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THE CITY OF SPRUCE GROVE
BYLAW C-1233-22
MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE UTILITY BYLAW
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Municipal Government Act, R.S.A. 2000, c M-26, a council
may pass bylaws respecting public utilities;
AND WHEREAS, the City of Spruce Grove owns and operates a Solid Waste
management system as a public utility for the benefit of its residents;
AND WHEREAS, the City of Spruce Grove owns and operates an Eco Centre to
manage Recyclables, Household Hazardous Waste, Organic Waste or other waste
material as identified by the City, for the benefit of its residents;
AND WHEREAS, the City of Spruce Grove is committed to offering Solid Waste
Services in a manner that does not negatively impact the environment;
AND WHEREAS, this bylaw sets out how residential Solid Waste Services are
regulated in the City of Spruce Grove;
AND WHEREAS, it is deemed just and proper to levy rates and charges on all Persons
to whom such Solid Waste Services are provided and to set forth the terms and
conditions under which the services are provided;
NOW THEREFORE, the Council for the City of Spruce Grove, duly assembled hereby
enacts as follows:
1.
BYLAW TITLE
1.1
This bylaw is called the "Municipal Solid Waste Utility Bylaw".
2.
DEFINITIONS
2.1
"Act" means the Municipal Government Act, R.S.A. 2000, c M-26, as
amended.
2.2
"Alley" means a narrow Road Right of Way providing access to the rear of
buildings and parcels of land.
2.3
"Automated Collection" means the collection of Garbage or Organic Waste
in carts designed to be mechanically emptied into a collection vehicle.
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2.4
"Black Waste Cart" means a black wheeled receptacle owned and
supplied by the City for the Automated Collection and disposal of
Garbage.
2.5
"Blue Bag" means a blue transparent bag appropriate for the collection
and disposal of clean Recyclables.
2.6
"Cart" means a wheeled receptacle owned and supplied by the City for the
Automated Collection of Solid Waste.
2.7
"City" means the municipal corporation of the City of Spruce Grove in the
Province of Alberta.
2.8
"City's Website" means the website operated by the City of Spruce Grove
and located at http://www.sprucegrove.org, as amended, or such other
website as may replace it.
2.9
"City Manager" means the administrative head of the City of Spruce
Grove.
2.10 "Collector" means a Person authorized by the City to collect and dispose
of Solid Waste.
2.11 "Collection Areas" means the assignment of Collection Days to identified
neighbourhoods for the provision of Solid Waste Services.
2.12 "Collection Day" means the day or days designated by the City for
provision of Solid Waste Services.
2.13 "Collection Services" means residential Solid Waste collection and
disposal as detailed in this bylaw and rendered by the City or a Collector.
2.14 "Designated Officer" means a bylaw enforcement officer appointed under
the Act, or any other person who is, in the execution of their duties,
responsible for the preservation and maintenance of the public peace, and
may also include, a Safety Codes Officer, member of the Royal Canadian
Mounted Police, and a Peace Officer appointed under the Peace Officer
Act, S.A. 2006, c P-3.5, as amended.
2.15 "Driving Lane" means that portion of a Road Right of Way intended for
vehicle passage.
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2.16 "Duplex" means a single Building containing two dwellings on the same
Site, not including Secondary Suites. Each unit shall have a separate
entrance directly to the outdoors.
2.17 "Eco Centre" means a drop-off facility where residents can dispose of
items that cannot be placed in their Black Waste Cart, Blue Bag, or Green
Organic Waste Cart. Household Hazardous Waste, Electronic Waste,
appliances, and extra Garbage are also accepted at the Eco Centre.
2.18 "Electronic Waste (E-Waste)" means eligible electronic waste for recycling
programs established under the jurisdiction of Alberta Recycling
Management Authority (ARMA).
2.19 "Fee" means any fee as set out in the Fees and Charges Bylaw, as
amended.
2.20 "Fee Simple Lot" means a lot where the landowner has total ownership
rights to the land and buildings on a particular piece of real property.
2.21 "Garage Suite" means a single storey dwelling, which is located above a
detached garage. A Garage Suite is accessory to a building in which the
principal use is single detached dwelling. A Garage Suite has cooking
facilities, food preparation, sleeping and sanitary facilities which are
separate from those of the principal building located on the site. A Garage
Suite has an entrance separate from the vehicle entrance to the detached
garage, either from a common indoor landing or directly from the exterior
of the structure. A Garage Suite does not include Secondary Suites or
Garden Suites.
