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THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF DAWSON CREEK
NUISANCE (CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE) BYLAW NO. 3874, 2006
CONSOLIDATED FOR CONVENIENCE ONLY
This is a consolidation of the bylaws listed below. Amendments have been incorporated with the
parent bylaw for convenience only. This consolidation is not a legal document. Certified copies of the
original bylaws should be consulted for all interpretations and applications of the subject bylaw.
Amendment Bylaw 4154, 2012
THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF DAWSON CREEK
Nuisance (Controlled Substance) Bylaw 3874
Table of Contents
Page #
Part 1
Citation .................................................................................................. 1
Part 2
Severability ............................................................................................ 1
Part 3
Definitions ............................................................................................. 1
Part 4
Building, Health, Safety, Nuisance and Noxious Trade Regulations ......... 5
Part 5
Powers of Building Inspector, Fire Chief and Inspectors .......................... 7
Part 6
Duty of registered owner ........................................................................ 9
Part 7
City Reliance ....................................................................................... 10
Part 8
Fees ..................................................................................................... 10
Part 9
Default ................................................................................................ 11
Part 10
Discontinuance of Service .................................................................... 11
Part 11
Offence and Penalty ............................................................................. 11
Part 12
Schedules ............................................................................................ 12
SCHEDULE A....................................................................................... 12
SCHEDULE B ......................................................................................... 1
SCHEDULE C......................................................................................... 1
SCHEDULE D ........................................................................................ 1
THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF DAWSON CREEK
Nuisance (Controlled Substance) Bylaw No. 3874, 2006
A Bylaw of The Corporation of the City of Dawson Creek
to regulate, prohibit or impose requirements respecting
nuisances, noxious or offensive trades, and health and
safety.
WHEREAS the Council of The Corporation of the City of Dawson Creek wishes to enact a
bylaw to regulate, prohibit and impose requirements respecting nuisances, noxious or
offensive trades, and health and safety matters;
AND WHEREAS the alteration of plumbing, heating, air conditioning, electrical wiring and
equipment, gas piping and fittings, appliances and accessories in or on controlled substance
properties creates danger to occupiers and neighbours of controlled substance properties
and risks to the health and safety of the occupiers and neighbours;
AND WHEREAS controlled substance properties that contravene applicable standards under
the Building Code, British Columbia Fire Code, Health Act, Safety Standards Act or other
applicable enactments, including bylaw requirements of the City, create risks to the health
and safety of occupiers, and reduce the value of neighbouring properties;
NOW THEREFORE, the Council of the City of Dawson Creek enacts as follows:
Part 1
Citation
1.1
This Bylaw may be cited as Nuisance (Controlled Substance) Bylaw No. 3874,
2006.
Part 2
Severability
2.1
If a portion of this bylaw is found invalid by a court, it will be severed and the
remainder of the bylaw will remain in effect.
Part 3
Definitions
3.1
In this bylaw,
"amphetamines" include dextroamphetamines and methamphetamines;
"alteration" means any change made to the structural, mechanical or electrical
components of a building that has not been made with a permit under the authority
of the City's building regulation bylaw;
"building" means any structure or construction for any use or occupancy;
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"Building Code" means the British Columbia Building Code 1998 adopted by the
Minister responsible under the Community Charter, as amended or reenacted from
time to time;
"Building Inspector" means the chief building official for the City, and every
building inspector appointed by the City to inspect buildings or structures in respect
of building, plumbing, gas, or electrical standards;
"controlled substance" means a "controlled substance" as defined or described in
Schedules I, II or III of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, 1996 c. 19, as
amended from time to time, but does not include a controlled substance permitted
under that Act;
"controlled substance property" means
(a)
a parcel contaminated by or that contains trace amounts of chemical
or biological materials used in or produced by the trade or
manufacture of a controlled substance,
(b)
a building or structure altered to manufacture, grow, store, sell, trade
or barter a controlled substance, or
(c)
a parcel which has been or is being used for the manufacture,
growing, storage, sale, trade or barter of a controlled substance,
which does not meet applicable standards under the Building Code, British
Columbia Fire Code, Health Act, Safety Standards Act or other applicable
enactments including any bylaw requirements of the City , as amended from time to
time;
"dangerous goods" means those products or substances regulated by the
Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act and its Regulations, both as amended from
time to time;
"Fire Chief" means the person who is appointed to be head of the City's fire and
rescue services and every person designated by Council by name of office or
otherwise to act in the place of the Fire Chief;
"flammable and combustible liquid" for the purposes of this Bylaw is as classified
under the Fire Code (British Columbia), as amended from time to time;
"grow operation" means the cultivation of marijuana plants or mushrooms that are
controlled substances or the production of amphetamines;
"hazardous condition" means:
(a)
any real or potential risk of fire,
(b)
any real or potential risk to the health or safety of persons or
property, or
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(c)
any contravention of the Building Code, British Columbia Fire Code,
Health Act, Safety Standards Act or bylaws of the City all as
amended from time to time;
"inspector" means
(a)
the Fire Chief, and every person appointed by Council or the Fire
Chief, as applicable, to be an officer or employee of the City's fire
and rescue service,
(b)
the Building Inspector,
(c)
a peace officer,
(d)
the Director of Operations,
(e)
a bylaw enforcement officer,
(f)
the deputy of a person, officer or employee referred in paragraphs (a)
to (e),
(g)
other persons designated by Council by name of office or otherwise
to act in the place of the persons, officers or employees referred to in
paragraphs (a) to (f);
"owner" includes the lessee, licensee, tenant, caretaker, user or other occupier of a
building or a part of a building, or the agent of the owner;
"parcel" includes any improvement on a parcel;
"pesticide" means a substance or mixture, including a chemical, used to destroy,
prevent, repel or mitigate fungi or animal pests or micro-organisms such as bacteria
or viruses, and includes herbicides, fungicides or other substances used to control
pests, and plant regulators, defoliants or desiccants;
"professional cleaner" means an individual or corporation experienced and
qualified in removing from buildings, contaminants, including pesticides, fertilizers
or chemicals used to manufacture amphetamines or to grow controlled substances,
moulds or fungi, if the removal is required under Sections 6.3 and 6.4, and may
include the owner;
"residential premises" means any building or part of a building which may be
occupied lawfully as a dwelling unit by one or more persons;
"service fee" means a fee imposed under Section 8.2 and Schedule A in respect of
all direct and indirect costs incurred by the City in relation to the inspection,
investigation or remediation of a parcel that contains or has contained a grow
operation, and for removal of a grow operation, materials associated with a grow
operation or by-products resulting from a grow operation, and includes:
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(a)
administration and overhead associated with the inspection and
removal,
(b)
costs incurred for the lawful dismantling, disassembly, removal,
clean up, transportation, storage, and disposal of equipment,
substances, materials or other paraphernalia associated with the use,
trade, business or manufacture,
(c)
costs incurred to replace consumables used, or to replace equipment
following exposure to contaminants,
(d)
costs incurred for the analysis of the materials found at the property
and the health or safety conditions at the property,
(e)
costs incurred in respect of the property under a contract for services
for an independent contractor or agent, including without limitation,
a professional engineer, a consultant, a person retained to carry out
construction or demolition, a health professional, an electrical
inspector, or a hazardous materials professional,
(f)
costs incurred by the City's peace officers for the forensic
investigation and inspection of the property, securing of the
property, accompanying inspectors on or in the property, or
otherwise lawfully attending at the property,
(g)
costs incurred by the City's fire and rescue service to inspect the
property, take any action under Section 5.2, or respond to a fire
caused by
(i)
an alteration made in relation to a grow operation, or
(ii)
the manufacture or growth of a controlled substance,
(h)
costs incurred by the City for cleaning, maintaining or repairing the
City's sanitary or storm sewers, water mains, roadways, sidewalks or
other City property in relation to impacts of a grow operation;
"special safety inspection" means an inspection coordinated with other such
departments, jurisdictions, and contractors as is necessary to ascertain hazardous
conditions or enactment contraventions that may exist under the Building Code, Fire
Code, Health Act, bylaws of the City or other enactments, all as amended from time
to time,
"structure" means an erection, addition, demolition, excavation or other
construction,
"tenancy agreement" means an agreement, whether written or oral, express or
implied, having a predetermined expiry date or not, between a landlord and tenant
respecting possession of premises, including residential premises,
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"utility" means a lawful provider of an electrical, water or natural gas service from a
distribution system to consumers.
Part 4
Building, Health, Safety, Nuisance and Noxious Trade Regulations
4.1
A person, other than
(a)
a utility, or
(b)
a person to whom a disconnection or bypass permit lawfully
required by the City has been issued,
must not disconnect or bypass a meter installed for the purpose of ascertaining
consumption of electricity, water or natural gas from an electrical, water or natural
gas distribution system.
