Controlled Substance Property Bylaw No. 6679, 2001

New Westminster, British Columbia

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9CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF NEW WESTMINSTER CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE PROPERTY BYLAW NO. 6679, 2001 EFFECTIVE DATE: JULY 23, 2001 CONSOLIDATED FOR CONVENIENCE ONLY (March 20, 2019) This is a consolidation of the bylaws listed below. The amendment bylaws have been combined with the original bylaw for convenience only. This consolidation is not a legal document. Certified copies of the original bylaws should be consulted for all interpretations and applications of the bylaws on this subject. AMENDMENT BYLAW EFFECTIVE DATE 7193 November 5, 2007 8081, 2019 March 11, 2019 The bylaw numbers highlighted in this consolidation refer to the bylaws that amended the principal Bylaw No. 6679, 2001. The number of any amending bylaw that has been repealed is not referred to in this consolidation. Obtainable from the City Clerk's Office Doc#63729 CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF NEW WESTMINSTER BYLAW NO. 6679, 2001 A bylaw to prohibit the use of property for the trade, manufacture, ingestion, use, sharing, trade or barter of controlled substances BYLAW 8081, 2019 WHEREAS Sections 8(3)(h), 17 and 64 of the Community Charter, S.B.C. 2003, c.26 authorizes Council, by bylaw, to: 1. prevent, abate and prohibit nuisances, and provide for the recovery of the cost of abatement of nuisances from the person causing the nuisance or other persons described in the bylaw; 2. prohibit the carrying on of a noxious or offensive trade, business or manufacture; and 3. effect compliance at the expense of any person who has failed to comply with the bylaw. BYLAW 8081, 2019 AND WHEREAS Council is further authorized by Sections 8(3)(g),(h) and (l) of the Community Charter, S.B.C. 2003 c.26, by bylaw, to regulate, for the health, safety and protection of persons and property, the installation, alteration or repair of plumbing, heating, air conditioning, electrical wiring and equipment, gas or oil piping and fittings, appliances and accessories of every kind, and to require an occupancy permit before occupancy of a building or part of it after alteration or a change in occupancy; Doc#63729 AND WHEREAS unsightly conditions and the noxious or offensive trade and manufacture of controlled substances have been found to exist from place to place throughout the City and the existence of such conditions and manufacture is detrimental to the welfare of the residents of the City and contributes substantially to the deterioration of neighbourhoods and a reduction in property values; AND WHEREAS the alteration of plumbing, heating, air conditioning, electrical wiring and equipment, gas or oil piping and fittings, appliances and accessories in buildings for the carrying on of the noxious and offensive trade and manufacture of controlled substances creates a danger to the health and safety of the residents of such buildings; AND WHEREAS property used for the ingestion, use, sharing, sale, trade or barter of a controlled substance causes disturbance and inconvenience to the residents of neighbouring properties, creates risks to the health and safety of residents and reduces the value of neighbouring properties. NOW THEREFORE THE CITY COUNCIL of the Corporation of the City of New Westminster in open meeting assembled ENACTS AS FOLLOWS: 1. This Bylaw may be cited for all purposes as "Controlled Substance Property Bylaw No. 6679, 2001". 2. In this Bylaw: "Controlled Substance" means a "controlled substance" as defined and described in Schedules I, II and III of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, 1996 c. 19, as may be amended from time to time, but does not include the trade or manufacture of a controlled substance that is permitted under that Act or otherwise lawfully permitted under the City's Business License Bylaw. Doc#63729 BYLAW 8081, 2019 "Controlled Substance Property" means a property which is used for: (a) the trade or manufacture of a Controlled Substance; or (b) the ingestion, use, sharing, sale, trade or barter of a controlled substance therein or thereon; "Hazardous Situation" includes any real or potential risk to the health or safety of persons or property arising or resulting from the use of a property for the trade or manufacture of a controlled substance or for the ingestion, use, sharing, sale, trade or barter of a controlled substance therein or thereon. BYLAW 8081, 2019 "Inspector" means the Chief Building Inspector for the City, or designate, the Manager, Licensing and Integrated Services, and any member from time to time of the City's Integrated Housing Service Team, the New Westminster Police Department and the New Westminster Fire Department; "Occupant" includes: (a) a person residing on or in property; (b) the person entitled to the possession of property if there is no person residing on or in the property; and (c) a leaseholder; Doc#63729 and shall include the agent of any such person. "Owner" means a person who has any right, title, estate or interest in property, other than that of an occupant, and shall include the agent of any such person. "Person" includes natural persons of either sex, associations, corporations. bodies politic, co-partnerships, whether acting by themselves or by a servant, agent or employee, and the heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns or other legal representative of such persons. "Property" means all real