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VILLAGEOF GRANISLE
BYLAWNO. 540, 2024
A BYLAWTO REGULATETHE RATES,TERMSAND CONDITIONSFOR SANITARYSEWERWORKS
WHEREASpursuant
to Part 7 of the Community Charter,the Councilhas the power to provide for establishment
and use of a sewage system and impose fees payable in respect of allor part of a service of the municipality;
NOWTHEREFORE,the Council of the Village of Granisle in open meeting assembled, ENACTSAS FOLLOWS:
CITATION
1.
Thisbylaw may be citied for all purposes as "Villageof Granisle Sewer Regulations and Rates
Bylaw No. 540,2024".
INTERPRETATION
2.
Inthis bylaw, unless the context otherwise requires:
"Consumer"
"Council"
means any person, company or corporation who is the owner or agent
for the owner of any premises to which sewer works is provided and also
any person who isthe occupier of any such premises, and also includes
any person who is actually a user of sewer to any premises or by any
service works from the said works.
means the Council of the Village of Granisle.
''PublicWorks Department" means the person designated in charge of PublicWorks, his designate, or any
"Village"
"HomeBusinessuse"
"MultipleOccupancy"
"Municipality"
"Owner's Sewer Line"
"Premises"
"Public Sewer"
other person designated to act on behalf of the Villageof Granisle;
means the Villageof Granisle.
means a home business that requires sanitary sewer works in addition
to the normal household usage for a residential occupancy.
Such home
businesses shall include, but are not limited to, Bed & Breakfast or hair
dressers".
means a non--residentialuse where a building or buildings on a parcel
consists of more than two occupancy types.
means the Villageof Granisle, its servants, agents and assigns.
means the sewer pipe extending from the property
line of the property
concerned or the public sewer where this is located in an easement
through said property,
to the buildingsituated thereon, and joining
the sewer connection to the plumbing system at that building.
means such separate and individuallots or parcels of land or individual
units where they are housed in an individual structure.
means any sewer, sewer system or portion thereof used or intended to be
used for public use under the control of the Village of Granisle.
"Sewer Connection"
means the sewer pipe extending from the public sewer to the property
line of
the property being served or about to be served. Where the public sewer is
located in an easement
through the property, the public sewer shall be
deemed to be the property line.
"SewerDisconnection"
means the disconnectionof the sewer pipe extending from the public sewer to the
property
line of the property being served or about to be served. Where the public
sewer is located in an easement
through the property,
the public sewer shall be
deemed to be the property line.
"Sewer Works"
means the sewer collection system pipeline of the Village of Granisle.
APPLICATIONFORSERVICE
3. a)
Applicationfor the connection to the sewer system of any property shall be made in writing on the form
provided and deliveredto PublicWorks Department.
Such application must be signed by the owner of
the property or their duly authorized agent signing as such, and shall be accompanied by the required
charge. Eachapplication, when signed by the potential customer, shall be an agreement
whereby the
consumer agrees to abide by the terms and conditions of this bylaw.
b)
Upon arrival of the application by PublicWorks Department, the said property
may be connected to
the sewer works.
CONNECTIONS
4. a)
Where a new building or structure
is being built and willcome with the provisions of this bylaw, the
owner or their agent shall make application and payment for a service at the time he makes application
for a building permit. The application for sewer connection must be approved by PublicWorks
Department
prior to building permit being issued.
b)
Mandatory Connections:
Ifa parcel of land, upon which is situated a building occupied or used by one or more persons, abuts
a street or land or right-of-way upon or under which there is laida public sewer, the owner or occupier
of such building shall connect or cause to be connected the said building with the public sewer in the
manner provided by this bylaw.
c)
Compulsoryconnectionz
It shall be compulsory for any owner or owners whose property is capable of being serviced by a public
sewer to connect or cause to be connected to such buildingwith the public sewer withinsix (6) months
after the date that the publicsewer is completed and rendered operational.
d)
Eachparcel of land on which a building or structure
is situated including a bare land strata lot but
excluding a strata unit in a building, shall have a separate
connection to the public sewer system.
The connection fee and user fees shall be payable for each connection to the parcel.
e)
When a building within the Village is removed or demolished, it shall be the duty of the owner or
their agent to immediately apply to the of?ce of the Village, upon such forms as the Council shall
prescribe, for a permit to disconnect fromthe publicsewer, at the property line. PublicWorks
Department shall then cause such disconnection to be made and forthwith plug the said connection at
the property line. The fee for such disconnection shall be the actual cost of the work as determined by
the Village.