4.2
If as a result of the use of a parcel as a controlled substance property:
(a)
the supply of electricity, water or natural gas to the parcel has been
disconnected by the City, a utility, any other lawful authority, or any
person,
(b)
alterations or repairs have been made to a building or to electrical,
water or natural gas systems, equipment, appliances or other
accessories of any kind on the parcel contrary to, or without lawful
authority under, a City bylaw, or
(c)
a hazardous condition exists on the parcel, then
a person other than a person referred to in Section 4.1(a) or (b) must not reconnect
the supply of electricity, water or natural gas and, subject to the Residential Tenancy
Act, a person must not use or occupy the parcel, until the person has complied with
paragraphs (a) to (f) of Section 4.3.
4.3
Without limiting Section 4.2, a person must not use or occupy a parcel described in
Section 4.2 until in respect of the parcel
(a)
a special safety inspection of the parcel coordinated by the Building
Inspector has been carried out under Section 5.6,
(b)
the owner has:
(i)
obtained all permits, approvals or authorizations required to
carry out, and
(ii)
has carried out or caused to be carried out,
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the work necessary to bring the parcel into compliance with this
bylaw and other applicable bylaws and applicable provincial
enactments, as amended from time to time,
(c)
remedial measures prescribed by Section 6.3 of this bylaw have
been completed and written certification has been provided to the
Building Inspector under Section 6.4,
(d)
if required under an enactment, including the City's building bylaw,
the owner has retained a professional engineer holding a valid
licence under the Engineers and Geoscientists Act and the
professional engineer has certified in writing that the building safety
requirements required under applicable enactments have been
complied with,
(e)
the owner has paid all service fees and other fees imposed under this
bylaw and other relevant City bylaws in relation to the inspection of
the property and the issuance of permits, and
(f)
the Building Inspector has removed the "Do not occupy" order
posted under Section 5.1.
4.4
A person must not alter a structure or building in a way that facilitates the
manufacture or growth of a controlled substance or for the purpose of establishing
or operating a grow operation.
4.5
A person must not divert or install exhaust vents for hot water tanks or furnaces to
exhaust into or within a building except by way of an exhaust vent constructed or
installed in compliance with applicable provincial and City enactments.
4.6
A person must not store dangerous goods in a building in quantities greater than
permitted under the British Columbia Fire Code as amended from time to time.
4.7
A person must not
(a)
construct or install any obstruction of an exit or an access to an exit
required under the Building Code or other enactment, as amended
from time to time, or
(b)
remove fire stopping provided or required under an enactment, as
amended from to time, to contain the spread of fire within a
building.
4.8
A person must not cause or allow a building to become subject to the growth of
mould or fungus arising from or in relation to a grow operation in the building.
4.9
A person must not cause, allow or permit
(a)
a nuisance as a result of his or her use of occupancy of a parcel,
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(b)
water, rubbish or unsightly matter to collect or accumulate in, on,
under or around a parcel owned, used or occupied by him or her.
4.10
A person must not cause, allow or permit in a building the manufacture, growing,
storage, transfer or disposal of a substance that emits odours, fumes or particulate
matter that disturbs the enjoyment, comfort or convenience of individuals.
4.11
A person must not
(a)
interfere with or obstruct the Building Inspector or the Fire Chief
from posting a notice referred to in Section 5.1; or
(b)
remove, alter, cover or mutilate a notice posted under Section 5.1,
except with the prior written permission of the Building Inspector or Fire Chief, as
applicable.
Part 5
Powers of Building Inspector, Fire Chief and Inspectors
5.1
If the Building Inspector or Fire Chief has reason to believe that all or part of a
parcel is a controlled substance property, and
(a)
the Fire Chief has ordered every occupier of a controlled substance
property to vacate, or
(b)
Council has ordered every occupier of the controlled substance
property to vacate under the Community Charter,
the Building Inspector or Fire Chief may post a notice in the form of Schedule D in a
conspicuous place at the entrances of the parcel and deliver to the owner of the
parcel a notice that the parcel is unsafe and that no person may enter or occupy the
parcel.
