Water Rates and Regulations Bylaw No. 2 (Consolidation 642)
Lions Bay, British Columbia
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Water Rates and Regulation Bylaw No. 2,
1971
Office Consolidation
This document is an office consolidation of Water Rates and Regulation Bylaw No. 2, 1971,
with subsequent amendments adopted by the Village of Lions Bay.
All persons making use of this consolidation are reminded that it has no Council sanction,
that amendments have been incorporated only for convenience of reference, and that
for all purposes of interpretation and application, the original bylaws should be consulted.
The Village of Lions Bay will, in no event, be liable or responsible for damages of any kind
arising out of the use of this consolidation.
This is not the official version of Water Rates and Regulations Bylaw No. 2, 1971, as
amended, nor is it admissible in a court of law. For such purposes, official certified copies
of the original bylaws can be obtained from the Village Office or by contacting us at:
[email protected]
List of Amending Bylaws
Bylaw
No.
Section
Description
Adopted/In Force
44
Sched A
Replaces Schedule A
April 5, 1976
BY LAW NO. 2 Sheet 2
110
Sched A
Replaces Schedule A
July 4, 1983
119
Sched A,
6-3(a)
Replaces Schedule A, amends text,
June 4, 1984
129
Sched A
Replaces Schedule A
May 6, 1985
144
Sched A
Replaces Schedule A
May 5, 1986
159
Sched A
Replaces Schedule A
January 4, 1988
174
Sched A
Replaces Schedule A
January 9, 1989
189
Sched A
Replaces Schedule A
February 4, 1991
197
Sched A
Replaces Schedule A
February 3, 1992
210
Sched A
Replaces Schedule A
February 1, 1993
225
Sched A
Replaces Schedule A
January 24, 1994
236
Sched A
Replaces Schedule A
February 6, 1995
249
Sched A
Replaces Schedule A
February 6, 1996
262
Sched A
Replaces Schedule A
January 6, 1997
273
Sched A
Replaces Schedule A
January 5, 1998
287
Sched A
Replaces Schedule A
March 1, 1999
304
Sched A
Replaces Schedule A
March 6, 2000
319
Sched A
Replaces Schedule A
March 5, 2001
331
Sched A
Replaces Schedule A
March 4, 2002
342
Sched A
Replaces Schedule A
March 3, 2003
357
Sched A
Replaces Schedule A
March 1, 2004
365
Sched A
Replaces Schedule A
March 7, 2005
378
Sched A
Replaces Schedule A
Feb 27, 2006
387
Sched A
Replaces Schedule A
March 8, 2007
399
Sched A
Replaces Schedule A
Feb 18, 2008
419
Sched A
Replaces Schedule A
Feb 3, 2010
426
Sched A
Replaces Schedule A
Feb 21, 2011
441
Sched A
Replaces Schedule A
Feb 21, 2012
454
Sched A
Replaces Schedule A
Feb 21, 2013
465
3.1(1)
and 4
Delete connection charges of Sched A and
amend s.4 text
467
Sched A
Replaces Schedule A
Feb 18, 2014
482
Sched A
Replaces Schedule A
Feb 17, 2015
499
Sched A
Replaces Schedule A
Feb 16, 2016
497
4,
Amends s.4 text, amends Schedule 'A'
Dec 20, 2016
/January 1, 2017
514
Sched A
Replaces Schedule A
Feb 21, 2017
538
Sched A
Replaces Schedule A
Feb 20, 2018
557
Sched A
Replaces Schedule A
Feb 19, 2019
568
Various
Typos & Housekeeping, Clarifying
Feb.18, 2020
Sheet 3
BY LAW NO. 2
Payment Due Date, Replace Schedule A
Rates
579
2
Amends s.6(2)(a) to
Extend 2020 Discount Period
April 21, 2020
587
Sched A
Replaces Schedule A
February 16,
2021
609
Sched A
Replaces Schedule A
February 15,
2022
626
Sched A
s.6.(2)(a)
Replaces Schedule A, amends s.6.(2)(a)
payment discount date to May 31st
May 2, 2023
636
Sched A
Replaces Schedule A
April 23, 2024
642
Sched A
Replaces Schedule A
May 6, 2025
BY LAW NO. 2 Sheet 4
VILLAGE OF LIONS BAY
BYLAW NO. 2
A by-law to regulate the rates, terms and conditions
under which water from the municipal water utility may be
supplied and used.
