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VILLAGE OF GOLD RIVER
BYLAW NO. 333
A Bylaw to regulate connections to Sanitary
Sewers in the Village of Gold River.
WHEREAS it is desirable and expedient to provide for the
connections of sewers from houses and other buildings with the
sanitary sewers of the Village of Gold River;
AND WHEREAS the Council of the Village of Gold River has certain
powers under Sections 611 and 612 of the "Municipal Act", being
Chapter 290 of the Revised Statutes of British Columbia, 1979 and
Ammendments thereto, relative to sewers and sewerage systems;
NOW THEREFORE The Municipal Council of the Village of Gold River
in open meeting assembled, enacts as follows:
1.
In this Bylaw, unless the context otherwise requires, the
following words and terms shall have the meanings hereinafter
assigned to them:
"Village" shall mean the Corporation of the Village of
Gold River and where the context of this Bylaw so requires,
includes the officers and employees thereof.
"Owner" shall be as defined in the "Municipal Act".
"Sanitary Building Sewer" shall mean the sewer pipe extending
from the property line of the property concerned to the
building situated thereon, and joining the sewer connection
to the plumbing system at the building.
"Sanitary Sewer" shall mean any sewer under the control of the
Village which is intended for public use.
"Sewer Connection" shall mean the sewer pipe extending from
the sanitary sewer to the property line of the property
being served or about to be served.
"Superintendent of Works" means the Superintendent of Public
Works duly appointed by Council and shall include such other
person and persons as the Council may, by resolution, appoint
to discharge the duties prescribed for the Superintendent of
this Bylaw.
2.
If a parcel of land, upon which there is situated a building
occupied by one or more persons, abuts a street or lane or
other public right-of-way upon which there is laid a sanitary
sewer, or if such parcel of land is within one hundred and
fifty feet (150') of such sanitary sewer, the owner or
occupant of such parcel of land shall connect or cause to be
connected, the said lands and premises with the sanitary sewer
in the manner provided by this Bylaw or any other pertinent
Bylaw of the Village.
3.
Before any connection is made, the owner or occupier of the
premises in question or his agent, shall make application at
the office of the Superintendent of Works in the form of
Schedule "A" to this Bylaw, for a permit to connect the said
lands and premises to the sanitary sewer and he shall deposit
with the Village a sewer connection fee as per Schedule "B"
to this Bylaw.
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4.
If the Superintendent of Works disapproves of the connection,
the owner shall be so informed and the reasons for its dis-
approval shall be given and the fee deposited according to
Section 3 of this Bylaw, shall be forthwith repaid to the
applicant.
5.
Upon receipt of the application to connect to the sanitary
sewer and of the fee required under Schedule "B", the Village
shall cause to be laid (unless already laid) a sewer
connection extending from the sanitary sewer to the
applicant's property line.
Thereupon the owner shall connect
his sanitary building sewer to the sewer connection provided,
in accordance with the regulations hereinafter contained.
6.
(a)
The sewer connection fee deposited in accordance with
Schedule "B", does not embrace works within the
property of the applicant, except as to the inspection
of the applicant's sanitary building sewer.
(b)
No person, other than the Village, it's employees or
it's contractors shall install or cause to be installed,
any part of the sewer connection on public right-of-way,
provided for under Section 3 of this Bylaw, or in any
way, to break, interfere or tamper with any sanitary
sewer of the Village.
7.
Every person who makes application in the form of Schedule "A"
to this Bylaw shall allow, suffer and permit any person
authorized by the Village, (either generally or in any partic-
ular instance), to enter in and upon the premises set forth in
the said application, for the purpose of inspecting the
plumbing system of the said premises.
Every owner shall keep
the sanitary building sewer on his land in good order and
repair.
8.
In the event any owner or occupier of lands and premises which
are required to be connected to the sanitary sewer pursuant to
Section 2 of this Bylaw, shall fail or neglect to connect the
said lands and premises to the sanitary sewer in the manner
prescribed by this Bylaw, the Village may serve on the owner
a Notice stating that the said owner shall forthwith comply
with all provisions of this Bylaw and that the connection of
his sanitary building sewer shall be completed in accordance
with this Bylaw within sixty (60) days of the date of mailing
of such notice.
Service of such Notice shall be deemed to be
made and complete upon the Municipal Clerk of the Village
mailing such notice by registered mail to the owner at his
last address according to the current tax roll of the Village.
The failure of the owner to comply with the said notice shall
constitute an infraction of this Bylaw and the said owner
shall be subject to the remedy provided in Section 9 hereof
and to the penalties provided in Section 19 hereof.
9.
After the expiration of the sixty (60) day period referred to
in Section 8 above, the Village may enter upon the property
of the said owner and cause the connection to be made.