CONNECTIONFEE
5.
a)
To defray the cost of layingconnecting pipe from sewer works to the property
being or about to
b)
C)
d)
6.
a)
b)
Cl)
8)
be services, there shall be imposed upon owners of such property,
a sewer connection fee.
For a sewer connection, the connection fee shall be charged as per Schedule A and shall be
tendered with the application. Any amount remaining unpaid on the 31" of December shall be
added to the real property tax roll in respect of the property concerned.
Upon receipt of the application to connect to the public sewer and of the fee required under
Schedule A,the Villageshall cause to be laid (unless already laid) a sewer connection.
Thereupon the owner shall connect their building with an owner's sewer line to the sewer
connection provided, in accordance with the regulations hereinafter contained.
Ifthe owner or their agent of any property where the owner's sewer line has been disconnected,
wishesto reconnect to the public sewer, he shall make application upon such forms as the
PublicWorks Department shall prescribe for the reconnection.
He shall pay the estimated cost,
with minimum fees being charged pursuant
to Schedule "A". Upon completion of the
reconnection, the owner or their agent shall be sent a statement
showing the actual cost of the
work and he shall be refunded any overpayment
or conversely he shall pay the Village any cost
over and above the estimated cost of this work.
INSTALLATION
Before any person shall install or construct any sewer connection or owner's sewer line, or
commence doing any construction work in relation to or in connection therewith, he shall notify
the PublicWorks Department in writing as least 48 hours in advance of any works. Ifrequired by
the PublicWorks Department,
he shall furnish a plan and speci?cations which shall show a
description of the material which the applicant proposes to use in connection with the installation
or construction.
The installation of owner's sewer line shall be the responsibility of the property owner but shall
conform to the specifications approved by the Director of Engineering. The minimum diameter
of every owner's sewer line shall be 100 mm (four inches).
The sewer connection fee deposited in accordance with Section "A"hereof, does not include
works within the property of the applicant.
No person other than the Village, their employees or their contractors,
shall install or cause to be
installed any part of the sewer connection provided for in this bylaw, or in any way break,
interfere or tamper with any public sewer of the Village.
Owner's Excavation:The owner's sewer line shall be excavated and back?lled at their expense
and the Village shall not be held responsible for any or alldamages resulting from said
excavating or back?lling. The owner shall supply all pipe and appurtenances
and shall be
constructed of the following materials:
1)
plastic drain and sewer pipe and pipe fittings for use underground,
conforming
to
CSAB182.1 or as approved by the PublicWorks Department
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3)
Slope of Connection:
1)
The owner's sewer line shall be laidto an uniform slope of not less than 1 to 50 (1/4 inch)
to the foot in the direction
of the ?ow in all cases up to 150 mm. (6 inch) lines and not less
than 1 to 100 (1/8 inch to the foot) in the case of 200 mm. (8 inch) lines, provided that in
exceptional circumstances a slope of 1 to 100 (1.8 inch to the foot) may be approved if
installed under the direction of the PublicWorks Department.
The pipe shall be laid not less than 1.83 meters below the finished surface of the ground
as measured to the top of the pipe and it is mandatory that the property owner adequately
protect it from freezing.
The pipe shall be laid concentric to each adjacent pipe and the joints shall be ?ush, even
and free of any internal obstruction.
Where couplings are provided by the manufacturer as in the case of plastic pipes, the
couplings shall be installed in accordance with the manufacturer's speci?cations
In no case willcement mortar and oakum joints be permitted.
Belland spigot pipe shall be laidwith the spigot end facing the direction of the flow.
Where the owner's connection is laid over filled ground or in ground which may be subject
to settling, the PublicWorks Department
may require other materials than those stated in
Section 6. e) of this bylaw be used.
It shall be the responsibility of the owner to provide a four inch (4") (100 mm) clean out at the
downstream end of the owner's sewer line,totally inside the property
line. It shall be suitably
capped and protected from mechanical damage. The exact location shall be marked for ease
of reference.
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 back?lling.
9)
10)
Where the owner's sewer line is laid near any shrub or tree whose roots may penetrate
the pipe joints, the PublicWorks Department may require that special joint material be used.
11) The owner's sewer line shall have a 150 mm. (6 inch) bed of sand prior to being installed
and shall be covered with a layer of sand not less than 300 mm (12 inches) thick over top
of pipe. Select site material may be used if prior approval is obtained from PublicWorks.
Allunderground pipes on any premises shall be placed below the frost line, and in all cases, not
less than 1.83 meters below the surface of the ground or ifplaced under a driveway, sidewalk or
other area that willbe cleared of snow, not less than 2.743 meters below the surface of the
ground. Allother pipes exposed to frost shallbe properly and suf?ciently protected therefrom.
h) The owner of their agent shall test the house connection for water tightness in the presence of
the Public Works Department.
