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VILLAGE OF NAKUSP
BYLAW NO. 500 - CONSOLIDATED
PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
A BYLAW OF THE VILLAGE OF NAKUSP IN THE PROVINCE OF BRISTISH COLUMBIA TO PROVIDE FOR THE
COLLECTION, DISPOSAL AND CONTROL OF SOILD WASTE, AND TO ESTABLISH FEES THEREON.
CONSOLIDATED TO INCLUDE BYLAW 500-1, 500-2, 500-4, 500-5 AND 500-6
WHEREAS
pursuant to the Municipal Act, being Chapter 290 of the Revised Statutes of British
Columbia, 1979 as amended, a municipality may by bylaw, establish and maintain a
system to collect, remove, and dispose of garbage, ashes, refuse and other noxious,
offensive, unwholesome and discarded matter, and prescribe the terms and conditions
on which persons make use of the system;
AND
WHEREAS
pursuant to the aforesaid Municipal Act, a municipality may, by by-law, establish a scale
of charges payable by owners or occupiers of real property for the removal to the
designed place for trade waste, garbage, rubbish and matter, and for compelling
payment of the charges so fixed, and for imposing penalties for neglecting to remove or
have removed and brought to the designated place the trade waste, garbage, rubbish
and other matter;
NOW
THEREFORE
the Municipal Council of the Village of Nakusp in the Province of British Columbia, duly
assembled, hereby enacts as follows:
Bylaw 500-2 adopted November 27, 1997 changed the bylaw sub-sections to be renumbered
as follows:
SECTION I:
TITLE
(1) This Bylaw shall be cited as the "Village of Nakusp Waste Control Bylaw No. 500, 1997"
SECTION II:
DEFINITIONS
(2) In this Bylaw, unless the context otherwise requires:
"Collector" shall mean the Treasurer for the Village of Nakusp, and his/her designate, appointed
to receive and distribute all money paid to the municipality.
"Dwelling" shall mean any residential building or self-contained unit, having one kitchen, used or
intended for use as a dwelling, place of abode, or place of living by one family or tenant, and
includes, but not limited to, each such unit of a duplex, apartment, townhouse or mobile home.
"Non-Residential" shall mean any building or self-contained part thereof, used or untended for
use, other than a dwelling.
Bylaw 500-1 adopted June 12, 1997 changed the definition of "Non-Residential Receptacle" as
follows:
"Non-Residential Receptacle" shall mean a metal bin, having capacity of one cubic meter of
more used or intended to be used at a commercial, industrial, institutional or other non-
residential premise; and which is compatible to and operable with the Village waste collection
equipment, in a fashion satisfactory to the Village.
"Non-Residential Solid Waste" shall mean any and all rejected, abandoned or discarded matter,
including but not limited to paper, boxes, packing cases, wrapping materials, sweepings and all
inflammable materials of a like nature, resulting from the operations of a commercial, industrial
or institutional premise, but does not include special waste.
"Occupier" shall mean any person occupying and dwelling, or commercial, industrial,
institutional premise, within the Village, including any owner, lessee or tenant.
"Operator" shall mean the person(s) appointed to collect solid waste from within the solid waste
collection area.
"Residential Solid Waste" shall mean any and all rejected, abandoned or discarded matter,
including vegetable or animal food, floor sweepings, crockery, glass or metal wear, having
contained food, ashes, grass, hedge clippings, or other garden refuse or rubbish.
"Solid Waste Collection Area" shall mean the areas as outlined in Schedule "B" attached to and
forming part of this Bylaw.
"Special Waste" shall include, but not be limited to, all hazardous, inflammable, radioactive and
toxic materials as defined in the Waste Management Act, Chapter 41 of the Revised Statutes of
British Columbia, 1982 as amended.
"Village" shall mean the Village of Nakusp in the Province of British Columbia, or the area within
its boundaries.
"Village Garbage Bag" or "bag" shall mean a polyethylene garbage bag marked with lettering
identifying the bag as an approved Village of Nakusp garbage bag; and as sold/distributed by the
Village office or the Village's authorized agents.
SECTION III
REGULATIONS FOR WASTE AND WASTE RECEPTACLES
Bylaw 500-6 adopted May 8, 2017 replaced Section III (3) - Regulations for Waste and Waste
Receptacles with the following:
(3) All solid waste disposed of must be contained within a Village garbage bag or bags and placed in
a watertight waste receptacle, for collection purposes. Waste placed out for collection that is
not contained within a Village garbage bag contained within a watertight waste receptacle shall
not be picked up by the Operators; and it shall be the responsibility of the occupier of the
dwelling or non-residential premises to either:
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Dispose of the wastes at the Nakusp landfill; or
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Contain the waste within a Village garbage bag placed in a watertight waste
receptacle for pick up on the next collection day
All persons within the solid waste collection area wanting to utilize the collection service shall be
required to purchase Village bags from the Village or the Village's authorized agents.
(4) Notwithstanding the above Section III (3), waste placed out for collection in non-residential
receptacles shall be collected by the Village. Fees for such collection shall be outlined in
Schedule "A" attached to this Bylaw.
