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By-Law #591
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THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF IQALUIT, NUNAVUT
BY-LAW 591
SNOW REMOVAL BYLAW
A By-law of the Municipal Corporation of the City of Iqaluit in Nunavut to provide
for the Removal of Snow in private and public places in the City of Iqaluit
pursuant to the Cities Towns and Villages Act, S.Nu. 2003.
WHEREAS the Council of the Corporation of the City of Iqaluit has the authority
to pass by-laws regulating the removal of snow in private and public places within
the City pursuant to section 72 of the Cities, Towns and Villages Act, S.Nu. 2003.
AND WHEREAS Council deems it appropriate for the safety, health and welfare
of people and the protection of persons and property.
NOW THEREFORE PURSUANT to the provisions of the Cities, Towns and
Villages Act, S.Nu. 2003 the Council of the City of Iqaluit, Nunavut, in regular
session duly assembled, enacts as follows:
SEVERABILITY
If any provision of this by-law is declared invalid because of any word, phase,
clause, sentence, paragraph or section of this by-law or any documents which
form part of this by-law or an application thereof to any person or circumstance is
declared invalid, the remaining provisions shall not be affected thereby, but shall
remain in force.
SECTION 1 - SHORT TITLE
This By-Law may be cited as the "Snow Removal By-Law".
SECTION 2 - INTERPRETATION
In this By-Law the following terms (unless the context specifically requires
otherwise) shall have the following meanings:
2.1
"By-law Department" means the by-law enforcement officers of the City of
Iqaluit;
2.2
"City of Iqaluit" means the Municipal Corporation of the City of Iqaluit;
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2.3
"Compliance notice" means formal notice served personally or sent by
registered mail to the property owner;
2.4 "Council" means the Council of the City;
2.5 "Intersection" means the area closed by the imaginary extension and the
connection of the edges of roadways that intersect or join at an angle;
2.6 "Parking areas" means the area used for the parking of vehicles;
2.7 "Roadway" means the part of the road that is improved, designed or
ordinarily used for the passage of vehicles;
2.8
"Local Roadways" All city streets other than Collector roads
2.9
"Collector Roads" are to distribute traffic from the interior of residential,
industrial, and commercial development to the core areas and the airport
SECTION 3 - SNOW REMOVAL REGULATIONS
3.1
All property owners including the city of Iqaluit, having snow removal piles
within five meters of any roadway intersection shall be limited to one meter
in height.
3.2 All property owners shall remove their snow and ice from parking areas to
the rear of the parking area away from roadways and intersections.
3.3
If the parking area does not allow the snow and ice to be removed to the
rear, it shall be placed in an area deemed safe for pedestrian and vehicle
traffic.
3.4 No person shall place, or shall cause or allow to be placed upon any
roadway or public place within the City, any snow, ice or other obstruction
removed from any place in the City, except in those areas designated for
such purpose by the City from time to time.
SECTION 4 - ENFORCEMENT
4.1
The provisions of this by-law respecting snow removal are therein placed
on the property owner, and shall be enforced by the City of Iqaluit By-law
Department.
4.2 Where in the interest of public safety and specifically the safety of the
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children, in the opinion of the City of Iqaluit By-law Department that snow
or ice should be removed, a compliance notice may be served on the
property owner and the property owner shall within five (5) working days
remove such snow and ice.
4.3 Where remedial action has not been taken in accordance with section four
(4) the City may undertake such work as is deemed necessary to comply
with section four (4).
4.4 Where, pursuant to section four (4) The City undertakes work; the City is
hereby authorized to charge the cost of such work against the property
owner, in the event of non-payment of such cost, to charge the same as a
special tax to be subject to the same conditions and penalties as other
taxes.
4.5 The City shall charge for works perform at a rate of $250.00(two hundred
and fifty dollars) per hour or any portion thereof.
SECTION 5 - EFFECTIVE DATE
This By-law shall come into effect the date upon third and final reading.
THIS BY-LAW READ a First Time this________ day of ___________, 2004 A.D.
_________________________
Elisapee Sheutiapik
Mayor
_________________________
Ian Fremantle
Chief Administrative Officer
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THIS BY-LAW READ a Second Time this______day of ___________, 2004 A.D.
_________________________
Elisapee Sheutiapik
Mayor
_________________________
Ian Fremantle
Chief Administrative Officer
THIS BY-LAW READ a Third and Final Time this________ day of ___________,
2004 A.D.
_________________________
Elisapee Sheutiapik
Mayor
_________________________
Ian Fremantle
Chief Administrative Officer