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BYLAW NO: 1805
CONSOLIDATION OF A BYLAW of the City of Medicine Hat to establish and maintain a
System for the collection, removal and disposal of ashes, garbage, refuse and other waste in
the City of Medicine Hat.
THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MEDICINE HAT ENACTS AS FOLLOWS:
1.
This Bylaw may be cited as "The Waste Bylaw".
2.
The system for collection, removal and disposal of ashes, garbage, refuse and waste
material accumulated within collection areas of the corporate limits of the City of
Medicine Hat shall be operated in the manner herein set forth.
3.
DEFINITIONS
For the purpose of this Bylaw the following terms, phrases, words and their derivatives
shall have the meanings given herein. When not consistent with the context, words
used in the present tense include the future, words in the plural number include the
singular, and words in the singular number include the plural. The word "shall" is
always mandatory and not merely directory.
(a)
"Apartment House" means a building which is either occupied or intended to
be occupied by more than four families living independently of one another
upon the same premises and shall include:
Licensed boarding houses, lodging houses and rooming houses, terraces, of
dwellings and any other type of residential premises where more than four
families reside or dwell.
(b)
"Ashes" means the residue and cinders from any substance used for fuel, but
does not include such residue as may accumulate as a result of building
operations.
Amended by:
(b.1)
"Automated Collection" means the collection of Residential Waste,
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Residential Recyclables and Yard Waste by a system of mechanical lifting
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and tipping of containers into specially designed vehicles.
(c)
"Building Waste" means all waste produced in the process of constructing,
altering, repairing a building or demolishing, including earth, vegetation and
rock displaced during the process of building.
Amended by:
(c.1)
"Bylaw Enforcement Officer" means any person employed by the City as a
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Police Officer, Bylaw Enforcement Officer or Special Constable.
Sept. 20, 2005
Amended by:
(c.2)
"CAO" means the City's Chief Administrative Officer, or designate.
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Amended by:
(c.3)
"Cart" means Residential Waste Cart, Residential Recycle Cart and Yard
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Waste Cart.
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(d)
"City" means the Municipal Corporation of the City of Medicine Hat.
Amended by:
(e)
Repealed.
Bylaw 3082
Mar. 18, 1997
Amended by:
(e.1)
"Clean Wood Waste" means solid wood, lumber or pallets, that does not
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contain any hazardous glues or resins, that is not painted, stained, treated
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with chemicals or excessively pierced with nails or other metal fasteners.
(f)
"Council" means the Council of the City of Medicine Hat.
(g)
"Collector" means a person who collects waste within the City for and on behalf
of the City.
(h)
"Condominium" means a building divided into individually owned units as
described in the Condominium Property Act, revised Statues of Alberta, 1970,
Chapter 62 and amendments thereto, and for the purpose of this bylaw only,
each unit shall be deemed to be single family dwelling.
Amended by:
(h.1)
"Consumer" includes any person who is a user of:
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Mar. 18, 1997
1.
electrical energy supplied by the Electric Utility;
2.
water supplied by the Water Works system;
3.
natural gas supplied by the Gas Distribution System;
4.
the Sewage System; or
5.
the Solid Waste Disposal System
within the City of Medicine Hat and who must pay a monthly charge for such
service to the City of Medicine Hat.
Amended by:
(i)
"Disposal Site" means a dry dump, a sanitary landfill site or another site
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approved by the General Manager for the disposal of waste.
Mar. 18, 1997
(j)
"Dwelling House" means:
(i)
any building or place occupied or used as an abode or residence or
place of living by not more than four families, but does not mean any
apartment house, hotel, licensed rooming house, licensed boarding
house, tourist cabins, or any room or suite of rooms in any building
containing trade premises;
Amended by:
(ii)
a condominium in which the dwelling units in a particular structure
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are individually owned, unless bins as described in Schedule "A",
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subsection 2(B) or (C) are used.
(k)
"Dry Dump" means an area maintained by the City where the public may bring
and deposit incombustible, inorganic waste.
(l)
"Fire Chief" means the Chief of the Fire Department of the City or another
member of the Fire Department authorized by the Fire Chief or by the City for
the act or the purpose for which the authorization is made.
