Maintenance Bylaw No. 2017-09 (Office Consolidation to Bylaw 2022-45)
Whitehorse, Yukon
· adopted 2022-12-12
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CITY OF WHITEHORSE
BYLAW 2017-09
A bylaw to establish and enforce minimum standards relating to the cleanliness, state of
repair and maintenance of property in the City of Whitehorse
WHEREAS section 265 of the Municipal Act (R. S. Y. 2002) provides that council may pass
bylaws for municipal purposes respecting:
- the safety, health, and welfare of people and the protection of persons and property,
- municipal services and improvements on private and public lands,
- nuisances, unsightly property, noise, and pollution,
- waste on public or private property and,
- subject to the Highways Act, the management and control of sidewalks, boulevards
and all property adjacent to highways whether publicly or privately owned;
AND WHEREAS council deems it appropriate to adopt a new Maintenance Bylaw.
NOW THEREFORE the council of the municipality of the City of Whitehorse, in open
meeting assembled, hereby ENACTS AS FOLLOWS:
SHORT TITLE
1.
This bylaw may be cited as the "Maintenance Bylaw".
DEFINITIONS
2.
In this bylaw:
"accumulate" means to gather together or acquire an increasing number or quantity,
and includes:
(1)
gathering together, either gradually or one at a time;
(2)
storing; or
(3)
allowing to remain on or in
(Definition added by Bylaw 2017-37 passed 2018-01-15)
"accessible parking space" has the same meaning as defined in the City of
Whitehorse Traffic Bylaw as amended from time to time;
"bad repair" means a condition where a structure has:
(1)
significant damage;
(2)
broken, missing, or fallen parts;
(3)
rot or other significant deterioration;
(4)
visual evidence of a lack of general maintenance; or
(5)
any condition which is, or may become, a safety hazard;
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"boulevard" means the land between the property line of a commercial or residential
property and the curb, and if there is no curb, to the edge of the travelled portion of
the roadway, lane or alley that is immediately contiguous to the property;
"City" means the City of Whitehorse;
"City Engineer" means the Manager of Engineering Services for the City or designate
or a person acting in that position;
"City Manager" means the City Manager of the City of Whitehorse or designate or a
person acting in that position;
"construction equipment" means heavy equipment, including without limiting the
generality of the forgoing, bulldozers, graders, backhoes, pay-loaders and cranes.
"council" means the duly elected council of the City of Whitehorse;
"curb" means a row of raised concrete or asphalt border along the edge of the
roadway;
"Designated Officer" means the Manager of Bylaw Services, a Bylaw Services
Constable, or a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police;
"Development Officer" means any one of the employees of the City of Whitehorse,
who administer the provisions of the Zoning Bylaw;
"fee" means a fee as set out in the City of Whitehorse Fees and Charges Bylaw as
amended from time to time;
"fence" means a structure, or any part of that structure, used as an enclosure or
screening around all or part of a lot or site, and shall include, but not be limited to,
a privately-built fence and a developer-built screening fence;
"graffiti" means one or more letters, symbols, or marks, however made, on any
structure or surface, including a visual nuisance, but not including marks made
accidentally or any of the following:
(1)
a sign, public notice or traffic control device authorized by the City,
Territorial or Federal Government;
(2)
murals; or
(3)
letters, symbols or marks that have been approved by the City;
"grasses" means planted or wild vegetation including turf and weeds but excluding
fireweed;
"highway" has the same meaning as defined in the Yukon Motor Vehicles Act, as
amended from time to time;
"junked vehicle" means a vehicle or vehicle part that is not validly registered
pursuant to the Motor Vehicles Act and is either in a rusted, wrecked, partly
wrecked, dismantled, partly dismantled, inoperative or abandoned condition;
"lane crossing" means the depressed portion of a concrete or asphalt sidewalk that
exists from an alleyway or lane to the roadway and shall not include gravel areas;
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"landscaping" means changing, modifying or enhancing the visual appearance of a
site which may include planting lawns, shrubs or trees or preserving the original
natural vegetation or adding walks, fencing, patios or other ornamental features for
the purpose of beautifying or screening the appearance of a lot;
"Manager of Bylaw Services" means the Manager of the City of Whitehorse Bylaw
Services Department or designate, or a person acting in that position;
"Manager of Fleet and Transportation Maintenance" means the Manager of the City
of Whitehorse Fleet and Transportation Maintenance Department or designate, or a
person acting in that position;
