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TOWN OF DRUMHELLER
BYLAW 06.16
Being
a Bylaw of the Town of Drumheller, in the Province of Alberta, to establish a bylaw
to outline the provision of Solid Waste Management.
WHEREAS
pursuant
to the
Municipal Government
Act, being Chapter
M--26of the
Revised Statutes of Alberta 2000, and amendments
thereto, a Council may pass bylaws
for municipal purposes
respecting
the safety, health and welfare of the people and the
protection of the people and premises,
nuisances,
services
provided by or on behalf of
the municipality and
WHEREAS the Municipal Government Act also provides that a Council may pass bylaws
to establish a system for the collection, removal and disposal of garbage
and waste;
NOW THEREFORE the Municipal Council of the Town of Drumheller, in the Province of
Alberta, duly assembled
in a regular meeting, enacts as follows:
1. TITLE:
This Bylaw willbe cited as "The Solid Waste
Management
Bylaw".
2. DEFINITIONS
a) "Ashes" means cold residue from the burning of wood, coal and other like material for
the purpose
of cooking,
heating
buildings
and
disposition
of waste
combustible
materials.
b) "Automated Collection" means
the collection of waste
by a system
of mechanical
liftingand tipping of receptacles
into specifically designed
vehicles.
c) "Biomedical Waste" means
medical waste that requires proper handling and disposal
because
of environmental,
aesthetic
and health and safety concerns
as well as risks
to human health and safety concerns
as well as risks to human health and includes:
i.
Human anatomical waste;
ii. Infectious human waste;
iii. Infectious animal waste;
iv. Blood and body fluid waste; and
' v.
Medical sharps, such as needles, syringes, blades or other clinical laboratory
material capable of causing punctures of cuts.
cl) "Bou|evard"
means:
.
i.
The strip of land between
the curb and the sidewalk and between
the sidewalk
and the property line, or;
ii. Where there is no curb, the strip of land between
the near edge of the road and
the property line.
9)
h)
J)
K)
l)
"Building Waste" means all produced
in the process
of constructing,
demolishing,
altering or repairing a building and shall include, but not be limited to soil, vegetation
and rock displaced during the process of building.
"Bylaw Enforcement Officer" means an appointed Bylaw Officer or Community Bylaw
Enforcement Officer or Peace Officer.
"Bylaw violation tag" is a ticket or summons
issued
for an allegation
of a bylaw
infraction, is issued by a peace officer and only enforceable
in the Town.
"Chief Administrative Officer" means the CAO for the Town of Drumheller or a person
appointed
by the
CA0
to
oversee
the
Engineering
and
Infrastructure
Services
Department and/or their duly authorized delegate,
authorized agent or representative.
"Collection Day" means
the day which is scheduled
by the Chief Administrative
Officer for municipal collection of Solid Waste.
"Collector" means a person or corporation who collects waste within the Town for and
on behalf of the Town.
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"Commercial Bin" means a bin used for the storage
of waste materials generated
by
the industrial, commercial or institutional sector that is collected by a Contractor and
approved by the Chief Administrative Officer.
"Commercial Premises" means a premise which:
i)
houses
a waste generator
producing an average
volume equivalent to more than
five (5) bags of solid waste per week;
ii) has activity which is likely to be, but not limited to Institutional, Commercial or
industrial in nature;
iii) is not regularly a residential dwelling or condominium;
iv) is any premises which is an apartment
consisting of more than four (4) self-
contained suites;
v) has, at the sole discretion of the Chief Administrative Officer, been otherwise
described as commercial and therefore not entitled to residential waste collection
and removal.
rn) "Cubic Meter" for the purposes
of collection shall be one Cubic Meter of volume of
H)
solid waste.
"Curb" means
the actual curb, if there be one and if there is no curb in existence,
shall mean the division of roadway between that part intended for the use of vehicles
and that part intended for the use of pedestrians.
"Exclusive Franchise"
means
a contractual
agreement
between
the Town and
a
single Contract Hauler, for a fixed time period, for the removal of solid waste from
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commercial premises.
At the discretion of the Town, the description of solid waste
shall be expanded to include the removal of recyclable and compostable
materials.
"Food Waste
Disposal Unit" means
an electrically operated
unit intended to be used
with kitchen sinks, designed
to grind garbage
into a state suitable for discharge
into
the sanitary sewer system.
