obtain approval from the Department of Environment and Labour.
11.
All installations of on-site sewage disposal systems shall be installed in accordance with
the On-Site Sewage Disposal Systems Regulations and other requirements of the
Department of Environment and Labour.
12.
The owner shall operate and maintain the on-site sewage disposal system in a sanitary
manner at all times, at no expense to the Municipality.
13.
At such time as a municipal sewer becomes available to property served by an on-site
sewage disposal system as provided in Part Two of this by-law, unless the Municipal
Council otherwise orders, the building sewer shall be connected directly with the
municipal sewer, in compliance with this by-law, within Thirty (30) days of notice by the
Municipality, and septic tanks, cesspools, and similar private sewer disposal facilities
shall be cleaned of sludge and filled.
14.
Repealed.
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PART 5 - BUILDING SEWERS AND CONNECTIONS
15.
No unauthorized person shall uncover, make any connections with or opening into, use,
alter, or disturb any municipal sewer thereof without first obtaining a permit from the
Inspector.
16.
It shall be the duty of any person, firm or corporation who constructs any private sewer or
drain while excavating, to securely protect the opening or excavation in such manner as
may be directed by the Inspector.
17.
There shall be two classes of building sewer permits:
(a) for residential and commercial service; and
(b) for service to establishments producing industrial wastes.
In either case, the owner or his agent shall make application on a form furnished by the
Inspector, which form shall have the context as given in Appendix "B" or Appendix "C"
of this By-law, as is applicable. The permit application shall be supplemented by any
plans, specifications, and other information as is deemed necessary by the Municipality.
18.
All costs and expenses incidental to the installation and connection of the building sewer
shall be borne by the owner. The owner shall indemnify the Municipality from any loss
or damage that may directly or indirectly be occasioned by the installation of the building
sewer.
19.
A separate and independent building sewer shall be provided for every building; except
where one building stands at the rear of another on an internal lot and no private sewer is
available or can be constructed to the rear building through an adjoining alley, court, yard,
or driveway. The building sewer from the front building may be extended to the rear
building and the whole considered as one building sewer.
20.
Old building sewers may be used in connection with new buildings only when they are
found, on examination and tested by the Inspector to meet all the requirements of this By-
law.
21.
Size, slope, alignment, materials of construction of the building sewer, and the methods
to be used in excavating, placing of the pipe, jointing, testing, backfilling the trench, and
connection to the municipal sewer shall all conform to the requirements of the
Municipality as set out in Part Eight of this By-law.
22.
Whenever possible, the building sewer shall be brought to the building at an elevation
below the basement floor. In all buildings in which the building drain is too low to
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permit gravity flow to the public sewer, sanitary sewage carriage by such building drains
shall be lifted by an approved means and discharged to the building sewer.
23.
The person who originally made application for the building sewer permit shall notify the
Inspector when the building sewer is ready for inspection and connection to the public
sewer. The entire works shall be performed under the supervision of an Inspector.
24.
All excavations for the building sewer installation shall be adequately guarded with
barricades and lights so as to protect the public from hazard. Streets, sidewalks,
walkways and other public property disturbed in the course of the work shall be restored
and such restorations are to be satisfactory to the Inspector.
24.
(a)
If any portion of a subdivided property fronts or is within 100 feet of the
municipal sewer, the developer shall construct and connect to the Municipal
Sewer, any proposed sanitary sewer system including collectors and laterals to the
boundaries of the proposed lots in accordance with Part 10 and Part 15 of the
Subdivision By-Law.
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BY-LAW NO. 21
PART 6 - USE OF THE PUBLIC SEWERS
25.
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any storm water, surface water,
groundwater, roof runoff, subsurface drainage, unpolluted cooling water, or unpolluted
industrial process waters to any sanitary sewer.
26.
No person, firm, or corporation shall permit any pipe carrying sewage or surface water to
discharge into any sewer trench.
27.
No person, firm or corporation shall injure, break, or remove any portion of the municipal
sewer.
28.
No person, firm or corporation shall throw, or permit to be thrown or deposited in any
sewer opening or receptacle connected with the municipal sewer system any garbage,
offal, dead animals, bones, ashes, cinders, rags, or any other material or thing excepting
feces, urine and necessary toilet paper, household liquids.
