Granisle, British Columbia
· No. 557
· adopted 2026-02-18
· summary & facts
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THECORPORATIONOF THEVILLAGEOF GRANISLE
BYLAWNO. 557,2026
BEINGA BYLAWTO REGULATETHE RATES,TERMSAND CONDITIONSFOR GARBAGECOLLECTION
WHEREASpursuant to Part 7 of the Community CharterIthe Councilmay by bylaw establish and maintain
a system to collect, remove and dispose of garbage, ashes, refuse and other noxious, offensive,
unwholesome and discarded matter and establish a scale of charges payable by owners or occupiers or
real property for the removal to a designated place, of trade waste, garbage, rubbish and matter; and
impose fees payable of all or part of service of the municipality;
ANDWHEREASit is deemed advisable that the Villageof Granisle shall establish and operate
a system of
collectionfor garbage, trade waste and rubbish
NOW THEREFOREthe Councilof the Villageof Granisle in open meeting assembled, ENACTSAS
FOLLOWS:
CITATION
1.
This bylaw may be cited as the "Garbage Collection 8: Rates Bylaw, No. 557, 2026"
DEFENITIONS:
2.
"Apartment House"shall mean a building which is, or is intended to be occupied as habitation or
place of residence by more than two families livingindependently of one another upon the same
premise.
"Village"shall include the Councilof the Village of Granisle,its servants and agents.
"Dwelling"shall mean any building or place of living or dwelling within the said Village.
"Garbage" shall mean and include any and all rejected, abandoned or discarded waste, or
vegetable or animal food, floor sweepings, crockery, glass or metal waste having contained food,
ashes, grass, hedge clippings or other garden refuse or rubbish, except such refuse, which, owing
to its length or bulk, cannot be placed in the receptacle provided.
"Garbage Collector"shall mean the person(s) designated in the PublicWorks Department
to
collect garbage and trade waste withinthe garbage collection route of the Village of Granisle.
"Occupier" shall mean any person occupying any dwelling, habitation, place of residence or trade
premises within the Village, but shall not include any person who is merely a boarder, roomer or
Iodger therein.
"Owner" shall mean as de?ned in Part 1.1 of the LocalGovernment
Act.
"Public Health Inspector" shall mean any person appointed as such by the Ministry of Health.
"Residential Regulation Toter Cart" means a 95 Imperial Gallon "Haul-AllEquipment System"
solid waste receptacle provided by the Villageof Granisle.
"Trade Premises" shall mean any warehouse, factory, store, hotel, eating house, auto camp,
wholesale or retail business garage or public building and any building other than a dwelling
within the Village.
"Trade Waste" shall mean and include refuse and accumulation of waste and abandoned
materials resulting from the operation of trade or business including paper, boxes and cardboard
packingcases, wrapping materials, sweepings and all inflammable materials of a likenature other
than garbage or ashes.
GENERALPROVISIONS:
3.
a)
Every occupier or owner ofany dwelling within the CollectionArea ofthe Village ofGranisle
shall maintain in good and sufficientorder, a Municipal/y provided solid waste Tater cart in
whichsolid waste shall be deposited. Municipal/yprovided Toter carts are the only accepted
receptacle.
vi)
Solid waste shall be securely contained within the solid waste Tater cart
Allwet or o?ensivehousehold garbage shall be thoroughly drained and placed
in plastic Bags beforebeing placed in a solid waste Tater cart.
Discarded clothing, wastepaper
and inoffensivehousehold garbage may be
placed directly in a solid waste Tater cart.
Garbage shall not be placed in solid waste Tater carts in such a manner as to
prohibit the closing ofthe attached covers.
Permitted liquidsare to be deposited into a solid waste Tater cart only in a
sealed container that willprevent spillage during the collectionprocess.
The VillageofGranis/e willnot be responsibleforcleanup ofany solid waste
scattered when not securely contained
b) The rates forsolid waste service as outlined in Schedule A attached hereto are forthe removal
ofnot more than one (1) solid waste Tater cart per premises per week. The contents ofeach
solid waste Tater cart shall not exceed 60 Kilograms
c) Every owner or occupier ofa trade premises or multiple dwelling shall provide a commercial
container or garbage cabinet to deposit solid waste
ACCESSIBILITY
OF GARBAGERECEPTACLE:
4.