"Manager of Parks and Community Development" means the Manager of the City of
Whitehorse Parks and Community Development Department or designate, or a
person acting in that position;
"mural" means any drawing, painting, letter, symbol or mark applied to a wall of a
building or structure with the consent of the owner of that building or structure, but
does not include a visual nuisance;
"naturalization treatment" means landscaping into a native state using native plant
materials, other than noxious weeds, that require little or no ongoing maintenance;
"noxious weeds" means any invasive plants that grow aggressively, multiply quickly
without natural controls, and adversely affect native habitats, including but not limited
to plants identified as invasive plants by the Yukon Government;
"occupier" means an occupier of property and includes the resident occupier of
property or, if there is no resident occupier, the person entitled to the possession
thereof, a lease-holder or a person having or enjoying in any way or for any purpose
whatsoever the use of the property otherwise than as owner, whether or not the
property or part thereof is an un-surveyed area, and includes a squatter;
"owner" means an owner of real property and includes a person having any right,
title, estate or interest in real property other than that of an occupier or mortgagee;
"permit" means the City's written approval, with or without conditions, authorized and
issued under this or any other bylaw;
"property" means an area of land, including the buildings and other structures
erected on the property, but does not include a highway, except that "property"
shall include privately owned roads, streets and parking lots;
"public lands" means all lands under the ownership or control of Her Majesty the
Queen in Right of Canada, the Commissioner of the Yukon Territory, or the City of
Whitehorse;
"refuse" means all domestic and commercial garbage and rubbish, including, without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, organic and non-organic wastes, recyclable
materials, junked vehicles, construction waste and discarded chattels.
"sidewalk" means that part of a highway which is paved or cement covered for use
of, or ordinarily used by, pedestrians located in that part of a highway between the
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curb line, or edge of the roadway where there is no curb line, and the adjacent
property line.
(Definition added by Bylaw 2022-44 passed 2022-11-14)
"turf grass" means a surface layer of earth containing a dense growth of grass and
its matted roots, sod or an artificial substitute for such a grassy layer, as on a playing
field.
"visual nuisance" means the unsightly condition of property which, in the opinion of a
Designated Officer or City Council, constitutes an unreasonable interference with the
use and enjoyment by other persons of other property in the vicinity, whether publicly
or privately owned.
GENERAL PROVISIONS AND REGULATIONS
3.
The City appoints the City Manager and the Manager of Bylaw Services to
administer this bylaw.
RIGHT OF ENTRY
4.
A Designated Officer may enter into or upon any property at any reasonable time
to enforce or carry out the provisions of this bylaw, including, without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, determining contraventions of or compliance with this
bylaw or any Notice or Order issued pursuant to this bylaw and remedying
contraventions.
5.
Where entrance into or upon any property is refused, a Justice of the Peace, upon
application made on behalf of council, may by order require the occupier to admit a
Designated Officer into or upon the property.
6.
An order made by a Justice of the Peace continues in force until the purpose for
which it was made had been fulfilled.
7.
Any person who fails to comply with an order of a Justice of the Peace is guilty of
an offence.
ACCUMULATIONS PROHIBITED
8.
No person shall cause, permit or allow refuse to accumulate upon a highway or upon
property owned or occupied by him or upon public lands adjoining property owned
or occupied by him unless such use is permitted by the Zoning Bylaw.
9.
No person shall cause, permit or allow refuse to accumulate upon a highway or upon
any public or private property unless such use is permitted by the Zoning Bylaw.
10.
No person shall cause, permit or allow refuse to accumulate in any structure except
in containers, bins, drawers, shelves or areas designed for temporary storage of such
types of refuse.
11.
No person shall store chattels in the front yard of any property in a residential area,
with the exception of motor vehicles which are validly registered and licensed in
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accordance with the Motor Vehicles Act and which are parked in accordance with
the Zoning Bylaw.
12.
No person shall accumulate or store building materials, whether new, used or
second-hand, outside on any property where the owner or occupier is not in
possession of a valid building permit referring to such property, unless permitted by
the Zoning Bylaw.
13.
