Solid Waste Management Bylaw No. 2027 (consolidated Mar 18, 2026)
Comox, British Columbia
· No. 2027
· adopted 2023-12-13
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CONSOLIDATED
SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT BYLAW NO. 2027
A BYLAW TO PROVIDE FOR THE CONTROL, COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL OF
GARBAGE, RECYCLABLES AND ORGANIC MATERIALS
PART 1 --
TITLE AND DEFINITIONS ...................................................................................................................... 1
1.
Title .................................................................................................................................................................... 1
2.
Definitions ....................................................................................................................................................... 1
PART 2 --
GENERAL .................................................................................................................................................... 7
3.
Role of the Director ..................................................................................................................................... 7
4.
Duties of Owners and Occupiers ............................................................................................................ 7
5.
Management of Waste ............................................................................................................................... 8
6.
Waste Audits and Rights of Entry .......................................................................................................... 8
PART 3 --
AUTOMATED COLLECTION SERVICE ............................................................................................... 9
7.
Mandatory Automated Collection Service .......................................................................................... 9
8.
Collection Carts .......................................................................................................................................... 11
9.
Exchanges ..................................................................................................................................................... 12
10.
Additional Recycling and Organics Carts ......................................................................................... 12
11.
Medical Condition Requiring Additional Garbage Cart .............................................................. 13
12.
Assisted Set-Out Service ......................................................................................................................... 13
13.
Properties Excluded from Automated Collection Service .......................................................... 14
PART 4 --
CONTAINER COLLECTION SERVICE .............................................................................................. 15
14.
Voluntary Container Collection Service ............................................................................................ 15
15.
Initiation of Container Collection Service ......................................................................................... 15
16.
Discontinuance of Container Collection Service............................................................................ 16
PART 5 --
PRIVATE COLLECTION SERVICE ...................................................................................................... 16
17.
Unserviceable and Excluded Properties ............................................................................................ 16
PART 6 --
FEES AND CHARGES ........................................................................................................................... 18
18.
General Fees and Charges ..................................................................................................................... 18
19.
Fees and Charges for Partial Years ..................................................................................................... 19
20.
Automated Collection Service Fees .................................................................................................... 19
21.
Container Collection Service Fees ....................................................................................................... 20
PART 7 --
GENERAL OFFENCES AND SEVERABILITY ................................................................................... 21
22.
Offences ........................................................................................................................................................ 21
23.
Liability .......................................................................................................................................................... 21
24.
Remedies for Non-Compliance ............................................................................................................ 21
25.
Severability ................................................................................................................................................... 22
PART 8 --
REPEAL ..................................................................................................................................................... 22
26.
Repeal Refuse Collection Bylaw ........................................................................................................... 22
PART 9 --
ADOPTION ............................................................................................................................................. 22
CONSOLIDATED
SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT BYLAW NO. 2027
CONSOLIDATED - Town of Comox
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Comox Dog Licence and Pound Bylaw, 1322
Current to: March 18, 2026
Please note: This is a consolidated bylaw prepared for
convenience only and is not a certified copy.
A BYLAW TO PROVIDE FOR THE CONTROL, COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL OF
GARBAGE, RECYCLABLES AND ORGANIC MATERIALS
Consolidated to include the following bylaws:
Bylaw
No.
Adopted
Name
Purpose
2059
March 18, 2026
Miscellaneous Bylaws
Amendment Bylaw No. 2059
To amend multiple bylaws that
reference the Fees and Charges
Bylaw
WHEREAS the Community Charter empowers the Town, by bylaw, to establish a system to
collect, remove and dispose of garbage, recycling and other discarded matter;
AND WHEREAS the Town is transitioning to a new collection system that offers several benefits,
including increased diversion of organics and recycling waste, reduced volume of garbage waste
and a regional cost-saving effect, all of which will contribute to extending the lifespan of landfill
cells, reducing long-term costs and reducing greenhouse gas emissions;
NOW THEREFORE, the Council of the Town of Comox, in open meeting assembled, enacts as
follows:
PART 1 -- TITLE AND DEFINITIONS
1.
Title
This Bylaw will be cited for all purposes as "Solid Waste Management Bylaw No. 2027".
2.
Definitions
In this Bylaw:
"Approved Disposal Site" means a site owned and operated by Comox Strathcona Waste
Management, or licensed or otherwise approved by Comox Strathcona Waste Management
and/or the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change Strategy, for the deposit,
disposal and/or processing of Waste.
"Assisted Set-Out Service" means a service provided by the Town, where the Town or the
Contractor identifies a location on an eligible Serviced Property where the Town or the
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Contractor will collect each Collection Cart from, empty the Collection Cart into the
collection vehicle, and return the Collection Cart to the agreed upon location, all in
accordance with section 12 of this Bylaw.
"Automated Collection Service" means the collection of Garbabe, Recyclables and
Organics using a specialized collection vehicle with a mechanical apparatus for the emptying
of Collection Carts directly into the vehicle without the need for manual labour.
"Automated Service Property" means a Serviceable Property determined by the Director,
in their sole discretion, to receive the Automated Collection Service.
"Banned Recyclables" means Recyclables not accepted under Recycle BC's curbside
collection of Packaging and Paper Product Recycling Program, as may be amended or
replaced from time to time.
Definition amended, Bylaw 2059, Mar 18 2026
"Basic Annual Fee" means the fee payable for the Automated Collection Service provided
to each Property or Dwelling Unit, as set out under Schedule B of the Fees and Charges
Bylaw.
