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2024-04 COMMUNITY STANDARDS BYLAW
The Village of Standard
Bylaw #2024-04
Community Standards Bylaw
A BYLAW TO AUTHORIZE THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL FOR THE VILLAGE OF STANDARD, IN THE PROVINCE
OF ALBERTA, TO PROVIDE FOR THE PROHIBITIONS OF CERTAIN ACTIVITIES IN ORDER TO PROTECT
PROPERTY, PERSONS, AND QUALITY OF LIFE.
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 7(a) of the Municipal Government Act RSA 2000, Chapter M-26, a council
may, by bylaw, establish bylaws for the safety, health and welfare of people and the protection of
people and property;
AND WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 7(b) of the Municipal Government Act RSA 2000, Chapter M-26, a
council may, by bylaw, establish bylaws for people, activities and things in, on or near a public place or
place that is open to the public;
AND WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 7(c) of the Municipal Government Act RSA 2000, Chapter M-26, a
council may, by bylaw, establish bylaws for nuisances, includes unsightly property;
AND WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 7(h) of the Municipal Government Act RSA 2000, Chapter M-26, a
council may, by bylaw, establish bylaws for wild and domestic animals and activities in relation to them;
AND WHEREAS, pursuant to Division 3 of the of the Traffic Safety Act, RSA 2000 c. T-6 as amended and
regulations thereof, a council may establish bylaws for vehicle Noise and governing use of vehicles;
AND WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 7(i) of the Municipal Government Act RSA 2000, Chapter M-26, a
council may, by bylaw, establish bylaws for the enforcement of bylaw made under this or any other
enactment;
NOW THEREFORE the Council of the Village of Standard, in the Province of Alberta duly assembled
hereby enacts Bylaw 2024-04, hereafter known as the Community Standards Bylaw, as follows:
DEFINITIONS
Alley
means a narrow Highway intended to give secondary access to a property
mainly in the rear or side of buildings and parcels of land and shall have
the same meaning as "lane".
Animal
means a domesticated animal.
Boulevard
means the section of land between the property line and the edge of the
road, and the section of land between the property line and the edge of
the alley.
Chief Administrative
Officer or CAO
shall mean the CAO of the Village of Standard and anyone acting or
authorized by the CAO to act on his behalf.
Complaint
refers to the initial reported contravention of this Bylaw, whether such
complaint is made by a member of the public, an employee of the Town, or
self-generated by an enforcement officer in order to prevent continued or
further contravention of the provisions of this Bylaw.
Contravention.
An act in violation of this Bylaw.
Cost of Remediation
means the total calculated cost of Village services and contract services, if
any, utilized in fulfilling the remediation requirements described in a Final
Order of Notice and is payable by the Person to whom the Final Order of
Notice was directed.
Council
means the Council of the Village of Standard, elected pursuant to the Local
Authorities Election Act, Revised Statutes of Alberta.
Court
means the Provincial Court of Alberta.
Dangerous
Property which in the current condition has the potential to cause
immediate harm or injury.
Designated Officer
The designated officer in accordance with the Municipal Government Act,
R.S.A. 2000 c. M-26
Ditch
means the narrow channel used for drainage alongside a road.
Firecrackers
a device containing gunpowder and other combustible chemicals that
causes an explosion when ignited.
Litter
means any solid or liquid material or product or combination of solid or
liquid materials or product including, but not limited to: any rubbish,
refuse, garbage, paper, package, container, bottle, can, manure, human or
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animal excrement, or the whole or part of an animal carcass or offal, coal,
wood, gravel, earth, sawdust, glass, or like material, plastic, nails, staples,
tacks , scraps of metal, expended tobacco or drug products; or the whole
or part of any article, raw or processed material, vehicle or machinery of
any type that is disposed of.
Municipal Property
means structures, equipment or things owned by the Village.
Nighttime
means the period beginning at 11:00 p.m. and ending the following day at
7:00 a.m.