The test shall be performed by sealing the owner's sewer line at the
property
line, using an approved plug and then ?lling the line with water so that a head of not less
than 2.5 meters (eight feet) is placed on all sections of the building sewer line. The rate at which
the water escapes from the owner's sewer line, when calculated under this test shall not exceed
'/2liter (one-tenth gallon) per hour for each three (3) meters
(ten feet) of owner' 5 sewer line.
i) The owner's sewer shall not be covered nor backfilleduntilthe PublicWorks Department
has given
written approval of the installation.
j)
After ?nal inspection has been made, it shall be incumbent upon the property
owner to see that
the sewer connection does not become obstructed from rocks, gravel, sand, sticks, garbage, or
any other foreign material, grease build-up and the freezing of lines. Property owners shall
ensure that clean out caps are not removed except for inspection by either property
owners or
other authorized persons.
In instances where an act of nature such as landslide, shifting of
earth, washouts caused by rainfall or water tables, man-made instances such as contractors
diggingand breaking sewer, water and gas lines,construction of new streets or any other work
causes damage or breaks sewer service lines on Villagestreets rights-of-way, or easements,
the PublicWorks Department shall determine the cause of such damages, repair or cause to have
repaired the said line and further, determine who shall be liable for payment.
k)
g
Where the PublicWorks Department
finds that the
materials or workmanship of an owner's sewer line are defective or otherwise not in accordance
with the provisions of the bylaw, he shall so notify the owner who shall replace the defective
material or correct the faulty workmanship and notify the PublicWorks Department
when the
installation is again ready for inspection.
RATES
7.
a) There shall be charged against the owner of land or real property where a sewer connection has
been installed to the property and where plumbing is installed on the premises and is connected
to the Village's sewer system, a sewer rental as set forth in Schedule "A"of this bylaw.
b) Charges When Vacant:
The owners of premises, whether occupied or vacant, to which a
service connection has been made, shall be responsible for the payment of all sewer rates, once
occupancy has been declared, whether the services are actually used or not.
Exemption from
payment of user rates is permitted under provisions of Section 8 c).
c)
Independent
Rates:
Where multiple independent users exist in what is commonly referred to as
Common Connection Line,the individual rates as de?ned in Schedule "A"of this bylaw shall be
applicable whether or not an independent sewer connection has been installed to the property.
d)
The PublicWorks Department shall classify each property or premises in accordancewith the
classi?cationsset out in Schedule "A"attached hereto and forming part of this bylaw and the
consumer shall pay the appropriate rate in the manner provided herein.
e)
Invoicing for new connections shall commence within two (2) months immediately following the
date of connection, or occupancy, whichever comes first.
f)
Prompt Payment Discount
Annualaccounts billedfrom January 1" to April30"'in each year shall be alloweda discount of
ten percent (10%)if paid on or prior to April30"'in that year. Ifthe account remains unpaid after
April30"',full rates shall be due and payable. Accounts which remain unpaid as at December 315'in
any year shall be transferred to taxes in arrears and shall be subject to interest in the same manner as
other taxes.
g)
Billings:
1) The owners, as detailed in the records of the municipality, of all residential property
shall
2)
be billeddirectly and shall be responsible for the payment thereof.
Theowners,
as detailed in the records of the municipality of all commercial property shall
be billeddirectly and shall be responsible for the payment thereof.
h)
Any rate remaining unpaid on the 315'day 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.
REGULATIONS
8.
a) No person shall destroy, injure or tamper with any ?xture of the municipal sewer works, and no
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d)
person shall in any manner interfere or meddle with the sewer connection or works in any street,
or make any additions or alterations to the sewer system or any connection or part without the
express approval of the Village.
No person shall obstruct or prevent the Director of Engineering, or any person authorized by him
from carrying out any or all of the provisions of this bylaw, nor shall any person refuse to grant
the PublicWorks Department,
or any person authorized by him, permission to inspect any sewer
service work at any reasonable time.
Disconnection of Service:
Upon written application to Councilthe owner of land shall be exempt from payment
of user
rates when:
1) a water disconnection fee has been paid and the water service to the land has been
physicallydisconnected from the waterworks system: and
2) the land has been unoccupied for a period not less than two years prior to the date of
payment of the water disconnection fee; and the exemption shall continue so long as the land remains
unoccupied.
