Daajing Giids, British Columbia
· No. 143-2022
· adopted 2022-03-07
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VILLAGE OF QUEENCHARLOTTE
BYLAW NO. 143-2022
A Bylaw To Amend Water Bylaw 73-2014
The Council for the Village of Queen Charlotte in open meeting assembled enacts
as
follows:
1. That "Village of Queen Charlotte Water Bylaw 73-2014"be amended as follows:
a. Add to Section 1.1 Definitions:
"Commercial Unit" means any business which is operated separately from any
other business.
"Consumer"
means any owner
of any premises to which water
is supplied or made
available and shall include any person who is the occupier of such premises and
any person who is a user of water supplied to any premises or made available.
b. Remove
Section 6.5 (d):
(cl) misuse, abuse or damage the Water Distribution System.
Replace with Section 6.5 (d):
(cl) misuse, abuse or damage the Water Distribution System which may:
(i) allow water to run to waste, whether willfully or by permitting
pipes, taps, toilets or
other fixtures and means of distributing or storing water to remain in disrepair,
(ii) allow water
to run to waste,
by any device or for any change in the use of the premises,
increases the amount
of water
consumption
or expedites the rate of water usage.
c. Remove Section 6.6:
(a)
give notice to require person to rectify the situation or pay the costs instead,
ifa person violates any provision of this bylaw;
(b)
disconnect the Water
Service if a person violates section 6.5; or
(c)
waive any of the requirements
under Part 5.
Replace with Section 6.6:
6.6
The Village may do any of the following if any consumer fails to comply with Section
6.5 of this bylaw:
(a)
waive any of the requirements
under Part 5
(b)
discontinue water
service to reduce the quantity of water supplied to, or to
entirely discontinue the service to any consumer who has violated any of the
provisions of this Bylaw, or when the public interest
requires such action.
(C)
Provide a notice in writing requiring the person owning or using the
premises to remedy the defects or leaks or to stop the wastage
of water
within seventy
two (72) hours of delivery of the notice.
(cl)
shut off the water supply to the premises and conduct any necessary works
to stop the wastage
of water where the actual cost of the works will be
billed to the owner.
(d)
direct the Superintendent
of Public Works to require that a meter be
installed on the service connection at the expense
of the Owner and the
rates payable by the consumer from the date on which the meter
is installed
shall be in accordance with Schedule "D.
d. Remove Section 9.1:
The following schedules are attached to and form part of this bylaw:
(a)
Schedule A
- Water Rates;
(b)
Schedule B - Service Line Connection Rates;
(C)
Schedule C
- Temporary Water Service Rates.
Replace with Section 9.1:
The following schedules are attached to and form part of this bylaw:
(a)
Schedule A
- Water Rates;
(b)
Schedule B - Service Line Connection Rates;
(c)
Schedule C
- Temporary Water Service Rates;
(d)
Schedule D - User Rates For Meter Consumption.
e. Remove
Schedule
A:
SCHEDULE"A"
-- WATER RATES
1.0
The following rates apply:
Residential
Single Family Dwelling Unit
$17.89
Two Family Dwelling Unit
$17.89
1 unit
1 Dwelling Unit
Multi Family Dwelling Unit, such as Apartments,
Duplexes, Condominiums,
$17.89
Row Houses, Boarding Houses, Rooming Houses, Lodges
1 unit
1 Dwelling Unit
Residences outside specified water
area (Robertson Island)
Trailers and Mobile Homes
Non Residential
Barber Shops and Beauty Parlours
Bed and Breakfast
1 unit
= 1 room
Campgrounds
1 unit = 1 serviced area
Churches, Religious Meeting Places and Halls
1 unit
= Maximum 30 seating capacity
Commercial Store
1 unit
= 6 employees (a manager
is considered an employee)
Commercial Office
Hotels and Motels
1 unit
1 room
Hospital
1 unit
= 1 bed
Hostels and Dormitories
1 unit
6 beds with charges in increments
of 6 beds
Ice House
Laundromats
Restaurant,
café, dining rooms
1 unit
Maximum 20 seat capacity
Service Station or Garages without car washing facilities
Service Station or Garage with car washing facilities
School
1 unit
-- Maximum 30 persons
Wharf
Fish Plant
$8.04
$44.72
$17.89
$44.72
$70.48
$17.39
$245.42
$245.42
$26.83
$8.04
$8.04
$26.83
$44.72
$22.33
$8.04
$17.89
$28.