2.22 "Garbage" means Solid Waste other than Organic Waste or Recyclables.
2.23 "Garden Suite" means a single storey dwelling, which is located in a
building separate from the principal use single detached dwelling. A
Garden Suite has cooking facilities, food preparation, sleeping and
sanitary facilities which are separate from those of the principal building
located on the site. This use does not include Secondary Suites or Garage
Suites.
2.24 "Green Organic Waste Cart" means a green wheeled receptacle owned
and supplied by the City for the Automated Collection and disposal of
Organic Waste.
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2.25 "Highway" means any thoroughfare, street, 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 allowed to use for the
passage or parking of vehicles.
2.26 "Household Hazardous Waste (HHW)" means chemical products such as
cleaning solvents, paints, pesticides, or other materials disposed of by
residential consumers, which qualifies as hazardous waste when
discarded. Hazardous wastes and hazardous recyclable materials are
defined as those with properties such as flammability, corrosiveness, or
inherent toxicity.
2.27 "Multi-Unit Dwelling" means a residential development containing three or
more dwellings that share a common entrance, and may contain one or
more suites, containing sleeping and sanitary facilities and may have
cooking and food preparation facilities, for temporary lodging or
housekeeping.
2.28 "Occupant" means a Person occupying, but not owning, a dwelling that
receives or is eligible to receive Solid Waste Services.
2.29 "Organic Waste" means grass clippings, leaves, garden waste, house and
garden plants, shrubbery and tree limbs, sawdust, wood shavings, kitchen
food waste, compostable paper, and any other material of organic origin
as designated by the City.
2.30 "Owner" means the registered Owner of Property within the boundaries of
the City of Spruce Grove.
2.31 "Person" means any individual, partnership, firm, corporation, municipality,
association, society, political or other group, and the heirs, executors,
administrators, or other legal representatives of a Person to whom the
context can apply according to law.
2.32 'Principal Building" means a building which constitutes the primary
purpose for which the site is used and is the main building among one or
more buildings on the site.
2.33 "Private Development" means a site which contains several buildings or
dwellings that are situated along private roadways.
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2.34 "Recyclables" means any clean household waste material that is accepted
as Solid Waste within the City's Blue Bag program or at the Eco Centre,
as identified on the City's Website.
2.35 "Rental Project" means a residential project, or portion thereof, on a Fee
Simple Lot, containing more than one dwelling unit, which is intended to
be rented to tenants.
2.36 "Residential District" means those areas of the City districted or zoned for
residential use under the Land Use Bylaw, as amended.
2.37 "Residential Premises" means those property types within a Residential
District identified within the scope of service section of this bylaw.
2.38 "Road Right of Way" means the land generally contained between Private
Development boundaries that contains a public roadway and includes the
Street or Alley, the boulevard or Verge, and sidewalks.
2.39 "Roadway" means that part of a Highway intended for use by vehicular
traffic.
2.40 "Row Housing" means a development of three or more dwellings joined in
whole or in part at the side only, with no dwelling being placed over
another in whole or in part. Each dwelling shall be separated from the one
adjoining, where they are adjoining, by a vertical wall which is insulated
against sound transmission. Each dwelling shall have separate, individual,
and direct access to grade. This use class shall not include Multi-Unit
Dwellings.
2.41 "Row Housing Development" means a site which contains several row
house groupings that are situated along private roadways.
2.42 "Second and Subsequent Offence" means a continuation or contravention
of the same offence for each day the said offence is committed, or in the
case of a specified time period, the time period equal to the original posted
allowed time.
2.43 "Secondary Suite" means a development consisting of a dwelling located
within, and accessory to, a structure in which the principal use is single
detached dwelling or other residential use as defined in a direct control
district. A Secondary Suite has cooking facilities, food preparation,
sleeping and sanitary facilities which are physically separate from those of
the principal dwelling within the structure. A Secondary Suite also has an
entrance separate from the entrance to the principal building, either from a
common indoor landing or directly from the side or rear of the structure.
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This use class includes the development or conversion of basement space
or above-grade space to a separate dwelling, or the addition of new floor
space for a Secondary Suite to an existing single detached dwelling. This
use class does not include Garage Suite and Garden Suite.
2.44 "Service Account" means a non-transferable agreement between an
Owner or Occupant and the City for the supply of Solid Waste Services.