The
total cost and expense of making the connection, including
the cost of instsallating the sanitary building sewer and
the sewer connection, shall be charged against the owner of
the property as follows:
a certificate of the cost entailed
in making the said connection shall be prepared by the
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Municipal Clerk and filed with the Collector of Taxes for
the Village, and the provisions of Sections 435 of the
"Municipal Act" being Chapter 290 of the Revised Statutes
of British Columbia, 1979 and Amendments thereto, shall
apply thereto.
10. Nothing in this Bylaw shall be construed to permit the
connection of surface water to the sanitary sewer.
The
connection, either directly or indirectly, of roof leaders,
foundation drains, field drains, sumps or any other
collector of surface or ground water is NOT permitted.
The
owner of any property who connects, permits or causes to be
connected any such storm or surface or ground water from his
premises or property to the sanitary sewer shall be guilty of
an infraction of this Bylaw.
11. No gasoline, naptha, or other inflammable liquid or explosive
substance, and no grease, oil, lye, free acid, mud, grit,
plaster of paris, lime, clay or any other trade or industrial
waste which may injure, or impair the efficiency or safety of
the sanitary sewer, through deposits forming in same or owing
to the attacking and weakening of such sanitary sewer, shall
be discharged into any sanitary sewer within the Village.
12. In the case of any commercial or industrial premises where
there exists a possibility that such noxious wastes as are
described in Section 11 of this Bylaw may be discharged
into the sanitary sewer, a permit to connect to the sewer
shall not be issued until the Village has examined fully
and approved of the layout and design of the protective
devices by means of which the applicant proposes to prevent
or neutralize the discharge of the said noxious wastes into
the sanitary sewer.
13. The minimum diameter of every sanitary building sewer and
sewer connection shall be four inches (4").
14. Each building must be separately and independently connected
with the sanitary sewer, providing however, that where two or
more buildings are situated on the same building lot, one
connection with respect thereto may, with the approval of the
Village, be permitted.
15. All sanitary building sewers from houses and other buildings
shall be installed by and at the cost of the owner and shall
be constructed of one of the following materials:
(a)
Vitrified Clay sewer pipe (A.S.T.M. Specification
Cl3-54T); with approved pre-molder bituminous or
plastic joint.
(b)
Concrete sewer pipe (A.S.T.M. Specification Cl4-54);
with approved gasket joint.
(c)
P.V.C. or other such other materials as the Village
may from time to time approve.
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16. (a)
The sanitary building sewer shall be laid to an even
slope of not less than one-quarter inch (1/4") to the
foot in the direction of flow in the case of four
inch (4") lines, and not less than one-eighth inch
(1/8") to the foot in the case of six inch (6") lines.
(b)
The pipe shall be laid not less than eighteen inches
(18") below the finished surface of the ground, as
measured to the top of the pipe.
In cases where there
may be heavy loads over the pipe, the Village may
require additional bedding or cast iron pipe.
(c)
The pipe shall be laid concentric to each adjacent
pipe and the joints shall be flush, even and free of
any internal obstruction.
(d)
Couplings shall be installed in accordance with the
manufacturer's specifications.
(e)
Where the sanitary building sewer is laid over filled
ground or in ground which may be subject to settling,
the Village may require that cast iron soil pipe or
other materials than those stated in Section 15 of this
Bylaw be used.
(f)
At the point where the sanitary building sewer is
joined to the sewer connection, at the owner's property
line, the owner shall install a four inch (4
11
) wye with
a stopper inserted in the branch, to serve as a clean
out for the sewer connection pipe.
(g)
The pipe shall not bear on any plank, timber, rock or
other unyielding object, nor shall any such object be
placed against the pipe in backfilling.
(h)
Where the sanitary building sewer is laid near any shrub
or tree whose roots may penetrate the pipe joints, the
Village may require that special jointing materials be
used.
17. When the owner has completed the installation of his sanitary
building sewer, but before the same has been backfilled, he
shall inform the Village that the installation is complete
and the Village shall forthwith have its designated officer
make an inspection of the work.
The owner shall test the
house connection for water-tightness in the presence of the
Plumbing Inspector.
The test shall be performed by sealing the sanitary building
sewer at the property line, using an approved plug, and then
filling the line with water so that a head of not less than
six (6) feet is placed on all sections of the sanitary
building sewer.
The rate at which water escapes from the
sanitary building sewer, when calculated under this test,
shall not exceed one-quarter (1/4) gallon per hour for each
ten (10) feet of sanitary building sewer.
The backfilling of
the sanitary building sewer shall not be commenced until the
Village has signified in writing that it is satisfied that the
materials and workmanship employed are to its satisfaction and
that the pertinent sections of this and other Bylaws have been
adhered to.
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18. Materials and workmanship which in the opinion of the Village
are defective or otherwise not in accordance with the
provisions of this Bylaw, shall be removed and replaced by the
owner, at the direction of the Village and the sanitary
building sewer shall not be backfilled unless and until the
said sanitary building sewer has been accepted and approved
by the Village as provided in Section 17 hereof.