13
$17.
Replace with Schedule
A:
SCHEDULE"A"
-- WATER RATES
1.0
The following rates apply:
Type of Premises
Residential
Single Family Dwelling Unit
Residential dwelling units Including but not limited to trailers and mobile homes
and recreational vehicles.
Two Family to Multi Family Dwelling Unit including but not limited to:
secondary suites, apartments,
duplexes, condominiums, row houses, lodges, and
recreation vehicles.
1 unit = 1 Dwelling Unit
Non Residential
Community
Hall: including but not limited to religious facility, meeting
space,
and recreation facility
Commercial Store: Commercial use including but not limited to retail store,
personal services, commercial and government
offices, grocery store,
laundromat
Commercial Restaurant:
including but not limited to cafes, dining rooms, delis
and liquor primary establishments.
Short term accommodation:
Short term rental use including but not limited to
B&B, motel, hotel, hostel, dormitory, lodge, accessory
building, and recreational
vehicles
1 unit
1 room
Short term
accommodation with kitchen facility: Short term
rental use
including but not limited to: B&B,motel, hotel, hostel, dormitory, lodge,
accessory
building, and recreational vehicles
1 unit
1 rental unit
School] Child care Facility
1 unit
Maximum 30 persons
Monthly Rate
per Unit
$45.10
$45.10
$34.41
$3441
$4178
$1044
$22.55
$2255
m
Hospital
$22.55
1 unit
1 bed
Heavy Commercial Use including but not limited to: warehouse facility, industrial
$67.05
shop, recycling depot, garage, service station, car wash, heavy duty mechanical,
resource extraction and manufacturing,
Wharf
$302.
31
Fish P|ant/ Ice House
15484
Accounts shall be invoiced four times per calendar year on a three-month
basis: January,
Ap
ril,
Jul
y
and October.
Allaccounts
shall be due and payable on the 15
of the end of each quarter:
March 15"',Jun
e 1
5
"'
,
September 15"'and December 15' .
A 3% penalty willbe applied to outstanding balances on utility accounts:
January 1", April 1
st
,
J
ul
y
1st and October 1 '
Ifone commercial unit falls under multiple non residential categories
the consumer will be
the greatest
applicable rate.
Residential use will not be considered as a category
within a commercial unit and will be bil
led
separately.
ie. industrial site with office space willbe billed based on industrial site category
Industrial use rate
> office use rate
ie. commercial store with café willbe billed as a café
Commercial restaurant
rate > commercial store rate
Com
merc
ial
units
and
residential
units
within
the
same
structure
will
be
billed
separately
based
on
use.
Flat rate as p
er
ty
p
e
of
premises
and
rates
in
Schedule A a
p
pl
ic
a
bl
e
up
to20
cubic
metres
per month
Metered usag
e
ra
te
above
20
cubic
metres/
$3.50
per
cubic
metre
month
Meters
usage rates above 20 cubic metres
may be used for billing for consumers who fail t
o
c
o
with Section 6.5.
Meters will be read monthly and accounts
shall be invoiced four times per calendar year o
n
athr
ee-
month basis: Januag.
April.July and October.
Allaccounts
shall be due and payable on the 15"'of the end of each quarter:
March 15"'.J
u
n
e
15"
',
September 15"'and December 15"'.
A 3% penalty willbe applied to outstanding
balances on utility accounts:
January 1", April Jul
y
1st and October 1"
2. This bylaw may be cited as Water Amendment Bylaw No. 143-2022.
READ A FIRST TIME the 7 day of February, 2022
READ A SECOND TIME the 7 day of February, 2022
READ A THIRD TIME the 23 day of February, 2022
ADOPTED ON THE 7 day of March, 2022
DC.O"""'
Mayor Kris Olsen
e uty Corporate 0
icer
f. Add Schedule
S
C
H
E
D
U
L
E
"D"
-USER
RATES
FOR
METER
CONSUMPTION
1.0
The followin
g
m
et
er
e
d
rates
may
apply
tothose
who
fail
tocomply
with
Section
6.5
Rates
as
per
Schedule
A