Amended by:
(l.1)
"Food Waste" means the material designated as Food Waste at the discretion
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of the CAO.
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(m)
"Garbage" means all putrescible material including discarded meats, fish, fruits
and vegetables resulting from the handling, preparation, cooking and
consumption of food.
Amended by:
(m.1) "General Manager" means the City employee holding the position of General
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Manager of Environmental Utilities, and includes any other City employee that
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the General Manager of Environmental Utilities authorizes to perform any
duties or exercise any powers of the General Manager of Environmental
Utilities as set out in this Bylaw.
Amended by:
(n)
"Hazardous Waste" means any substance or thing that falls within the
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definition of hazardous waste in Schedule 1 of Alberta Regulation 192/96, the
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July 6, 1999
Waste Control Regulation.
(o)
"Highway" means any thoroughfare, street, road, trail, avenue, parkway,
driveway, viaduct, lane, sidewalk, alley, square, bridge, causeway, trestleway
or other place, whether publicly or privately owned, any part of which the public
is ordinarily entitled or permitted to use for passage.
(p)
"Hotel" means premises providing sleeping accommodation and ancillary
services in rooms or suites of rooms primarily for the travelling public, and shall
include a motor hotel and any place of public accommodation which holds itself
out or advertises its premises as a hotel.
Amended by:
(p.1)
"Non-residential
Recyclables"
means
the
material
designated
as
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Non-residential Recyclables at the discretion of the CAO.
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(q)
"Person" means any person, firm, partnership, association, corporation,
company or organization of any kind.
(r)
"Premises" means:
Amended by:
(i)
in the case of residential property, any self-contained dwelling place
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occupied or intended to be occupied as a separate place of residence
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and shall include a single family home, mobile home, townhouse,
apartment or condominium and dwelling places within a duplex, triplex
or fourplex.
(ii)
with respect to business or industrial accommodation, shall mean the
whole or any part of any house, building, or structure in which any
person is carrying on any trade, business or profession for gain.
Amended by:
(r.1)
"Recyclables"
means
Non-residential
Recyclables
and
Residential
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Recyclables.
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(s)
"Refuse" means all putrescible and non-putrescible solid wastes including
broken dishes, tins, glass, rags, cast-off clothing, waste paper, excelsior,
cardboard, food containers, grass cuttings, shrubbery and tree prunings, weed
and garden waste, but does not include manure, night soil, tree stumps, roots,
turf, earth or such waste matter as may accumulate as a result of building
operations.
Amended by:
(s.1)
"Residential
Recyclables"
means
the
material
designated
as
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Residential Recyclables at the discretion of the CAO.
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Amended by:
(s.2)
"Residential Recycle Cart" means a cart supplied by the City which is
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designated to hold Residential Recyclables and be rolled to a collection point
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where it will be emptied by an Automated Collection truck, or any other
container designated to hold Residential Recyclables at the discretion of the
CAO.
Amended by:
(s.3)
"Residential Waste" means solid waste generated through ordinary, day-to-
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day activities of the occupants of a Dwelling House, and does not include
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materials generated as a result of construction, renovation, roofing,
demolition, landscaping, installation or removal of lawns or sprinkler systems,
installation or removal of concrete or asphalt, or automotive or recreational
vehicle work of any kind. Residential Waste includes Yard Waste but does
not include Recyclables.
Amended by:
(s.4)
"Residential Waste Cart" means a cart supplied by the City which is designed
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to hold Residential Waste and be rolled to a collection point where it will be
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emptied by an Automated Collection truck, or any other container designated
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to hold Residential Waste at the discretion of the CAO.
(t)
"Sanitary Landfill Site" means an area maintained by the City where the public
may bring and deposit all types of waste.
Amended by:
(t.1)
"Service Change" includes but is not limited to the following:
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(i)
a request by a customer to change from one Cart size to another;
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(ii)
delivery of a Yard Waste Cart;
(iii)
delivery or removal of an additional Cart.
Amended by:
(t.2)
"Service Change Fee" means the fee charged for a Service Change as set
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out in Schedule "A".