"Garbage"
means
waste
bi--products produced
from household
and
commercial
process and can be composed of organic and inorganic material.
"Hazardous
Waste" means
any substance
or thing that falls within the definition of
Hazardous
Waste
in Schedule1
of the Alberta Regulation of July 6, 1999 192/96, the
Waste Control Regulation.
"lC&l Waste" means
waste
materials generated
from the industrial, commercial or
institutional sector.
"|ndustrial
waste" is the waste produced by activity which includes any material that is
rendered
useless
during
a
manufacturing,
industrial
or
variety
of commercial
processes
or operations
such as that of, but not limited to, factories, industries, mills,
construction activities,
mines and
includes
scrap
metals,
oil, solvents,
chemicals,
sewage,
solids, liquids or gases
held in containers
and general trash associated
to
commercial operations.
"|ndustrial
waste manifest" is a document that identifies and characterizes
the waste
a person is in possession
of, the origin of the waste,
the date the carrier acquired the
waste and the name of the carrier of the waste.
"Lane" means
a narrow roadway
intended
chiefly to give access
to the rear
of
buildings and parcels of land.
"Leaf and Yard Waste"
means
grass
clippings, leaves,
brush, twigs, house
and
garden
plants, sawdust
and wood shavings
or other similar items as designated
by
the Chief Administrative Officer.
"Manual Collection" means collecting waste
by manually tipping cans or lifting bags
into a waste collection vehicle.
"Material Recycling
Facility" "MRF" means
both of the material recycling facilities
located at the Drumheller and District Regional Landfill which are approved to accept
uncontaminated recyclable material.
"Occupant" means
a person
or corporation
in actual
possession
of any premises
either as an owner or tenant.
(2) "owner" means the person who is the registered owner of a vehicle and includes any
person
renting a vehicle or having the exclusive use of a vehicle under a lease that
has a term of more than 30 days or otherwise having the exclusive
use of a vehicle
for a period of more than 30 days.
aa)"Person"
means a natural person or a body corporate
and includes a partnership,
a
group of persons acting in concert or an association.
bb) "Plastic Garbage
Bag" means
a sturdy plastic bag specifically marketed to store
waste and excludes bags that are intended for other purposes.
cc)"Premises" means any land, building, supplied with utilities by the Town.
dd)"Recyclable" means
refuse,
garbage,
waste
or other which, when separated
and
uncontaminated,
is deemed
by the Chief Administrative Officer to have available
a
disposal method alternate to Landfill.
ee) "recycling drop off" means
a portable or stationary unit that may be found at various
locations within the Town and
intended
for the public to put recyclable
material
within.
ff) "Residential" means any premises which:
"
i.
is actually used as a dwelling;
ii. Consists of four (4) or fewer self contained suites;
iii. Produces
an average volume equivalent to five (5) bags or less of solid waste per
dwelling or self contained suite per week;
iv. Has one (1) storage location to permit refuse collection to be made directly from a
street;
v.
is constructed
and located to permit refuse collection to be made directly from a
street;
vi. Has, at the sole discretion of the Chief Administrative Officer, been described
otherwise as residential and therefore entitled to residential waste collection and
removal.
gg)"Shared
Receptacle
Service"
means
garbage
collection
services
provided to
a
specific multi--premise site in Town in which several
premises
share
one or more
waste receptacles
for garbage
collection.
hh)"Sidewalk" means that part of a roadway primarily intended for the use of pedestrians
and includes the part lying between
the curb line or edge of the roadway and the
adjacent
property line, whether or not paved or improved.
ii)"Street" means
any thoroughfare,
highway,
road, trail, avenue,
parkway,
driveway,
viaduct, lane, alley square, bridge, causeway,
trestleway or other place or any part of
any of them, whether publicly or privately owned, that the public is ordinarily entitled
or permitted to use for the passage
or parking of vehicles and includes:
i.