Owner Refuses or Neglects:
Where the owner or owners of any parcel of land in the Village
which is required to be connected to the public sewer by this bylaw, neglects, omits or refuses to
comply with the provisions of this bylaw, the Councilmay, by resolution, cause the owner to be
served with a notice requiring himto comply with this bylaw within sixty (60) days of receipt of
such notice. Ifthe owner neglects, omits or refuses to comply within sixty (60) days of receipt of
such notice, the owner shall be guilty of infraction of this bylaw.
e) Infractions:
1) Nothing in the bylaw shall be construed to permit the connection of surface water to the
public sewer. The connection either directly or indirectly of roof leaders, foundation drains,
sumps or any other collector of surface or ground water is not permitted. The owner of
property who connects, permits or causes to be connected, any storm or surface or
ground water from their premises or property to the public sewer shall be guilty of an
infraction of this bylaw and shall rectify the situation at their expense.
2)
Swimming pools shall not be connected to the public sewer.
3)
Car washles) shall not be connected to the public sewer.
fl No gasoline, naphtha 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 wastes which may
injure or impair the efficiency or safety of the public sewer or cause an upset or malfunction of
sewage treatment
through deposits forming in the same or contributing to the attacking and
weakening of such public sewer shall be discharged into any public sewer within the Village.
g) Inthe case of any commercial or industrial premises where there exists a possibility that such
noxious wastes, as are described in Section 27 of this bylaw may be discharged into the public
sewer, a permit to connect to the sewer shall not be issued until the PublicWorks Department
has
examined fully and approved the layout and design of the protective devices by means of which
the applicant proposes to prevent or neutralize the discharge of the said wastes
into the sewer
works.
ADMINISTRATION
9. a) The PublicWorks Department
or their designates(s) is hereby authorized and directed to carry out the
general supervision of the municipal sewer system and to administer the provisions of this bylaw.
b) The PublicWorks Department
with the approval of the ChiefAdministrative Officer shall have the authority
c)
d)
to employ assistants and inspectors for the purpose of administering the provisions of this bylaw.
Nothing contained in this bylaw shall be construed to impose any duty or liability on the
municipality to service and person or premises.
The municipality shall not be liablefor the failure of the sewer system in consequence
of any
accident or damage to the works, whether such failure arises from the negligence of any person
in the employ of the municipality or other person whomsoever, or through natural deterioration of
obsolescent of the municipality's system or otherwise howsoever; but in the event of such failure
for more than ?ve consecutive days, an equitable reduction shall be made on all rates or
services affected thereby.
OFFENCES
10. Any person who shall be guilty of any breach of infraction of any of the provisions of this bylaw shall be
liable on summary conviction, to a ?ne or penalty not exceeding the sum of One Thousand Dollars
($1,000.00) and each day on which the violation occurs shall be considered a separate
offence.
11. Wherever applicable, use of the masculine shall include the feminine and use of the singular shall
include the plural, and vice versa.
REPEALBYLAWS
12. The Village of Granisle Sewer Regulations and Rates Bylaw No.533, 2023 and all amendments thereto
are repealed.
EFFECTIVEDATE
13. Thisbylaw shall become effective on January 1, 2024.
READA FIRSTTIMETHIS24"'DAYOF JANUARY,2024
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READATHIRDTIMETHIS24" DAYOF FEBRUARY,2024
FINALADOPTIONTHIS77"DAYOF FEBRUARY,2024
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VILLAGEOF GRANISLE
BYLAWN0. 540, 2024
EFFECTIVE: January 1, 2024
SCHEDULE"A"
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ANNUALRATE
RESIDENTIAL
Single
-- FamilyDwelling
$
357.84
Two
- Family Dwellings
-- per dwelling
715.68
Multiple Unit Properties
-- per unit
357.84
Trailers
-- per dwelling
357.84
Recreational Vehicles
-- per RV
357.84
COMMERCIAL
Schools -
* per classroom
195.77
Hotel
1360.49
Churches &Retailoutlets
-
* per washroom
232.38
Coin operated Iaundries -
* per unit
101.38
Hospitals &Other Institutions
-
* per washroom
232.38
Restaurants, Cafes& Coffee Shops
--
* per seat
28.32
Service station
281.67
Plus for car wash
140.81
CONNECTIONFEES
Thefollowingfees shall be payable for a connection to the sewer system:
For standard four inch (4") (100 mm):
8)
b)
f)
Between the month of May 15'to October 31" in any year except in areas with high water tab|e....$
500.00
Between the months of November 1" and April30"'in any year except in areas with high water
table.................................................
.................................................
........................
..ActualCost (minimum S500.00
For a connection above four inch (4") (100 mm)...............................................
..ActualCost (minimum S500.00
There shall be an extra charge above the charge in (a) to (c)for installations of services in high water
table.........................................................
.........................................................
........
..Actual Cost (minimum S500.00
Inspection Fees
-- drains to sewer connection................................................
..............................................
..$ 20.00
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