"Bicycle Lane" means a lane intended for the exclusive use of bicycles and sometimes
skateboards, in-line skates, scooters, and/or other active modes of transportation, within a
roadway used by motorized vehicles.
"Bin" means a vessel of various cubic yard sizes which is loaded directly into the collection
vehicle by driving straight into the vessel with front-loading forks or by a rear-load
automated lifting mechanism.
Definition amended, Bylaw 2059, Mar 18 2026
"Bin Fee" means the fee payable for the collection of each Bin under the Container
Collection Service, as set out under Schedule B of the Fees and Charges Bylaw.
"Bi-Weekly" means every other week.
"Bylaw Enforcement Officer" means
(a) the person appointed by the Town of Comox to enforce bylaws; and
(b) the Chief Administrative Officer, Corporate Officer, Director of Operations or
Engineering Manager.
Definition amended, Bylaw 2059, Mar 18 2026
"Cart Exchange Fee" means the fee payable for the exchange of a Collection Cart, as set
out under Schedule B of the Fees and Charges Bylaw.
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INTERPRETIVE PURPOSES WITHOUT REFERENCE TO THE ORIGINAL BYLAW AND AMENDING BYLAWS.
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Definition amended, Bylaw 2059, Mar 18 2026
"Cart Replacement Fee" means the fee payable for the replacement of a Collection Cart, as
set out under Schedule B of the Fees and Charges Bylaw.
"Collection Cart" means a Garbage Cart, Recycling Cart or Organics Cart, supplied by the
Town through the Automated Collection Service to an Automated Service Property.
"Collection Container" means a container for the collection of Waste provided by or
approved for collection by a through the Container Collection Service or a Private Collection
Service.
"Collection Day" means the day or days scheduled for the Curbside Collection of Garbage,
Recyclables and Organics from a Serviced Property as determined by the Town in its sole
discretion.
"Collection Point" means the location on or adjacent to a Serviced Property where a
Collection Cart is placed on Collection Day for optimal access by the specialized vehicle used
for the Automated Collection.
"Collection Schedule" means the calendar indicating the days on which the Automated
Collection Service is provided to Automated Service Properties within the Town.
"Commencement Date" means January 1, 2024.
"Community Charter" means the Community Charter, S.B.C. 2003, c. 26 as may be
amended or replaced from time to time.
"Composting Facility" means the Comox Strathcona Waste Management Regional
Organics Composting Facility.
"Container" means a Bin or a Compactor with at least a two (2) cubic yard capacity,
supplied by the Contractor through the Container Collection Service to a Container Service
Property.
"Container Collection Service" means the collection of Garbage and Recyclables using
specialized collection vehicles for the emptying and/or swapping of Containers without the
need for manual labour.
"Container Service Property" means a Serviceable Property for which the Owner or
Occupier has voluntarily chosen to receive the Container Collection Service.
"Compactor" means a vessel of various cubic yard sizes with a mechanism to crush and
compact waste into a smaller area.
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Definition amended, Bylaw 2059, Mar 18 2026
"Compactor Fee" means the fee payable for the collection and disposal of Compactors
under the Container Collection Service, as set out under Schedule B of the Fees and Charges
Bylaw.
"Contamination" means:
(a) Garbage in the Organics Cart or Recycling Cart;
(b) Recyclables in the Organics Cart or Garbage Cart;
(c) Organic Waste in the Garbage Cart or Recycling Cart; and
(d) Prohibited Waste in the Garbage Cart, Recycling Cart, or Organics Cart.
"Contractor" means a company, or any other entity, with whom the Town has entered into
an agreement for the provision of any part of the Municipal Collection Service.
"Council" means the elected Municipal Council for the Town of Comox.
"Curbside Collection" means the Automated Collection Service for Garbage, Recyclables
and Organics from a Collection Point, individually or collectively, as determined by the
Collection Schedule.
"Depot Recyclables" means those products listed in Schedules 1-5 of the Recycling
Regulation.
"Director" means the Town's Engineering Manager or their designate, where such designate
can include a Contractor.
"Dwelling Unit" means one or more habitable rooms on a Property, to be used as place of
residence and includes:
(a) a single family detached dwelling;
(b) a secondary suite in a single family detached dwelling;
(c) a second dwelling located on a single family Property
(d) each unit of a duplex, triplex or fourplex;
(e) a multi-residential detached or row house dwelling;
(f) a manufactured home dwelling;
"Excluded Property" means a Property excluded from the Municipal Collection Service and
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includes:
(a) for the Automated Collection Service, Unserviceable Properties; and
(b) for the Container Collection Service, Unserviceable Properties and Serviceable
Properties where the Owner, Occupier or Strata Corporation has refused the
Container Collection Service.
"Garbage" means all waste and discarded materials produced but excludes Prohibited
Waste, Organic Waste, and Recyclables.
"Garbage Cart" means the Collection Cart that has been supplied through the Automated
Collection Service to Serviced Properties for the collection of Garbage.
"Hazardous Waste" has the same meaning as prescribed under the Hazardous Waste
Regulation.
"Hazardous Waste Regulation" means the Hazardous Waste Regulation, BC Reg 63/88
enacted under the Environmental Management Act, as amended and replaced from time to
time.