The Council of the Village of Lions Bay, in open
meeting assembled, ENACTS AS FOLLOWS:
1.
INTERPRETATION
In this by-law, unless the context otherwise requires,
"Clerk" means the Clerk of the Village of Lions Bay.
"water connection" means the water line extending from the
water main to the property line of the property being serviced
or about to be serviced;
"consumer" means any person, company or corporation who is
the owner or agent for the owner of any premises to which
water is supplied or make available from the works and also
any person who is the occupier of any such premises, and also
includes any premises or by any service from the said works;
"service pipes" means that portion of the water supply line
extending from the property line of the property concerned to
the building situated thereon, and joining the water
connection to the plumbing system at the building;
"Water mains" means any water service under the control of
the municipality which is intended for public use;
"water service" means the supply of water from the water works
to any person and all the taps, valves, meters, connections
and other things necessary to any actually used for the
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purpose of such supply;
"works" means the waterworks of the Village of Lions Bay
2.
APPLICATION FOR SERVICES
(1)
Application in the form of "Schedule C" attached and
forming part of this by-law for the supplying of water
to any property shall be made and delivered to the Clerk,
and must be signed by the owner of such property or his
duly authorized agent, signing as such or by the
consumer applying for such service. Each application,
when signed by the potential customer, shall be an
agreement whereby the customer agrees to abide by the
terms
(2)
Upon approval of the application by the Clerk, he may
turn on or cause to be turned on, the water service to
the consumer's premises.
3.
CONNECTIONS
(1)
Application in the form of "Schedule B" attached to and
forming part of this by-law for the installation and
connection of a water service to any parcel of land
shall be delivered to the Clerk, which shall be signed
by the owner of the property or his duly authorized
agent signing as such, and shall be accompanied by the
required connection charges as established in section 4
of this by-law.
(2)
Where any new building or structure is being build and
will come within the provisions of this by-law, the
owner or his agent shall make application for a
connection permit at the same time he makes application
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for a building permit.
(3)
The Clerk shall determine the size of the pipe that is
to be used in supplying any premises, the position to
the street in which it is to be placed, and the main to
which the connection shall be made if there is a choice
of mains.
(4)
Upon approval of the application by the Clerk, a water
connection extending from the water main to the
applicant's property line shall be laid, unless already
laid; thereupon the owner shall connect his service pipe
to the water connection in accordance with the
regulations hereinafter contained.
(5)
No work shall be permitted to be done on or under any
street other than by an employee or agent of the
municipality and no person shall be allowed to make any
connection within eh waterworks system without the
permission in writing from the Clerk.
(6)
It shall be the responsibility of the consumer to
supply, install and maintain the connection or joint at
the property line between the consumer's service pipe
and the municipality's connection pipe. The said
connection or joint shall be of an approved flange or
flare-type fitting. No soldered joints below ground will
be permitted.
4.
CONNECTION CHARGE
Fees for services that may be or are provided under this Bylaw
shall be payable as set out in Fees Bylaw No. 497, 2016, as
amended.
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BY LAW NO. 2
[amended by Bylaw No. 465]
[amended by Fees Bylaw No. 497, 2016]
5.
SERVICE PIPES
(1)
Before any person shall install or construct any water
service, or commence doing any construction work in relation
to or in connection with, he shall notify the Clerk in
writing. If required by the Clerk he shall furnish a plan
and specification which shall show:
(a) The purpose for which the water is to be used, the size
of the pipes and the number of outlets in connection
with such an installation;
(b) A description of the material which the applicant
proposes to use in connection with such and installation
or construction.
(2)
The installation of service pipes shall be the responsibility
of the property owner but shall conform to the specification
approved by the Clerk.
(3)
All underground pipes on any premises shall be placed below
the frost line, and in no cases, not less than thirty inches
(30") below the surface of the ground or in placed under a
driveway, sidewalk or other area that will be cleared of
snow, not less than forty eight inches (48") below the
surface of the ground. All other pipes exposed to frost shall
be properly and sufficiently protected therefrom.
(4)
It shall be the duty of every consumer to provide that all
taps, fittings and other things connected with the service
within the premises are in good order and installed and
connected in accordance with the provision of the Building
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and Plumbing By-Laws.