A sidewalk, including a boulevard adjacent to the sidewalk;
ii. Ifa ditch lies adjacent to and parallel with the roadway, the ditch, and
iii. Ifa highway right of way is contained between fences or between a fence and one
side of the roadway,
all the land between the fences
or all the land between the
fence and the edge of the roadway, as the case may be, but does not include a
place declared by regulation not to be a highway.
jj)"Town" means the corporation of the Town of Drumheller or the area contained within
the boundaries thereof, as the context requires.
kk) "Vehicle" means a device in, on or by which a person or thing may be transported
or
drawn on a highway and includes a combination of vehicles but does not include a
mobility aid, but for the purposes
of this bylaw includes an off highway vehicle as
defined in the Traffic Safety Act of Alberta.
ll) "Violation ticket" means
a violation ticket as
defined
in the
Provincial Offences
Procedure Act of Alberta or a Bylaw violation tag.
mm) "Waste" means any discarded household debris, commercial debris, recyclables or
household
hazardous
waste as herein defined.
nn) "Waste Container" means a waste receptacle
provided by the occupant
specifically
marketed to store waste and excludes containers that are meant for other purposes.
oo) "Waste
Collection Cart" means
a cart that is supplied by the Town designed
to
receive
waste
then
rolled to a collection
point and
emptied
by an
automated
collection truck.
pp) "Waste Receptacle" means
a commercial bin, waste collection cart, waste container
or a plastic garbage
bag.
3.
GENERAL
Authority of the Town:
3.1Except
as othenNise provided
in this Bylaw, the town shall provide for the public
collection and removal of waste within the limits of the Town and shall supervise the
facilities and
equipment
necessary
or desirable
for the
management
of waste
collected or disposed
by the Town.
3.2Town
Council may from time to time; by resolution establish
fees to be charged
for
waste management
services.
Authority of the Chief Administrative Officer:
3.3 The Chief Administrative Officer shall:
a)
Supervise the collection, removal and disposal of waste, and;
b)
Set the days and times that collection shall be undertaken
in different portions of
the Town;
9)
Outline the quantities and classes
of waste
to be removed from any premises
or
accepted
by the Town for disposal;
Decide which method willbe used to collect waste;
i.
Manual Collection, or
ii. Automated Collection, or
iii. Shared
Receptacle Services.
State the location from which waste willbe collected;
i.
Front Street Collection, or
ii. Rear Lane Collection.
Set instructions and operating policy for Automated Cart Collection;
May specify availability of waste collection for commercial pick--up;
May specify that private waste
haulers report the total volume of solid waste to be
hauled out of the Town's boundaries;
Carry out any inspections required to determine compliance with this Bylaw;
Take any steps or carry out any actions required to enforce this Bylaw;
Take any steps to carry out any actions required to remedy a contravention
of this
Bylaw;
WASTE RECEPTACLES
Any waste that is to be collected must be:
i.
Must be bagged to prevent loose waste from escaping,
or
ii. When bagging is not possible must be prepared
or packaged
in a manner that
will prevent loose material from escaping;
The occupant
of any residential premises
in the Town from which waste
is to be
collected shall provide and maintain waste containers
sufficient to hold the amount
of garbage
which accumulates
in between designated
pick--upperiods;
Except as othen/vise provided, no person shall place waste elsewhere
than in waste
receptacles,
which comply with the requirements
of this bylaw;
Waste
receptacles
provided by the occupant
shall be either a waste container or a
plastic garbage bag;
The occupant shall ensure that waste containers
used:
i.
Are constructed
of a sturdy, water--tightmaterial
ii. Are maintained in good condition;
iii. Have fixed rigid handles and a smooth rim;
iv. Have properly fitted lids that are kept closed
except
when the containers
are
loaded and unloaded;
v. Are of a tapered cylindrical design such that waste willslide out, and
vi. Not be less than 70 litres and not more than 100 litres in size;
Waste containers
larger than 100 litres may be used only ifthe container is wheeled
and plastic garbage
bags are used in the waste container so that the bags can be
easily removed
without the need to lift the container.
Each plastic garbage
bag
counts as one waste receptacle;
The occupant
shall ensure that plastic bags used:
i.
Are made
of material
capable
of bearing
the weight of its contents
without
tearing or breaking when lifted, and;
h)
J)
K)
l)
ii. Are securely tied or fastened
so that the contents
are wholly enclosed by the
bag,and;
iii. Are no smaller than 60 litres, no larger than 100 litres, approximately 85 cm in
height, approximately 70 cm in width, and;
iv. Are placed in a waste enclosure
or waste
receptacle
to adequately
protect the
bags from scavenging
by animals;
The occupant of the premises will be provided with a Waste
Collection Cart if they
are party to Automated Collection Service;
The Town willprovide the first Waste Collection_Carto premises:
i.