"Municipal Collection Service" means the service administered by the Town for the
collection of Garbage, Recyclables and Organics as set out under this Bylaw and includes an
Automated Collection Service and a Container Collection Service.
"Occupancy Permit" means the permission or authorization in writing issued by the Town
to occupy a building for its intended purpose in accordance with the Comox Building Bylaw
1472.
"Occupier" means a person occupying a Dwelling Unit or Property.
"Organics Cart" means the Collection Cart that has been supplied through the Automated
Collection Service to Automated Service Properties for the collection of Organics.
"Organics" means compostable organic material including raw and cooked food waste
and/or Yard Waste from a Dwelling Unit that meets the acceptable criteria for the
Composting Facility.
"Owner" has the same meaning as defined under the Community Charter.
"Parking Lane" means a zone within a roadway designed only for the parking of vehicles in
a parallel fashion in accordance with the Street and Traffic Bylaw, 2001 or the Motor Vehicle
Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 318.
"Physically Challenged" means a person who has been medically diagnosed with physical
disabilities or infirmities.
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INTERPRETIVE PURPOSES WITHOUT REFERENCE TO THE ORIGINAL BYLAW AND AMENDING BYLAWS.
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"Private Collection Service" means a private service for the collection and disposal of
Garbage, Recyclables or Organics from an Excluded Property that is arranged and managed
by the Owner, Occupier or Strata Corporation of the Excluded Property and which is not
administrated by the Town.
"Property" means real property within the jurisdiction of the Town.
"Prohibited Waste" means all prohibited waste included under Schedule "C" in of the
Comox Strathcona Waste Management Service Tipping Fee and Solid Waste Disposal
Regulation Bylaw No. 720, 2022.
"Receptacle" means a collection cart other than an Automated Collection Cart for the
curbside collection of Garbage and Recyclables under the Container Collection Service.
Definition amended, Bylaw 2059, Mar 18 2026
"Receptacle Fee" means the fee payable for the collection and disposal of Receptacles
under the Container Collection Service, as set out under Schedule B of the Fees and Charges
Bylaw.
"Recyclables" means materials acceptable for recycling as determined by the Contractor, or
by Recycle BC as set out in the Recycling Regulation, but does not include Depot Recyclables.
"Recycle BC" means the not-for-profit agency named Recycle BC with which the Town has
entered into a Master Services Agreement related to Recyclables.
"Recycling Cart" means the Collection Cart that has been supplied through the Automated
Collection Service to Automated Service Properties for the collection of Recyclables.
"Recycling Regulation" means Recycling Regulation, BC Reg. 449/2004 enacted under the
Environmental Management Act, as amended or replaced.
"Serviceable Property" means a Property that is not otherwise an Unserviceable Property.
"Serviced Property" includes both Automated Service Properties and Container Service
Properties.
"Special Waste" means Hazardous Waste, pathological waste, explosives, radioactive
material, paint and paint products, all waste resulting from a commercial, industrial or
manufacturing operation.
"Strata Corporation" has the same meaning as in the Strata Property Act.
"Town" means the Town of Comox.
"Unserviceable Property" means a Property that is not able to be serviced with the
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INTERPRETIVE PURPOSES WITHOUT REFERENCE TO THE ORIGINAL BYLAW AND AMENDING BYLAWS.
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Municipal Collection Service in accordance with this Bylaw.
"Waste" means Garbage, Recyclables, Organics and/or Special Waste.
"Wildlife Resistant" means resistant to access by bears and other wildlife.
"Yard Waste" means grass clippings and vegetation removed from trees, shrubs and
gardens with branches no bigger than 75 mm (3 inches) in diameter.
PART 2 -- GENERAL
3.
Role of the Director
(1) The Director is authorized to administer and enforce this Bylaw including the
supervision, control and direction of the collection, removal, and disposal of Waste
generated by Properties including, without limitation, Garbage, Recyclables and
Organics.
(2) The Town may discontinue or suspend service to a Serviced Property, in the sole
discretion of the Director, where a Serviced Property does not comply with the
requirements under this Bylaw.
4.
Duties of Owners and Occupiers
(1) Every Owner or Occupier of Property that generates Waste will comply with the
provisions of this Bylaw.
(2) Every Owner or Occupier of Serviced Property must participate in the Municipal
Collection Service and must ensure that all Garbage, Recyclables and Organics
generated on the Serviced Property are collected and disposed of in accordance with
this Bylaw.
(3) By complying with this Bylaw, a person is not relieved of any other obligation that they
may have under any other federal, provincial or municipal enactments in respect of the
storage and disposal of Waste generated on a Property.
(4) Each Owner or Occupier of Serviced Property will, with respect to any Collection Cart or
Collection Container located on their Property:
(a) maintain the Collection Cart or Collection Container in a clean and sanitary
condition;
(b) ensure the Collection Cart or Collection Container does not become noxious,
offensive, or dangerous to public health;
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(c) ensure that the Collection Cart or Collection Container does not overflow by
adhering to its capacity limits as set out under this Bylaw;
(d) clean up any spillage from the Collection Cart or Collection Container before or
after any collection;
(e) prevent liquid from entering or accumulating inside the Collection Cart or
Collection Container; and
(f) store Garbage, Recyclables and Organics in the Collection Cart or Collection
Container in a manner that is Wildlife Resistant and which otherwise avoids
attracting wildlife.