Oct. 20, 2009
Amended by:
(t.3)
"Source Separated Organic Waste" means Food Waste, Yard Waste, Clean
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Wood Waste and any other material designated as Source Separated
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Organic Waste at the discretion of the CAO.
(u)
"Street" means any public roadway used by waste collection vehicles to gain
access to the boundary of a private property from which garbage or refuse is
being collected.
(v)
"Trade Refuse" means and includes every kind of waste material from a
commercial or industrial establishment where the establishment occupies all or
part of a building having mixed uses, and shall include material from the work
or constructing, repairing, renovating, demolishing, clearing or grading or
buildings or premises.
Amended by:
(w)
"Unsightly or Unsanitary Condition" means any nuisance or any condition,
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matter or thing which, in the opinion of the General Manager, may be
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injurious to health or which in his opinion may result in the creation of a
garbage control problem or nuisance.
Amended by:
(x)
Repealed.
Bylaw 3240
July 6, 1999
(y)
"Waste" or "Waste Material" means ashes, garbage, refuse or trade refuse as
herein defined and includes any other matter or material suitable for disposal
in the City sanitation system.
Amended by:
(z)
"Yard Waste" means plant waste including but not necessarily limited to grass
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and hedge clippings, leaves, grass, flowers, vegetable stalks, weeds, woody
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or herbaceous waste, fruit and vegetable waste, and prunings that can be
effectively composted.
Amended by:
(aa)
"Yard Waste Cart" means a cart supplied by the City which is designed to
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hold Yard Waste and be rolled to a collection point where it will be emptied by
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an Automated Collection truck, or any other container designated to hold
Yard Waste at the discretion of the CAO.
4.
This Bylaw applies to waste produced or transported within the boundaries of the City
or any City owned Sanitary Landfill site.
5.
ACCUMULATION OF WASTE PROHIBITED
(1)
All owners or occupants are hereby required to remove and dispose of all
garbage, ashes and refuse originating on their lands or premises which are not
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collected, removed and disposed of pursuant to this Bylaw, and in default of
their so doing, the City may remove and dispose of such garbage, ashes and
refuse at the expense of such owners or occupants.
(2)
Garbage, ashes and refuse referred to in section 5(1) shall be removed to and
disposed of in the Sanitary Landfill site maintained by the City subject to the
regulations established by the City therefor, and the person so removing and
disposing of same shall pay the charges specified in Schedule "A".
6.
REMOVAL AND/OR DISPOSAL OF WASTE BY THE CITY
(1)
The City shall regulate the removal and disposal of waste within the City.
(2)
The City may accept for disposal waste generated outside the City limits.
(3)
The City may contract out the collection of all waste or part of the waste within
the City.
6.1
WASTE DIVERSION
Amended by:
(1)
The General Manager is authorized to design, implement, maintain, publicize
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and promote a program that provides residents of Medicine Hat with
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an opportunity to divert Source Separated Organic Waste away from the
Sanitary Landfill and may, subject to the approval of the CAO, enter
into contractual arrangements with one or more persons, corporations, firms
or other organizations, from private, government or not-for-profit sectors for
this purpose.
Amended by:
(2)
Repealed.
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Amended by:
(3)
Each consumer shall pay a monthly waste diversion charge in the amount set
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out in Schedule "B" to this Bylaw.
Dec. 8, 2020
(4)
The revenues obtained from the waste diversion charge shall be applied to
fund the cost of the waste diversion program.
(5)
The waste diversion charge shall constitute a separate utility charge on the
monthly utility bill of each consumer, payable at the same times and in the
same manner as other monthly City utility fees or charges.
7.
DISPOSAL SITES
(1)
The City shall operate and maintain a Sanitary Landfill site located in Section
3, Township 13, Range 5, W4M.
Amended by:
(2)
The General Manager shall decide as to what classes of waste shall be
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accepted.
Mar. 18, 1997
(3)
The City will from time to time have disposal sites available for certain kinds of
inorganic wastes.
Amended by:
(4)
The General Manager shall decide and have posted at the site what kinds of
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wastes are allowed on any disposal site.
Mar. 18, 1997
8.