Failure to
replace materials or workmanship as provided in this Section
shall be cause for the Village to proceed with the issuance of
a "Notice to Connect" as referred to in Section 8 of this
Bylaw, and the conditions imposed by Sections 8 and 9 shall
apply.
19. The National Building Code shall apply to all connections made
to the Village Sewerage System together with the conditions
as set forth heretofore and wherever there may be a conflict
between the National Building Code and the conditions set out
heretofore the conditions contained herein shall prevail.
20. Every person who violates any of the provisions of this Bylaw
or who suffers or permits any act or thing to be done in con-
travention or in violation of any of the provisions of this
Bylaw or who does any act which constitutes a violation of any
of the provisions of this Bylaw shall be deemed to be guilty
of an infraction hereof and shall be liable to a penalty of
not less than Twenty Five Dollars ($25.00) nor more than Five
Hundred Dollars ($500.00).
21. Schedule "A" is attached hereto and made a part of this Bylaw
and is the application to be submitted when requesting a sewer
connection.
REPEAL
A true copy of By-Law No. 3.33
registered in the office of the Inspect01
of Municipalities this
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The following Bylaws are hereby repealed:
"District of Gold River Sewer Connection Bylaw
"Village of Gold River Sewer Connection Bylaw No. 101,
Ammendment Bylaw No. 166, 1975"
"Village of Gold River Sewer Connection Bylaw No. 101, 1969,
Ammendment Bylaw No. 221, 1978".
CITATION
This Bylaw may be cited for all purposes as "Village of Gold River
Sewer Connection Bylaw No. 333, 1987".
READ for the first time this
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day of Oc. -r.
1987.
READ for the second time this 7
day of Oc.-r ..
1987.
READ for the third time this 7
day of De,.
1987.
RECONSIDERED, PASSED AND FINALLY ADOPTED by the Council and
signed by the Mayor and the Clerk, and SEALED with the Corporate
Seal on the ~I
day of lc..T .
1987.
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D. Hilde~RUE AND CORRECT
COPY OF BY~AW NO. 3_! 19~
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Application No.
VILLAGE OF GOLD RIVER
BYLAW NO. 333
SCHEDULE "A"
Application for Sewer Connection
Storm and Sanitary
Roll No.
The undersigned being the registered owner/owners (or duly
authorized agent) of real property situated at - ---------
House Number
______________ , the legal description being:
Street
City
Lot
Block
District Lot/Section
Plan No.
inch
in the Village of Gold River do hereby apply for a -----
sewer connection from the sewer main to my near property line.
Payment remitted is to be 125% of the Superintendent's estimated
cost.
Estimated Cost:
Plus:
25%
$
$
Total Payment Received
$
Any unused funds will be refunded to the owner within fifteen (15)
days of work completion.
Any additional costs will be invoiced to
the owner and are due and payable upon receipt of invoice.
I/We further agree to duly pay the sewer rates assessed against the
aforesaid real property from time to time in respect of the said
sewer pursuant to the provisions of the Bylaws of the Village of
Gold River.
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Date
Receipt No.
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Date Installed
Applicant's Signature
Applicant's Address
Owner's Name
Owner's Address
VILLAGE OF GOLD RIVER
BYLAW NO. 333
SCHEDULE "B"
Sewer Connection Fees
1.
Sanitary or Storm Sewer, any size shall be at cost plus
10% administration fee.
VILLAGE OF GOLD RIVER
BYLAW NO. 333
Specifications for Connection to Sanitary Sewer
The National Building Code shall apply to all connections made to
the Village Sewerage System together with the conditions as set
forth hereinafter and wherever there shall be a conflict between
the National Building Code and the conditions set out hereafter,
the conditions contained herein shall prevail.
1.
The following materials only shall be used for connection
to the Village of Gold River Sewerage System and the said
materials shall conform to the standards as set out in the
National Building Code of Canada subsection 7.3.10 (non-
metallic pipe and fittings).
(a)
Vitrified Clay sewer pipe (A.S.T.M. Specification
Cl3-54T); with approved pre-moulded bituminous or
plastic joint.
(b)
Concrete sewer pipe (A.S.T.M. Specification Cl4-54);
with approved gasket joint.
(c)
P.V.C or other such other materials as the Village
may from time to time approve.
2.
The pipe must be backfilled with selected material well tamped
around, underneath and above the pipe.
3.
For all joints between the pipe as described under Section 1-2
approved adaptors have to be used.
4.
The trench floor will be devoid of all lumps or irregularities
with the ditch shaped to the lower segment of the pipe.
5.
Any connection not conforming to the requirements hereinbefore
set out shall not be connected to the Village Sewerage System
and in particular no septic tank shall be connected to the
Village Sewerage System.