The terms of this bylaw form a part of the Service Account and includes
amounts payable by the Owner or Occupant to the City. A Service
Account is considered active while Solid Waste Services are being
provided.
2.45 "Solid Waste" means materials and substances normally considered to be
household waste, including Organics, Recyclables, and Garbage. But not
including:
(a) commercial, industrial, or agricultural waste;
(b) liquid waste;
(c)
manure;
(d) tree stumps, roots, turf, and earth;
(e) furniture and major household appliances;
(f)
discarded auto parts;
(g) construction or renovation waste;
(h) any substance that may be considered biomedical, dangerous, or
hazardous under the provisions of any applicable legislation;
(i)
hypodermic needles or sharps;
(j)
pharmaceuticals;
(k)
any highly combustible, explosive or toxic materials, including but not
limited to, gunpowder, fireworks, dynamite, or hot ashes; and
(l)
Any waste that requires special packaging or preparation or may
otherwise pose a hazard to the Collector.
2.46 "Solid Waste Services" means the provision of waste management
services to Residential Premises and includes the collection and disposal
of Garbage, Organic Waste, and Recyclables.
2.47 "Street" means the portion of any Road Right of Way, including an Alley,
normally intended for vehicle passage or vehicle parking where permitted.
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2.48 "Verge" means a paved or unpaved strip of land on the edge of an alley.
2.49 "Violation Ticket" means a ticket issued pursuant to Part II or Part III of the
Provincial Offences Procedure Act, RSA 2000, cP-34, as amended,
detailing an offence or contravention of this Act or this bylaw.
3.
SCOPE OF SERVICE
3.1.
The following property types are deemed eligible to receive Solid Waste
Services:
(a)
a Fee Simple Lot in a Residential District that is serviced by a public
roadway;
(b)
a Duplex in a Residential District that is serviced by a public
roadway; and
(c)
Secondary Suites, Garage Suites and Garden Suites in a Residential
District.
3.2.
The following property types are not deemed to be eligible to receive Solid
Waste Services:
(a)
Private Developments
(b)
Rental Project
(c)
Multi-unit Dwellings; and
(d)
Row Housing Developments
4.
SOLID WASTE UTILITY ADMINISTRATION
4.1.
As provided under section 33 of the Act, the City shall be the sole provider
of Solid Waste Services to Residential Premises, as described within this
Bylaw.
4.2.
The City may, from time to time, host and/or sponsor seasonal events as
part of its Collection Services where additional Solid Waste or other items
may be permitted to be left out for collection.
4.3.
The City may enter contracts with Collectors for the delivery of Solid
Waste Services.
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4.4.
Property types deemed eligible to receive Solid Waste Services under this
bylaw cannot opt out of the receipt of said services with the exception of
Secondary Suites, Garage Suites or Garden Suites in a Residential
District.
4.5.
Owners of Secondary Suites, Garage Suites or Garden Suites in a
Residential District may choose to receive Solid Waste Services for those
property types.
4.6.
When an Owner of a Secondary Suite, Garage Suite or Garden Suite in a
Residential District chooses to receive Solid Waste Services for those
property types, the monthly solid waste utility fee for those suites will be
added to an existing Service Account in the name of the Owner.
4.7.
Solid Waste Services may be provided to Private Developments, or those
premises not defined as Residential Premises at the sole discretion of the
City Manager.
4.8.
Fees pertaining to Solid Waste Services under this bylaw appear in the
Fees and Charges Bylaw, as amended.
4.9.
Each property type eligible to receive Solid Waste Services shall be
assigned one (1) Black Waste Cart and one (1) Green Organic Waste
Cart.
4.10. All Carts are the property of the City and shall not be altered or customized
in any manner.
4.11. Carts assigned to a property associated with a Service Account must
remain with the property to which they were originally assigned.
4.12. Carts will not be assigned or delivered to a newly developed Residential
Premises until the Owner has established a Service Account.
4.13. To deliver Solid Waste Services effectively the City may:
(a) divide the City into Collection Areas for the purpose of scheduling
Collection Days
(b) alter the boundaries of collection areas as deemed necessary on
reasonable notice to Owners and Occupants;
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(c)
determine the frequency of Collection Services; and
(d) designate the conditions and guidelines for Collection Services.
5.
OWNER/OCCUPANT RESPONSIBILITIES
5.1.