(5) Every Owner or Occupier of a Serviced Property will ensure that:
(a) Garbage, Recyclables and Organics are placed in the appropriate Collection Cart or
Collection Container without Contamination;
(b) Banned Recyclables, Prohibited Waste and/or Special Waste is not stored in the
Collection Cart or Collection Container, and all Banned Recyclables, Prohibited
Waste, and/or Special Waste do not accumulate at the Property and are disposed
of by the Owner or Occupier at an Approved Disposal Site; and
(c) the Collection Carts and Collection Containers are only used in connection with the
Municipal Collection Service in accordance with this Bylaw and within their capacity
limits set out under this Bylaw.
5.
Management of Waste
(1) No person will accumulate, spill, drop, dump, dispose of any Waste, or any other
material on any street, sidewalk, boulevard, park or other lands owned by the Town.
(2) No person, except the Owner or Occupier of the Property to which the Collection Carts
or Collection Containers were supplied by the Town, will remove any Garbage,
Recyclables or Organics from the Collection Carts or Collection Containers prior to
collection by the Town.
6.
Waste Audits and Rights of Entry
(1) The Town, including the Contractor, has the right to enter at all reasonable times upon
any Property subject to this Bylaw for the purposes of confirming an Owner or
Occupier's compliance with this Bylaw, including but not limited to determining:
(a) the number and existence of Dwelling Units at a Property;
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INTERPRETIVE PURPOSES WITHOUT REFERENCE TO THE ORIGINAL BYLAW AND AMENDING BYLAWS.
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(b) whether Garbage, Recyclables or Organics are being stored in the appropriately
designated Collection Cart or Collection Container in accordance with this Bylaw;
and
(c) whether Banned Recyclables, Special Waste and/or Prohibited Waste are being
stored in the Collection Carts or Collection Containers.
(2) A person must not obstruct or interfere with the Contractor, Bylaw Enforcement Officer
or other representative of the Town from or while carrying out their functions pursuant
to this Bylaw, including on any inspection by the Town.
PART 3 -- AUTOMATED COLLECTION SERVICE
7.
Mandatory Automated Collection Service
(1) As of the Commencement Date, the Town will provide for the collection, removal, and
disposal of Garbage, Recyclables and Organics by way of an Automated Collection
Service or manual labour, or a combination of both, for all Automated Service
Properties on the following schedule:
(a) weekly Curbside Collection of the Organics Cart; and
(b) alternating Bi-Weekly Curbside Collection of the Garbage Cart and the Recycling
Cart.
(2) The frequency and schedule of the provision of the Automated Collection Service
described under this Part of the Bylaw is subject to change from time to time, as
determined by the Director, in their sole discretion, or as otherwise necessary to
respond to environmental, emergency, or other unforeseeable circumstances. For
greater certainty, any failure by the Town or the Contractor to provide the Automated
Collection Service to any Automated Service Property in accordance with the schedule
in this Bylaw does not constitute a breach of this Bylaw.
(3) On Collection Days, the Owner or Occupier of an Automated Service Property will:
(a) position Collection Carts with the lids in the closed position, no earlier than
5:00 a.m. and prior to 8:00 a.m. on each Collection Day, in such a way that they are
placed:
(i)
on the unpaved shoulder of the roadway or lane adjacent to the Property line
for the Automated Service Property,
(ii) in front of the curb or curb and sidewalk on the roadway adjacent to the
Property line for the Automated Service Property,
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(iii) in the driveway directly behind the curb adjacent to the Property line for the
Automated Service Property when parked cars prevent roadway placement,
(iv) behind the curb or curb and sidewalk adjacent to the Property line for the
Automated Service Property when a Bicycle Lane prevents roadway placement,
or
(v) in a Parking Lane when a Bicycle Lane and a Parking Lane are both present
adjacent to the Property line for the Automated Service Property.
(b) for certainty, position Collection Carts in such a way that:
(i)
the front of the Collection Cart faces the roadway or lane adjacent to the
Property line, with the arrows on the Collection Cart pointing to towards the
roadway or lane;
(ii) the Collection Cart is as close as possible to the travelled portion of the
roadway or lane adjacent to the Property line;
(iii) a collection vehicle with a reach of three and a half (3.5) metres would have
direct access to and reach the Collection Cart;
(iv) the Collection Cart does not obstruct the travelled portion of a roadway, lane,
sidewalk, footpath or bike lane;
(v) there is at least one (1) metre of clearance on each side of the Collection Cart,
at least three (3) metres of clearance above the Collection Cart and at least one
(1) metre of clearance from parked vehicles; and
(vi) the Collection Cart can be handled from street level and is easily accessible
from any roadway or lane adjacent to the Property line.
(c) with the exception of an Organics Cart equipped with a gravity lock, which should
be in the locked position at all times, ensure all latching devices, if any, are
unlatched by 8:00 a.m. on each designated Collection Day;
(d) remove all Collection Carts from the Collection Point no later than 10:00 p.m. on
each Collection Day;
(e) in the case of cul-de-sacs, ensure that, where possible, all vehicles are parked on
the Property and not on the roadway, all obstacles are moved off of the roadway,
and otherwise all bylaws and regulations are followed with respect to the parking
of vehicles in cul-de-sacs.
(f) comply with any other direction given to the Owner or Occupier by the Director or
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the Contractor in respect of the timing, placement, or location of the Collection
Carts.
(4) No Owner, Occupier or Strata Corporation of an Automated Service Property may opt
out of the Automated Collection Service.
