Sewer User Rates and Charges Bylaw 1922-1989 (consolidated) — full text, Mission, British Columbia

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SEWER USER RATES AND CHARGES BYLAW 1922-1989 THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENT HAS BEEN REPRODUCED FOR CONVENIENCE ONLY and is a consolidation of "District of Mission Sewer User Rates and Charges Bylaw 1922-1989" with the following amending bylaws: Bylaw Number Date Adopted Section Amended 2028-1989 2244-1990 2417-1991 2558-1992 2790-1994 3029-1997-1922(6) 3577-2003-1922(7) 3577-2003-1922(8) 3707-2004-1922(9) 3780-2005-1922(10) April 4, 2005 Schedule A, Section 3 (a) 3869-2006-1922(11) April 3, 2006 Schedule A, Section 3 (a) 3895-2006-1922(12) June 5, 2006 Section 8 3975-2007-1922(13) May 14, 2007 Schedule A 4050-2008-1922(14) May 5,, 2008 Schedule A 5022-2009-1922(15) May 4, 2009 Schedule A 5122-2010-1922(16) March 15, 2010 Preamble, Section 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 8, 9 and 10, Schedule A 5187-2010-1922(17) December 20, 2010 Schedule A 5289-2012-1922(18) April 23, 2012 Schedule A 5331-2012-1922(19) December 17, 2012 Schedule A 5394-2013-1922(20) December 18, 2013 Schedule A 5493-2015-1922(21) April 20, 2015 Schedule A 5533-2015-1922(22) December 21, 2015 Schedule A 5602-2016-1922(23) December 19, 2016 Schedule A 5685-2017-1922(24) December 18, 2017 Schedule A 5825-2019-1922(25) April 1, 2019 Schedule A 5892-2019-1922(26) December 16, 2019 Schedule A 5919-2020-1922(27) April 20, 2020 Replace Schedule A 5992-2020-1922(28) December 21, 2020 Replace Schedule A 6072-2021-1922(29) December 20, 2021 Replace Schedule A 6135-2022-1922(30) November 7, 2022 Replace Schedule A 6249-2023-1922(31) December 18, 2023 Replace Schedule A 6324-2024-1922(32) December 16, 2024 Replace Schedule A Consolidated Sewer User Rates and Charges Bylaw 1922-1989 Page 2 6386-2025-1922(33) November 3, 2025 Section 4 and 5 6395-2025-1922(34) December 15, 2025 Replace Schedule A Individual copies of any of the above bylaws are available from the Clerk's Department of the City of Mission. For legal purposes, copies of the original bylaws should be obtained. Consolidated Sewer User Rates and Charges Bylaw 1922-1989 Page 3 DISTRICT OF MISSION BYLAW NO. 1922-1989 A Bylaw to Establish Sewer User Rates WHEREAS Council has established a system of sewerage works; AND WHEREAS pursuant to "District of Mission Sewer Bylaw No. 5033-2009" and amendments thereto, owners are required to connect to the municipal sewer system, where a service connection is available, upon receiving notice from the Engineer; AND WHEREAS it is deemed expedient that a portion of the cost of constructing and operating the said sewerage system be paid for by means of user charges; NOW THEREFORE the Council of the District of Mission, in open meeting assembled, ENACTS AS FOLLOWS: 1. This Bylaw may be known and cited for all purposes as "District of Mission Sewer User Rates and Charges Bylaw No. 1922-1989". 2. There is hereby imposed and levied, sewer system user charges against the owner of real property whose real property is connected to the sewer system in accordance with the categories and charges set out in Schedule "A", attached to and forming part of this bylaw. 3. (a) Sewer system user charges for the uses or classes of customers indicated in Sections l and 2 of Schedule "A" shall be due and payable annually at the office of the Collector, Municipal Office, on the property tax due date. Such sewer system user charges shall be included on the annual property tax notice for convenience. (b) Accounts noted in 3. (a) that are unpaid at the close of business on the property tax due date for the current year shall have a ten percent (10%) penalty applied to the outstanding sewer rates. 4. (a) Sewer system user charges for the uses or classes of customers indicated in Section 3 of Schedule "A" shall be due and payable quarterly at the office of the Collector, Municipal Office, on or about the first day of January, April, July and October in each calendar year. (b) A sewer user charge imposed under Section 3 of Schedule A of this Bylaw which remains unpaid on the thirtieth day after the due date shall be subject to a five percent (5%) penalty to be added to the unpaid balance on the thirty-first day after the billing date. The penalty date may be extended under extenuating circumstances such as a major catastrophe or labour disruption at the discretion of the Director of Finance or their designate. 