CONVEYANCE OF WASTE THROUGH CITY
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No person shall convey through the highways any garbage, or offal from butcher shops
or slaughter houses, or any waste or organic matter whatever except in properly
covered receptacles or otherwise in vehicles which are covered or otherwise
constrained so as to prevent the contents of any of them from falling on the highways,
to protect the contents from flies and to control as much as practicable the escape of
any offensive odours therefrom.
9.
USE OF SANITARY LANDFILL SITES
(1)
No waste delivery or deposit for disposal shall be made before or after the
regular operating hours of the Sanitary Landfill site on any day. These hours
shall be posted at the site.
Amended by:
(2)
Waste delivered for disposal shall be deposited in the place and in the
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manner directed by the General Manager.
Mar. 18, 1997
Amended by:
(3)
Unless a person has the written permission from the General Manager
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no one shall:
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(a)
remove any waste product deposited in the Sanitary Landfill site;
(b)
cut and/or remove any part of a disposed motor vehicle in the Sanitary
Landfill site.
(4)
No person shall ignite any waste product at the waste disposal sites.
Amended by:
(5)
No person shall deposit any burning or smoldering material at a waste
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disposal site without the consent of the General Manager
Mar. 18, 1997
Amended by:
10.
Repealed.
Bylaw 3293
June 20, 2000
11.
No person shall deliver a motor vehicle or any part thereof to any place other than the
designated area in the Sanitary Landfill site.
12.
A person who after delivering refuse or waste to a City Sanitary Landfill site neglects
or refuses to pay, on demand, the charges or fees specified in Schedule "A" is guilty
of an offence.
13.
DISPOSAL OF DEAD ANIMALS
No owner or person in charge shall permit any deceased animal to remain on any
highway to obstruct the same, or to remain undisposed of for longer than 4 hours after
death. The owner or person in charge of the deceased animal shall be responsible for
the charges incurred in connection with its disposal.
(a)
A person having a dead cat, dog, rabbit or other small animal shall take the
same to the City's Sanitary Landfill site for disposal.
Amended by:
(b)
No person shall bring a dead horse, sheep, pig, cow or the carcass of any
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other large animal for disposal at the City Sanitary Landfill site unless that
Mar. 18, 1997
person has made suitable arrangements with the General Manager prior to
his so doing.
Amended by:
14.
Repealed.
Bylaw 2703
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Aug. 10, 1992
15.
TIME OF COLLECTION
Amended by:
Collection of waste materials shall be made on such days and at such times
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as the General Manager shall direct, subject to the approval of the City
Mar. 18, 1997
Council.
Amended by:
16.
RESIDENTIAL WASTE COLLECTION
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(1)
All Residential Waste and Residential Recyclables set out for collection shall
conform to the provisions of this section.
(2)
All Residential Waste must be placed inside a Residential Waste Cart, except
Yard Waste which may be placed in a Yard Waste Cart in accordance with the
terms of this Bylaw.
(3)
Only Residential Waste may be placed in a Residential Waste Cart.
(3.1)
Only Residential Recyclables may be placed in a Residential Recycle Cart.
(3.2)
Only Yard Waste may be placed in a Yard Waste Cart.
(4)
A Cart set out for collection shall conform to set out standards established by
the CAO from time to time, which are necessary, in the opinion of CAO, to
promote:
(a)
efficiency in collection of Residential Waste and Residential
Recyclables;
(b)
the safety of residents, motorists, pedestrians and Collectors;
(c)
the safe and efficient use of Automated Collection trucks; and
(d)
protection of the environment.
(5)
If the CAO approves the use of a container pursuant to subsection (2), the bag
shall conform to set out standards established by the CAO from time to time,
having regard to the considerations identified in subsection (4).
(6)
A Cart shall:
(a)
not be filled in such a manner so that the manufacturer's rated weight
limit is exceeded;
(b)
not be filled higher than the upper rim or in a manner which prevents
full closure of the lid;
(c)
not have its contents compressed in such a manner that it inhibits the
Residential Waste or Residential Recyclables from falling freely from
the Cart during the regular tipping process;
(d)
not contain any material which might adhere to the Cart, unless such
material is separately wrapped or disposed of within individual
disposable wrappings prior to being placed in the Cart;
(e)
be maintained in a reasonably clean and sanitary condition;
(f)
be kept on the premises for which the Cart was supplied when not set
out for collection; and
(g)
be kept with the lid closed except when depositing Residential Waste
or Residential Recyclables in order to reduce odors and prevent litter.