29.
No persons shall discharge or cause to be discharged any sanitary sewage to any storm
sewer.
30.
Storm water and all other unpolluted drainage shall be discharged to such sewers as are
specifically designated as combined sewers or storm sewers, or to a natural outlet
approved by the Inspector. Industrial cooling water or unpolluted process waters may be
discharged, on approval of the Inspector, to a storm sewer, combined sewer, or natural
outlet.
31.
Sanitary sewage shall be discharged to such sewers as are specifically designated as
sanitary sewers or combined sewers, except that no person shall discharge or cause to be
discharged the following described substances, materials, waters, or wastes.
31.
(a)
Sewage at a temperature in excess of Sixty degrees (60) Celsius;
31.
(b)
Sewage containing any inflammable or explosive matter, and without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, gasoline, benzene, naphtha, fuel oil, acetone, or other
solvents;
31.
(c)
Any quantity of matter capable of obstructing the flow in or interfering with the
proper operation of any part of the sewage works, and without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, any such quantity of ashes, cinders, garbage, sand,
straw, mud, shavings, metal, glass, rags, feathers, plastic, wood, or cellulose;
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31.
(d)
Sewage having a ph less than 5.5 or greater than 9.5 or which due to its nature or
content, becomes less than 5.5 or greater than 9.5 during transmission to a sewage
treatment plant;
31.
(e)
Sewage that may cause a nuisance, and without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, sewage containing hydrogen sulphide, carbon disulphide, ammonia,
trichlorethylene, sulphur dioxide, formaldehyde, chlorine, bromine, or pyridine, in
such quantity that an offensive odour could emanate from the sewage works or
could cause a nuisance;
31.
(f)
Sewage containing animal wastes and without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, containing intestines, stomach casings, intestinal contents, hides,
hooves, toenails, horns, bones, or poultry heads or sewage containing hair, wool,
fur, feathers, paunch manure, or fleshlings;
31.
(g)
Sewage containing toxic or chemical pollutants in greater concentrations than is
permitted by any authority having jurisdiction over the receiving waters.
31.
(h)
Sewage which exerts or causes:
31.
(h)
(i)
Unusual concentrations of inert suspended solids (such as, but not limited
to, Fuller's earth, lime slurres, and lime residues) or of dissolved solids
(such as, but not limited to, sodium chloride and sodium sulphate).
31.
(h)
(ii)
Excessive discolouration (such as, but not limited to, dye wastes and
vegetable tanning solutions).
31.
(h)
(iii)
Unusual BOD, chemical oxygen demand, or chlorine requirements in such
quantities as to constitute a significant load on the sewage treatment
works.
31.
(h)
(iv)
Unusual volume of flow or concentration of wastes constituting "slugs" as
defined herein.
31.
(i)
The contents of septic tanks.
31.
(j)
Radioactive materials except as may be permitted under the Atomic Energy
Control Act, R.S.C. 1952, Chapter II and amendments thereto and regulations
thereunder.
31.
(k)
Storm runoff, sewage derived from the drainage of lands or roofs, water used for
cooling purposes or any other unpolluted waste waters.
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31.
(l)
Without limiting any of the foregoing, no person shall discharge or cause to be
discharged any waters or wastes containing substances which are not amenable to
treatment or reduction of the sewage treatment processes employed, or are
amenable to treatment only to such degree that the sewage treatment plant effluent
cannot meet the requirements of other agencies having jurisdiction over discharge
to the receiving waters.
32.
If any water or wastes are discharged, or are proposed to be discharged to the municipal
sewers, which waters contain in substance or possess the characteristics enumerated in
Section 31 of this By-law, the Municipality may do any or all of the following:
32.
(a)
Reject the wastes;
32.
(b)
Require pretreatment to an acceptable condition for discharge to the municipal
sewers;
32.
(c)
Require control over the quantities and rates of discharge;
32.
(d)
Require payment to cover the added cost of handling and treating the wastes not
covered by existing taxes or sewage charges.
33.
If the Municipality requires the pretreatment or equalization of waste flows, the design
and installation of the plants and equipment shall be subject to the review and approval of
the Municipality and subject to the requirements of all applicable codes, ordinances and
laws.
