Solid Waste Management Bylaw 8436

North Vancouver, British Columbia

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Document: 6639818 THE DISTRICT OF NORTH VANCOUVER SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT BYLAW BYLAW 8436 Effective Date - February 8, 2021 CONSOLIDATED FOR CONVENIENCE ONLY This is a consolidation of the bylaws below. The amending 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 bylaw on this subject. Original Bylaw Date of Adoption Bylaw 8436 February 8, 2021 Amending Bylaw Date of Adoption Bylaw 8537 December 13, 2021 Bylaw 8559 May 30, 2022 Bylaw 8603 December 12, 2022 Bylaw 8656 December 4 2023 Bylaw 8725 Bylaw 8768 December 9, 2024 December 8, 2025 The bylaw numbers in the margin of this consolidation refer to the bylaws that amended the principal bylaw (Solid Waste Management Bylaw 8436, 2021). The number of any amending bylaw that has been repealed is not referred to in this consolidation. Document: 6639818 The Corporation of the District of North Vancouver Bylaw 8436 A bylaw to establish and maintain a system for the collection of solid waste pursuant to section 8 of the Community Charter (SBC 2003, c.26) The Council for The Corporation of The District of North Vancouver enacts the following: PART I - TITLE Title 1. This bylaw may be cited as "Solid Waste Management Bylaw 8436, 2021". PART II - INTERPRETATION Definitions 2. In this bylaw: "Assisted collection" means the provision of assistance by the Collector as authorized by the General Manager of Engineering pursuant to section 26 of this bylaw; "Attractant" means any substance or material, with or without an odour, which could reasonably be expected to attract wildlife or does attract wildlife and includes, without limitation, household waste, food products (whether intended for humans, animals, or birds), diapers, grease, oil, antifreeze, paint and petroleum products; "Bulk container" means bulk solid waste containers, bulk organics containers, bulk cardboard containers and bulk recyclable containers; "Bulk Container Collection Service" means the system established under this bylaw by the District for the collection and disposal of solid waste from multi-family properties and commercial, institutional or industrial properties; "Bylaw Enforcement Officer" means the person(s) appointed to this position by the District whose duties include enforcing and carrying out the provisions of this bylaw; "Bylaw Notice" means a bylaw notice issued for violation of this bylaw pursuant to the Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw 7458, 2004; "Centralized collection location" means the placing of solid waste from two or more dwelling units for collection at a location and in a manner as approved by the General Manager of Engineering pursuant to subsection 17(d); "Collection day" means the day scheduled for the collection of solid waste from a given property in accordance with the Collection Calendar; Document: 6639818 "Collection Calendar" means the schedule for solid waste collection approved by the General Manager of Engineering which is produced by the District and delivered to residents of the District and/or published on the District's website; "Collector" means a person who is contracted, employed or appointed by the District to collect and remove solid waste and includes Recycle BC and any successor or replacement; "Community Charter" means the Community Charter, SBC 2003, c. 26, as amended or replaced; "Construction and demolition waste" means any and all debris and rubbish that originates and is discarded, rejected, or abandoned from any construction site or demolition site (partial or total) and includes, without limitation, building materials, glass, wood, earth, rocks, trees, stumps and debris removed from excavations; "Curbside Collection Service" means the system established under this bylaw by the District for the collection and disposal of solid waste, but does not include the Bulk Container Collection Service; "District" means the Corporation of the District of North Vancouver or the geographic area within the municipal boundaries of the District, as the context requires; "Environmental Protection Officer" means the person(s) appointed to this position by the District whose duties include enforcing and carrying out the provisions of this bylaw; "Food waste" includes fruit and vegetables, meat, fish, bones, seafood shells, coffee grounds and filters, tea bags and leaves, eggshells, dairy, pasta, rice, baked goods, food-soiled paper and any other such material identified and communicated by the District to the residents as suitable for collection and composting as food waste; "Garbage" means materials that are acceptable for collection under the solid waste collection service, including rubbish, non-recyclable materials, waste, litter, refuse or other discarded materials, but excluding hazardous waste, organics, recyclable material or other materials communicated by the District to the residents as not acceptable for collection; "Garbage container" means a container owned and supplied by the District to contain garbage to be put out for collection under the Curbside Collection Service; "General Manager of Engineering" means the General Manager Engineering, Parks and Facilities or a person designated in writing by the General Manager Engineering, Parks and Facilities to act in his/her place; "Hazardous waste" means waste, natural or man-made, which is radioactive, toxic, pathogenic, corrosive or explosive, or any substances now or hereafter included in the definition of hazardous waste in the Hazardous Waste Regulations BC Reg. 63/88 Document: 6639818 under the Environmental Management Act, SBC 2003, c. 53, as amended or replaced, or any other substance which constitutes or