(7)
The CAO may:
(a)
authorize an exception to any of the provisions of this Bylaw, including
the set out standards established by the CAO; or
(b)
direct that Residential Waste and Residential Recyclables be set out in
a manner that varies from the provisions of this Bylaw, including the set
out standards established by the CAO,
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if, in the CAO's opinion, the exception or direction is reasonably required having
regard to the considerations set out in subsections (4).
(8)
The General Manager may approve a request for a deviance from the
requirements of subsections (1) to (7) on a one-time or ongoing basis and
applicable either to existing premises or to proposed new developments, if in
the General Manager's opinion the requested deviance makes practical sense
in the circumstances and does not materially increase the risk of injury to a
collector or unduly impact upon the efficiency of collection operations, provided
however that the General Manager does not have the authority to approve the
use of any Cart that exceeds the weight limit set out in clause (a) of subsection
(3).
(9)
No waste, other than Residential Waste placed in a Residential Waste Cart,
Yard Waste placed in a Yard Waste Cart, or Residential Recyclables placed in
a Residential Recycle Cart, in compliance with the provisions of this Bylaw, will
be picked up by Collectors in any area that is intended to be serviced by
Automated Collection.
(10)
A substance or thing that is not Residential Waste or Residential Recyclables
will not be picked up by collectors.
(11)
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Bylaw and irrespective of whether
a substance or thing is Residential Waste or Residential Recyclables, it shall
not be placed in a Cart and will not be picked up by collectors if it is:
(a)
more than 4 feet (120 centimetres) long at any point;
(b)
a tire, or any kind of automotive part;
(c)
the whole or any part of a fence or gate or furniture, or any lumber,
drywall, or other kind of building material,
(d)
metal pipe, tubing or any large appliance or plumbing fixture such as a
toilet, sink, tub, refrigerator or range;
(e)
hazardous waste;
(f)
a substance or thing, not classed as hazardous waste, that may put
thehealth or safety of collectors at risk, including without limitation:
(i)
broken glass, needles, razor blades or other sharp objects;
(ii)
an animal carcass, or human or animal feces;
(iii)
sawdust, ashes, or any other kind of powdery material that may
blow into the face of a collector;
unless such substance or thing is securely contained within a Cart so
that collectors do not come into direct contact with it.
(12)
A person that:
(a)
sets out for collection any Residential Waste or Residential Recyclables
at a place, in a manner or in a container that contravenes a provision of
this section;
(b)
sets out for collection any substance or thing that is not Residential
Waste or Residential Recyclables or that is not collectable under the
provisions of subsection (11); or
(c)
allows any substance or thing described in clause (a) or (b) of this
subsection to remain set out at or adjacent to premises occupied by the
person as a Dwelling House
is guilty of an offence punishable upon summary conviction.
(13)
Yard Waste will be collected on a seasonal basis, commencing and ending on
dates decided by the CAO and advertised annually.
(14)
Tree or branch prunings placed in a Cart shall be less than five (5) centimeters
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in diameter and less than one (1) meter in length.
(15)
All Yard Waste shall be loosely contained in the Yard Waste Cart, and bagging
or bundling of Yard Waste with string, ties or tape is not permitted.
(16)
All Residential Recycling shall be loosely contained in the Residential Recycle
Cart, and bagging Residential Recyclables in opaque bags or bundling of
Residential Recyclables with string, ties or tape is not permitted.
Amended by:
16.1
Repealed.
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16.2
RESTRICTION ON COLLECTION SERVICE
Amended by:
(1)
The City may suspend collection service if Residential Waste or Residential
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Recyclables is set out for collection in a manner that contravenes any
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provision of this Bylaw, including a set out standard established by the CAO,
but such suspension shall not waive any requirement or abate or waive any
fees or charges under the provisions of this Bylaw.
Amended by:
(2)
Repealed.
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Amended by:
(3)
Repealed.
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16.3
ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF CUSTOMERS
Amended by:
(1)
Every person to whom the City provides a Cart shall.