No person shall park or store outside on any property:
(1)
a motor vehicle that is not validly registered and licensed in accordance with
the Motor Vehicles Act and that is not stored or parked in accordance with the
provisions of the Zoning Bylaw; (Bylaw 2017-37 passed 2018-01-15)
(2)
chattels which are offered, or intended to be offered, for sale unless permitted
by the Zoning Bylaw; and
(3)
solid fuels such as wood, where the amount of solid fuel so stored is in excess
of two winter seasons' supply for consumption on site, unless permitted by the
Zoning Bylaw.
14.
No person shall store, repair, clean, maintain, collect or service construction
equipment, commercial trucks, tractors or semi-trailers on any property unless
permitted by the Zoning Bylaw.
OFFENSIVE GROWTH
15.
Every owner or occupier shall clear their property of brush, trees, or other growth that
constitutes a fire or health hazard.
16.
No owner or occupier shall allow grasses on the property or any adjacent boulevard
to exceed a height of 10 centimetres.
17.
No owner or occupier shall allow the accumulation of yard waste on the property
such that the accumulation is visible to a person viewing from outside the property.
For the purposes of this section, yard waste shall include grass clippings and tree
and hedge cuttings, but shall not include ground cover or the contents of a
composting pile as defined in the Solid Waste Bylaw.
18.
The offensive growth provisions of this bylaw shall not apply to:
(1)
golf courses,
(2)
City-owned boulevards that are not the maintenance responsibility of the
adjacent property owner;
(3)
decorative or ornamental grasses and native plants which comprise part of an
intentional design; and
(4)
treed natural areas serving the purpose of greenbelt.
SIDEWALK AND ACCESSIBLE PARKING SPACE CLEANLINESS
19.
Every owner or occupier of any building bordering upon any highway shall keep the
sidewalks in front of or abutting their building in a state of cleanliness, free from refuse
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and chattels, and no owner or occupier shall place refuse or chattels from their
property or from the sidewalk abutting their property, on a highway without prior
written permission or notification from the Manager of Operations.
20.
Every owner or occupier of premises containing an area designated as an accessible
parking space shall keep the accessible parking space in a state of cleanliness, free
from refuse and chattels, and shall remove any refuse or chattels within 24 hours of
it accumulating or being deposited, or immediately upon being requested to do so by
a Designated Officer.
SIDEWALK AND ACCESSIBLE PARKING SPACE SNOW AND ICE REMOVAL
21.
Every owner or occupier of commercial or residential property containing an
accessible parking space shall remove snow or ice from the accessible parking
space before the hour of eleven o'clock in the morning on the next day following a
snowfall, or immediately upon being requested to do so by a Designated Officer.
22.
Every owner or occupier shall remove snow or ice from the sidewalks and lane
crossings bordering their property, or any portion of the lanes and sidewalks
bordering on their property. Where snow or ice accumulates upon sidewalks or
lane crossings after a snowfall:
(1) every owner or occupier of commercial property adjacent to a sidewalk or
lane crossing shall remove the snow and ice from the sidewalk and lane
crossing for safe pedestrian travel before the hour of eleven o'clock in the
morning on the next day following a snowfall, or immediately upon being
requested to do so by a Designated Officer. If a lane crossing is adjacent
to two properties, each owner or occupier shall be responsible for the
maintenance of half of the lane crossing. (Bylaw 2022-44 passed 2022-11-14)
(2) every owner or occupier of residential property bordering on a sidewalk or
lane crossing shall remove the snow and ice from the sidewalk and lane
crossing for safe pedestrian travel within 48 hours following a snowfall, or
immediately upon being requested to do so by a Designated Officer. If a
lane crossing borders on two properties, each property owner or occupier
shall be responsible for the maintenance of half of the lane crossing.
23.
For the purposes of section 22, the owner or occupant of a property adjacent to a
sidewalk or lane crossing shall remove ice and snow from the sidewalk or lane
crossing to a minimum width of 1.5 metres. (Bylaw 2022-44 passed 2022-11-14)
24.
Where the owner or occupier of a property has not complied with section 22, the
City may remove the ice and snow as a service Council considers necessary or
desirable for its residents, and the owner or occupier of the property is liable for
such removal costs. (Bylaw 2022-44 passed 2022-11-14)
25.