creates a health or safety risk; "Highway" means a street, road, lane, bridge, viaduct and any other way open to public use, other than a private right of way on private property and includes the boulevard and sidewalk; "Invasive species" means any invasive plant species that has the potential to pose undesirable or detrimental impacts on people, animals or ecosystems and includes the plants listed in Schedule A of the Weed Control Regulation, BC Reg. 143/2011, as amended or replaced; "Multi-family property" means a property upon which is located a multi-family complex, duplex, triplex, row-house, condominium building or any other residential building (including a mixed use building) containing more than 3 dwelling units; "Non-compliance Tag" means a notice placed on a solid waste container that was not collected describing which requirements of this bylaw were not complied with; "North Shore Recycling and Waste Centre" means the facility operated by the Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District for the transfer of solid waste collected on the North Shore to other facilities; "Occupant" means a person occupying a property within the District and, where the property is unoccupied, means the owner, but does not include a person who is a boarder, roomer or lodger; "Offence Act" means the Offence Act, RSBC 1996, c. 338, as amended or replaced; "Organics" means food waste and yard trimmings; "Organics container" means a container owned and supplied by the District to contain food waste and yard trimmings to be put out for collection under the Curbside Collection Service; "Owner" has the meaning prescribed in the Community Charter; "Park Ranger" means the person(s) appointed to this position by the District whose duties include enforcing and carrying out the provisions of this bylaw; "Prohibited waste" means all waste of any kind, including solid waste, construction and demolition waste, invasive species and includes, without limitation, any material defined as "Banned Material" in the Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District Tipping Fee and Solid Waste Disposal Regulation Bylaw No. 306, 2017, as amended or replaced; "Property" means a parcel of land in the District upon which any building or group of buildings is located, and includes strata lots and separately occupied or leased areas within a building; Document: 6639818 "Recyclable material" means the materials described in Schedule 5 of the Recycling Regulation, BC Reg. No. 449/2004, as amended or replaced and any other such material identified and communicated by the District or the collector to the residents as suitable for collection as recyclable material; "Recycling container" means a container approved by the District or the collector to store recyclable material; "Residential dwelling" means a property upon which is located a single family residential building, a two-family residential building as defined in the District of North Vancouver Zoning Bylaw 3210, as amended or replaced, a townhouse, or any other property approved by the General Manager of Engineering pursuant to subsection 17(a) or (b) of this bylaw to receive Curbside Collection Service; "Secondary Suite" has the meaning prescribed in the District of North Vancouver Zoning Bylaw 3210, as amended or replaced; "Solid waste" means garbage, food waste, recyclable material and yard trimmings; "Solid Waste Collection Service" means the District's system of collection and disposal of residential and commercial solid waste and includes the Curbside Collection Service and the Bulk Container Collection Service; "Solid waste container" means a garbage container or organics container; "Unacceptable organics" includes invasive species, rocks, dirt, sod, used mushroom medium, manure, pet feces or litter, dead animals, and lumber; "Waste Compliance Officer" means the person(s) appointed to this position by the District whose duties include enforcing and carrying out the provisions of this bylaw; "Wildlife" means birds and any mammal not normally domesticated, including but not limited to bears, cougars, coyotes, wolves, foxes, raccoons and skunks; "Wildlife resistant container" means a solid waste container or other refuse container that is designed to discourage and prevent access by wildlife whose material and construction is of sufficient strength and design to prevent access by wildlife during storage and which has a sturdy cover capable of being completely closed and secured with a latching device (or an alternative acceptable to the General Manager of Engineering). For use other than residential, such container must be made of metal and be self-latching; "Wildlife resistant enclosure" means a fully enclosed structure consisting of walls, roof and door(s), with no more than a one-centimetre gap or opening at any location, capable of being securely latched and of sufficient strength and design to prevent access to the contents by wildlife; Document: 6639818 "Yard trimmings" includes weeds, leaves, grass and tree, plant or shrubbery cuttings less than 7.5 cm in diameter and less than one metre in length. PART III - PROHIBITIONS 3. A person must not: (a) cause, allow or permit any prohibited waste to collect, accumulate or remain on real property, unless it is securely contained in a solid waste container meeting the specifications in this bylaw or is being composted; (b) deliver, place, bury or dump, or cause or allow to be delivered, placed, buried or dumped, any prohibited waste on any highway, public place or land in the District other than at the North Shore Recycling and Waste Centre, other authorized recycling or waste disposal facility or the land on which the prohibited waste was generated; (c) transport any prohibited waste unless such prohibited