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(a)
clean up spillage originating from the Cart;
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(b)
notify the Solid Waste Utility forthwith if the Cart is damaged or stolen;
(c)
pay the applicable fees set out in Schedule "A" to this Bylaw.
(2)
A person who requests a Service Change shall pay the Service Change Fee
set out in Schedule "A" to this Bylaw.
Amended by:
(3)
A person who requests an additional Cart, shall pay the additional fee as set
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out in Schedule "A" to this Bylaw.
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Amended by:
(4)
Any person to whom the City provides a Cart who
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(a)
does not comply with a direction of the CAO;
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(b)
sets out for collection any Residential Waste or Residential
Recyclables at a place, in a manner or in a container that contravenes
a provision of this Bylaw, including any set out standard established
by the CAO;
(c)
sets out for collection a substance or thing that is not Residential Waste
or Residential Recyclables or that is not collectable under the
provisions of subsection 16.2(3); or
(d)
otherwise fails to comply with a provision of this Bylaw;
is guilty of an offence punishable upon summary conviction.
Amended by:
17.
Repealed.
Bylaw 3240
July 6, 1999
18.
(1)
Any person carrying out the construction, alteration or demolition of buildings
or other building operations shall:
(i)
remove from any portion of the street and from any public place
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adjacent to such work, all earth, rubbish or waste materials, which have
been deposited thereon, and;
(ii)
have a waste receptacle on the site and shall keep the site clean.
(2)
A person using a cart, wagon, truck or other vehicle for building operations shall
remove from the streets all earth, rubbish or other waste material which may
drop from the wheels of such vehicles.
19.
For the purposes of performing the duties assigned by this Bylaw, every collector and
inspector appointed by the City may enter land from which the City is required to
remove waste at all times between seven o'clock in the morning and five o'clock in the
afternoon.
Amended by: 20.
Repealed.
Bylaw 3240
July 6, 1999
Amended by: 21.
Repealed.
Bylaw 3240
July 6, 1999
Amended by: 22.
Repealed.
Bylaw 3240
July 6, 1999
Amended by: 23.
Repealed.
Bylaw 3240
July 6, 1999
24.
RIGHT OF ENTRY
All authorized collectors of waste may enter yards and premises of any person at all
reasonable times for the purpose of carrying out their duties.
Amended by:
25.
AUTHORIZED COLLECTORS
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(1)
No person other than authorized collectors of waste shall interfere with or
disturb the contents of any Cart after it has been placed for collection. All
refuse placed for collection pursuant to the terms of this Bylaw becomes the
property of the City of Medicine Hat.
(2)
No person shall collect or dispose of any ashes, garbage or waste as defined
herein except under the provisions of this Bylaw.
26.
CLEANLINESS OF PREMISES
(1)
No person shall create or maintain or permit the existence of an unsanitary or
unsightly condition on or at any lands or premises within his control or
management.
Amended by:
(2)
Where the General Manager or the City Bylaw Enforcement Officer becomes
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aware of any unsanitary or unsightly condition, he shall cause to be served
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on the party responsible written notice to abate the unsanitary or unsightly
condition.
(3)
Upon default the City may remedy the unsanitary or unsightly condition and
charge the cost thereof against the person in default and recover the cost as a
debt due from the person to the City.
27.
RECOVERY OF EXPENSES AND PROSECUTION OF OFFENDERS
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If the charges to be paid by the owner or occupant of any land from which waste is
removed pursuant to the provisions of this Bylaw are not paid or if the owner or
occupant of any land from which such waste is to be removed refuses or neglects to
do anything required to be done by him hereunder, the same may be done by the City
at the expense of the person so in default and the City may recover the charges for
which the owner or occupant is liable for the expense of doing such act with the costs
of action against such owner or occupant in any court of competent jurisdiction or by
levying the same against the land from which the waste was removed in the same
manner as municipal taxes.
28.
Wherever in this Bylaw it is directed that an owner or occupant of any building or
premises shall do any matter or thing, then in default of its being done, either of owner
or occupant or both, or if there are several owners or occupants, any or all of such
owners or occupants shall be liable to prosecution; and it shall be no defence for any
owner or occupant so prosecuted to allege that any other person is responsible for
such default.
