2026 Sewer Rates Bylaw No. 913, 2025

Lumby, British Columbia

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THE CORPORATION OF THE VILLAGE OF LUMBY BYLAW No. 913, 2025 A BYLAW TO AMEND SEWER RATES AND REGULATIONS WHEREAS it is expedient that provision should be made for regulating the rates for sanitary sewer supplied by the Village to its habitants, NOW THEREFORE the Council of the Village of Lumby, in open meeting assembled, enacts as follows: 1. That the "Lumby Sewer Rates and Regulations Bylaw No. 701, 2009" be amended: (a) That Schedule "B" be deleted; and, (b) That the attached Schedule "B" be inserted. 2. That this bylaw be cited for all purposes as the "Lumby Sewer Rates and Regulations Amendment Bylaw No. 913, 2025". 3. That the effective date of Lumby Sewer Rates and Regulations Amendment Bylaw No. 913, 2025, shall take effect January 1, 2026. READ A FIRST TIME this 3rd day of November, 2025 READ A SECOND TIME this 3rd day of November, 2025 READ A THIRD TIME this 3rd day of November, 2025 ADOPTED this 17th day of November 2025 _______________________________ ______________________________ Kevin Acton Tom Kadla Mayor Corporate Officer SCHEDULE "B" SEWER RATES AND FEES I. CONNECTION FEES (a) Up to 4 inch (100 mm) $750.00 plus cost of pavement and sidewalk cut repairs (b) 6 inch (150 mm) $900.00 plus cost of pavement and sidewalk cut repairs (c) Over 6 inch (150 mm) Actual cost (including cost of pavement and sidewalk cut repairs) II. METERED RATES - MONTHLY ($) will be analyzed and reviewed annually. For each service which means a single residential dwelling, mobile home, rental suite, in- law suite, school classroom, strata unit or plumbed residential or agricultural out building or other plumbed buildings, including but not limited to commercial, institutional and industrial building, excluding bona fide agricultural use or bona fide agricultural stock watering the base amount is $22.00 per month. Except that: - Seasonal operation shall be invoiced at 50% of the monthly Base rate. A seasonal installation includes installations in facilities such as, public arenas, public swimming pools, campgrounds, museums, and motel or hotel units. - Multi-family complexes of over 6 units shall be invoiced at 75% of the monthly base rate. A multi-family complex includes apartment buildings, senior housing facilities and manufactured home parks. - For areas outside the municipal boundaries or where metering is not possible as determined by the Village, the above listed rates are multiplied by 5. - Unmetered fee where metering is possible, added to base fee $50.00 for the first to third month increasing by $50.00 per month for each 3-month period thereafter. Plus, a consumption fee of $0.76 per cubic meter except that the consumption fee for pubs, lounges, hotel restaurants, industrial food production facilities and kiln operations shall be $0.66 per cubic meter. *Except where specified, all rates apply whether occupied or not, whether operating or not and more than one category may apply to a premise. III. OTHER FEES (a) Additional Inspection Fee $75.00 (Per occasion) (b) Disconnection Fee Actual cost (including cost of pavement and sidewalk cut repairs) plus 10% (administration) IV. FINES AND PENALTIES Offence Section Fine - 1st Offences Fine - 2nd and Subsequent Offences (a) Connecting to Sewer Without Permit 3(a), 5(a) $ 500.00 $ 1,000.00 (b) Improper Sewer Materials Used 4(a) $ 150.00 $ 300.00 (c) Cover Sewer Drain Before Inspection 4(b) $ 250.00 $ 500.00 (d) Discharge Commercial Waste in Sewer 5(c) $ 250.00 $ 500.00 (e) Not connecting to new Service Connection 5.1(d)(i) $ 500.00 $ 1,000.00 (f) Not providing satisfactory evidence to Superintendent 5.1(d)(ii) $ 250.00 $ 500.00 (g) Not upgrading private services for new Service Connection 5.1(d)(iii) $ 500.00 $ 1,000.00 (h) Not discontinuing use when old Service Connection discontinued 5.1(g) $ 500.00 $ 1,000.00 (i) Not Adhering to Design Requirements 6(c) $ 100.00 $ 200.00 (j) Not Adhering to Maintenance Requirements 6(e), (f) $ 100.00 $ 200.00 (k) Interfere with Sewer System 7(a) $ 250.00 $ 500.00 (l) Connect Ground/Storm/Surface Water to Sewer System 7(b) $ 250.00 $ 500.00 (m) Prohibited Discharge of Waste to Sewer 7(c) $ 250.00 $ 500.00 (n) Not Obtaining Disconnect Permit 8(a) $ 150.00 $ 300.00 (o) Not Adhering to Stoppage Conditions 9(a), (b) $ 150.00 $ 300.00 (p) Obstructing Inspector or Bylaw Enforcement Officer 11 $ 500.00 $ 1,000.00