Owners and Occupants shall:
(a) promptly advise the City of damaged or missing Carts;
(b) utilize only Carts provided by the City for storage of Garbage and
Organic Waste for the provision of Collection Services;
(c)
ensure waste placed in Carts is contained in securely tied bags and
lids remain closed to prevent access by pets or wildlife;
(d) place only Garbage in Black Waste Carts and only Organics in Green
Organic Waste Carts;
(e) ensure the Carts are not loaded beyond their capacity of 200lbs (90
kg);
(f)
use only semi-transparent and securely tied blue plastic bags for
Recyclables collection;
(g) place only those Recyclables identified under the City's Blue Bag
program for collection on the assigned Collection Day;
(h) make assigned Carts available to the City or its agents within a
reasonable time frame upon request for inspection or for the purpose
of repair or replacement;
(i)
form cardboard into flat pieces no larger than 0.5 meters by 1.0 meter
and place under Blue Bags for collection;
(j)
place Carts and Blue Bags on the Roadway with one (1) meter
clearance on all sides;
(k)
ensure lids on Carts are fully closed when placed for collection on
Collection Day;
(l)
ensure Solid Waste is set out for collection no earlier than 24 hours
prior to Collection Day but prior to 7:00 a.m. on Collection Day at the
location determined by the City;
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(m) remove Carts from the Roadway and/or Road Right of Way by
midnight on each Collection Day unless otherwise directed by the
City;
(n) remove from the Road and/or Road Right of Way any uncollected or
uncollectable Solid Waste by midnight on the day following Collection
Day unless otherwise directed by the City; and
(o) when not out for collection, ensure the Black Waste Cart and Green
Organic Waste Cart are stored on the property and not in the Road
Right of Way.
6.
USE OF ECO CENTRE
6.1.
The Eco Centre is available for the disposal of:
(a)
residential waste that is not permitted within Black Waste Carts,
Green Organic Waste Carts, or Blue Bags such as Household
Hazardous Waste, e-waste, appliances, and other items as identified
on the City's Website;
(b)
excess residential Solid Waste originating from Residential Premises
within the City; and
(c)
other waste as may be identified on the City's Website and accepted
for landfill disposal or for diversion.
6.2.
All items disposed of through the Eco Centre may be subject to fees as
identified in the Fees and Charges Bylaw, as amended.
6.3.
Fees payable for materials brought to the Eco Centre for disposal will be
based on Fees approved within the Fees and Charges Bylaw, as
amended.
6.4.
Eco Centre personnel may refuse items not accepted under facility
operation guidelines which may be altered from time to time to
accommodate required disposal processing.
6.5.
Quantities exceeding typical household volumes may be deemed a
commercial volume and may be refused at the discretion of Eco Centre
personnel.
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6.6.
Responsibility for alternate disposal of items refused by the Eco Centre
shall remain with the Person who has possession of the items.
6.7.
A Person accessing the Eco Centre shall comply with directions given to
them by Eco Centre personnel for proper disposal of items.
7.
PROHIBITIONS
7.1.
No Person shall place or set out any Solid Waste for Collection Services
unless they hold an active Service Account or are an Occupant of a
Residential Premises with an active Service Account.
7.2.
Except for an agent of the City, no Person other than the Owner or
Occupant of the property set out in section 3.1 shall pick over, remove,
disturb, or otherwise interfere with any Solid Waste that has been set out
for collection.
7.3.
No Person shall place waste in a Cart unless they are the Owner or
Occupant of the Residential Premises to which the Cart has been
assigned.
7.4.
No Person shall set out any Solid Waste or Cart beyond those times
specified in this bylaw.
7.5.
No Person shall leave any Cart on the Road Right of Way beyond 11:59
p.m. on the designated Collection Day.
7.6.
No Person shall place out any carts beyond those that have been
assigned to property associated with the Service Account.
7.7.
No Person shall leave any uncollected Solid Waste beyond 11:59 p.m. on
the day following the designated Collection Day, unless otherwise directed
by the City.
7.8.
No Person shall leave out for collection any material that is not deemed
Solid Waste as set out in the bylaw.
7.9.
No Person shall loiter or scavenge at the Eco Centre.
7.10. No Person shall fail to follow Eco Centre personnel directions or conduct
themselves in a manner that is disrespectful or abusive to Eco Centre
patrons or Eco Centre personnel.
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7.11. No Person shall deposit anything other than Organic Waste in the
assigned Green Organic Waste Cart.
7.12. No Person shall transport household Solid Waste and deposit it in a City
waste receptacle on public lands.