waste is adequately secured either in a closed container or by tarping or other method to ensure the prohibited waste does not escape from the vehicle; (d) cause, allow or permit any recyclable material or organics to be discarded as garbage; (e) place hazardous waste at curbside, centralized collection location or in a bulk container for collection by the District; (f) remove, take, salvage or convert for his or her own use solid waste placed at any property, centralized collection location or in any bulk container as part of the Solid Waste Collection Service unless the person is: (i) the person who initially placed the material for collection; or (ii) an employee or agent of the District; or (iii) a collector. (g) place solid waste that originates from one property in front of another person's property, in another person's solid waste container, or in the solid waste container of a different property without the permission of the owner or occupant of that property; (h) place wet solid waste in any solid waste container unless it is drained of excess moisture; (i) place or allow liquid, rainwater or other free water to run into or accumulate in any solid waste container; Document: 6639818 (j) interfere with, threaten or in any way obstruct any District employee, collector, contractor or agent while they are engaged in the provision of the Solid Waste Collection Service; or (k) cause, allow or permit any solid waste container to be filled above the top of the container or such that the lid cannot be closed. 4. Every owner or occupant must clean up any prohibited waste deposited by such owner or occupant onto any highway or which has escaped from the solid waste container put out for collection by such owner or occupant. 5. No land within the District other than the North Shore Recycling and Waste Centre may be used as a solid waste disposal site unless authorized by the General Manager of Engineering. Wildlife Attractant Management 6. A person must not store any attractant outdoors except where such attractant is secured in: (a) a wildlife resistant container; or (b) a container that is located within a wildlife resistant enclosure. This section 6 does not apply to refuse put out for collection in solid waste containers on the collection day and put out in accordance with all applicable requirements of this bylaw. 7. Every owner and occupant of a residential dwelling must ensure that in respect of such property: (a) any fruit that has fallen from a tree is removed from the ground within 3 days and, if stored outdoors, stored in a wildlife resistant container; (b) any bird feeder containing bird feed, suet, nectar or other bird food is suspended on a cable or other device in such a manner that it is inaccessible to wildlife, except birds, and that the area below such feeder is kept free of accumulations of seeds and attractants; (c) any composting activity is carried out and any composting device or equipment is maintained in such a manner so as not to attract wildlife; Document: 6639818 (d) barbecue or other outdoor cooking equipment and tools that remain outdoors are kept clean and free of residual food or grease; (e) any refrigerator, freezer, storage container or similar appliance or apparatus located outdoors that contains attractants is located and locked so as to be inaccessible to wildlife; (f) any attractants are stored so as to be inaccessible to wildlife; (g) bees and beehives are kept in such a manner so as to not attract wildlife. PART IV - NOTICE TO REMOVE SOLID WASTE 8. Where an owner or occupant has caused, allowed or permitted any prohibited waste to accumulate or remain on a property in contravention of section 3(a), a bylaw enforcement officer may deliver a notice to the owner or occupant of the property requiring the removal of the solid waste within the time specified in the notice. 9. A person who has received a notice under section 8 of this bylaw must comply with the requirements of that notice within the time specified in the notice. 10. Where a notice is given pursuant to section 8 of this bylaw and, in the opinion of the bylaw enforcement officer, the solid waste has not been removed: (a) within the time specified on the notice; or (b) in the manner specified in the notice; or (c) sufficiently to satisfy the requirements of the notice, the District may, by its employees, agents or contractors, enter the property and remove the solid waste in the manner the bylaw enforcement officer considers necessary and appropriate and charge the cost of the work to the owner of the property. 11. The cost of carrying out the work pursuant to section 10 must be paid by the owner of the property and is due and payable upon receipt of notice from the District. Any such charges remaining unpaid at December 31 of that year will be added to and form part of the taxes payable on the property as taxes in arrears. Document: 6639818 PART V - SOLID WASTE COLLECTION SYSTEM 12. Every owner or occupant of a property in the District must dispose of all garbage, organics, and recyclable material produced on such property through any of the following: (a) the Solid Waste Collection Service; (b) a private solid waste collection service; or (c) by otherwise removing or arranging for the removal of the solid waste to the North Shore Recycling and Waste Centre or other authorized solid waste disposal location. 13. Only solid waste generated within the geographical boundaries of the District is eligible for collection under the Solid Waste Collection Service. 14. The Curbside Collection Service is provided to owners and occupants of properties that have been approved to receive curbside collection service by the General Manager of Engineering pursuant to subsection 17(a) or (b) of this bylaw. 