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## The Village of Glenwood Fire Hazard Grass By-Law
By-Law # 220-2008
## OF THE VILLAGE OF GLENWOOD IN THE PROVINCE OF ALBERTA BEING A BY-LAW RESPECTING FIRE SAFETY AND TALL GRASS
AND WHEREAS: under the authority of the Municipal Government Act and for the safety of residents and property in the Village of Glenwood.
NOW THEREFORE, the Council of the Village of Glenwood, in the Province of Alberta duly assembled, hereby enacts the following:
## SECTION 1 Definitions
- 1) TALL GRASS - Any burnable Grass, Weeds, or Cuttings longer than Six (6) inches, or 15 centimeters, either standing or lying down.
- 2) MOWER OBSTACLES - Any debris laying in a Tall Grass area that would normally be mowed to prevent fire propagation, such as wire, rocks, junk steel, fallen posts, and other similar materials.
3. VILLAGE PERSONNEL - Any person or Company hired by the Village of Glenwood to remove Mower Obstacles or to mow Tall Grass
## REQUIREMENTS
Property Owners are henceforth required to mow Tall Grass, during the period of May through October yearly, which exceeds 6 inches or 15 centimeters in length. Alternatively, Tall Grass may be removed by livestock during the above period provided:
- 1) Adequate fencing is provided
- 3) That the above animals can keep the grass below the required length limit
3. That the number of animals is within the limits of our Animal Control By-Law Number 219-2007
## NOTICES
All property owners will be informed by mail before May 2008 of the above requirement. No further notices will be provided other than stated below.
NON-COMPLIANCE - Property owners not complying with this By-Law will be sent a letter requiring compliance within a ten-day period from the date of the letter. If the owners property is not in compliance after the ten day period, then the Village of Glenwood will immediately hire the mowing done: the costs then being invoiced to the property owner. Subsequent violations will receive no notice and mowing costs will be invoiced to the property owner. In the event that a property owner refuses to allow access for mowing purposes, then a fine of $100 will be levied per month until the property is mowed from May through October
MOWER OBSTACLES - If a property is not able to be mowed due to mower obstacles, then the Village of Glenwood will hire removal of said obstacles to a corner of the owners property, and invoice costs to the owner. Any damage to material moved will NOT be the responsibility of the Village of Glenwood.
NON-PAYMENT OF INVOICES - Any invoice will be forwarded to the property owner immediately upon its creation. Invoices not fully paid within a 60 day period WILL BE TREATED THE SAME AS TAX ARREARS AND PLACED ON THE TAX ROL WITH PENALTIES TO BE APPLICABLE AS PER BY-LAW 116 AND 116A-88.
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Duly passed by Council this 8 Day of May, 2008
INVOKED THIS &Day of
Mayor
Horal
\_ 2008
CAO
First Reading
March 13
Second Reading
April 17
Third and Final Reading
May 8, , 2008
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