29.
PENALTIES
Amended by:
(1)
Where a Bylaw Enforcement Officer believes on reasonable and probable
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grounds that a person has contravened any provision of this Bylaw he may
May 23, 2018
commence proceedings by issuing a summons by means of a violation ticket
in accordance with Part 2 or Part 3 of the Provincial Offences Procedure Act
R.S.A. 2000, Chapter P-34.
(2)
The specified penalty payable in respect of a contravention of this Bylaw, with
the exception of a contravention of subsection 18(1) or 18(2), is one hundred
($100.00) dollars.
(3)
The specified penalty payable in respect of a contravention of subsection 18(1)
or 18(2) is five hundred ($500.00) dollars.
(4)
Pursuant to Section 27(2)(d) of the Provincial Offences Procedure Act, if the
summons issued by a Bylaw Enforcement Officer under subsection (1) so
provides, the person named in a summons may make a voluntary payment in
the specified amount set out in subsection (2) or (3) as the case may be, and
upon making the voluntary payment, that person is not required to appear
before a justice to answer the summons.
Amended by:
29.1
(1)
A person who contravenes any provision of this Bylaw, except
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subsection 18(1) or 18(2), is guilty of an offence and liable upon
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conviction to pay a fine of not less than one hundred ($100.00) dollars and
not more than ten thousand ($10,000.00) dollars or in default of payment to
imprisonment for a period of not more than one year.
(2)
A person who contravenes subsection 18(1) or 18(2) of this Bylaw is guilty of
an offence and liable upon conviction to pay a fine of not less than five hundred
($500.00) dollars and not more than ten thousand ($10,000.00) dollars or in
default of payment to imprisonment for a period of not more than one year.
(3)
Payment of any fine or imprisonment for any period of time, pursuant to the
provisions of this Bylaw, shall not relieve any person from the obligation to pay
any fines, charges or costs for which that person is liable under the provisions
of this Bylaw.
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(4)
Payment of any fine or imprisonment for any period as provided for in this
Bylaw shall not relieve any person from any civil liability whatsoever which may
arise by reason of that person's contravention of any provision of this Bylaw.
30.
HEALTH AND FIRE BYLAWS NOT SUPERSEDED
Nothing in this Bylaw shall be deemed to nullify, amend, supersede or repeal any
provisions of the Bylaws relating to fires or to public health but in the event of any
conflict between such Bylaws and this Bylaw, the provisions of this Bylaw shall be
modified only to the extent necessary to give effect to the fire or health Bylaws; the
more stringent provisions shall be followed.
31.
Bylaw No. 2092 and 1286 and all amendments thereto are hereby repealed.
32.
This Bylaw shall take effect on the day of the final passing thereof.
READ A FIRST TIME in Open Council this 6th day of December, A.D. 1976.
READ A SECOND AND THIRD TIME AND FINALLY PASSED in Open Council this 20th day
of December, A.D. 1976.
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SCHEDULE "A" TO BYLAW NO. 1805
AS AMENDED BY BYLAW NO. 4838 - DECEMBER 17, 2024
(Effective January 1, 2025)
All rates and charges set out in this Schedule are payable by the customers to whom they apply,
irrespective of the volume of waste (if any) generated at a given time, or over a period of time,
by the customer for pick-up and disposal by the City.
1.
RATES FOR RESIDENTIAL WASTE REMOVAL:
(A)
Basic residential rate (per unit / per day):
Effective January 1, 2025
Effective January 1, 2026
$0.5796
$0.5941
(Note: This rate applies to detached single family homes, duplexes, triplexes
and fourplexes. All other buildings used in whole or in part for residential
occupancy will be charged on the basis of the centralized pick-up rate, where
applicable, or at commercial/industrial rates based on the number and capacity
of bins, and frequency of service.)