Where the owner or occupier of a property fails to pay the expenses and costs of
removal referred to in section 24, such costs may be added to the tax roll of the
property. (Bylaw 2022-44 passed 2022-11-14)
DISPOSAL ON ROADWAY PROHIBITED
26.
No owner or occupier shall place snow, ice, dirt, debris or other materials from any
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accessible parking space, sidewalk, lane crossing, private property or driveway
upon any other portion of a highway or public lands adjacent to a highway, unless
they have obtained the prior written permission of the Manager of Fleet and
Transportation Maintenance, or onto private property other than their own, unless
they have obtained prior written permission from the private property owner. (Bylaw
2022-44 passed 2022-11-14)
ROOF SNOW REMOVAL
27.
Every owner or occupier of commercial property shall remove snow, ice or rubbish
from the roof adjacent to or abutting on any portion of any highway, sidewalk or
footpath, as soon as such accumulation becomes a hazard, or when requested to do
so by a Designated Officer. With regard to any structure such as a canopy or awning
adjacent to or abutting on or overhanging any portion of any highway, sidewalk or
footpath, materials such as snow, ice and rubbish shall be removed immediately after
accumulation occurs, or when requested to do so by a Designated Officer.
HIGHWAY NAMES
28.
The City Planning Department shall be responsible for assigning names and/or
numbers to highways within the City and for the placement of highway name or
number signs.
29.
No person shall remove, deface or damage any highway name or number sign.
PRIVATE HIGHWAYS
30.
Every owner of a private highway shall maintain it in a clean, fit and safe state and
shall affix suitable signs indicating that such highway is a private thoroughfare.
ADDRESSING
31.
The owner or occupier of premises on which a dwelling unit has been erected shall
display the number assigned to the property at a location plainly visible from the
highway upon which the house or building is situated. In the case of country
residential lots, assigned numbers shall be placed on reflective backgrounds or be of
reflective materials at least 15cm high, and shall be located within three metres of
the highway upon which the house is situated.
BOULEVARD MAINTENANCE
32.
These boulevard maintenance provisions do not apply to residential boulevards
where there is no curb.
33.
The owner or occupier of commercial or residential property fronting upon any
boulevard shall maintain the boulevard in accordance with the following minimum
standards:
(1)
the area shall be kept free of refuse;
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(2)
turf grass shall not exceed a height of 10 centimetres and in the case of native
grasses which form part of a naturalization treatment, shall not exceed a
height of 50 centimetres; and
(3)
trees, plants, shrubs, flowers and turf shall be kept in a disease-free state and
free of noxious weeds.
34.
Retaining walls, fences or other structures are not permitted to be constructed on a
City boulevard unless prior written approval from the City and all applicable permits
are obtained.
35.
Where the owner or occupier of commercial or residential property fronting upon any
boulevard has installed or planted rocks, trees, shrubs, other types of vegetation or
any other type of decorative covering, including without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, retaining walls or other structures, such owner or occupier shall ensure
that the coverings do not, in the opinion of the City Engineer, interfere with, impede
or adversely affect the following:
(1)
road maintenance including snow removal;
(2)
utility services;
(3)
pedestrian use of sidewalks;
(4)
traffic sight lines;
(5)
clearance of at least one metre for any fire hydrant or fire hydrant valve; or
(6)
public health or safety.
36.
Where grasses, shrubs, trees or other types of vegetation have been planted on a
boulevard, the owner or occupier fronting such boulevard shall:
(1)
water plants in an amount and frequency sufficient to sustain plant growth;
(2)
prune and remove trees in accordance with the City Tree Removal Policy;
(3)
remove any sign, poster, handbill, flyer or any other device attached to any
tree, light pole, or other infrastructure in the boulevard not specifically
designed for such purpose;
(4)
if the boulevard is deteriorated, landscape the boulevard to a standard
determined by the Manager of Parks and Community Development; and
(5)
not reconstruct the boulevard to create a parking area unless such
reconstruction has received the prior written permission of the City of
Whitehorse Street Sign and Traffic Committee.
BOULEVARD DAMAGE
37.
No person shall damage:
(1)
a boulevard or the vegetation on a boulevard; or
(2)
anything erected or maintained adjacent to a highway for the purpose of
lighting or providing signage to the highway.
38.