34.
Grease, oil and sand interceptors shall be provided when, in the opinion of the
Municipality, they are necessary to handling of liquid wastes containing grease in
excessive amounts, or any inflammable wastes, sand, or other harmful ingredients; except
that such interceptors shall not be required for private living quarters or dwelling units.
All interceptors shall be of a type and capacity approved by the Municipality and, shall be
located as to be readily and easily accessible for cleaning and inspection.
35.
Where preliminary treatment or flow equalizing facilities are provided for any waters or
wastes, they shall be maintained continuously and satisfactorily in effective operation by
the owner at his expense.
36.
When required by the Municipality, the owner of any property served by a building sewer
carrying industrial waste shall install a suitable control manhole, together with such
necessary meters and other appurtenances in the building sewer to facilitate observation,
sampling, and measurement of the wastes. Such manhole, when required, shall be
accessible and safely located, and shall be constructed in accordance with plans approved
by the Municipality. Manholes shall be installed by the owner at his expense and shall be
maintained by him so as to be safe and accessible at all times.
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37.
No statement contained in this Part shall be construed as preventing any special
agreement or arrangement between the Municipality and any industrial concern or
institution whereby an industrial or institutional waste of unusual strength or character
may be accepted by the Municipality for treatment, subject to payment therefore by the
industrial concern.
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BY-LAW NO. 21
PART 7 - FINANCES
38.
Every owner of land which is serviced by a municipal sewer or is fronting on any street or
highway within the Municipality which street or highway has a municipal sewer installed
(as directed by Council pursuant to this By-law) shall pay to the Municipality an annual
charge, known as the Sewer Service Charge, for both the construction and the
maintenance of such sewage works, and the operation of any sewer treatment facilities in
an amount to be set by Council from time to time for each unit value set out in Schedule
"A" attached to this By-law.
39.
The following rules shall apply to the charges set forth in Paragraph 38 hereof.
FIRST: All properties lying on either side of the highway, street, or lane through which a
municipal sewer is to pass, where the sewer passes across the entire frontage of the
property shall pay the charges hereinbefore set forth.
SECOND: All properties situated at or near the upper end or termination of any such
sewer shall pay the same rate as if the sewer were to pass in front of such properties for
the entire length thereof, provided that in no case shall any such property be assessed for a
greater length of frontage than Sixty (60) feet beyond the termination of the sewer
measured along side of the highway, street or lane from a point directly opposite the
termination of said sewer.
THIRD: Any corner property where a sewer changes direction from one street to another,
or where a sewer is to be constructed in both streets shall be entitled to a deduction equal
to the frontage of the smaller side of such property (provided that such side does not
exceed Seventy-five (75) feet in length). In cases where this length is exceeded, a
deduction equal to seventy-five (75) feet shall be made.
FOURTH: Where the owner and the Municipality are unable to agree on the length of
frontage to which the Sewer Service Charge shall apply, the owner shall cause the
frontage to be measured by a provincial land surveyor, and the certificate of any such
provincial land surveyor shall determine the length of frontage for the purpose of the By-
law.
40.
An official appointed by the Municipal Council shall keep an account of the cost incurred
in installing, laying and constructing any sewer and on its completion, shall file in the
office of the Municipal Clerk:
40.
(a)
A Certificate of the cost of the work, and the total lineal frontage;
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40.
(b)
A Statement of the lineal frontage of each property, with the name of the owner
thereof.
41.
(a)
The sewer service charge shall be due from the date when the sewer in respect of
which it is charged has been laid and ready for connection, which date shall be
determined by the Municipal Council.
41.
(b)
The Municipal Council shall notify the owner of the basis of the sewer service
charge assessment to him and the account payable.
41.
(c)
The sewer service charge shall be due and payable on the date for payment of
general rates in each year.
42.
Every charge or tax imposed under the provisions of this By-law shall constitute a lien
upon the real property as is provided for rates and taxes by Section 153 of Chapter 14 of
the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1967, the Assessment Act, and shall be collectable
in the same manner as rates and taxes on real property are collected, under the
Assessment Act.
43.
The Municipal Council may grant to any owner of property not liable to sewer service
charge, the privilege of connecting his premises with the sewer upon payment of such a
sum of money in lieu of sewer service charge as the Municipal Council may determine.