8.
Collection Carts
(1) The Town will provide the Collection Carts to every Owner or Occupier of an
Automated Service Property in accordance with the below table, unless otherwise
agreed to in writing between the Owner or Occupier of an Automated Service Property
and the Director:
Type of Serviced Property
Capacity Limit
for Garbage
Cart
Capacity Limit
for Recycling
Cart
Capacity Limit
for Organics
Cart
Single Family Dwellings
120 L
360 L
360 L
Secondary Dwelling Units on Single
Family Property
120 L
240 L
120 L
Duplexes
120 L
360 L
240 L
Triplexes, Fourplexes, Townhouses
and Mobile Homes in a Mobile Home
Park
120 L
240 L
120 L
(2) All Collection Carts supplied by the Town or the Contractor in connection with the
Automated Collection Service will remain the property of the Town or the Contractor.
(3) All Collection Carts will remain on the Automated Service Property to which they were
issued unless removed in accordance with this Bylaw.
(4) The Town will have the right to inspect, alter, remove, replace or exchange the
Collection Carts at any time and for any reason and an Owner or Occupier of an
Automated Service Property must provide the Town with reasonable access to the
Collection Carts for this purpose upon request by the Town.
(5) The Town will not collect any Garbage, Recyclables or Organics which exceeds the
capacity of the Collection Carts as set out in the above table.
(6) An Owner or Occupier of an Automated Service Property having Garbage, Recyclables
or Organics for disposal in any single Collection Period which exceeds the capacity of
the Collection Carts as set out under this Bylaw must arrange for disposal of such
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excess Garbage, Recyclables or Organics at an Approved Disposal Site at the Owner or
Occupier's sole cost.
(7) The Collection Carts will not be used for any purpose other than their intended use,
which is the disposal of Garbage, Recyclables and Organics in accordance with this
Bylaw.
(8) The Owner or Occupier of an Automated Service Property will notify the Town if a
Collection Cart is damaged, lost or stolen and the Town may repair or replace the
Collection Cart at the Town's sole discretion and subject to the Owner or Occupier
paying a Cart Exchange Fee.
(9) If a Collection Cart is damaged, lost, or stolen due to the negligence of the Owner or
Occupier, as determined by the Director in their sole discretion, the Town may repair or
replace the Collection Cart and the Owner or Occupier, in addition to paying a Cart
Exchange Fee, will reimburse the Town for all costs of such repair or replacement of the
Collection Cart within 30 days of receipt of an invoice from the Town for such costs.
9.
Exchanges
(1) On or after July 1, 2024 an Owner of an Automated Service Property may request an
exchange of one or more Collection Carts to a different size using the prescribed form
of application.
(2) An Owner of an Automated Service Property that has exchanged one or more
Collection Carts shall not again request an exchange until after one full year.
(3) A request for an exchange in a Collection Cart must be of the same type as the one
that the requested exchange is for.
(4) A Collection Cart that is exchanged must be in the same condition, other than
reasonable wear and tear, as when it was supplied to the Automated Service Property.
10. Additional Recycling and Organics Carts
(1) On or after July 1, 2024, the Owner of an Automated Service Property may request one
or more additional Recycling and Organics Carts using the prescribed form of
application.
(2) The Owner of an Automated Service Property that has requested an additional
Collection Cart shall not again request an additional Collection Cart until after one full
year.
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11. Medical Condition Requiring Additional Garbage Cart
(1) The Owner of an Automated Service property may request an exchange in a Garbage
Cart or an additional Garbage Cart using the prescribed form of application if an
Owner or Occupier of the Automated Service Property has a medical condition that
results in a volume or weight of Garbage that exceeds the volume or permitted gross
tare weight of the Garbage Cart supplied to the Automated Service Property.
(2) The Director may require that the Owner or Occupier provide confirmation from a
physician that the Occupier has a medical condition that results in a volume or weight
of Garbage that exceeds the volume or permitted gross tare weight of the Garbage
Cart supplied to the Automated Service Property.
12. Assisted Set-Out Service
(1) Where the Owner or Occupier is Physically Challenged and unable to reasonably
comply with section 7(3) [placement of Collection Carts on Collection Day] of this
Bylaw, and does not have an able-bodied person assisting them with their household
activities, the Physically Challenged Owner or Occupier may apply to the Director for
the provision of an Assisted Set-Out Service, using the prescribed form of application.
(2) On receipt of an application by a Physically Challenged Owner or Occupier for the
Assisted Set-Out Service, the Director will determine, in their sole discretion, whether a
Physically Challenged Owner or Occupier requires such assistance.
(3) On an application for the Assisted Set-Out Service, the Director may require the
Physically Challenged Owner or Occupier to provide any information the Director
deems necessary to determine if the Physically Challenged Owner or Occupier qualifies
for the Assisted Set-Out Service, including without limitation:
(a) a letter or other written confirmation from a qualified physician that the Owner or
Occupier is Physically Challenged;
(b) information confirming that the Owner or Occupier does not have an able-bodied
person assisting them with their household activities; and/or
(c) a site inspection of the Dwelling Unit and/or the Property where the Physically
Challenged Owner or Occupier resides.