(B)
Rate for centralized collection (per unit / per day):
Effective January 1, 2025
Effective January 1, 2026
$0.4864
$0.4986
(Note: This rate applies to residential buildings containing more than four
dwelling units where all Residential Waste Carts and Yard Waste Carts are
placed in a centralized location for collection. If more than one collection per
week is required, the amount charged will be the monthly rate per unit multiplied
by a factor equal to the number of collections per week, on average.). A
customer whose Residential Waste or Residential Recyclables is collected in the
manner described in this paragraph, shall comply with the provisions of this
Bylaw pertaining to Residential Waste collection or Residential Recyclables
collection, as the case may be, including the set out standards established by
the CAO from time to time.
(C)
Additional Residential Waste Cart rate (per unit / per day):
Effective January 1, 2025
Effective January 1, 2026
$0.5796
$0.5941
(D)
Residential Recycle Cart rate (per unit / per day):
Effective January 1, 2025
Effective April 1, 2025
$0.2775
$0.00
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2.
RATES FOR COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL WASTE REMOVAL:
(A)
Rate for customers without bins (per day):
Effective January 1, 2025
Effective January 1, 2026
$0.9003
$0.9228
(Note: This rate applies to commercial/industrial premises that are not included
in arrangements with the Solid Waste Utility for centralized pick-up. Where such
arrangements have been made the rate/unit/month will be the same as the rate
for centralized pick-up at residential premises, and will be subject to the same
provisions for an increased charge if more than one pick-up per week is
required.)
(B)
Rates for customers with 3 yd3 capacity bins:
For each weekly pick-up (per bin / per day)
Effective January 1, 2025
Effective January 1, 2026
$3.6328
$3.7236
(C)
Rates for customers with 1.5 yd3 capacity bins:
For each weekly pick-up (per bin / per day)
Effective January 1, 2025
Effective January 1, 2026
$1.8164
$1.8618
(D)
Rate for extra bin pickup (per bin / per pickup)
Effective January 1, 2025
Effective January 1, 2026
$27.63
$28.32
(E)
A customer who requests the City to unlock a commercial bin or to open a gate
in order to access a bin shall be charged a fee at the rate of $7.50 per five
minutes of additional driver time, or portion thereof, for each pick-up pursuant to
paragraph 2(B), 2(C) or 2(D). The fee for each customer shall be based on the
City's estimate of the additional driver time required in order to access the bin.
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3.
TIPPING FEE FOR WASTE DISPOSAL AT SANITARY LANDFILL SITE
Landfill Disposal Rates (per tonne):
Waste Type
Effective January 1,
2025
Effective January 1,
2026
(A) Basic Sanitary Waste
$95.00
$100.00
(B) Non-Residential Yard Waste
$25.00
$25.00
(C) Clean Wood
$25.00
$25.00
(D) Clean Drywall
$25.00
$25.00
(E) Metal
$25.00
$25.00
(F) Asbestos
*Plus Waste Requiring Special
Handling Fee
$175.00*
$175.00*
(G) Appliances Containing
Chlorofluorocarbon (CFC)
$20.00/item
$20.00/item
(H) Bulky items (mattress, sofa,
etc.)
$15.00/item
$15.00/item
(I) Waste Requiring Special
Handling
$65.00
$65.00
The minimum tipping fee shall be $8.00 per vehicle.
A surcharge of $20.00 will be placed on any load that is not properly secured.
4.
OTHER FEES AND CHARGES
(A)
Customer requested Service Change
$50.00
(B)
Replacement of lost or stolen cart
actual
cost
(C)
Repairs to damaged cart
actual
cost
(Note: The customer will be charged for repairs or replacement if the cart was lost,
stolen or damaged due to the customer's neglect, as determined by the CAO.)
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SCHEDULE "B" TO BYLAW NO. 1805
AS AMENDED BY BYLAW NO. 4838 - DECEMBER 17, 2024
(Effective January 1, 2025)
WASTE DIVERSION CHARGE
1.
Subject to Section 2 of this Schedule, the waste diversion charge, pursuant to Section
6.1(3) of this Bylaw, is:
Effective January 1, 2025
Effective January 1, 2026
$0.0847 per day
$0.0869 per day
2.
Where the owners or occupants of residential premises within a building containing
more than one residential premises do not receive utility bills, the person receiving
monthly utility bills for the building in which the residential premises are located will pay
the waste diversion charge and, in addition, pay the waste diversion charge multiplied by
the number of residential premises in the building.