No person shall drive upon and no vehicle shall cross any boulevard except when
it is necessary to cross part of the boulevard for the purpose of delivery or removal
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of furniture, household goods, or other like chattels, in which case planks of
sufficient length and width shall be placed over the boulevard in front of the building
in or from which such chattels or goods shall be delivered or removed, so that there
is no damage or injury to that part of the boulevard.
EARTH REMOVAL
39.
No person shall take up or dig or carry away any of the earth, sand or gravel in or
from any highway or from any property owned by the City without the written
permission of the City Engineer.
40.
No person shall remove soil from vacant property, except with permission from the
owner of the property and if required, having first obtained a permit granted by a
Development Officer.
DAMAGE OR DEFACE PROPERTY
41.
No person shall injure, damage, deface or disfigure any structure or improvement on
property, including but not limiting the generality of the foregoing, any public or
private building, wall, fence, hedge, railing, sign, monument, statue, light standard or
telephone pole, in whole or in part.
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GRAFFITI
42.
No person shall place graffiti or cause graffiti to be placed on any structure or surface
of property that is adjacent to a highway or other public place, or which may be
viewed from a neighbouring property.
43.
No owner or occupier shall cause, permit or allow graffiti to be on any surface or
structure of their property.
44.
Every owner or occupier shall remove from their property any accumulation of graffiti
within 30 days of becoming aware of the graffiti.
NOISE
45.
No person shall make, cause, or permit unreasonable noise or sound, including,
without limiting the generality of the foregoing, on a highway or on property owned
or occupied by them, which disturbs, or which would in the opinion of a Designated
Officer, disturb the quiet, peace, rest, enjoyment or comfort of any person of
reasonable sensitivity in the neighbourhood or vicinity.
46.
In determining if a noise or sound is unreasonable, the following criteria may be
considered:
(1)
type, quality, volume, and duration of the sound;
(2)
time of day and day of week;
(3)
nature and use of the surrounding area; and
(4)
any other relevant factor.
NOISE EXEMPTIONS
47.
The emission or creation of noise or sound in connection with the following are
excluded from the provisions of this bylaw:
(1)
City crews providing a service to the public, including without limiting the
generality of the forgoing, a service of public convenience or necessity;
(2)
fire alarms
(3)
bells or chimes from religious establishments and schools;
(4)
noise or sound created in connection with emergency measures or
emergency services undertaken for health, safety or welfare;
(5)
the use of traffic control or pedestrian devices;
(6)
in the opinion of the Designated Officer, noise which is reasonable and
necessary for the enjoyment and use of property; and
(7)
children playing.
48.
Construction equipment and waste management trucks shall not be operated
between the hours of eleven o'clock at night and seven o'clock in the morning (11:00
p.m. to 7:00 a.m.) except with the permission of the City Manager or the City
Engineer. This provision does not apply to City construction equipment being used
for City purposes including utility repair and road maintenance.
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49.
No person shall shout or use a megaphone or other noise-making devices in, or at,
or on the highways or other public places of the City without having first obtained a
permit from the City Manager or the Manager of Bylaw Services.
AIR POLLUTION
50.
No person shall discharge or allow the discharge into the atmosphere of any dust,
soot, fumes, noxious gases, cinders, smoke, sparks, ash or other solid or liquid
particles, or effluvia, or any other products of combustion to any extent or degree,
that may be or are liable to become injurious to the health, comfort, property or
welfare of any person.
MAINTENANCE OF PROPERTY
51.
No person shall cause, permit, or allow property owned or occupied by them to be in
bad repair or to constitute a danger.
APPLIANCES
52.
No owner or occupier shall allow a refrigerator, freezer or other appliance to be
stored outside on their property without first removing the lid or door of the unit.
53.
No owner or occupier shall allow any appliance to be stored outside on their
property such that the appliance is visible to a person viewing from outside the
property.
54.
The appliance provisions shall not apply if the appliance:
(1)
remains locked at all times; and
(2)
is not visible to a person viewing from outside the property.
NOTICE
55.
A Designated Officer, Development Officer, the City Engineer or the Manager of
Parks and Community Development may give notice to any person who
contravenes this bylaw.
56.