The cart is to remain at the premises at all times; and shall be secured against
theft or loss;
ii. The Town may, at the time of collection or any other time, remove,
repair or
replace any obsolete, damaged
or non-serviceable carts;
iii. If the Waste
Collection Cart is lost, stolen or damaged
the occupant
shall be
responsible for purchasing
a replacement
cart from the Town or pay for the cost
of repairs;
iv. The Town owns all Waste collection Carts;
A Waste
Receptacle
or Collection Cart shall not be filled to a height greater than 5
cm from the top of the receptacle;
The Waste
Receptacle
or Collection Cart shall be cleaned
out regularly by the
customer
to avoid build--upof odours;
No person shall place waste in any Waste
Receptacle
without the permission of the
owner or occupant of the premise;
The Chief Administrative Officer reserves
the right to withhold collection of waste
where the Waste
Receptacle
does not meet the necessary
requirements
or is in a
depilated,
unsafe or in an unsanitary
condition or in a contrary to the instructions
and operating policy of the Chief Administrative Officer.
5.
WASTE BOXES OR ENCLOSURES
-- MANUAL COLLECTION SYSTEM
The occupant
of the premises
from which waste
is to be collected
under a Manual
Collection System when the premises
are fenced from the lane or street where collection
is made:
8)
b)
Shall provide waste
boxes or enclosures
for the protection of waste containers or
plastic
garbage
bags
and
in other
applications
as
required
by
the
Chief
Administrative Officer.
,
Residents
with boxes
or enclosures
for Manual Collection are
responsible
for
ensuring
that
the
design,
construction
and
state
of repair
of any
permanent
enclosure
for the storage
of waste containers
and plastic garbage
bags at collection
locations allow for the safe and efficient collection of waste and meets the following
requirements:
i.
Enclosure
doors
should
be hinged at the sides with the bottom of the door
located a minimum of 15 cm above grade level;
ii. Door latches should be large enough to be used by Waste Collectors even while
wearing mitts or gloves;
iii. An enclosure
should allow a minimum clearance
of 30 cm above
the waste
receptacles
and lids;
b)
d)
e)
f)
iv. An enclosure should not be constructed
in such a way that it requires Waste
collectors to liftwaste receptacles
over any obstacle exceeding
15 cm in height,
and;
v.
Be free of rodents, wasps and other pests;
Residential enclosures
shall meet the minimum instructions, operating policy and
design standards
as set by the Chief Administrative Officer;
Residential enclosures
that are permanent
can not encroach
past the property line
on to public lands or land;
Enclosures
for commercial
waste
bins
shall
meet
the
minimum
instructions,
operating policy and design standards
as set by the Chief Administrative Officer.
WEIGHT OF WASTE
i.
For Manual Collection shall not exceed 27 kilograms or 60 lbs;
ii. For Automated
Collection,
the
maximum
weight
will be
set
by the
Chief
Administrative Officer
LOCATION OF WASTE RECEPTACLES
Except
as
otherwise
provided
herein,
no
person
shall
place
or keep
waste
receptacles
upon any portion of the street
or lane unless
approved
by the CAO.
Any waste receptacle
improperly left on the street may be removed and disposed of
by the Town;
No person
who
receives
waste
collection
shall
set
out waste
receptacles
at
locations that are: unsafe,
obstructed,
blocked by snow,
ice poorly maintained
or
that prevent Waste Collectors from collecting waste
in a safe and efficient manner
in the opinion of the Chief Administrative Officer or their designate;
The occupant
of residential premises shall place waste receptacles
for collection in
such a way that Collectors shall have access without entering into private property;
Waste
receptacles
set out for Manual Collection at premises
serviced
by front
street pickup must be placed such that:
i. Where there is a combined curb sidewalk, the receptacles
are placed not more
than 1 metre away from the travel portion of the sidewalk adjacent to and directly
in front of the premises;
ii. Where there is a separated
curb and sidewalk by a boulevard,
the receptacles
are placed not more than
1 metre away from the travel portion of the street
adjacent to and directly in front of the premises;
iii.Where there is a curb and no sidewalk, the receptacles
are placed not more than
1 metre away from the travel portion of the street adjacent to and directly in front
of the premises.
Except where in the opinion of the Chief Administrative Officer, it is impractical to
store waste receptacles
outside of the building, no Collector shall make a collection
of waste from inside any building;
Automated Waste Collection Cart shall be:
i.