(a) Residential:
Allresidentialregulation garbage totes shall be accessible within 1 meter (3 feet) of
the curb or curb line on a public roadside.
Allreceptacles containing trade waste for disposal shall be placed at the designated location
by 8:00 am. on all designated days. Such days shall be designated by the Village.
No garbage will be removed from private property
or driveways on private property.
(b) Commercial:
Allcommercial regulation garbage receptacles shall be accessible to the collector at a
predetermined location, sites and days willbe approved by the Village.
Alltrade waste shall be placed in the receptacle by 8:00 am. on all designated days.
(c) There shall be no parking allowed within the designated area of the commercial regulation
garbage receptacles so as to facilitate ease of removal of trade waste.
RESTRICTIVEMATERIALS:
5.
No person shall place or mixfor removal as solid waste or trade waste, the following materials:
0)
Animalexcreta or ashes, unless properly contained in a separate
disposable container
b)
Construction materials or waste
c)
Soils
d)
Yard waste including leaves, grass clippings, small branches and other compostable
material from yard maintenance
e)
Vehicle parts
f)
Dead animals or birds
g)
Hot ashes
h)
Articleof solidwaste too large for container
i)
Tires
j)
Batteries or chemicals
k)
Paints
I)
Toxic materials
m)
Cardboard
-- as ofJuly 1, 2016 cardboard willno longer be accepted for disposal as
garbage. Drop off cardboard recycling opportunities will be available for residential
customers.
The Villageof Granisle reserves the right not to remove such materials
RESIDENTIALGARBAGETOTES:
6.
a) Owners of residential properties who receive residentialcurbside collection shall use a
receptacle described below for setting out garbage:
(i)
One (1) garbage tote as provided to the owner from the Municipality.
(ii) The garbage tote remains the property of the Villageof Granisle.
(iii) Eachowner to whom a garbage tote is issued shall keep the garbage tote in good
condition, and not in a condition that is noxious, offensive or dangerous to public
health.
(iv)
Each owner shall return the garbage tote to the Municipality upon request.
(v)
Ifthe garbage tote is lost, damaged or toter cart is needing to be replaced,
the owner shall pay the fee as outlined in Schedule Afor replacement.
b) The rates for solid waste service as outlined in Schedule "A"attached hereto are for the
removal of not more than one (1) solid waste receptacles per dwelling per week.
CONTENTSOF TOTES:
7.
No liquids, semi-liquids, water or any loose garbage shall be put or place in, or allowed to run or
accumulate in any Municipalgarbage tote, and allsuch regulation garbage totes shall, at all
times, be kept securely covered
No person shall place any explosive and/orcorrosive substance in any regulation garbage totes.
Allgarbage such as rejected, abandoned, discarded vegetable or animal food, animal litter,
hygienic products, shall be drained and wrapped before being deposited in residential garbage
tote.
ENTITLEDTOHAVEGARBAGEREMOVED:
8.
Every owner or occupier of the premises within the Village of Granisle shall be entitled to have
his/hergarbage, trade waste and house rubbish removed and disposed of by the Village and shall
comply with all regulations.
INDEPENDENTSERVICE
-- SUBDIVISIONS:
9.
In the case of a building or premises being used as separate units, each must pay the
independent garbage user fee of the Village, as prescribed in the Village of Granisle "Annual
Garbage Rate"bylaw and forming part of this bylaw.
SERVICEFEESPAID:
10.
The Village has a speci?ed garbage district, therefore, the owners of premises, whether occupied
or vacant on which a premise exists, shall be responsible for the payment of all garbage user
fees, whether the service is actually used or not.
PROMPTPAYMENTDISCOUNT:
11.
Annual accounts billedfrom January 1Sto April30'"in each year shall be allowed a discount of
ten percent (10%)if paid on or prior to April30thin that year. Ifthe account remains unpaid
after April30'",full rates shall be due and payable. Accounts which remain unpaid as of
December 31Stin any year shall be transferred to taxes in arrears and shall be subject to interest
in the same manner as other taxes.