Where notice is given, such notice shall be in writing and signed by a Designated
Officer, Development Officer, the City Engineer or the Manager of Parks and
Community Development, and shall specify all of the information required to be
contained in an order pursuant to section 56 of this bylaw, excluding the
consequences of non-compliance and excluding the right to appeal the notice to
council.
ORDER TO REMEDY A CONTRAVENTION
57.
The City Manager or the Manager of Bylaw Services may issue an order to any
person who has contravened this bylaw or to an owner or occupier where a
contravention of this bylaw is found, and such person shall comply with the order
within the time limits specified in the order.
58.
Every person who fails to comply with an order commits an offence.
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59.
An order shall contain at least the following information:
(1)
the name and address of the person on whom the order is served;
(2)
the day on which the contravention was alleged to have been committed or
discovered;
(3)
the address of the property where the contravention was found or took place;
(4)
reasonable particulars of the contravention;
(5)
a requirement that the person served shall remedy the contravention, and how
compliance shall be effected;
(6)
a prescribed time frame during which the contravention must be remedied;
(7)
the consequences of non-compliance, including the advice that if the person
does not comply with the order within the prescribed time-frame, the City will
take action or measures to remedy the contravention at the expense of the
person;
(8)
the right of the person to appeal the order to council within 14 days of being
served with the order.
60.
If any person fails to comply with an order within the time-frame prescribed in the
order, the City may, by its employees and others, enter the property and effect
compliance at the expense of the person. In addition to any other penalties that may
be imposed pursuant to this bylaw, the City may thereafter bill such person for these
charges.
REVIEW OF ORDER BY COUNCIL
61.
A person who receives an order may, by providing written notice to the City Manager
within 14 days of being served with the order, request that council review the order.
62.
Any notice or order may be served by:
(1)
delivering the notice or order to the person; or
(2)
mailing the notice or order by registered or certified mail to the person's last
known post office address, in which case it shall be deemed to be received
five business days after being mailed.
ENFORCEMENT
63.
Every person who contravenes any provision of this bylaw or who suffers or permits
any act or thing to be done in contravention of any provision of this bylaw, or who
neglects or refrains from doing anything required to be done by any provision of this
bylaw shall be guilty of an offence punishable on summary conviction and is liable
to a fine not exceeding:
(1)
$10,000.00; or
(2)
a voluntary fine under the Summary Convictions Act, issued in respect of
an offence specified in Schedule "A" attached hereto and forming part of
this bylaw.
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64.
Each day that an offence against this bylaw continues or exists shall be deemed to
be a separate and distinct offence.
65.
Any outstanding fines, fees, or costs, including without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, those costs incurred by the City after a person fails to comply with an
order, which are unpaid by an owner or occupier, may be charged against the
person's property, and may be recovered in the same manner as a tax may be
collected or enforced under the Municipal Act.
66.
Issuance of a notice is not a prerequisite to issuing an order.
67.
Issuance of a notice or order is not a prerequisite to proceeding with a prosecution
pursuant to this bylaw.
GENERAL INTERPRETATION
68.
The invalidity of any section, sentence, or provision of this bylaw shall not affect
the validity of any other part of this bylaw that can be given effect without such
invalid part or parts.
REPEAL OF PREVIOUS LEGISLATION
69.
Bylaw 2011-03, including any amendments thereto, is hereby repealed.
COMING INTO FORCE
70.
This bylaw shall come into full force and effect upon the final passing thereof.
FIRST and SECOND READING:
April 10, 2017
THIRD READING and ADOPTION:
April 24, 2017
ORIGINAL BYLAW SIGNED BY:
"Dan Curtis"
Dan Curtis, Mayor
"N. L. Felker"
Norma L. Felker, Assistant City Clerk
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SCHEDULE "A"
SCHEDULE OF VOLUNTARY FINES
Section
Description
Fine
8
Allow accumulations of refuse
$250.00
8
Allow accumulations of refuse (2nd Offence)
$500.00
8
Allow accumulations of refuse (3rd Offence)
$1000.00
9
Allow accumulation of refuse on public lands
$250.00
9
Allow accumulation of refuse on public lands (2nd Offence)
$500.00
9
Allow accumulation of refuse on public lands (3rd Offence)
$1000.00
10
Allow accumulation of refuse in structure
$250.00
10
Allow accumulation of refuse in structure (2nd Offence)
$500.00
10
Allow accumulation of refuse in structure (3rd Offence)
$1000.00
11
Allow storage in residential front yards
$250.00
11
Allow storage in residential front yards (2nd Offence)
$500.00
11
Allow storage in residential front yards (3rd Offence)
$1000.00
12
Allow accumulation or storage of building materials
$250.00
12
Allow accumulation or storage of building materials (2nd Offence) $500.00
12
Allow accumulation or storage of building materials (3rd Offence) $1000.00
13 (1)
Park or store unregistered motor vehicle
$250.00
13 (1)
Park or store unregistered motor vehicle (2nd Offence)
$500.00
13 (1)
Park or store unregistered motor vehicle (3rd Offence)
$1000.00
13 (2)
Unauthorized storing of chattels
$100.00
13 (3)
Store excessive solid fuels
$50.00
14
Unauthorized activity with construction equipment, etc.