Set out in accordance
with the instructions
and operating
policy of the Chief
Administrative Officer;
ii. Placed in the alley ifthe resident has back alley pick--upor set out on the street if
the resident has frontal pickup;
9)
h)
iii.
iv.
Set out so that they will not likely be overturned;
Stored out of sight on the premise;
The Town
shall collect waste
from only one pick--uppoint from each
premise,
except
where
the Chief Administrative
Officer has designated
any other pick--up
point he considers
necessary;
Waste
receptacles
must be placed in a location that is free of rodents, wasps and
other pests.
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GARBAGE, WASTE & ASHES
An occupant of premises from which garbage
is to be collected shall:
Thoroughly
drain all household garbage
and place it in a plastic garbage
bag
before disposing of it in the waste receptacle;
Quench
all ashes
for collection and if possible
put them in separate
waste
receptacles
from the other waste;
Double bag all light, dusty or objectionable
materials
including cooled ashes,
powders,
sawdust,
vacuum
cleaner
bags,
furnace
filters, animal feces
and
absorbents
and disposable diapers;
. Use
protective
packaging
(sturdy sealed
cardboard
box or rigid disposable
plastic container) for the disposal of sharp,
dangerous
items including broken
glass, razor blades, sheet metal scraps and items with exposed screws or nails;
Ensure material unsuitable for bagging is to be bundled and securely tied with
the bundles not exceeding
1.2 metres (4 feet) in length, 0.75 metres (2.5 feet) in
diameter and 27 kg (60 lbs) in weight;
Other than
as stated
elsewhere
in this Bylaw, the Town
shall not remove the
following from premises:
lll
iv.
vii.
viii.
ix.
x.
xi.
xii.
xiii.
Highly combustible or explosive materials
including but not limited to liquid or
solid fuels, gunpowder,
ammunition or explosives;
Hot ashes
which are not properly quenched
and appear
to be hot or likely to
cause a fire;
Compressed
propane or butane cylinders;
Toxic or household
hazardous waste
including solvents,
oven cleaners,
paints,
automotive
fluids, wet
cell batteries,
pesticides,
herbicides
or any material
commonly referred to as household,
commercial or industrial hazardous waste;
Biomedical waste
including
hypodermic
needles
or syringes,
lancets
or any
sharp item used in home medical care;
. Large bulky items such
as mattresses,
box springs,
dressers,
tables,
chairs,
major appliances,
auto
and
truck
parts,
tires, tree
limbs, whole shrubs
or
discarded heavy machinery;
Sheet iron, large pieces of scrap metal or machine parts;
Electronic
equipment
including
televisions,
computers,
computer
monitors,
keyboards
and associated
cables;
Renovation, construction or demolition material
Stumps,
concrete
blocks or slabs, soil, rocks or aggregate;
Dead animals and animal parts from hunting or trapping;
Transient waste;
Septic tank pumping, raw sewage
or industrial sludge;
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xiv.Radioactive waste;
xv. Waste
material which has not been placed for collection in accordance
with the
provision of this Bylaw;
xvi.Liquid waste or material that has attained
a fluid consistency
and has not been
drained.
The Town may accept from time to time and with advance
notice, irregular waste
items including: appliances, white goods, furniture, mattresses
and the like.
BUILDING MATERIALS AND CONSTRUCTION WASTE
A person carrying out the construction, demolition or alteration of buildings or other
building operations
on any property shall do so in such manner as to not permit
building material or building waste material to remain loose, free or uncontrolled on
the property;
The main contractor on the building site shall be responsible for the actions of any
subcontractor
or tradesman
who fail to comply with subsection a);
Any building material or building waste material which blows free from the building
site shall be recaptured,
returned
to the building site and deposited
in a waste
receptacle;
The main contractor
on a building site shall be responsible
for the term of the
construction
in providing
a suitable
waste
receptacle
capable
of receiving
all
building waste material and maintaining the same in a safe contained manner;
Where
the contractor
is working on more than
one
building site and they are
adjoining,
he may provide one
building waste
receptacle
for each
three building
sites;
The main contractor
on a building site shall be responsible
for having all unused
building material and building waste material disposed of in a Landfill or appropriate
area;
The Chief Administrative Officer may direct the person carrying out the construction
of alteration of a building to provide a fence of a type that willtrap any building
material or building waste material in such a manner as to prevent it from escaping
from the building site.