(4) The Director, in their sole discretion, may refuse an Owner or Occupier's application for
the Assisted Set-Out Service, or on written notice to the Owner or Occupier cease
providing the Assisted Set-Out Service, for any reason, including without limitation:
(a) the applicant is a seasonal or part-time resident of the Town;
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(b) the physical layout of the Property where the Dwelling Unit is situated, or any
nearby properties or roadways, makes the provision of the Assisted Set-Out Service
unsuitable;
(c) limits on the available resources of the Town to provide the Assisted Set-Out
Service; and/or
(d) the Owner or Occupier has not provided the Director with sufficient information for
the Director to determine that they qualify for the Assisted Set-Out Service.
(5) For certainty, the provision of all of the information required under this Bylaw on an
application for the Assisted Set-Out Service does not guarantee that the Town will
provide the Assisted Set-Out Service to an Owner or Occupier.
(6) As a condition of the Assisted Set-Out Service, on the Collection Day, the Owner or
Occupier will ensure that the Collection Carts are at all times freely accessible and not
enclosed within any building or gated area.
(7) Upon approval of the Assisted Set-Out Service for an Owner or Occupier, the Owner or
Occupier will enter into a signed agreement with the Town, confirming responsibilities
and providing a release or waiver of claims against the Town for any negligence by the
Town or the Contractor.
(8) The Town is not responsible for any property or other damage as a result of providing
the Assisted Set-Out Service, and the Assisted Set-Out Service is provided to Physically
Challenged Owners and Occupiers on the condition that they waive any claims against
the Town and the Contractor for any property or other damage as a result of the Town
or the Contractor providing the Assisted Set-Out Service, whether or not such damage
was caused by the negligence of the Town or the Contractor.
13. Properties Excluded from Automated Collection Service
(1) The Automated Collection Service will not be provided to the following Unserviceable
Properties:
(a) multi-residential apartments and condominiums;
(b) Dwelling Units located on Properties that also contain commercial, industrial or
institutional uses;
(c) industrial, commercial and/or institutional Properties; and
(d) Properties otherwise determined to be Unserviceable Properties in accordance with
this Bylaw.
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(2) Despite subsection (1), the Director may, on receipt of the prescribed form of
application from an Owner or Strata Corporation of a Property, and on any terms or
conditions required by the Director, in their sole discretion, agree to provide the
Automated Collection Service to any Property.
PART 4 -- CONTAINER COLLECTION SERVICE
14. Voluntary Container Collection Service
(1) As of the Commencement Date, the Town will provide for the collection, removal, and
disposal of Garbage and Recyclables by way of a Container Collection Service for all
Serviceable Container Service Properties that apply to the Director using the prescribed
form of application.
(2) The frequency of and schedule for the provision of the Container Collection Service
described under this Part of the Bylaw shall be determined by the Contractor and is
subject to change from time to time, as determined by the Director or Contractor, in
their sole discretion, or as otherwise necessary to respond to environmental,
emergency, or other unforeseeable circumstances. For greater certainty, any failure by
the Town or the Contractor to provide the Container Collection Service to any
Container Service Property in accordance with the schedule determined by the
Contractor does not constitute a breach of this Bylaw.
(3) All Container Service Properties must obtain the Container from the Contractor. The
number and size of Containers shall be determined by the Contractor.
(4) All Containers must be accessible for collection at a location to be determined by the
Contractor, and all Garbage and Recyclables must be placed in the applicable
Container by 8:00 a.m. on each applicable collection day.
(5) Every Owner or Occupier of a Container Service Property must provide a suitable level
base on which the Container must be located. This base must comprise a 2.44 metre (8
feet) by 2.44 metre (8 feet) area, with a concrete or asphalt surface, or another surface
sufficient to support the Container safely and effectively when full.
15. Initiation of Container Collection Service
(1) The Owner, Occupier or Strata Corporation of Serviceable Property may apply to
initiate a Container Collection Service by submitting the prescribed form of application
to the Director at least three full months prior to the requested initiation of the
Container Collection Service.
(2) Despite subsection (1), the Owner, Occupier or Strata Corporation of an Automated
Service Property may not apply to initiate a Container Collection Service.
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(3) The Owner, Occupier or Strata Corporation of a Serviceable Property that has initiated
or discontinued a Container Collection Service shall not again request an initiation in
Container Collection Service until after one full year.
16. Discontinuance of Container Collection Service
(1) The Owner, Occupier or Strata Corporation of a Container Service Property may
request to withdraw from the Container Collection Service by submitting the
prescribed form of withdrawal at least three full months prior to the requested
withdrawal from the Container Collection Service.
(2) The withdrawal notice provided under subsection (1) must include the following
information:
(a) the date that a Private Collection Service is intended to begin collecting and
disposing of Garbage, Recyclables and Organics that originate from the Property;
(b) the name of the Private Collection Service provider; and
(c) any other information required by the Director to conclude the Container
Collection Service to the Property.
(3) The Container Collection Service terminates on the date determined by the Director.
(4) The Owner, Occupier or Strata Corporation of a Serviceable Property that has initiated
or discontinued a Container Collection Service shall not again request the
discontinuation in Container Collection Service until after one full year.