5.2
The Fire Chief may
(a)
enter on real property and inspect premises for conditions that may
cause a fire, increase the danger of a fire or increase the danger to
persons or property from a fire,
(b)
take measures to prevent and suppress fires, including the
demolition of buildings and other structures to prevent the spreading
of fires,
(c)
order the owner of real property to undertake any actions directed
by the Fire Chief for the purpose of removing or reducing any thing
or condition that person considers is a fire hazard or increases the
danger of fire,
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Page 8 of 12
(d)
order every occupier of a controlled substance property to vacate the
property until the "Do not occupy" notice posted by the Fire Chief
under Section 5.1 has been removed by the Building Inspector under
this bylaw,
(e)
without limiting paragraphs (a) to (d), exercise the powers of the Fire
Commissioner under Section 25(1) to (4) of the Fire Services Act,
and for these purposes that Section applies.
5.3
Subject to the Community Charter, an inspector may enter on real property to:
(a)
inspect and determine whether all regulations, prohibitions or
requirements under this bylaw or other enactments are being met in
relation to any manner for which the Council, a municipal officer or
employee or a person authorized by the Council has exercised
authority under this or another act to regulate, prohibit or impose
requirements,
(b)
to carry out a special safety inspection under Section 5.6,
(c)
take action authorized under Sections 9.1 and 9.2 of this Bylaw, or
(d)
inspect or disconnect or remove a water service under Section 10.1
of this Bylaw.
5.4
Subject to Section 7.2, and the Community Charter, the Building Inspector or an
inspector may attend at the parcel from time to time during the course of work
required by or contemplated under this bylaw to ascertain that the work required of
the owner is taking place and to monitor the work done by the owner.
5.5
The Building Inspector may on behalf of the City:
(a)
acknowledge receipt of evidence from the owner of completion of
work referred to in Section 4.3, 6.3 and 6.4;
(b)
receive the written certification, documents and fees referred to in
Section 4.3 and 6.4.
5.6
The Building Inspector may
(a)
coordinate a special safety inspection of the controlled substance
property; and
(b)
deliver to the owner of the parcel a letter in the form of Schedule B.
5.7
When an owner has complied with the requirements listed in paragraphs (a) to (f) of
Section 4.3, the Building Inspector must remove the "Do not occupy" notice posted
under Section 5.1.
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Part 6
Duty of registered owner
6.1
Every person who is registered in the Land Title Office as the title holder of a parcel
that contains premises, a building or a structure that is subject to a tenancy
agreement made after the enactment of this bylaw who has inspected the premises
at a time when there is a contravention of this bylaw, in relation to the premises,
building or structure, must
(a)
within 24 hours of the discovery of the contravention, deliver written
notice to the Building Inspector of the particulars of the
contravention, and
(b)
subject to the Residential Tenancy Act, within two months of the
delivery of the notice, take such action as may be necessary to bring
the premises into compliance with this bylaw.
6.2
Every owner or occupier of real property must undertake any action directed by the
Fire Chief for the purpose of removing or reducing any thing or condition that the
Fire Chief or the other authorized person considers is a fire hazard or increases the
danger of fire.
6.3
If a building has been used for a grow operation, the owner of the building must,
within fourteen (14) days after delivery by the City of a letter under Section 5.6(b),
subject to the Residential Tenancy Act
(a)
remove and dispose of all carpets and curtains in the building,
(b)
if the building is heated by forced air heating, have the furnace, all
air ducts, main distribution ducts, venting, and filtering cleaned by a
professional cleaner or by a duct cleaning company, and
(c)
have all walls, floors and ceilings in the building replaced or cleaned
and disinfected by a professional cleaner.
6.4
After a professional cleaner has completed requirements of Section 6.3 an
individual or corporation certified by the Canadian Registration Board of
Occupational Hygienists or the American Board of Industrial Hygiene must inspect
the building and provide written certification in the form of Schedule C to the
Building Inspector that the requirements of Section 6.3 have been satisfied and the
building is substantially free of any pesticides, fertilizers, toxic chemical
contamination, moulds or fungi, prior to the occupancy or re-occupancy of the
building, and United States Standard S-500 as amended from time to time applies to
mould removal. [in small municipalities where there are no Board certified persons,
the owner must provide written notice instead of certification to the Building
Inspector]
6.5
Before a building is re-occupied after removal of a grow operation, the owner must
notify the prospective occupants in writing that a grow operation has been removed
and that the requirements of this bylaw have been met.