(5)
Every premises shall have a properly place stop and waste
cock.
(6)
When the owner's service pipe plans and waster connection
application have been approved he may proceed with the
installation of the service pipes. When the service pipes
have been installed, but before the excavation is backfilled,
the Clerk shall be notified that such works is ready for
inspection and shall make such inspection within two days
thereafter, excluding Sunday's and holidays.
(7)
The backfilling of the service pipe shall not be commenced
until the Clerk has signified in writing that he is satisfied
that the materials and workmanship employed are to his
satisfaction and that the pertinent sections of this and
other by-laws have been adhered to.
(8)
The Clerk or any other officer or employees of the
municipality shall refuse to turn on water to any premises
not complying with this section.
(9)
(a) In the event of leakage, freezing or other condition
which
(a) causes the interruption of supply in the service pipe,
repairs shall be the responsibility of the consumer. If
the consumer feels that such conditions are present in
the municipality's connection pipe and not in the
consumer's service pipe, he shall deposit with the
municipality a sum of money equal to the Clerk's
estimate of the cost of excavation and backfilling
required.
(b) In the event the municipality's connection pipe is
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faulty and is the cause of the consumer's complaint, the
municipality shall repair such faults and return the
deposit to the consumer. If there is no fault found in
the municipality's connection pipe, the consumer shall
forfeit that portion of the deposit in the amount equal
to the actual cost of the work, any surplus being
returned to the consumer. The consumer shall have the
right to inspect the site of the excavation by the
municipality and satisfy himself as to the condition of
the connection pipe.
(10) Every consumer shall provide for each service to his premises
a pressure reducing valve and pressure relief valve in the
event water pressure in the main serving his premises shall
be ore become so great as may cause damage.
6.
RATES
(1)
There is hereby imposed and levied a water user rate upon
all users of the water supplied by the municipal water
utility.
(2)
The Clerk shall classify each consumer in accordance with
categories set out in Schedule "A", attached to and forming
part of this by-law and the consumer is liable for the
appropriate rate covering the annual period January 1st to
December 31st.
(3)
(a) Rates shall be due and payable to the Village of Lions
Bay on or before December 31st each year. A prompt payment
discount shall be allowed, as set out in Schedule "A" if
payment is made on or before the 31st of May of each year,
other than the year 2020, when a prompt payment discount
shall be allowed, as set out in Schedule "A" if payment is
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made on or before the 1st day of June.
(4)
[Amended by Bylaw No. 119]
(5)
[Amended by Bylaw No. 579]
(6)
[Amended by Bylaw No. 627]
(b) Further to the above mentioned fees and charges there
shall be payable to the Village of Lions Bay a charge
of twenty dollars ($20.00) when the owner or occupier
requests to be furnished with water after the water
supply to the premises has been shut off by the order
of Council.
(c) Any rate remaining unpaid on the thirty first of
December shall be deemed to be taxes in arrear in
respect of the property in respect of which the
consumer dwells and shall forthwith be entered on the
real property tax roll by the Collector of taxes in
arrears.
(d) (a) No contractor, builder or other person shall use for
(a) building purposes of any kind any water from any pipe
or main of the waterworks or from any other consumer
without written approval of the Clerk.
(b) Application for such service shall be made in the manner
prescribed in section 3 of this by-law and the user
shall agree to pay the rates applicable, the connection
fee if one is required and to properly protect the supply
pipe, meter and other facilities of the waterworks.
(e) (a) No person, except an employee of the municipality
in the
(a) Course of his employment, or a member of the municipal
fire department on duty, shall without the written
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authority of the Clerk, open any hydrant, standpipe or
valve or use any water therefrom. Such authority shall
reserve to the municipality the right to stop such use
at any time for any reason without liability for damages
resulting therefrom in any manner whatsoever.
(b) Every person who receives such authority shall deposit
with the Clerk a cash bond of Fifty dollars ($50.00) and
the municipality may deduct from such bond whatever
charges shall be payable to the municipality in its
reasonable discretion for the sue of the water and for
damages to the main, hydrant, standpipe or valve.
(c) Every person who uses water from any hydrant or
standpipe shall pay to the municipality on demand a
charge of Five dollars ($5.00) or the sum of Two dollars
($2.00) per day for such use or any part thereof,
whichever sum shall be the greater.
7.