10.
COLLECTION SCHEDULE
The Town shall collect waste:
8)
b)
C)
d)
From each residential premises
once each week.
The Town may provide one leaf and yard waste collection cart for the collection of
leaf and yard materials from each residential premise;
Any waste that is stored in a commercial bin may be collected by the Town at the
Chief Administrative Officer discretion;
The Town may establish
an exclusive franchise
at the discretion of Town Council,
for the collection and removal of refuse and recyclables from commercial premises
and direct commercial waste generators
to be responsible for their own contractual
relations as described
in the franchise;
Where the Town does
not collect waste
at commercial premises,
the occupant,
either by contractors,
agents
or by employees,
shall remove and dispose
of the
waste in compliance with all applicable Federal, Provincial and Municipal laws.
11.
TRANSPORTATION OF WASTE
No person shall convey through any street in the Town any waste
except
in a properly
enclosed receptacle
or in a vehicle which is covered with canvas or tarpaulin or secured
such that the contents are protected from being wind borne or falling on the streets.
12.
DAMAGE TO PRIVATE ROADS AND INFRASTRUCTURE
The Town will not be responsible for any damage
to roads or infrastructure on a private
site resulting
from legitimate
operation
of waste
collection
vehicles
during
waste
collection activity at that private site.
13.
OTHER PROVISIONS
a)
It shall be unlawful for any person to store, deposit or dump building waste, garbage
or other waste
material
anywhere
within the limits of the Town
of Drumheller,
except in a location designated
by the Chief Administrative Officer;
b)
No person,
other than
the
occupant
of the
premises,
shall pick over,
remove,
disturb, or othen/vise interfere with any waste
material that has
been
set out for
municipal collection;
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c)
No person shall place residential or commercial waste in a public litter container;
d)
No person shall burn household
refuse, burnable debris or prohibited debris in any
fireplace or fire pit within the Town;
e)
The Town reserves
the right to withhold collection of improperly prepared
waste,
prohibited waste, excessive
quantities of waste or waste
located at unsafe or non-
compliant set out locations;
f)
The occupant shall keep the lane at the rear of the premises occupied or under his
control
--
to the centre
of the lane
---
in a clean and tidy condition and free from
refuse of any nature;
g)
The occupant
shall keep the curb and gutter at the front of the premises in a clean
and tidy condition.
h)
No person shall dispose
of waste
or recyclable
materials in the Landfill or at the
Material Recycling Facilities except
as directed by the Landfill Manager, employee
or agent of the Landfill.
i)
All |C&l generators
shall be required to deliver, dispose
of or allow or cause to be
delivered or disposed
of only such recyclable materials that the Material Recycling
Facilities are approved
to accept
and shall ensure
that all recyclable
material
is
source separated
and free of any contamination.
j)
The Chief Administrative Officer shall determine
which commercial operations will
be required to source separate
their recyclables.
14. DRUMHELLER AND DISTRICT REGIONAL LANDFILL - ADMITTANCE
a)
All persons
and vehicles
attending
the Landfill shall stop at the scale
house
and
weigh scale ramp prior to entering the Landfill and all persons shall, at the discretion
of Landfill staff, be requested
to declare what they are carrying and wish to dispose
of.
b) Persons and vehicles attending the Landfill that fail to comply with any section of this
bylaw may be refused admittance
or ordered to leave the Landfill at the discretion of
Landfill staff.
Failing to leave when
requested
to do so by Landfill staff shall
constitute an offence under this bylaw.
c)
Landfill staff may reject any load of waste based on material type, volume, source or
any other factor affecting regular operations at the Landfill.
d)
Landfillstaff may inspect any load arriving at the Landfill or any recycling drop off for
unacceptable
materials.
e)
No person shall overfill a recycling drop off container or leave waste of any kind on
the grounds where the recycling drop off is located.
sf)
No person shall place material in a recycling drop off container that is not in
accordance
with the labelling on the exterior of the container.
g)
If a customer
account
set up with the Landfill administration
office of the Landfill
remains
in arrears
beyond
60 days,
except
for customers
that have
made
prior
arrangements
with Landfill administration,
the account
shall be suspended
and no
further credit shall be allowed on that account until such arrears have been paid.
h)
All persons
on Landfill property or in attendance
depositing recyclable
material at a
recycling
convenience
drop
off location
in the
Town
shall
obey
landfill staff
instructions at all times.
