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Solid Waste Regulations & Rates
Bylaw No. 1044, 2013
Amended by:
Solid Waste Regulations & Rates Bylaw No. 1068, 2016
Comprehensive Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 1094, 2017
CONSOLIDATED FOR CONVENIENCE ONLY
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DISTRICT OF HOUSTON
SOLID WASTE REGULATIONS & RATES BYLAW NO. 1044, 2013
BEING A BYLAW TO AUTHORIZE AND REGULATE THE
COLLECTION AND RATES OF SOLID WASTE
WHEREAS pursuant to Part 7 of the Community Charter, the Council may by bylaw establish and maintain a
system to collect, remove and dispose of solid waste, ashes, refuse and other noxious, offensive, unwholesome
and discarded matter and establish a scale of charges payable by owners or occupiers of real property for the
removal to a designated place of trade waste, solid waste, rubbish and matter;
AND WHEREAS it is deemed advisable that the District of Houston shall establish and operate a system of
collection for solid waste, trade waste and rubbish;
NOW THEREFORE, the Council of the Corporation of the District of Houston. in open meeting assembled,
ENACTS AS FOLLOWS:
CITATION
1.0
This bylaw may be cited as the "Solid Waste Regulations & Rates Bylaw No. 1044, 2013".
DEFINITIONS
2.0
In this bylaw, unless the context otherwise requires:
Commercial Bin
means a receptacle for removal of solid waste having a capacity in excess
of three (3) cubic yards.
Designated
means that part of the District in which the District provides waste collection
Collection Area
and removal services, as determined by the Council of the District from
time to time and as shown on Schedule C to this bylaw.
Director of Engineering
means the Director of Engineering and Development Services of the
District of Houston as appointed by Council from time to time or their duly
authorized designate.
District
means the District of Houston.
Dwelling
means any building or place of living or dwelling within the said District.
Fees & Charges Bylaw
means Comprehensive Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 1094, 2017 including
any amendments thereto.
Household
means a place of residence which differs from commercial enterprises.
Institutional
means a building set apart and in use for public worship (namely: Canadian
Reformed Church, Christian Reformed Church, Fellowship Baptist Church,
Guru Nanak Sikh Temple, Houston Pentecostal Church, Houston United
Church, Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witness, St. Anthony's Catholic
Church, St. Clements Anglican Church).
Multiple Dwelling
means a residential use where a building or buildings on a parcel consists
of four or more dwelling units, each of which is occupied or intended to be
occupied as a permanent home or residence.
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Non-Compactable Waste includes pallets, white goods, gypsum board, slaughter house or meat
packing plant wastes, demolition and construction debris, furniture and
mattresses.
Occupier
means any person occupying any dwelling, habitation, place of residence,
or trade premises within the District of Houston, but shall not include any
person who is merely a boarder, roomer or lodger therein.
Owner
means as defined in the Community Charter.
Premises
means such separate and individual lots or parcels of land with
improvements, including strata lots, or individual units where they are
housed in an individual structure.
Public Health Inspector
means any person appointed as such by the Ministry of Health.
Solid Waste Receptacle
means a 64 Imperial Gallon "Haul-All Equipment System" solid waste
receptacle purchased from either the District of Houston or a supplier.
Solid Waste
means all waste and discarded materials produced as the result of
domestic activities in a residential premise, excluding special waste and
non-compactable waste.
Special Waste
includes hazardous wastes, explosives, herbicides, pesticides, poisons,
waste oils or liquids, biomedical waste and all wastes defined under the
Hazardous Waste Regulations of the Environmental Management Act, SBC
2003 as amended from time to time.
Tag-a-Cart
means a waste collection service permitting the service user to set out
additional solid waste receptacles beyond the one-cart limit prescribed by
the District provided that the service user attaches a tag for which a fee has
been paid to the District for each additional solid waste receptacle.
Toter Cart
means a 64 Imperial Gallon "Haul-All Equipment System" solid waste
receptacle purchased from either the District of Houston or a supplier.
Trade Premises
means any warehouse, factory, store, hotel, restaurant, auto camp,
wholesale or retail business, garage or office building, public and
institutional buildings, and any building other than a dwelling or multiple
dwelling within the District.