Bylaw 500-6 adopted May 8, 2017 replaced Section III (5) - Regulations for Waste and Waste
Receptacles with the following:
(5) All waste receptacles and bags shall be kept within the confines of an occupier's property. All
non-residential receptacles must be located on a concrete surface, provided at the expense of
the occupier. It is the responsibility of the occupant to ensure that waste receptacles are kept at
all times in a fashion that keeps same inaccessible to animals and impervious to weather. No
waste shall be placed out for collection prior to 7:00 am on the designated collection day.
(6) All waste receptacles and bags shall be kept within the confines of an occupier's property. All
non-residential receptacles must be located on a concrete surface, provided at the expense of
the occupier. It is the responsibility of the occupant to ensure that waste receptacles and bags
are kept, at all times before collection, in a fashion that keeps same inaccessible to animals and
impervious to weather.
(7) All waste receptacles and bags shall be accessible for collection, located at the occupier's
property line, either adjacent to the sidewalk or read shoulder, or as designated by the Village,
between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., on all designated collection days, with the
exception of statutory holidays. All waste receptacles not accessible or not meeting the
accessibility criteria, on designated collection days, shall not be collected until the next regularly
scheduled collection. The Village may agree to waive this requirement, in situations where the
occupier is a disabled person and has no other means of transporting the waste receptacle to
the property line.
SECTION IV:
SOILD WASTES COLLECTION SERVICES
Bylaw 500-1 adopted June 12, 1997 changed Section IV to read as follows:
(8) The operators shall provide collection services for solid waste removal, from every dwelling and
non-residential premises, within the Village boundaries, once per week, fifty-two weeks per year
(or at such times and intervals designated by the Village). Said collection services shall consist of
the removal of solid waste contained within Village garbage bags, or within approved non-
residential receptacles and placed out for collection, by the swelling or premises occupant.
SECTION V:
SPECIAL WASTES/OTHER UNACCEPTABLE WASTES
(9) Collection of special wastes will not be undertaken by the Village. If disposal is required, an
occupier must contact the Regional District of Central Kootenay, to receive further directions
regarding regulations for disposal and permission to do so, as established by the Waste
Management Act.
(10) The following wastes will not be collected by the Village:
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Explosives;
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Raw sewage or septic tank sludge;
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Oversized items of any kind exceeding 0.61 metres in any dimension;
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Dead animals or parts of dead animals;
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Demolition or construction waste;
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Rocks;
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Hot ashes;
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Brush and garden trimmings;
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Corrugated cardboard suitable for recycling.
SECTION VI:
FEES AND PAYMENT
Bylaw 500-5 adopted April 24, 2013 deleted Section VI (11) in its entirety and replaced with
the following:
(11) Every occupier shall pay to the Village fees and charges for the collection, disposal and control
of solid waste. All fees and charges shall be as per Schedule 4 of the Fees and Charges Bylaw
632, 2011.
(12) Any new residential/non-residential occupiers shall be charged with the full monthly proportion
of the applicable fee if his/her application is dated on or before the 15th day of the month. No
such proportion of the monthly fee shall be charged on applications submitted after the 15th day
of the month.
(13) A dwelling or premise will be considered vacant if an application for water shut-off has been
approved, and will not be charged for waste collection services. If a water shut-off is not viable,
vacancy will determined by the Village, upon inspection.
(14) All fees and charges remaining unpaid on the 31st day of December in any year shall be added to
and form a part of the property taxes, and will be entered as taxes in arrears against the
affected property.
SECTION VII:
PROHIBITIONS
(15) No person shall dispose of solid waste anywhere within the boundaries of the Village, except
within the appropriate containers, as defined in this Bylaw, or as permitted in Section III of this
Bylaw.
(16) No person shall dispose of solid waste within a waste receptacle, unless given the authority to
do so, by the occupier.
(17) No person shall dispose of garbage, recyclable materials, waste, special waste or unacceptable
waste, by burning.
SECTION VIII:
PENALTY & SUMMARY CONVICTIONS
Bylaw 500-2 adopted November 27, 1997 Section VIII deleted Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00)
with the following:
(18) Any person who contravenes any provision of this Bylaw, commits an offence and is punishable
in accordance with the Offence Act, and shall be liable on convictions, to a fine or penalty of not
less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) and not more than Two Thousand ($2,000.00).
SECTION IX:
GENERAL
(19) Bylaw 282 and any amendments thereto, are hereby repealed.
FIRST READING THIS 23RD DAY OF JANUARY 1997
SECOND READING THIS 23RD DAY OF JANUARY 1997
THIRD READING THIS 13TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 1997
RECONSIDERED AND FINALLY ADOPTED THIS 27TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 1997
R.Johnson Martin Buckley
Mayor Clerk
SCHEDULE "A"
BYLAW 500
VILLAGE OF NAKUSP WASTE CONTROL BYLAW
SOLID WASTE FEES & CHARGES
Bylaw 500-5 deleted schedule A in its entirety