Sanitary Sewer User Rates Amendment Bylaw No. 1689, 2026 — full text, Invermere, British Columbia

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DISTRICT OF INVERMERE BYLAW NO. 1689 A bylaw to amend user rates for sanitary sewer. WHEREAS the Community Charter authorizes Council to impose a fee payable in respect of all or part of a service of the municipality; NOW THEREFORE the Council of the District of Invermere, in open meeting assembled, enacts as follows: 1. This Bylaw may be cited as "Sanitary Sewer User Rates Amendment Bylaw No. 1689, 2026". 2. Schedule "A" of Bylaw No. 1651 being "Sanitary Sewerage User Rates Amendment Bylaw No. 1651, 2023" is hereby repealed and the attached is substituted as Schedule "A" to "District of Invermere Sewer Connection and Regulation Bylaw No. 246, 1976." Read a First Time this 24th day of February, 2026. Read a Second Time this 24th day of February, 2026. Read a Third Time this 24th day of February, 2026. ADOPTED this 10th day of March, 2026. signed "Al Miller" signed "Dean McKinley" ______________________________________ ______________________________________ MAYOR CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER Certified a true copy of Bylaw No. 1689, 2026 this ______ day of _________________, ________. ______________________________ Corporate Officer District of Invermere Page 2 Sanitary Sewer User Rates Amendment Bylaw No. 1689, 2026 SCHEDULE "A" - Sewer User Rates Charge 1. Classification: per Month (a) Single family residence, apartment or duplex-each unit $48.90 (other than a One bedroom suite) (b) One bedroom suite - each unit $24.63 (c) Hotel/Motel - each room $11.70 (d) Bed & Breakfast - each room $5.99 (e) Beverage rooms, beer parlours, cocktail lounges, etc. - to 30 chairs $166.29 - 31 to 50 chairs $249.48 - over 50 chairs $332.62 (f) Cafes and restaurants - to 30 chairs $109.66 - 31 to 50 chairs $164.40 - over 50 chairs $219.19 (g) Garage or service station - each pump $33.26 (h) Car wash -each drive through $166.30 -each hand-wand bay $34.99 (i) Medical/Dental Offices - each practitioner $20.13 (j). Mini-mall - each business $26.49 (k) Stores, offices, business premises, theatre, etc. - to 185 m² of floor space (excluding storage area) $41.80 - 185 m² to 555 m² of floor space (excluding storage area) $75.72 - 555 m² to 2,500 m² of floor space (excluding storage area) $113.76 - over 2,500 m² of floor space (excluding storage area) $483.10 - living quarters attached $48.90 - hairdressing shops - ($14.70 per chair) subject to a minimum charge of $44.10 District of Invermere Page 3 Sanitary Sewer User Rates Amendment Bylaw No. 1689, 2026 Charge 1. Classification: per Month (l) Laundromat - each washer $46.55 (m) Schools - each classroom $46.55 (n) Hospital - each bed $33.28 (o) Churches - each seat $0.34 (p) Curling rink (when in use - minimum 6 months) $113.66 (q) Royal Canadian Legion Branch #71 $113.66 (r) Arenas and Public Halls - each seat of rated capacity $.74 (s) Trailer court or manufactured home park - each unit $48.90 (t) Commercial Storage/Warehouse (excluding units with no fixtures) - each unit $8.95 (u) Manufacturing/Light Industrial $38.01 (v) Daycares - to 185 m² of floor space (excluding storage area) $50.20 - 185 m² to 555 m² of floor space (excluding storage area) $90.86 - over 555 m² of floor space (excluding storage area) $141.06 District of Invermere Page 4 Sanitary Sewer User Rates Amendment Bylaw No. 1689, 2026 2. Disconnect/Reconnect: For each disconnection from or reconnection to the Athalmer vacuum sewer system, whether by request or under authority of this Bylaw: $62.90 (plus GST) for each residential, commercial, institutional or industrial service. 3. New Connections: When a new connection is made to the sanitary sewer, the charges imposed under this Bylaw shall begin with the month during which the sewer service is provided and will be pro- rated on a daily basis. 4. Late Payment Fee: A 5% late payment fee shall be added to unpaid rates after the due date.