PART 5 -- PRIVATE COLLECTION SERVICE
17. Unserviceable and Excluded Properties
(1) A Property will be considered an Unserviceable Property where the Director
determines, in their sole discretion, that the Property, or any Dwelling Unit located at
the Property, cannot be serviced for one or more of the following reasons:
(a) roadway configuration;
(b) grade of the Property or any public roadway, lane, or access route to the Property;
(c) physical condition of the public roadway, lane, or access route to the Property;
(d) public safety;
(e) conflict with other municipal bylaws or other municipal, provincial or federal
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regulations;
(f) operational constraints on the Town, including the availability of Town resources;
(g) the presence of an unsafe person, animal, natural or other hazard at the Property;
(h) an Owner or Occupier of a Property is not in compliance with any of the provisions
of this Bylaw, including non-payment of all required fees and charges for the
Municipal Collection Service; or
(i) any other reason as determined by the Director acting reasonably.
(2) Where a Property is an Excluded Property, the Owner, Occupier or Strata Corporation
of that Property will not be required to pay any fees or charges for the Municipal
Collection Service as long as the Property remains an Excluded Property.
(3) Where a Property is an Excluded Property, the Owner, Occupier or Strata Corporation
of that Property will ensure that all Waste generated at the Property, including
Garbage, Recyclables and Organics, is disposed of at an Approved Disposal Site by a
Private Collection Service, at the Owner, Occupier or Strata Corporation's sole expense.
(4) The Owner, Occupier or Strata Corporation of residential Excluded Property under this
Bylaw must ensure that collection of Garbage, Recyclables and Organics by a Private
Collection Service is done at intervals consistent with the schedule for collection for the
Automated Collection Service to avoid the accumulation of Waste on the Property.
(5) Despite subsection (4), the Owner, Occupier or Strata Corporation of a Property using
Containers for the collection of Waste does not need to ensure that the Waste is
collected at intervals consistent with the Automated Collection Service schedule.
(6) Where a Property is an Excluded Property, the Owner, Occupier or Strata Corporation
of that Property will not cause or permit any Garbage, Recyclables or Organics to
accumulate at the Property and will ensure the proper storage of any Garbage,
Recyclables or Organics, by using a Collection Container or another container used for
the storage of Waste in such a way as to ensure:
(a) it is maintained in a clean and sanitary condition;
(b) it does not become noxious, offensive or dangerous to public health;
(c) it does not overflow;
(d) all spillage from it is cleaned before and after collection;
(e) liquid does not enter or accumulate inside it; and
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(f) it stores Waste in a manner that is Wildlife Resistant and otherwise avoids
attracting wildlife.
(7) At any time the Town may discontinue or suspend the Municipal Collection Service to
any Automated or Container Service Property where the Director determines, in
accordance with this Bylaw, that the Automated or Container Service Property is an
Unserviceable Property, and where the Town provides notice to the Owner, Occupier or
Strata Corporation that the Property is an Unserviceable Property.
(8) Upon receiving notice from the Town that a Property has been deemed an
Unserviceable Property in accordance with this Bylaw, the Owner, Occupier or Strata
Corporation of the Unserviceable Property will promptly comply with all requirements
of this Bylaw in respect of Unserviceable Properties, including arranging for a Private
Collection Service for all Garbage, Recyclables and Organics within one (1) month of
the Owner or Occupier receiving notice from the Town that the Property is an
Unserviceable Property.
PART 6 -- FEES AND CHARGES
18. General Fees and Charges
Section (1) amended, Bylaw 2059, Mar 18 2026
(1) The fees and charges payable under this Bylaw are set out under Schedule B of the
Fees and Charges Bylaw.
(2) The fees and charges payable under this Bylaw will be levied by the Town or the
Contractor for each Property or Dwelling Unit as identified in this Bylaw.
(3) The fees and charges payable under this Bylaw will be invoiced annually or monthly
and may be combined with other utilities provided by and invoiced by the Town.
(4) Despite subsection (3), Cart Exchange Application Fees and Additional Cart Application
Fees are payable at the time of application.
(5) No complaint of an error in any charges for fees and charges billed under this Bylaw
will be considered and no adjustment of any such error will be made after a period of
one year has elapsed since the end of the period for which such user rates or charges
were billed by the Town or the Contractor. After the termination of this period, all such
user rates or charges will be deemed to have been properly and correctly made.
(6) Credit balances, other than those described in subsection (5) or at the discretion of the
Director, will not be paid back but held in the property tax account to apply against
subsequent charges.
(7) All charges levied on a Property do not in any way imply that the use of the Property
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by the Owner or Occupier is legal or otherwise in compliance with the Town's bylaws.
In levying the charges, the Town is in no way determining that a Property is in
compliance with other Town bylaws and the Town reserves all of its rights to enforce
its bylaws at any time.
19. Fees and Charges for Partial Years
(1) Where the Automated Collection Service is provided to any Property or Dwelling Unit
after the first day of January in any year, the charges pursuant to this Bylaw will be
calculated as follows:
(a) For a newly constructed Dwelling Unit, the charges for that year will apply upon the
earlier of occupancy, the issuance of an Occupancy Permit or where there is
evidence that the Dwelling Unit is available for occupancy, and the full annual
charge payable under this Bylaw will be prorated by the number of days remaining
in the calendar year in which the Automated Collection Service starts.
(b) For an existing Property or Dwelling Unit, the charges for that year will apply from
the date the Automated Collection Service begins and will be prorated by the
number of days remaining in the calendar year in which the Automated Collection
Service starts.
(c) For an existing Property or Dwelling Unit that has applied for a change in the
Automated Collection Service through the exchange or addition of Collection Carts,
the change in charges for the remainder of the calendar year will be either invoiced
separately or, for credit balances, held in the property tax account to apply against
subsequent charges.