Trade Waste
means and includes refuse and accumulation of waste and abandoned
materials resulting from the operation of trade or business or otherwise
produced in a trade premises including paper, boxes and cardboard
packing cases, wrapping materials, sweepings and all materials of a like
nature other than solid waste or ashes.
GENERAL PROVISIONS
3.0
a)
Every occupier or owner of any dwelling within the established Designated Collection Area and
within the District of Houston shall provide and maintain in good and sufficient order and repair
for such dwelling occupied or owned by him, solid waste receptacles in which solid waste shall
be deposited.
i)
Solid waste shall be securely contained within the solid waste receptacles.
ii)
All wet or offensive household garbage shall be thoroughly drained and placed in plastic
bags before being placed in a solid waste receptacle.
iii)
Discarded clothing, waste paper and inoffensive household garbage may be placed
directly in a solid waste receptacle.
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iv)
Food contaminated cardboard crates, cartons and all other similar containers shall be
broken down and compacted flat before being placed in any solid waste receptacle.
v)
Garbage shall not be placed in solid waste receptacles in such a manner as to prohibit
the closing of the attached covers.
vi)
Permitted liquids are to be deposited into a solid waste receptacle only in a sealed
container that will prevent spillage during the collection process.
vii)
The District of Houston shall not be responsible for cleanup of any solid waste scattered
when not securely contained.
b)
The rates for solid waste service as outlined in the Fees & Charges Bylaw attached hereto are
for the removal of not more than one (1) solid waste receptacle per premises per week. The
contents of each solid waste receptacle shall not exceed 60 kilograms per receptacle.
Additional services will be charged at the rates specified in the Fees & Charges Bylaw.
c)
Every owner or occupier of a trade premise, multiple dwelling or mobile/manufactured home
park having trade waste in excess of one (1) solid waste receptacle per week, shall be
permitted to convert to a commercial bin system and shall make payment directly to the said
contractor providing the commercial bin.
d)
Every owner or occupier using a commercial bin shall be responsible for providing a suitable
location for the commercial bin. The location and placement of the commercial bin shall be
mutually agreed on, with the final decision being that of the District.
ACCESSIBILITY OF SOLID WASTE RECEPTACLES
4.0
a)
Residential:
All solid waste receptacles shall be accessible within a meter (3 feet) of the curb or curb line on
a public road side. All receptacles containing waste for disposal shall be placed at the
designated location by 8:00 a.m. on all designated collection days. Such days shall be
designated by the District. No solid waste will be removed from private property or driveways
on private property.
b)
Commercial:
All commercial bins shall be located within the trade premises property lines. There shall be no
placement of commercial bins on District of Houston road right-of-ways.
RESTRICTED MATERIALS
5.0
No person shall place or mix for removal as solid waste or trade waste, the following materials:
a)
animal excreta 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)
article of solid waste too large for container;
i)
tires;
j)
batteries or chemicals;
k)
paints;
l)
toxic materials;
m)
special waste.
The District of Houston reserves the right not to remove such materials.
SPECIAL NEEDS
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6.0
The District of Houston may authorize the use of special commercial solid waste receptacles or
additional service requests. Rates for these special receptacles or for additional service shall be
determined on an individual basis, with the final decision being that of the District of Houston.
CONDITION OF REGULATION RECEPTACLE
7.0
a)
All solid waste receptacles shall, at all times, be kept in good and sanitary condition, and shall
be accessible for inspection at all reasonable times, and when any receptacle has been
condemned by the District as unfit for the purpose, such receptacle shall be removed along with
the solid waste and the occupier or owner of any premise from which the condemned receptacle
has been removed shall forthwith provide a suitable and sanitary residential solid waste
receptacle.
b)
Users of a commercial bin shall keep such receptacles in good condition.
c)
The Municipality shall not be responsible for the replacement or repair of any containers, carts
or lids damaged or lost for any reason whatsoever.
DESIGNATED COLLECTION AREA
8.0
The Designated Collection Area for the District shall be as shown on Schedule C to this bylaw.
COMPELLED TO HAVE SOLID WASTE REMOVED
9.0
Every owner or occupier of premises within the established Designated Collection Area is compelled to
have their solid waste, trade waste and house rubbish removed and disposed of by the District and shall
comply to all regulations. Those trade premises, multiple dwellings and mobile/manufactured home
parks on a commercial bin service shall be permitted to have their solid waste removed by the company
supplying the commercial bin.
INDEPENDENT SERVICE
10.