43.
(a)
The street or highway frontage actually occupied as a cemetery shall be exempt
from the payment of a sewer service charge.
Amended on July 24, 2007.
Amended on August 9, 2010.
Amended on July 27, 2015.
Amended on June 24, 2019.
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PART 8 - APPLICATION TO CONNECT
44.
Any person requesting a permit, after the original sewer line has been installed, for
connecting a building service connection with the municipal sewer shall pay a fee of One
Hundred Dollars ($100.00).
44.
(i)
The Connection Fee shall be waived where the building sewer connection is being
made to an exiting sewer lateral installed by the Municipality and approved by the
Inspector.
44.
(ii)
The connection of a sanitary sewer system constructed by a developer shall be
subject to a connection fee of $100.00 since all connectors and laterals have been
installed as per requirements of the Subdivision By-Law. See Part 10 and Part 15
of the Subdivision By-Law for more information.
45. (i)
The construction and installation of any building service connection shall be
conducted subject to the inspection and review by the Inspector and the
specifications for labour and materials under which the municipal sewer was
constructed are to be considered as part of the specifications for any such building
service connection, modified, however, so as to be applicable to the building or
buildings situate on the property to be served by such building service connection.
45. (ii)
The latest adopted edition of the "National Building Code" as issued by the
National Research Council of Canada, is hereby adopted as part of this by-law.
46.
All sewers and drains shall be constructed in accordance with the provisions of the Public
Highways Act, Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1967, Chapter 248, and amendments and
regulations thereto, and shall cause as little obstruction as possible for pedestrians and
vehicular traffic during installation.
47. (i)
Whenever any building sewer connection is abandoned, the owner shall
effectively block up the connection at the property line so as to prevent sewage
from backing up into the soil, or dirt being washed into the sewer.
47. (ii)
Where the owner does not effectively block up a building sewer connection as
required under the provisions of Subsection (1) within Thirty (30) days from
receipt of a notice from the Inspector, requiring him to do so, the Municipal
Council may cause the same to be done and the cost of such work caused to be
done by the Municipal Council may be recovered as a debt by the Municipality
from the owner in an action in any court of competent jurisdiction.
48.
The Clerk shall keep a separate account of all monies due for the construction of sewers,
which account shall contain:
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48
(a)
The names of the owners of property liable for a sewer service charge, and the
name of the sewer with respect to which such sewer service charge arose;
48.
(b)
The amount of sewer service charge due with respect to each property;
48.
(c)
The amount of sewer service charge paid with respect to each property.
49.
(i)
Where under any provision of this by-law approval or permission of the Inspector
is required before any work or things may be done, an appeal shall lie to the
Public Works Committee of the Municipality from the decision of the Inspector
refusing to grant approval or permission, and the Public Works Committee of the
Municipality shall either direct the Inspector to grant the approval or permission,
or uphold the decision of the Inspector.
49.
(ii)
The right of appeal provided in Sub-section (1) shall expire Thirty (30) days after
the Inspector gives his decision in writing to the owner with respect to the
approval or permission.
49.
(iii)
A further appeal shall lie to the Municipal Council from the decision of the Public
Works Committee of the Municipality, refusing to grant approval or permission.
49.
(iv)
The right of appeal provided in Sub-section (3) shall expire Thirty (30) days after
the Public Works Committee of the Municipality gives its decision in writing to
the owner with respect to the approval or permission.
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PART 9 - POWERS AND AUTHORITY OF INSPECTORS
50.
Inspectors of the Municipality shall be permitted to enter all properties for the purposes of
inspection, observation, measurement, sampling and testing, in accordance with the
provisions of this By-law. Inspectors shall have no authority to inquire into any processes
beyond that point having a direct bearing on the kind and source of discharge to the
sewers or waterways or facilities for waste treatment.
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PART 10 - PENALTIES
51.
Any person found to be violating any provision of this By-law shall be subject to
prosecution, and upon conviction shall be fined in accordance with By-law No. 16 of the
Municipality of the District of Barrington.