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6.6
Neither the removal of a "Do not occupy" order posted under Section 5.1 nor the
issuance of a building permit under this bylaw nor the acceptance or review of
plans, drawings or specifications or supporting documents, or any inspections made
by or on behalf of the City, will in any way relieve the owner from full and sole
responsibility to perform work required or contemplated under this bylaw or the
Building Code and all other applicable codes, standards and as amended from time
to time.
6.7
It is the full and sole responsibility of the owner (and where the owner is acting
through a representative, the representative) to carry out the work in respect of
which a permit was issued or which is required prior to removal of a "Do not
occupy" order posted under Section 5.1 in compliance with this bylaw and all other
applicable codes, standards and enactments, including the Building Code, as
amended from time to time.
Part 7
City Reliance
7.1
Neither the issuance of a building permit nor a removal of a "Do not occupy" order
posted under Section 5.1 under this bylaw nor the acceptance or review of plans,
drawings or specifications or supporting documents nor any inspections made by or
on behalf of the City constitute in any way a representation, warranty, assurance or
statement that the Building Code, this bylaw or any other applicable codes
standards or enactments have been complied with.
7.2
When a professional engineer, architect or other person provides certification or
other documentation to the City under this bylaw that the work required by or
contemplated by this bylaw substantially conforms to the requirements of this bylaw
and that the building complies with the health and safety requirements of the
Building Code, BC Electrical Code, this bylaw and all other health and safety
requirements established by applicable enactments as amended from time to time
and as applicable, the City will rely solely on the documentation as evidence of
conformity with these requirements and not on its receipt of plans, monitoring of
the work, acknowledgement of completion, or removal of a "Do Not Occupy"
notice under Section 5.7.
Part 8
Fees
8.1
The following fees apply under this bylaw:
(a)
each time one or more Inspectors enters on a parcel to carry out an
inspection in the exercise of authority by the City to regulate,
prohibit or impose requirements under this bylaw or another
enactment, or to attend at the parcel under Sections 5.3, 5.4 or 5.6,
the owner must pay the City the administration and inspection fee
stipulated in Schedule A;
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Page 11 of 12
(b)
for a special safety inspection, the owner or occupier must prior to
inspection pay the City the fee stipulated in Schedule A.
8.2
Without limiting Section 8.1, every owner whose parcel is used as a controlled
substance property must pay the City all service fees incurred by or on behalf of the
City in respect of the parcel.
8.3
Despite Section 8.2, if any owner inspects and reports a contravention under
Section 6.1(b)(i) of this bylaw, service fees arising in respect of the contravention are
waived in respect of that incident, unless the owner discovers the contravention
after a peace officer discovers the contravention.
Part 9
Default
9.1
If an owner of a parcel fails to comply with a requirement of the City under this
bylaw or another enactment, the City, by its officers, employees or agents within the
time specified in the Order or notice, may enter on the parcel and take such action
as may be required to correct the default, including to remediate the parcel or bring
it up to a standard specified in an enactment, at the expense of the owner or
occupier who has failed to comply, and may recover the costs incurred as debt.
9.2
If the owner has failed to pay the City's costs of acting in default under Section 9.1
before the 31st day of December in the year that the correction of the default was
effected, the costs must be added to and form part of the taxable payable on the
property as taxes in arrears.
Part 10
Discontinuance of Service
10.1
The City may discontinue providing water service to a parcel if the water is being
used for or in relation to a grow operation on the parcel, subject to the requirements
that the City must:
(a)
give the owner of the real property 7 days' written notice of an
opportunity to make representations to Council with respect to the
proposed discontinuance of the water service, and
(b)
after the persons affected have had an opportunity to make
representations to Council, the City must give the owner 7 days
written notice of any proposed discontinuance of the water service.
Part 11
Offence and Penalty
11.1
Every person who contravenes any provisions of this bylaw commits an offence
punishable upon summary conviction and is liable to a fine not exceeding
$10,000.00.
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11.2
If an offence is a continuing offence, each day that the offence is continued
constitutes a separate and distinct offence.
Part 12
Schedules
Schedule A - Fees
Schedule B - Letter to property owner
Schedule C - Certification Form
Schedule D - Notice
READ a first time this
26th
day of
June
, 2006.
READ a second time this
26th
day of
June
, 2006.
READ a third time this
25th
day of
June
, 2006.
NOTICE GIVEN UNDER Section 59 of the Community Charter this 7th and 21st
day of
July
, 2006.
ADOPTED this
14th
day of
August
, 2006.