BILLINGS:
12.
a) The owners, as detailed in the records of the municipality, of all residential property
shall be billed directly and shall be responsible for the payment
thereof in accordance with
the rates shown in Schedule "A".
b) The owners, as detailed in the records of the municipality of all commercial property shall be
billed directly and shall be responsible for the payment thereof in accordance with the rates
shown in Schedule "A".
Any rate remaining unpaid on the 31Stday of December of any year shall be deemed to be taxes
in arrears in respect of the consumers' property concerned and shall forthwith be entered on the
real property
tax roll as taxes in arrears.
UNAUTHORIZEDDISPOSALOFGARBAGE,WASTEORREFUSE:
13.
No person shall throw, place or pile, or cause to be thrown, placed or piled upon any street, lane
or alley within the Village of Granisle, any garbage, waste or refuse.
Anyone guilty of this offence shall be charged a minimum ?ne of $100.00 with a maximum of
$1,000.00.
DUTIESOFGARBAGECOLLECTOR:
14.
It shall be the duty of the Garbage Collector to:
Collect all garbage and trade waste
b.
Report any infraction of this bylaw
c.
Clean up garbage spilled or scattered in the operation
or collection (garbage
scattered prior to collector's arrival is the owner's/occupier's responsibility to
clean up)
d.
Answer all complaints courteously and promptly
e.
Have garbage trucks washed, cleaned and disinfected to such a degree, and at
such intervals, as will meet with requirements of the PublicHealth Inspector
f.
Have all garbage collection equipment accessible to the Public Health Inspector at
all times
g.
Maintain a list of users who fail to meet the requirements
set forth in this bylaw.
COLLECTIONOF GARBAGEFROM COLLECTIONAREA:
15.
Garbage shall be collected and removed from all dwellings once each week in each and every
Year.
COLLECTIONFROMCOMMERCIALAREA:
16.
Garbage shall be collected and removed from trade premises once a week in each and every
year.
INFRACTION 0F BYLAW:
17.
Any person who shall be guilty of any breach or infraction of any provisions of this bylaw shall be
liable upon summary conviction to a fine or penalty not exceeding the sum of One Thousand
Dollars($1,000.00).
REPEALBYLAWS:
18.
Village of Granisle Garbage Regulation and Rates BylawNo. 490,2018.
EFFECTIVEDATE:
19.
This bylaw shall become effective on January
1, 2026.
READA FIRSTTIMETHIS7THDAYOF JANUARY,2026
READA SECOND TIMETHIS7THDAYJANUARY,2026
READA THIRDTIMETHIS 7THDAYOF JANUARY,2026
RECONSIDEREDAND FINALLYADOPTED 18'hDAYOF FEBRUARY, 2026'
\
May
LindaMcGuire
Cumming, ChiefAdminis ative Officer
+ Corporate696ch
Certifieda true copy of "Village of Granisle
to Authorize and Regulate the Collection of
Garbage Bylaw Not 557.2026.
Elizabeth Cumming, ChiefAdministrative Officer
Village of Granisie Garbage Regulations & Rates
Bylaw No. 557,2026
VILLAGEOF GRANISLE
BYLAWNO. 557,2026
EFFECTIVE:January 1, 2026
SCHEDULE"A"
CLASSIFICATION
RESIDENTIAL
-- Weekly Pick Up
Single
-- Family Dwelling
Double - Family Dwelling
-- per dwelling
Multiple Unit Properties
- per unit
Trailers
-- per dwelling
Recreational Vehicles - per RV
COMMERICAL
School
--
* per classroom
Hotel
Churches & Retailsoutlets
-
* per
Coin operated laundries
-
* per unit
Hospitals & Other Institutions
-
* per washroom
Service station
Plusfor car wash
ADDITIONALFEES
Garbage tote
-- replacement
ANNUAL RATE
$ 103.73
207.46
103.73
103. 73
103 .73
212.35
1284.82
121.12
121.12
121.12
121.12
N/A
100.00