(2) Where the Container Collection Service is provided to any Property after the first day of
any month, the charges for the first month's service will be prorated by the number of
days remaining in the month in which the Container Collection Service starts.
20. Automated Collection Service Fees
(1) A Basic Annual Fee for each Collection Cart provided to an Automated Service Property
is payable by the Owner or Occupier of the Automated Service Property and will form a
charge on the Property.
(2) Despite subsection (1), the total Basic Annual Fee for Garbage Carts issued under
section 11 [Medical Condition Requiring Additional Garbage Cart] is equivalent to the
120L Cart Fee.
(3) The Basic Annual Fee is payable whether:
(a) the Automated Service Property is occupied;
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(b) any Owner or Occupier of the Automated Service Property makes use of the
Automated Collection Service; and
(c) the Automated Collection Service is interrupted, temporarily ceased, changed in
any manner by the Town or the Contractor, or is not provided by the Town due to
an Owner or Occupier's non-compliance with this Bylaw.
(4) A Cart Exchange Application Fee for each Collection Cart that is exchanged or replaced
is payable by the Owner or Occupier of an Automated Service Property.
(5) An Additional Cart Application Fee for each additional Collection Cart that is supplied
to an Automated Service Property is payable by the Owner or Occupier of an
Automated Service Property.
(6) An annual Assisted Set-Out Service Fee for the provision of an Assisted Set-Out Service
is payable by the Owner or Occupier of an Automated Service Property and will form a
charge on the Property.
(7) An annual Assisted Set-Out Service Fee Subsidy is payable by each Automated Service
Property and will form a charge in the Property.
(8) Other than Cart Exchange and Additional Cart Application Fees, Automated Collection
Service fees will be invoiced annually and may be combined with other utilities
provided by and invoiced by the Town.
(9) Other than fees for partial years noted in section 19(1), the annual Automated
Collection Service fees are payable annually and are included within the statement and
billing of property taxes, with the same due date and penalty provisions as property
taxes.
(10) Annual Automated Collection Service fees imposed by this Bylaw which are unpaid by
December 31 of the year are deemed taxes in arrears on the land or property on which
the charge is imposed and may be recovered as provided for in the Community
Charter.
21. Container Collection Service Fees
(1) A Bin Fee per cubic yard for the collection and disposal of Waste from each Bin is
payable by the Owner or Occupier of a Container Service Property.
(2) A Compactor Fee per pickup for the collection and disposal of Waste from each
Compactor is payable by the Owner or Occupier of a Container Service Property.
(3) A Receptacle Fee per pickup for the collection and disposal of Waste from each
Receptacle is payable by the Owner or Occupier of a Container Service Property.
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(4) Container Collection Service fees will be invoiced monthly by the Contractor.
PART 7 -- GENERAL OFFENCES AND SEVERABILITY
22. Offences
(1) When requested by a Bylaw Enforcement Officer, or any other person authorized by
the Town, any person, including an Owner, who has apparently committed an offence
under this Bylaw, will correctly state their name and address.
(2) Every person will at all times comply with any lawful order, direction, signal, or
command made or given by a Bylaw Enforcement Officer, or other person authorized
by the Town, in the performance of their duties enforcing the provisions of this Bylaw.
(3) Any person who violates any provisions of this Bylaw, or who suffers or permits any act
or thing to be done in contravention of this Bylaw, or who refuses, omits, or neglects to
fulfill, observe, carry out, or perform any duty or obligation imposed by this Bylaw is
liable, on summary of conviction, and may be issued a bylaw notice as permitted under
the Local Government Bylaw Notice Enforcement Act, SBC 2003 c. 60.
(4) Where there is an offence that continues for more than one day, separate fines may be
issued for each day in respect of which the offence occurs or continues.
23. Liability
Any person who contravenes any provisions of this Bylaw is liable to the Town for, and must
indemnify the Town from, all costs, expenses, damages, and injuries resulting from the
contravention.
24. Remedies for Non-Compliance
(1) The Town may, in its sole discretion, enforce compliance with this Bylaw or any non-
payment of fines issued for non-compliance with this Bylaw by temporarily or
permanently discontinuing the provision of the Municipal Collection Service to any
person. The Town's temporary or permanent discontinuance of the Municipal
Collection Service under this Bylaw does not in any way limit the Town's right to collect
all fees associated with the Municipal Collection Service, or otherwise under this Bylaw,
or relieve any person from their obligations under this Bylaw, including without
limitation, an Owner or Occupier's obligation to remove and dispose of all Waste from
their property.
(2) Nothing in this Bylaw limits the Town from utilizing, enforcing or relying on any other
remedy that is otherwise available to the Town under this Bylaw or at law generally.
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25. Severability
Each provision of this Bylaw is severable from each other provision, and, if any provision is
determined by a Court of competent jurisdiction to be void or unenforceable in whole or in
part, this determination will not be deemed to affect or impair the validity of any other
provision, unless a Court otherwise determines.
PART 8 -- REPEAL
26. Repeal Refuse Collection Bylaw
Bylaw No. 1585 "Comox Refuse Collection Bylaw, 2007" is hereby repealed.
PART 9 -- ADOPTION
READ A FIRST time this 6th day of December, 2023
READ A SECOND time this 6th day of December, 2023
READ A THIRD time this 6th day of December, 2023
ADOPTED this 13th day of December, 2023
MAYOR
CORPORATE OFFICER