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BY-LAW NO. 21
APPENDIX "A"
Petition
To Municipal Council
of the
MUNICIPALITY OF THE DISTRICT OF BARRINGTON
THE UNDERSIGNED, being persons owning real property fronting on the public road or the
portion or the public road in the District of Barrington as hereinafter described do hereby petition
the Municipal Council of the District of Barrington to construct a sewer within the said area.
ALSO the description of the public road or portion of the public road upon which the sewer is
requested to be constructed is as follows:
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BY-LAW NO. 21
APPENDIX "B"
RESIDENTIAL OR COMMERCIAL
PUBLIC SEWER APPLICATION
To the Municipality of Barrington:
Names of the Property Owners: ____________________________________________________
The undersigned, being the
_____________________________________________________________________________
(Owner/Owner's agent)
of the property located at _________________________________________________________
does hereby request a permit to install and connect a building sewer to serve the
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
(Residence, Commercial, Building, etc.)
at said location.
1.
The following indicated fixtures will be connected to the proposed building sewer:
Number
Fixture
Number
Fixture
______
Kitchen sinks
______
Water closets
______
Lavatories
______
Bath tubs
______
Laundry tubs
______
Showers
______
Urinals
Specify other fixtures
2.
The maximum number of persons who will use the above fixture is
3.
The name and address of the person or firm who will perform the proposed work is
4.
Plans and specifications for the proposed building sewer are attached hereunto as
Exhibit "A".
In consideration of the granting of this permit, the undersigned agrees:
1.
To accept and abide by all provisions of the Municipal Sewers By-law of the
Municipality of the District of Barrington, and of all other pertinent By-laws or
regulations that may be adopted in the future.
2.
To maintain the building sewer at no expense to the Municipality.
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3.
To notify the Municipality when the building sewer is ready for inspection and
connection to the municipal sewer, but before any portion of the work is covered.
Date: _________________________
Signed__________________________________
(applicant)
________________________________________
(address of applicant)
Application approved and permit issued:
Date: _________________________
Signed _________________________________
(Superintendent) .........
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APPENDIX "C"
INDUSTRIAL SEWER CONNECTION APPLICATION
To the Municipality of Barrington
The undersigned being the __________________________________________________
(Owner, Leasee, Tenant, etc.)
of the property located at _________________________________________________________
does hereby request a permit to ____________________________________________________
(Install, use)
an industrial sewer connection serving the ___________________________________________
(Name of Company)
which company is engaged in
______________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________at said location.
1.
A plan of the property showing accurately all sewers and drains now existing is attached
hereto as Exhibit "A".
2.
Plans and specifications covering any work proposed to be performed under this permit is
attached hereunto as Exhibit "B".
3.
A complete schedule of all process waters and industrial wastes produced or expected to
be produced at said property, including a description of the character of each waste, the
daily volume and maximum rates of discharge and representative analysis, is attached
hereunto as Exhibit "C".
4.
The name and address of the person or firm who will perform the work covered by this
permit is
In consideration of the granting of this permit, the undersigned agrees:
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1.
To furnish any additional information relating to the installation or use of the industrial
sewer for which this permit is sought as may be requested by the Municipality.
2.
To accept and abide by all provisions of the Municipal Sewers By-law of the
Municipality of the District of Barrington, and all other pertinent By-laws or Regulations
that may be adopted in the future.
3.
To operate and maintain any waste pretreatment facilities, as may be required as a
condition of the acceptance into the municipal sewer of the industrial wastes involved, in
an efficient manner at all times, and at no expense to the Municipality.
4.
To cooperate at all times with the Municipality and its representatives in their inspecting,
sampling and study of the industrial wastes and any facilities provided for pre-treatment.
5.
To notify the Municipality immediately in the event of any accident, negligence, or other
occurrence that occasions discharge to the municipal sewers of any wastes or process
waters not covered by this permit.