7.13. No Person shall fail to properly store the Black Waste Cart and Green
Organic Waste Cart as set out in section 5.1(o).
7.14. Any Person breaching any part of this bylaw may be issued a Violation
Ticket and/or the City may cause the Solid Waste or debris to be cleaned
and the costs and expenses thereof shall be paid to the City upon
demand; failing payment, such costs and expenses shall be added to the
tax roll for the property in question.
8.
OFFENCES AND PENALTIES
8.1.
Any Person who contravenes any provision of this bylaw is guilty of an
offence and is liable upon summary conviction, to a specified penalty for
that offence as set out in Schedule 1 of this bylaw.
8.2.
Notwithstanding Schedule 1 of this bylaw, any Person who commits a
Second and Subsequent offence under this bylaw, where the Second or
Subsequent fine is not otherwise specified in Schedule 1, is liable on
summary conviction to double the fine set out in Schedule 1 to this bylaw,
for that offence.
8.3.
Any Person who is guilty of an offence is liable to a fine in an amount not
less than that established in in Schedule 1, and not exceeding $10,000 or
to an order of imprisonment for not more than one (1) year, or both.
9.
ENFORCEMENT
9.1.
A Designated Officer who inspects any property under this bylaw, or any
Person who takes any actions or performs any work on behalf of the City
pursuant to this bylaw, is not liable for any damages caused by the
inspection, the work, or the actions.
9.2.
Each Designated Officer is hereby authorized to enforce this bylaw.
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9.3.
A Designated Officer is hereby empowered to issue a Violation Ticket to
any Person who is believed on reasonable and probable grounds to have
contravened any provision of this bylaw.
9.4.
A Violation Ticket shall be deemed to have been sufficiently served:
(a) if served personally or substitutionally upon the Owner or Occupant;
or
(b) in the case of a business or corporation:
(i)
by sending the Violation Ticket by single registered mail to the
registered office of the business or corporation; or
(ii)
by delivering the Violation Ticket personally to the manager,
secretary other person apparently in charge of the business or
corporation.
9.5.
If a Person has been prosecuted for the offence specified in the Violation
Ticket and has been convicted of such, then the fine imposed shall not be
less than the original amount indicated on the Violation Ticket.
9.6.
For the purposes of enforcing this bylaw, the lot side property lines of a
Residential Premises shall be deemed to extend three (3) meters into the
street to determine placement of Carts and Blue Bags. Any Cart or Blue
Bag placed within this area will be deemed to be placed by the Occupant
or Owner at that Residential Premises.
10.
SEVERABILITY
10.1. Every provision of this bylaw is independent of all other provisions and if
any provision is declared invalid by a Court, then the invalid provision shall
be severed, and the remainder provisions shall remain valid and
enforceable.
11.
EFFECTIVE DATE
11.1. This bylaw shall come into force and effect when it receives third reading
and is duly signed.
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11.2. Where conflict exists, this bylaw supersedes C-866-14 - Municipal Utility
Service Bylaw, as amended.
11.3. Where conflict exists, this bylaw supersedes C-1228-22 - 2023 Fees and
Charges Bylaw, as amended.
First Reading Carried
23 October 2023
Second Reading Carried
23 October 2023
Third Reading Carried
20 November 2023
Date Signed
20 November 2023
______________________________
Mayor
______________________________
City Clerk
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SCHEDULE 1 - FINES
OFFENCE
SECTION
FINE
Placing out solid waste for
collection without an active Service
Account in place
7.1
$100
Picking through and/or disturbing
Solid Waste or Cart
7.2 & 7.3
$100
Placing Solid Waste or Cart out for
collection outside the prescribed
time.
7.4
$100
Failure to remove Cart during
prescribed time.
7.5
$100
Placing out additional cart(s) for
collection beyond those assigned
to the Service Account.
7.6
$200
Failure to remove uncollected
Solid Waste within the prescribed
time.
7.7
$100
Placing out for collection any
material that does not meet the
definition of Solid Waste
7.8
$200
Loitering or scavenging at Eco
Centre
7.9
$100
Disrecpectful or abusive conduct
at Eco Centre
7.10
$100
Placing material other than organic
waste in a Green Organic Waste
Cart
7.11
$100
Transporting household Solid
Waste and depositing it in a City
waste receptacle on public lands.
7.12
$100
Failure to properly store the Black
Waste Cart or Green Organic
Waste Cart
7.13
$100