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SUMMER VILLAGE OF SOUTH BAPTISTE
BYLAW NO. 1-07
BEING A BYLAW TO CONTROL AND REGULATE THE TREATMENT AND
## DISPOSAL OF SEWAGE IN THE SUMMER VILLAGE OF SOUTH BAPTISTE.
## WHEREAS, the Council of the Summer Village of South Baptiste may pass bylaws for municipal purposes respecting the safety, health, welfare and the protection of people and
property; and
WHEREAS, the Council of the Summer Village of South Baptiste is concerned that nonconforming sewage treatment and disposal systems, including the use of outdoor privies, may adversely affect water quality thereby posing a threat to the safety, health and
on terms set out in this by-law;
welfare of residents and properties within the community, including the negative affects it may have on the water quality of Baptiste Lake; and WHEREAS, the Council of the Summer Village of South Baptiste, for the safety, health, welfare and protection of the residents and property, wishes to pass a by-law to regulate the treatment and disposal of sewage generated on properties within the Summer Village
NOW THEREFORE, THE Municipal Council of the Summer Village of South Baptiste, in Council, duly assembled, enacts as follows:
Definitions:
In this bylaw:
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which is installed and maintained in compliance with the provisions of the Safety
"approved system" shall mean a private sewage treatment and disposal system
Codes Act, R.S.A., 2000 C. S-1, the Alberta Private Sewage Systems Standards of
- Practice 1999, and any regulations there under or any amendments thereto; "Safety codes officer" means a person appointed pursuant to section 14 of the Safety Codes Act performing any or all of the duties of a safety codes officer.
"owner" shall mean the person or persons registered as the owner or owners of a
- parcel of land within the Summer Village of South Baptiste;
"residential purposes" shall mean the use of a property as a home, abode or place
- where an individual or individuals inhabit a specific location for more than three days per year;
- "commercial purposes" shall mean use of property which services the resource, agricultural based business and includes retail and wholesale sale and services, restaurants, offices, financial and entertainment services, manufacturing, trailer
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and disposal of sewage, including a septic tank and absorption field, that is not
"private sewage disposal system" means an approved system for the treatment
connected to a municipal sewage disposal system;
"privy" shall mean a physical structure, not attached to the principal dwelling,
- used for the purpose of sewage disposal whereby sewage is deposited in a water tight holding tank with a capacity of at least 175 liters;
"Holding tank" means an approved tank designed to retain sewage or effluent
- until transferred into mobile equipment for disposal in a provincially approved manner elsewhere.
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"Sewage" shall mean human excreta, or the water-carried wastes from bathing,
- laundering, dishwashing, or food processing.
Requirements:
- On or before December 31, 2010, an approved system shall be installed and maintained on all properties which are being used for residential, recreational or
commercial purposes within the Summer Village of South Baptiste.
A recreational vehicle, trailer or other temporary residence used for residential
- purposes for three or more days per year shall be directly connected to an approved sewage treatment system.
At such time as a municipal sewage system becomes available to properties
- served by a private wastewater disposal system, a direct connection shall be made to the municipal sewer. All private septic tanks, cesspools or similar waste water disposal systems shall be abandoned in a provincially approved manner.
- A bylaw enforcement officer or any designated safety codes officer of the Summer Village of South Baptiste shall, subject to compliance with the requirements of Sections 542 and 543 of the Municipal Government Act (Alberta) R.S.A., 2000, M-26, be entitled to enter any lands within the Summer Village for
the purpose of carrying out an inspection to verify compliance with this bylaw.
Penalties:
Any owner of a parcel of land which contravenes this Bylaw is guilty of an
offence and liable:
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for the first offence, to a maximum fine of $500.00;
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for the second offence, to a maximum fine of $1,000.00 and
- (c) for the third and each subsequent offence, to a maximum fine of $2,500.00.
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Paramountcy (Overriding Principles)
If there is any discrepancy between this bylaw and another enactment or regulation
bylaw.
under a statute of Alberta, the other enactment or regulation prevails over this
- THIS BYLAW SHALL COME INTO FORCE AND EFFECT ON THE DATE OF ITS FINAL READING READ A FIRST TIME THIS 16 DAY OFF bruary 2007.
READ A SECOND TIME THIS 28 DAY OF ApRIL
READ A THIRD AND FINAL TIME THIS
DAY OF
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Mayor
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