Date: ______________________________ Signed: ___________________________________
(applicant)
______________________________________________________________________________
(address of applicant)
Date: ______________________________ Signed: ___________________________________
(Inspector)
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BY-LAW NO. 21
SCHEDULE "A"
SCHEDULE OF SEWER SERVICE CHARGES,
SANITARY SEWAGE SYSTEM
MUNICIPALITY OF THE DISTRICT OF BARRINGTON
TYPE OF CONSUMER
UNIT VALUE
Single Detached Dwelling
1.0
Mobile Home
1.0
for private swimming pool add
1.0
for each Doctor or Dentist office in private home add
1.0
for each beauty shop or barber shop in private home add
0.75
Individual apartment
1.0
Senior Citizens Home, per unit
0.6
Rooming house, Boarding house, Convent, Dormitory
up to five beds
1.0
each additional bed
0.2
Hospitals and homes with medical care facilities
without laundry facilities per bed
0.5
with laundry facilities per bed
0.75
Schools per classroom without cafeteria or gym
per classroom
1.0
with cafeteria or gym per classroom
1.5
with both cafeteria and gym per classroom
2.0
Doctor, Dentist Office, Beauty Shop
1.0
Tourist home with one bathroom
1.2
for each additional bathroom
0.3
Hotels, Motels and Tourist Cottages
with housekeeping facilities; each room or unit
0.5
without housekeeping facilities; each room or unit
0.3
Restaurants, etc. are additional to above listings and are rated in
accordance with this schedule
Tourist Trailer Park
with hook-up facilities, per unit space
0.75
without hook-up facilities, per unit space
0.3
Stores, banks, clubs, recreational facilities,
barber shops and places of business including industrial premises,
first washroom facility
1.0
each additional washroom facility
0.5
Cafeterias etc. are in addition to above listing and are rated in accordance
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with this schedule
*Churches, church halls, each washroom facility
0.3
Buildings owned by fraternal organizations
0.3
Fire halls and fire stations with facilities
0.5
Fire halls and fire stations without facilities
0.3
Laundromat
1.0
for each machine
0.5
Service Stations
2.0
for each car wash bay
1.5
Car Washes
for each bay
1.5
with washroom facilities
1.0
Restaurants, Snack Bars and Cafeterias
1.0
for each 10 seats add
0.25
Premises licensed by the Nova Scotia Liquor Commission
Restaurant, lounge, dining room or club
1.0
for each 5 seats add
0.25
Drive-in Restaurant or Theatre with canteen
1.0
for first washroom facility add
1.0
for each additional washroom facility add
0.5
Vacant land
for each lot with up to 300' of street or highway frontage
0.3
for each additional 50', or portion thereof, of street or highway frontage
0.1
Street or highway frontage of a lot in excess of 300'
for each of the within types of users for every 50' or portion thereof, of
street or highway frontage in excess of 300'
0.1
Any dwelling house, shop, store, office, or other building the nearest part
of which is more than 100 feet from any portion of the public sanitary
sewer and which is not connected to the public sewer
0.4
Grouped dwellings, apartments or mobile homes
located on the same lot:
For each of the first 3 units
1.0
for each additional dwelling, apartment or mobile home
0.75
Mini Home Park
for first 3 mini homes, per unit
1.0
for each additional mini home thereafter, per unit
0.75
Adult Residential Institutions
Up to five beds
1.0
For each additional bed
0.2
Amended September 27, 2004
Amended August 9, 2010
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CAO's Annotation for Official By-law Book
Date of first reading:
May 27, 2019
Date of advisement of Notice of Intent to Consider:
June 5, 2019
Date of second and final reading:
June 24, 2019
*Date of advertisement of Passage of By-law:
July 3, 2019
Date of mailing to Minister a certified copy of By-law:
July 3, 2019
I certify that the above amendments to Part 7 - Finances, Section 38 of By-law No. 21
was approved by Council June 24, 2019 and published as indicated above.
(original signed by CAO)
__________________________
CAO
Date
*Effective Date of the By-law unless otherwise specified in the text of the By-law.
VERSION LOG
Version
Number
Amendment Description
Amendment/Policy Owner
Approved By
Approval Date
1
Amendment to Schedule A
Clerk
Council
Sept. 27, 2004
2
Amendment to Part 7 - Finances
Clerk
Council
July 24, 2007
3
Amendment to Part 7 - Finances
Clerk
Council
August 9, 2010
4
Amendment to Part 7 - Finances (Sect 38)
Clerk
Council
Aug 26, 2013
5
Amendment to Part 7 - Finances (Sect 38)
Clerk
Council
July 27, 2015
6
Amendment to Part 7 - Finances (Sect 38)
CAO
Council
June 24, 2019