Sewerage Bylaw No. 4525, 1971

New Westminster, British Columbia

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CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF NEW WESTMINSTER SEWERAGE SYSTEM USER CHARGE BYLAW NO. 4525, 1971 EFFECTIVE DATE: APRIL 5, 1971 CONSOLIDATED FOR CONVENIENCE ONLY (July 22, 2013) 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 No. 4532 (Sec 4) May 3, 1971 No. 4627 (Sec 3) October 16, 1972 No. 4821 (Sec 5) July 7, 1975 No. 6443 December 18, 1997 No. 6494 August 24, 1998 No. 6512 December 21, 1998 No. 6580 (Sch A) December 13, 1999 No. 6791 (Sec 2 & Sch A) December 16, 2002 No. 6893 December 1, 2003 No. 6984 (Sch A) December 13, 2004 No. 7074, 2005 January 16, 2006 No. 7138 December 11, 2006 No. 7206 (eff 01/01/08) December 10, 2007 No. 7291 (eff 01/01/09) January 12, 2009 No. 7361 (eff 01/01/10) December 14, 2009 No. 7427 (Sch A) November 29, 2010 No. 7499 (Sch A, eff 1/1/12) November 7, 2011 No. 7571 (Sch A, eff 1/1/13) December 3, 2012 No. 7582, 2013 March 4, 2013 The bylaw numbers highlighted in this consolidation refer to the bylaws that amended the principal Bylaw No. 4525. The number of any amending bylaw that has been repealed is not referred to in this consolidation.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 # 56872 v6 Page 1 CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF NEW WESTMINSTER BYLAW NO. 4525, 1971 A Bylaw to impose a charge for the use of the municipal sewerage system WHEREAS the Corporation of the City of New Westminster (hereinafter called the "Corporation") has established and operates a municipal sewerage system, hereinafter called the "sewerage system". AND WHEREAS the Council may be bylaw with the approval of the Lieutenant-Governor in Council impose a charge against the owner or occupier of real property for the use of a sewerage system and may vary the charge for sewerage or combination of sewerage and drainage facilities in accordance with:- (a) The number of outlets served; or (b) The quantity of water delivered to the premises by a utility; (c) A classification of users or effluents; or (d) Any combination of such methods; NOW THEREFORE the Council of the Corporation of the City of New Westminster in open meeting assembled ENACTS AS FOLLOWS:- 1. This bylaw may be cited as "SEWERAGE SYSTEM USER CHARGE BYLAW, 1971". Bylaw No. 7582, 2013 2. (i) Unless in this bylaw otherwise provided the owner or occupier of any parcel of real property making use of the sewerage system as described in Bylaw No. 4524 "Sewerage and Drainage Regulations Bylaw, 1971" shall pay to the Corporation a charge calculated according to the table of rates set out in the Fees and Rates Bylaw. "Fees and Rates Bylaw" means the current City Fees and Rates Bylaw No. 7553, 2013 as amended by Council from time to time. Bylaw No. 6791, 2002 (ii) The City Treasurer shall levy and collect the Residential charges, hereby imposed, annually in advance and other charges wither monthly or quarterly. Any charge due and payable on or before the thirty-first day of December that remains unpaid on the thirty-first day of December shall Doc # 56872 v6 Page 2 forthwith be entered on the real property tax roll as taxes in arrears. Bylaw No. 7582, 2013 3. (i) Notwithstanding Section 2 the Corporation may lessen or abate the charges shown in the Fees and Rates Bylaw in respect of real property any present or previous owners or present occupiers of which:- (a) has constructed at his own expense any portion of the municipal sewerage system; or (b) has paid all debts and debt charges, including interest, in respect of that portion of the municipal sewerage system that serves the real property. (ii) For the purposes of this bylaw: Bylaw No. 4627, 1972 (a) Any owner or occupier of real property being served by the sewerage system at the time this bylaw comes into force, or who commute for payment in cash the abatement portion of the user charge, is entitled to a lessening or abatement of the user charge. (b) Any owner or occupier of real property not entitled to a lessening or abatement as provided in Section 3, subsection (ii), (a) shall, at the expiration of twenty years from the connection of the real property to the sewerage system, be entitled to the lessening or abatement of the user charge. Bylaw No. 7582, 2013 (iii) The lessening or abatement of the user charge referred to in Section 3, subsection (ii) shall be calculated in accordance with the Fees and Rates Bylaw. Bylaw No. 4532, 1971 4. The charges imposed by this bylaw shall be due and payable as from the first day of July, 1971. Bylaw No. 4821, 1975 Doc # 56872 v6 Page 3 5. A penalty of 10% shall be imposed on the current sewer user charges unpaid 60 days after each billing date. Doc # 56872 v6 Page 4 Bylaw No. 6443, 1997 & 6494, 1998, 6512, 1998, 6580, 1999, 6791, 2002, 6893, 2003, 6984, 2004, 7074, 2005, 7138, 2006; 7206,2007; 7291, 2008; 7361, 2009; 7427, 2010; 7499, 2011; 7571, 2012 Bylaw No. 7582, 2013 Schedule "A" Deleted Doc # 56872 v6 Page 5