CERTIFIED A TRUE AND CORRECT COPY
of Bylaw No. 3874 cited as "NUISANCE
(Controlled Substance) BYLAW NO. 3874,
2006".
The Corporate Seal of THE CORPORATION
OF THE CITY OF DAWSON CREEK was
affixed in the presence of:
ORIGINAL SIGNED BY
ORIGINAL SIGNED BY
Calvin Kruk - Mayor
John Malcolm
Corporate Administrator
ORIGINAL SIGNED BY
John Malcolm - Corporate Administrator
THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF DAWSON CREEK
"SCHEDULE A" TO NUISANCE (CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE) BYLAW NO. 3874
FEES
Each time the City by its officers, employees, peace officers, or agents enters on a parcel to
inspect, in the exercise of the City's authority to regulate, prohibit or impose requirements
under this Bylaw or another enactment or to attend at the parcel under Section 5.4, the
owner must pay the City a service fee of:
Staff costs
Per Hour
Fire Chief
$140
Deputy Fire Chief
$122
Fire Captain
$115.02
Fire Fighter
$91.43
Paid on Call Fire Fighter
$20
Equipment
Per Hour
Engine
$285
Ladder
$746
Tanker
$207
Command vehicle
$50
Support vehicle
$50
Other costs
Hazardous Materials
Cost recovery
Service Fee
Cost recovery
Administration fee
15%
Note: All service fees will be subject to a 15% Administration Fee.
THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF DAWSON CREEK
"SCHEDULE B" TO NUISANCE (CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE) BYLAW NO. 3874
LETTER TO PROPERTY OWNER
Re: Nuisance (Controlled Substance) Bylaw No. 3874
This letter is to notify you that the City of Dawson Creek's "Nuisance (Controlled Substance)
Bylaw No. 3874 establishes regulations concerning the cleaning and remediation of
residential premises that have been used for marijuana grow operations or amphetamine
production.
The City is aware that residential premises at {insert address} were in use as a marijuana
grow operation {or amphetamine production operation} which has been removed by the
police.
The bylaw requires that within 14 days, all carpets and curtains in the premises must be
removed or cleaned, any forced air heating ducts in the premises must be cleaned, and all
walls and ceilings must be cleaned and disinfected. That work must be carried out by a
professional cleaner with experience in removing contaminants from residential premises.
After the cleaning is completed, a qualified professional must certify that the premises are
free from pesticides, fertilizer, toxic moulds, chemicals and fungus, and United States
Standard S-500 applies to removal of mould.
Until the cleaning and certification have been completed, Section 15 of the Bylaw prohibits
occupancy by any person. Before occupancy, you are required to notify prospective
occupants that the requirements of the bylaw have been satisfied.
We enclose a copy of the bylaw for your reference. If you have any questions concerning
the regulations in the bylaw, please call the City's Building Department.
THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF DAWSON CREEK
"SCHEDULE C" TO NUISANCE (CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE) BYLAW NO. 3874
CERTIFICATION FORM
TO:
The City of Dawson Creek
FROM:
[insert name of professional cleaner]
RE:
residential premises located at [insert address]
This is to certify that in accordance with "Nuisance (Controlled Substance) Bylaw No.
3874", the professional identified in this certification:
(1)
Meets the certification requirements for an inspector under Section 6.3 of the
Bylaw; and
(2)
Has completed an inspection of the residential premises on _________________;
and
(3)
The residential premises are substantially free of any pesticides, fertilizers and
toxic chemicals, moulds or fungi, in accordance with United States Standard S-
500.
The undersigned professional may be contacted at :[ insert business telephone number].
CERTIFIED AS OF ________________________[insert date]
[Insert Name of professional cleaner]
__________________________
Authorized Representative
THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF DAWSON CREEK
"SCHEDULE D" TO NUISANCE (CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE) BYLAW NO. 3874
NOTICE
TAKE NOTICE THAT these premises have been used as a controlled substance operation.
Pursuant to City of Dawson Creek "Nuisance (Controlled Substance) Bylaw No. 3874", no
person may occupy these premises until cleaning and remediation have been completed in
accordance with that bylaw and the Building Inspector has confirmed that a satisfactory
occupancy inspection has been completed.
It is an offence to remove or deface this notice.
Any inquiries should be directed to the Director of Development Services at (250) 784-
3619.
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Director of Development Services
City of Dawson Creek