5. (a) Sewer user charges for the uses or classes of customers indicated in Section 4 of Schedule "A" shall be due and payable on or about the 1st day of November each year. (b) Accounts noted above in 5. (a) remaining unpaid on the thirtieth day after the date of billing shall be subject to a five percent (5%) penalty to be Consolidated Sewer User Rates and Charges Bylaw 1922-1989 Page 4 added to the account on the thirty-first day after the date of billing. The penalty date may be extended under extenuating circumstances such as a major catastrophe or labour disruption at the discretion of the Director of Finance or their designate. 6. ARREARS - ALL ACCOUNTS Any rate remaining unpaid on the 31st day of December of a calendar year shall be deemed to be taxes in arrears for that year on the real property to which sewer service is supplied and shall forthwith be entered on the real property tax roll by the Collector as taxes in arrears. Any rates which are so added or charged, remaining unpaid on the thirty-first day of December in the year following that which such rates became arrears, shall be deemed to be delinquent on the said thirty-first day of December and for the purpose of enforcing payment of the same shall be deemed to be delinquent taxes and the provisions of the "Community Charter "shall apply to such rates. 7. In the case of a connection being made to the sewer system during any year: (a) for uses indicated in Sections 1, 2(a) and 2(b) (i) of Schedule "A" a sewer user charge imposed shall commence three months after the month of issuance of a building permit for a new unit or one month after the month of receiving an application for a sewer connection for an existing building on real property." (b) for uses indicated in Sections 2(b)(ii), 2(b) (iii), 2(c) and 2 (d) of Schedule "A" a sewer system user charge imposed shall commence six months after the month of issuance of a building permit. 8. No refund shall be given to any owner whose real property is disconnected from the sewer system. 9. The sewer user charges imposed on Schedule "A" of this Bylaw shall take effect January 1, 2012. 10. "District of Mission Sewer User Rates and Charges Bylaw No. 524-1976" is hereby rescinded. READ A FIRST TIME this 6th day of November, 1989. READ A SECOND TIME this 6th day of November, 1989. READ A THIRD TIME this 6th day of November, 1989. RECONSIDERED AND FINALLY ADOPTED this 20th day of November, 1989. ___(original signed by Mayor)______ ____(original signed by Clerk)___________ MAYOR CLERK Consolidated Sewer User Rates and Charges Bylaw 1922-1989 Page 5 Schedule "A" Classes of Consumer Rates Payable Effective January 1, 2026 1 One and Two Unit Residential that are not metered for water purposes (a) Residential Use, One Unit (i) per dwelling unit $65.55 per month $786.60 per annum (ii) per secondary dwelling unit $46.20 per month $554.40 per annum (b) Residential Use, Two Units (i) per dwelling unit $65.55 per month $786.60 per annum (ii) per secondary dwelling unit $46.20 per month $554.40 per annum 2 (a) Mobile Home Park Use - per pad $65.55 per month $786.60 per annum (b) Residential Use, Apartment (i) 3 dwelling units, $65.55 per month $786.60 per annum per dwelling unit (ii) 4 dwelling units, $65.55 per month $786.60 per annum per dwelling unit (iii) more than 4 dwelling units, $55.93 per month $671.16 per annum per dwelling unit (c) Residential Use, Townhouse (i) per dwelling unit $65.55 per month $786.60 per annum (ii) per secondary dwelling unit $46.20 per month $554.40 per annum (d) Commercial/Industrial/Institutional $65.55 per month $786.60 per annum 3 Commercial/Industrial/Institutional and Multi-Unit Residential customers that are metered for water purposes shall pay the following quarterly sewer rates based on water usage: (a) Metered Sewer User Rates (subject to minimum charge per quarter) Up to 300 cubic meters $1.72560 per cubic meter of water consumed On next 300 cubic meters $1.41470 per cubic meter of water consumed On next 300 cubic meters $1.28170 per cubic meter of water consumed On next 300 cubic meters $1.15000 per cubic meter of water consumed On balance $0.88330 per cubic meter of water consumed Meter Size Mininum Charge per Quarter Up to19mm $188.11 25mm $188.11 32mm $188.11 38mm $188.11 50mm $209.04 75mm $209.04 100mm $679.78 150mm $679.78 250mm $679.78 4 (a) Sewer User Rate per cubic meter of water consumed $1.98 One and Two Unit Residential that are metered for water purposes shall pay the following sewer rates: SEWER UTILITY FEES Multi-Unit Residential and Commercial/Industrial/Institutional that are not metered for water purposes