No person while at the Landfill or at a recycle drop off shall
disobey
any staff instructions, posted
speed
limits, material handling restrictions,
hours of operation, safety requirements,
signs directing personswhere to unload
their waste,
or waste containment instructions.
(i)
No person shall enter the Landfill or recycling drop off for the purpose of scavenging
or littering.
(j) The owner of a vehicle involved in an offence referred to this section is guilty of the
offence, unless the owner satisfies the Court that the vehicle was:
(i) not being operated
by the owner; and
(ii)that the person operating the vehicle at the time of the offence did so without the
owner's
express or implied consent..
15. DRUMHELLER AND DISTRICT REGIONAL LANDFILL INSPECTION AND
ACCEPTANCE
PROTOCOL
a)
If the Landfill scales
are not functioning the Landfill will apply disposal fees on an
estimated weight or volume basis.
b) The vehicle operator shall place their waste in a location as directed by Landfill staff.
Landfill staff may, at their discretion, request
information regarding the nature and
source of the material, and may request
that the vehicle operator
sign a statement
confirming the accuracy of the information given.
c)
Load inspections
may be conducted
by, but not be limited to, automated
radiation
detection,
manual
and visual inspection,
use
of hand
held test
instruments
and
laboratory analysis of the waste in question.
d) When Landfill staff determine through inspection and/or testing that a load of material
delivered
to the
Landfill or recycling
drop
off for unloading
is unsuitable
for
acceptance
at the landfill or recycling drop off the customer
wishing to unload their
material shall be advised
of this and directed to remove the material immediately.
Failure to comply will result in the Landfill staff removing the unacceptable
material
as soon as is practicable and arrange for its transport and lawful disposal.
e) When a load is determined
to be unsuitable
for disposal and the person
has
not
complied with landfill or recycling drop off requirements
the person
presenting
the
load shall be liable for all costs incurred by the Landfill or recycling drop off including:
(i) cleanup costs
(ii) inspection costs
(iii)laboratory analysis fees
(iv) administrative fees
(v) hauling, disposal and facility decontamination
costs incurred at the Landfillor
recycling drop off.
f) Allwaste deposited shall be in accordance
with the provincial Alberta Environment
approval requirements for a class ll municipal Landfill.
g) Where an Alberta Transport of Dangerous
Goods manifest is required for transport of
a load of waste the carrier shall provide a copy of the load manifest to Landfill staff
for their review and approval.
h) When attending the Landfill with industrial waste the person wishing to dispose of this
waste shall upon request
provide an industrial waste manifest, in form as contained
in schedule
'B'.
i) The carrier of any industrial or commercial
waste that may require special handling or
may represent
a hazard to health, safety, or the environment
and wishing to unload
said refuse
at the Landfill, shall, prior to delivery of the material
at the Landfill,
contact the Supervisor
or designate
of the Landfill and obtain written confirmation
from the Supervisor
or designate
that the type of waste as described
by the carrier is
acceptable
for disposal at a Class II Landfill.
16. BYLAW VIOLATION TAGIPROVINCIAL VIOLATION TICKET
a)
A peace officer is authorized
to issue a bylaw violation tag to any person that the
peace
officer
believes on reasonable
and probable grounds has contravened
any
provision of this bylaw.
(i) Notwithstanding any other provision of this bylaw a peace
officer is authorized to
immediately
issue a provincial violation ticket pursuant
to the Provincial Offences
Procedure
Act.
(ii ) A bylaw violation tag may be issued to an accused
personally,
or by mailing a
copy to the accused
at his or her last known address.
(iii) Nothing in this bylaw shall prevent
a peace officer from issuing a bylaw violation
tag or provincial violation ticket for the mandatory
court appearance
of any person
who contravenes
any provision of this bylaw.
(iv) Ifthe penalty specified on the bylaw violation tag served to a person is not paid
within a prescribed
time
period then
a peace
officer is authorized
to issue
a
provincial violation ticket pursuant
to the Provincial Offences Procedures
Act.
17. PENALTIES
a)
Any person
who contravenes
any provision of this bylaw is guilty of a summary
conviction offence punishable
by a fine not less than fifty dollars and not exceeding
five thousand
dollars or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding
one year or both.
b)
Specific fine penalties for offences of this bylaw are listed in Schedule 'A'.
c)
Offences of a continuing nature shall be deemed to constitute a separate
offence for
each day or part of a day that the offence continues.
18. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LEGISLATION
No section of this Bylaw relieves
a person from complying with any federal or permit,
order, consent or other direction.
19. VALIDITYOF THE BYLAW
Every provision of this Bylaw is independent
of all other provisions, if any provision of
this Bylaw is declared
invalid for any reason
by a Court of competent
jurisdiction, all
other provisions of this Bylaw shall remain valid and enforceable.
20. ENACTMENT
1.
This Bylaw willtake full force and effect on the third and final reading.
2.
Upon enactment
of this Bylaw, Bylaw #10--1Oas amended is hereby rescinded.
READ A FIRST TIMEthis 4"'day of April, AD 2016.
READ A SECOND TIME this 18"'day of April, AD 2016.
READ A THIRD AND FINALTIME this 18"'day of April,AD 2016.
Age.
Mayor
hief AdministrativeOffice
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CONTRAVENTION PENALTIES
SCHEDULE A
1.
Contravention
of the following provisions within the Town of Drumheller Solid Waste
Management
Bylaw shall be as follows:
a. Waste
Receptacles
Section 4 (a--m)
-- liable to a minimum of $ 50.00
b. Waste
Boxes or Enclosures Section 5 (a--e)
- liable to a minimum of $ 50.00
c. Weight of Waste Section 6 (i)
-- liable to a minimum of $ 50.00
d. Location of Waste Receptacles
Section 7
-- liable to a minimum of $ 50.00
e.
Other Provisions Section 13 (c, f&g)
-- liable to a minimum of $ 50.00
f.
Garbage Waste and Ashes Section 8 (a (ii)
-- liable to a minimum of $150.00
g. Garbage Waste and Ashes
Section 8 (a (i, iii, iv & v)
-- liable to a minimum of $ 50.00
h. Building Materials and Construction Waste
Section 9
-- liable to a minimum of $250.00
i.
Transportation
of Waste Section 11
-- liable to a minimum of $350.00
j.
Other Provisions Section 13 (b, d & h)
-- liable to a minimum of $500.00
k. Other Provisions Section 13 (i)
-- liable to a minimum of $1 ,000.00
I.
Other Provisions Section 13 (a)
-- liable to a minimum of $1 ,000.00
m. Unauthorized
Entry to Landfill Section 14(a)
-- liable to a minimum of $500.00
n. Refusal to Leave the LandfillSection 14 (b)
- liable to a minimum of $250.00
0.
Disposal of Unauthorized or Unsuitable Waste
Section 15 (d)
-- liable to a minimum $1,000.00
p. Refuse to Allow Inspection of Waste
Section 14 (d)
-- liable to a minimum of $150.00
q. Failure to Obey Directions/Supply Information
On Waste Section 15 (b)
-- liable to a minimum of $150.00
r.
Overfilling/or Leaving Material on the Ground
at the Recycling Drop Off Section 14 (e)
-- liable to a minimum of $250.00
3.
Placement
of Waste in Improper Section
of Recycling Drop off. Section 14 (f)
-- liable to a minimum of $50.00
t.
Scavenging
at Landfill, Recycling Drop Off
or Waste Container. Section 14 (i)
-- liable to a minimum of $250.00
u. Owner of Vehicle found in contravention
of any section of this Bylaw Section 14 (j)
-- liable to a minimum of $500.00
v.
Failure to Provide Industrial Waste Manifest
When Requested
to Do So Section 15 (h)
- liable to a minimum of $250.00
w. Failure to Provide Dangerous Goods Manifest
When Requested
To Do So Section 15 (g)
-- liable to a minimum of $500.00
x. Failure to Remove Unacceptable
Wastel
Cleanup Waste
UnlavvfullyDisposed at
y.
Landfill. Section 15 (e)
--liableto a minimum of $1,000.00
SCHEDULE B
DRUMHELLER
8: DISTRICTSOLIDWASTEMANAGEMENT
ASSOCIATION
WASTEIVIANIFEST
FORM
Date:
Generator
Name:
Location:
Type of Waste:
Contact
Name:
Contact
Phone Number:
Hauler's Name:
Hauler's Phone Number:
I hereby confirm that the waste
delivered and disposed of under this
manifest form is the type identified and is from the location specified.