Noise
means any sound which either annoys or disturbs Persons, or which
injures, endangers or detracts from the comfort, repose, health, peace or
safety of Persons within the boundary of the Village.
Notice
means a document issued pursuant to this Bylaw to remedy a condition
that is not in compliance with any provision in this Bylaw, and shall have
the same meaning as "order".
Nuisance
any activity or condition within the limits of the Village of Standard which
interferes with, annoys, disturbs, injures, or endangers the safety, comfort,
peace or health of others including, but without restricting the generality
of the foregoing:
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conditions conducive to the breeding of mosquitoes;
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conditions conducive to the breeding of animal, insect, or other
pests and diseases likely to be destructive or dangerous to grain,
livestock, poultry, trees, shrubs, vegetable or plant life or other
property;
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emissions into the atmosphere of opaque or dense smoke or
dense dust.
Occupant
means the lessee, manager, or tenant of any property or premises within
the Village, whether actually occupying or legally responsible for any
property or premises.
Off-Highway Vehicle
Any motorized vehicle designed for cross-country travel including ATVs,
motorcycles, motorbikes, snow vehicles, and any other vehicle of
transportation which is propelled by any power other than muscular with
the exception of electric bicycles (e-bikes), electric wheelchairs, and
mobility scooters.
Order
means a document issued pursuant to this Bylaw to remedy a condition
that is not in compliance with any provision in this Bylaw, and shall have
the same meaning as "notice".
Order of Final Notice
Means a document issued pursuant to this Bylaw to remedy a condition
that is not in compliance with any provision in this Bylaw which informs of
imminent Village intervention to remedy in accordance with the MGA
Section 550.
Outdoor Public Place
means a place outdoors to which the public is ordinarily invited or
permitted access and, for greater certainty, includes but is not limited to a
sidewalk, street, parking lot, public facility, park and playground, parks,
pathways, amenities in a park, yards or parcels without suitable barriers.
Out of Control
means a behavior that causes fear for the safety of another person or
animal.
Owner
means:
i)
a Person who is shown as the owner of the property on the subject
Land Title;
ii) a Person who is recorded as the Owner of the property on the tax
assessment roll of the Village;
iii) a Person who is an occupant of the property or Premises pursuant
to a rental or lease agreement, license or permit, or who otherwise
occupies the property or Premises with the permission or consent
of the legal owner;
iv) a Person who has purchased or otherwise acquired the land,
whether he has purchased or otherwise acquired the land directly
from the owner or from another purchaser, and who has not yet
become the registered owner thereof;
v) a Person holding himself out as a person having the powers and
authority of ownership or control of the property or Premises, or
any Person who for the time being, exercises the powers and
authority of ownership or control of the property or Premises;
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vi) a Person controlling or managing the property or Premises under
construction
Parcel
Means the aggregate of the one or more lots described in a Certificate of
Title or described in a Certificate of Title by reference to a plan file or
registered in the Land Titles Office
Park
means public space controlled by the Village and set aside as a park to be
used for rest, recreation, exercise, pleasure, amusement and enjoyment,
and includes the Village's Pathway system; zoned in the Standard Land Use
Bylaw as Park.
Pathway
means a publicly accessible track controlled by the Village designed for
rest, recreation, exercise, pleasure, amusement and enjoyment.
Permit
Means an official document from the CAO of the Village giving a Person
authorization for a specific activity.
Person
includes an individual, partnership, corporation, trustee, executor or
administrator.
Premises
means any property contained within the property lines as registered with
Alberta Land Titles within the Village and includes but is not limited to
fences, sheds, workshops, storage bins, buildings, and other structures,
landscaped areas, gardens and trees.
Resident
means a Person who lives in the Village permanently or on a long-term
basis.
Roadway
has the same meaning as in the Traffic Safety Act.
Sidewalk
means part of a roadway especially adapted to the use of or ordinarily
used by pedestrians, and includes that part of a roadway between the curb
or edge of roadway and adjacent property line whether or not paved or
improved.