property, including, but not limited to, frontyards, sideyards, backyards, driveways, walkways, and sidewalks and shall include any building, structure, vehicle, chattel or fence located on such real property. Prohibition of Controlled Substance Manufacture 3. No Person, Owner or Occupant of Property within the City of New Westminster shall cause, permit or allow any Property to become or remain a place for the trade, business or manufacture of a Controlled Substance. Unsightly Premises Prohibited 4. No Person, Owner or Occupant shall cause, permit or allow water, rubbish or noxious, offensive or unsightly matter to collect or accumulate around any Property in connection with the manufacture, ingestion, use, sharing, sale, trade or barter of a Controlled Substance. Doc#63729 Controlled Substance Properties Prohibited 5. The use of any Property as a Controlled Substance Property is hereby deemed to constitute the carrying on of a noxious or offensive trade, business or manufacture, and no Person, Owner or Occupant shall cause, permit or allow any Property to become or remain a Controlled Substance Property. Alteration, Repair and Reconnection of Electrical, Water or Gas Supply BYLAW 8081, 2019 6. (a) If, as a result of the unlawful use of a Property for the trade, manufacture ingestion, use, sharing, sale or barter of a Controlled Substance: (i) the supply of electricity, water or natural gas to a Property has been disconnected by the City or any other lawful authority; (ii) unauthorized alterations or repairs have been made to electrical, water or gas systems, equipment, appliances or other accessories of any kind; or (iii) a Hazardous Situation or a potentially Hazardous Situation exists on the Property; the supply of electricity, water or natural gas shall not be reconnected and the Property shall not be occupied until: BYLAW 8081, 2019 Doc#63729 (b) the Owner or Occupant has applied to the Manager, Licensing and Integrated Services for a special safety inspection pursuant to this section and has paid the fee hereby imposed for such special inspection and specified in Schedule F in the Development Services Fees and Rates Bylaw No. 7683, 2014; (c) the Property has been inspected by the Inspector and all other lawful authorities having jurisdiction over the supply of electricity, water or natural gas, for compliance with all health and safety requirements of the City's bylaws and any Provincial statute or regulation relating to building, electrical, water, gas or fire safety; (d) the Owner or Occupant has obtained all permits, approvals or authorizations required to carry out the work necessary to bring the Property into compliance with the City's bylaws and all Provincial statutes and regulations referred to in subsection (2); (e) all of the work referred to in subsection (3) has been completed and inspected by the Inspector and all other lawful authorities having jurisdiction and the Property is now in compliance with the City's bylaws and all Provincial statutes and regulations referred to in subsection (2); and (f) the Owner or Occupant has paid all fees imposed by this Bylaw and other relevant City Bylaws in relation to the inspection of Property and the issuance of permits, and the Inspector has issued an Occupancy Permit for the Property. Non-Compliance Doc#63729 7. If an Owner or Occupant fails to comply with a written notice of the Inspector, the City, by its employees or other Persons, at a reasonable time and in a reasonable manner, may enter the Property and effect compliance at the expense of the Owner or Occupant who has failed to comply. Extraordinary Costs BYLAW 8081, 2019 8. Every Person causing, permitting or allowing Property to become or remain a place for the trade, business or manufacture of a Controlled Substance shall, upon receipt of invoice, pay the service costs incurred by or on behalf of the New Westminster Police Department in the disassembly, removal, transportation, storage and disposal of equipment, substances, materials and other paraphernalia associated with such trade, business or manufacture. Costs Added to Taxes 9. In the event that a Person fails to pay the costs of compliance under Section 7 or a Person fails to pay extraordinary costs due and payable under Section 8 before the 31st day of December in the year that compliance was effected, the costs or extraordinary costs, as the case may be, shall be added to and form part of the taxes on the Property as taxes in arrears. Offences and Penalties Doc#63729 10. Any Owner or Occupier who contravenes, suffers or permits any act or thing to be done in contravention of, or neglects to do so, refrains from doing anything required to be done pursuant to the provisions of this Bylaw or any notice issued under this Bylaw, commits an offence punishable on summary conviction, and shall be liable to a fine not exceeding the sum of $5,000.00. 11. Where an offence is a continuing offence, each day that the offence is continued shall constitute a separate and distinct offence. 12. If any section, subsection, clause or phrase of this Bylaw is for any reason held to be invalid by the decision of a Court of competent jurisdiction, the invalid portion shall be severed and the decision that it is invalid shall not effect the validity of the remainder. 13. Prosecution of a Person pursuant to Section 10 of this Bylaw does not exempt or relieve the Person from the remediation provisions of Sections 7, 8 and 9 of this Bylaw. Doc#63729 BYLAW NO. 7193, 2007; 8081, 2019 SCHEDULE "A" Deleted Doc#63729