In the case of dwellings, multiple dwellings and mobile/manufactured home parks, each household
therein must pay the applicable solid waste user fee of the District, as prescribed in the Fees & Charges
Bylaw attached hereto and forming part of this bylaw.
RATES
11.0
The District of Houston shall establish a Designated Collection Area within the District, therefore, the
owners of premises within the area, whether occupied or vacant on which a premise exists, shall be
responsible for the payment of all solid waste user fees, whether the service is actually used or not.
Exemption from payment of user rates is permitted under provisions to Section 11.2 or 11.3.
11.1
Invoicing for new customers will commence within two (2) months immediately following the date of
water or sewer connections or occupancy, whichever occurs first, or on date of issuance of Business
Licence.
11.2
Upon written application to the Director of Engineering, the owner of land shall be exempt from payment
of user rates when a water disconnection fee has been paid and the water service to the land has been
physically disconnected and the exemption shall continue so long as the land remains unoccupied.
11.3
Council may waive user charges in every case where Council is satisfied that a person or property does
not require solid waste removal service.
11.4
Mobile/Manufactured home parks who are not on a commercial bin system, shall be billed for the
current year based on occupancy of pads at October 31st of the previous year.
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BILLINGS
12.0 a)
User rates in the Fees and Charges Bylaw may, at the District's discretion, be billed either
quarterly through an invoice in the form provided by the District from time to time and due
within 30 days of receipt, or annually on the Property Tax Notice and due as specified on the
Property Tax Notice. Unpaid utility amounts shall not be subject to penalties in the same
manner as other current taxes.
b)
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.
c)
The tenants of commercial property shall be billed directly upon written authorization by the
owner thereof, provided that the owners of such commercial property shall, at all times, be
responsible to pay all monies required under the provisions of this bylaw.
12.1
Accounts which remain unpaid as at May 1st in each year shall be transferred to the Tax Roll as current
year taxes but shall not be subject to penalties in the same manner as other current taxes.
12.2
Accounts which remain unpaid on December 31st in each year shall be transferred to the Tax Roll as
taxes in arrears and shall be subject to interest in the same manner as other taxes.
TAG-A-CART SYSTEM
13.0
The District has implemented a Tag-a-Cart system to allow for dwellings that desire service for more
than one (1) Toter Cart.
INFRACTION OF BYLAW
14.0
Except as provided in this bylaw, no person shall throw, place or pile, or cause to be thrown, placed or
piled upon any street, lane or alley or within any commercial solid waste receptacle within the District of
Houston, any solid waste or trade waste.
Any person who shall be guilty of any breach or infraction of any of the provisions of this bylaw shall be
liable on summary conviction to a fine or penalty not exceeding the sum of Two Thousand ($2,000.00)
Dollars.
OPTIONAL SOLID WASTE COLLECTION SERVICE
15.0
Properties outside of the District of Houston Designated Collection Area may apply to the District of
Houston for Optional Solid Waste Collection Service. Such service shall be supplied only to District of
Houston residents and to residents residing on property abutting the District of Houston Municipal
Boundary at the discretion of the Director of Engineering and Development Services.
Section 12 of this bylaw shall not be applicable for those properties receiving Optional Solid Waste
Collection Service.
All rates for optional solid waste collection service, as outlined on Schedule B of this bylaw shall be
billed quarterly and are due 30 days after billing date.
REPEALS BYLAW
16.0
"District of Houston Garbage Regulations & Rates Bylaw No. 1026, 2012" is hereby repealed.
READ A FIRST TIME
19th DAY OF November, 2013
READ A SECOND TIME
19th DAY OF November, 2013
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READ A THIRD TIME
19th DAY OF November, 2013
ADOPTED THIS
3rd DAY OF December, 2013
JONATHAN VAN BARNEVELD
MARNI LAROCQUE
DEPUTY MAYOR
CORPORATE SERVICES OFFICER
DISTRICT OF HOUSTON
SOLID WASTE REGULATIONS & RATES BYLAW NO. 1044, 2013
SCHEDULE A
A) [Repealed by Bylaw 1094, Comprehensive Fees and Charges]
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SOLID WASTE REGULATIONS & RATES BYLAW NO. 1044, 2013
SCHEDULE B
B) [Repealed by Bylaw 1094, Comprehensive Fees and Charges]
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