Unsightly
means any Premises or part thereof that clearly shows signs of neglect, or
which otherwise exhibits a significant lack of general maintenance,
cleanup, or upkeep, and includes:
i)
Any land upon which there is an excessive, unusual, or
unreasonable accumulation of: animal material, yard material,
building material, garbage, human excrement, sewage, hazardous
materials, piles of soil, clay or rubble, petroleum products, metal,
plastics, fabrics, used containers, paper products, or any other
form of scrap, litter, trash, junk, or waste of any kind;
ii) parts of disassembles vehicles (including tires/wheels), appliances,
machinery, equipment, or power tools;
iii) surplus, disused, damaged or stored household or commercial
chattels;
iv) surplus, disused, damaged or stored vehicles, trailers, motorcycles,
bicycles and recreational vehicles, including any such items that
are inoperative by reason of disrepair, removed or missing parts,
age, damage, or which are otherwise not in a legally roadworthy or
functioning condition;
v) Any building, structure, or other improvement that exhibits
significant physical deterioration, including buildings and
structures that suffer from: broken (or missing) windows, siding,
shingles, shutters, eaves, roofing or finishing materials;
vi) clearly visible exterior or structural deterioration, damage or
decay, including significant fading, chipping or pealing of painted
surfaces; roofing or finishing materials
Vehicle
includes "motor vehicles" as defined in the Alberta Traffic Safety Act, and 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.
Village
means the Village of Standard
Violation Tag
means a tag or similar document issued by the Village pursuant to the
Municipal Government Act, R.S.A. 2000 c. M-26 as amended;
Violation Ticket
means a Ticket issued pursuant to Part II of the Provincial Offences
Procedures Act, R.S.A. 2000, c. P-34, as amended, and Regulations
thereunder;
Vicious Dog
means any Dog, whatever its age, that has been declared a Vicious Dog by
the Village CAO pursuant to this Bylaw; or Been declared a Vicious Dog by
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a Justice, pursuant to the Dangerous Dogs Act, R.S.A. 2000, Chapter D-3, as
amended.
Voluntary Payment
means the penalty specified on a Violation Tag that may be paid in lieu of
prosecution in accordance with the Enforcement Section of this Bylaw.
Yard
means any open space on a parcel, unoccupied and unobstructed and is
the distance between the property line to the foundation of the principal
building or the exterior finishing materials of an Accessory Building.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Part 1
Parks & Pathways
Part 2
Noise
Part 3
Littler & Vandalism
Part 4
Sidewalks, Boulevards & Ditches
Part 5
Unsightly, Nuisance, Dangerous Premises
Part 6
Animal Control
Part 7
Fire
Part 8
Outdoor Water Use
Part 9
Permits and Non-Application of the Bylaw
Part 10
Enforcement
Part 11
Appeal
Part 12
Severability
PART 1
PARKS AND PATHWAYS
General
1.1
No Person shall damage, deface, destroy, remove or use other than for its intended purpose
any Pathway, Park, or amenity in a Park.
1.2
No Person shall perform or engage in any stunt, trick or reckless or unsafe activity on or in any
Pathway, Park, or amenity in a Park.
1.3
No Person shall engage in any conduct or activity in a Pathway, Park, or amenity in a Park
which may:
a. Injure any other use of a Pathway, Park, or amenity in a Park
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PART 12
SEVERABILITY
If any section of this Bylaw is found to be illegal or beyond the power of Council to enact, such section
shall be deemed to be severable from all other sections of this Bylaw.
Upon third reading of Bylaw 2024-04, Bylaw 2011-03 and all amendments thereby are hereby repealed.
Upon third reading of Bylaw 2024-04, Bylaw 28 and all amendments thereby are hereby repealed.
This Bylaw shall come into force and effect upon it receiving third reading.
First Reading of Bylaw 2024-04 passed on the 10th Day of July 2024.
Second Reading of Bylaw 2024-04 passed on the 14th Day of August 2024.
Third Reading of Bylaw 2024-04 passed on the 9th Day of October 2024.
Mayor
CAO
Date
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