$100.00
15
Allow vegetation to become a fire or health hazard
$250.00
16
Allow grasses exceeding a height of 10 cm
$50.00
17
Unauthorized accumulation of yard waste
$100.00
19
Fail to keep sidewalk clean and clear
$100.00
20
Fail to keep accessible parking space clean and clear
$250.00
20
Fail to keep accessible parking space clean and clear (2nd Offence)$500.00
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Section
Description
Fine
20
Fail to keep accessible parking space clean and clear (3rd Offence)$1000.00
21
Fail to remove snow/ice from accessible parking space
$250.00
21
Fail to remove snow/ice from accessible parking space (2nd Offence)$500.00
21
Fail to remove snow/ice from accessible parking space (3rd Offence)
$1000.00
22
Fail to remove snow as directed
$250.00
22
Fail to remove snow as directed (2nd Offence)
$500.00
22
Fail to remove snow as directed (3rd Offence)
$1000.00
26
Place material on public property
$100.00
27
Fail to remove snow/ice/rubbish from roof
$100.00
29
Remove, deface or damage sign
$250.00
30
Fail to maintain private thoroughfare
$100.00
31
Fail to display house number
$100.00
33 (1 - 3)
Fail to maintain minimum boulevard standards
$50.00
34
Unauthorized construction on boulevard
$250.00
35
Cause impediment on boulevard
$250.00
36 (1 - 4)
Fail to maintain boulevard
$50.00
36 (5)
Construct parking area on boulevard
$250.00
37 (1 - 2)
Cause damage to boulevard, vegetation, signage, etc.
$250.00
37 (1 - 2)
Cause damage to boulevard, vegetation, signage, etc. (2nd Offence) $500.00
37 (1 - 2)
Cause damage to boulevard, vegetation, signage, etc. (3rd Offence)
$1000.00
38
Drive on boulevard
$100.00
39
Unauthorized removal of earth from highway/property
$250.00
40
Unauthorized removal of earth from vacant property
$250.00
41
Damage or deface property
$250.00
42
Place graffiti
$250.00
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Section
Description
Fine
42
Place graffiti (2nd Offence)
$500.00
42
Place graffiti (3rd Offence)
$1000.00
43
Owner/occupier permits or allows graffiti
$250.00
43
Owner/occupier permits or allows graffiti (2nd Offence)
$500.00
43
Owner/occupier permits or allows graffiti (3rd Offence)
$1000.00
44
Owner/occupier fails to remove graffiti
$250.00
44
Owner/occupier fails to remove graffiti (2nd Offence)
$500.00
44
Owner/occupier fails to remove graffiti (3rd Offence)
$1000.00
45
Disturb the quiet, peace and rest of others (1st offence)
$100.00
46
Disturb the quiet, peace and rest of others (2nd offence)
$250.00
48
Construction equipment/waste trucks noise violation
$250.00
48
Construction equipment/waste trucks noise violation (2nd Offence) $500.00
48
Construction equipment/waste trucks noise violation (3rd Offence) $1000.00
49
Unauthorized use of noise making device
$100.00
50
Commit act of air pollution
$100.00
51
Owner/occupier permits property in bad repair
$250.00
51
Owner/occupier permits property in bad repair (2nd Offence)
$500.00
51
Owner/occupier permits property in bad repair (3rd Offence)
$1000.00
52
Improper storage of appliances
$250.00
53
Appliance visible from outside of property
$50.00