REGULATIONS
(1)
No person shall destroy, injure or tamper with any hydrant,
or other fixture of the waterworks, and no person shall in
any manner interfere or meddle with the water connection or
works in any street, or make any additions or alterations to
the water system or any connection, or turn on or off any
corporation stop-cock, service valve or gate-valve without
express approval of the Clerk.
(2)
No person shall sell or dispose of water from the municipal
water system, or give it away to any person or persons
whatsoever, or permit it to be taken away or carried away by
any person or persons, whomsoever, or to use or supply it to
the use or benefit of others.
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(3)
No connection or cross connection between the municipal water
system and any other water system or source of water supply
shall be permitted.
(4)
No person shall use water for irrigation purposes.
(5)
No person shall obstruct at any time or in any manner the
access to any hydrant, valve, stop-cock or other fixture
connected with the works, and should any person obstruct
such access the Clerk or any other employee or servant of
the municipality may, by his order, remove such obstruction
and the expense of such removal shall be charged to and paid
by the person so offending, and on non-payment thereof, on
demand, the municipality may recover said expense in a Court
of competent jurisdiction.
(6)
No person shall obstruct or prevent the Clerk or any person
authorized by him from carrying out any or all of the
provisions of this by-law, nor shall any person refuse to
grant the Clerk or any person authorized by him, permission
to inspect any water service work at any reasonable time.
8.
ADMINISTRATION
(1)
The Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to have a general
supervision over the municipal waterworks and to see that
the provisions of this by-law are carried out.
(2)
The Clerk shall have the power, subject to the consent of
the Council, to appoint assistants and inspectors for the
purpose of effectively carrying out the provisions of this
by-law, and wherever the Clerk is authorized or directed to
perform any act or duty under this by-law, such act or duty
may be performed by an inspector of employee authorized by
the Clerk to perform such act or duty.
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(3)
Nothing contained in this by-law shall be construed to impose
any liability on the municipality to service any person or
premises or to give a continuous supply of water to any
person or premises.
(4)
The municipality shall not be liable for the failure of the
water supply in consequence of accident or damage to the
works, or to the excessive pressure or lack of pressure, or
any temporary stoppage thereof on account of alterations or
repairs, whether such failure arises from negligence of any
person in the employ of the municipality or other person
whomsoever, or through natural deterioration of obsolescence
of the municipality's system or otherwise, howsoever; but in
the event of such failure or stoppage continuing for more
than fifteen consecutive days, an equitable reduction shall
be made on all rates or services affected thereby.
(5)
The municipality may, without notice, disconnect the water
service to any premises for any of the following reasons,
and the municipality shall not be liable for damage by reason
of discontinuing water service for such reasons:
(a) Unnecessary or wasteful use of water, or violation of
regulations concerning watering or sprinkling;
(b) Non-payment of rates;
(c) Failure to replace or repair defective pipes, fittings,
valves, tanks or appliances which are leaking or are
otherwise not in a good state of repair and which are
or may become a cause of waste of water;
(d) For repairs;
(e) For want of supplies;
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(f) For employing any pump, booster or other device for the
purposes of, or having the effect of, increasing water
pressure in service lines without obtaining approval of
Council;
(g) For violation of any of the provisions of this by-law.
(6)
The Council may, in its discretion, whenever the public
interest so requires, suspend or limit the consumption of
water from the municipal water system, or may regulate the
hours of use, or may further prescribe the manner in which
such water may be used.
9.
OFFENCES
Any person who violates any provision of this by-law shall be
deemed to have committed an offence and is punishable in
accordance with the Summary Convictions Act; and each day on
which the violation occurs shall be considered a separate
offence.
10.
CITATION
This by-law may be cited as the "Water Rates and Regulations
By-law No. 2".
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BY LAW NO. 2
BY LAW NO. 2 Sheet 16
SCHEDULE "A"
Attached to and forming
part of Bylaw No. 2, 1971, as amended
WATER USER RATES
Prompt Payment Discount
1. Single Family Residence
$2,075.96 per year
2.0%
2. Townhouses/Condominiums
$2,075.96 per year
2.0%
3. Businesses - Store/Café
$5,438.38 per year
2.0%
4. Businesses - Marina
$5,438.38 per year
2.0%
5. Businesses - Other
$1,428.61 per year
2.0%
6. Schools
$5,438.38 per year
2.0%