15. The Bulk Container Collection Service is provided to owners and occupants of multi-family properties and commercial, institutional or industrial properties that have been authorized to receive the Bulk Container Collection Service by the General Manager of Engineering pursuant to subsection 17(a) or (b) of this bylaw. 16. Only the District and commercial collectors may collect solid waste that has been put out for collection in accordance with this bylaw. PART VI - AUTHORITY OF GENERAL MANAGER OF ENGINEERING 17. The General Manager of Engineering is authorized to: (a) for any property receiving the solid waste collection service, determine whether the property will receive the Curbside Collection Service or the Bulk Container Service; (b) approve the application by an owner or occupant to receive the Curbside Collection Service or Bulk Container Service on the terms and conditions prescribed by the General Manager of Engineering; (c) approve the application by an owner or occupant to receive assisted collection in accordance with section 26 of this bylaw; (d) approve a centralized collection location for the Curbside Collection Service; Document: 6639818 (e) make changes to the number and type of solid waste containers that are supplied to or which may be purchased by owners or occupants of property; (f) specify the placement of a solid waste container in a manner, location or at times that differ from the requirements in section 24; (g) deliver a notice requiring an owner or occupant of a residential dwelling to store any solid waste generated at such residential dwelling in a wildlife resistant enclosure, except when such solid waste is placed out for collection, where satisfied that the solid waste from such residential dwelling is not being managed in compliance with the requirements in sections 6(a), 7(e) or (f), 22(g) or 24(a) of this bylaw. The authority to deliver notices in this section 17(g) may also be exercised by bylaw enforcement officers. Any owner or occupier who has been issued a notice under this section must comply with the conditions specified in the notice; and (h) deliver a notice to temporarily suspend the delivery of the Solid Waste Collection Service to a property where, in the opinion of the General Manager of Engineering, the owner or occupant has obstructed or interfered with delivery of the Solid Waste Collection Service or has been issued two or more Bylaw Notices in relation to violations of sections 22, 23 or 24 of this bylaw and the duration of such suspension will be determined by the General Manager of Engineering, acting reasonably. PART VII - CURBSIDE COLLECTION SERVICE Solid Waste Containers 18. The Curbside Collection Service will only be provided to residential dwellings that utilize the solid waste containers owned and supplied by the District and comply with all applicable requirements of this bylaw. 19. All District-supplied solid waste containers remain the property of the District and must remain with the property to which they were issued. 20. The owner of a residential dwelling may, upon paying the applicable fee prescribed in Schedule A to this bylaw, exchange or obtain additional solid waste containers as set out in Schedule A. 21. An owner or occupant of a residential dwelling may request that the District repair or replace a solid waste container that has been lost, damaged or stolen and in the case of replacement, the owner or occupant must pay the applicable fees prescribed in Schedule A. Document: 6639818 Requirements for Putting Solid Waste Containers Out for Collection 22. Every owner or occupant of a residential dwelling must ensure that: (a) all garbage is deposited, contained and put out for collection in a garbage container; (b) all organics are deposited, contained and put out for collection in an organics container; (c) all recyclable material is deposited, contained and put out for collection in a recycling container; (d) only acceptable materials as specified in this bylaw are put out for collection and that no unacceptable organics are put out for collection in an organics container; (e) the solid waste containers supplied to such residential dwelling are maintained in a clean and sanitary condition, without modification, free of liquids and free of paint or graffiti; (f) dust (including vacuum dust), dog hair and human hair is securely bagged and sanitary products are double bagged; (g) where a solid waste container is stored outside of a building, the lid of the solid waste container remains closed and locked at all times, except when the container is put out for collection on a collection day; (h) no solid waste container put out for collection has an aggregate weight that exceeds: (i) 55 kilograms for a 140-litre solid waste container; (ii) 100 kilograms for a 240-litre solid waste container; (i) the solid waste containers are marked with the address of the residential dwelling to which the container was supplied by the District (noting that per section 19 the District remains the owner of the container and that the container must remain with the residential dwelling when an owner or occupant moves); and (j) the solid waste containers are stored in a location which does not encroach upon or project over a highway or other public place and does not impede or endanger vehicle, bicycle or pedestrian traffic. Document: 6639818 23. The owner or occupant of a residential dwelling must: (a) store and put out for collection solid waste generated from such residential dwelling, including solid waste generated by any tenants of such residential dwelling, in accordance with all applicable requirements of this bylaw; and (b) ensure that any tenant or occupant of such residential dwelling: i. has the solid waste containers necessary to dispose of the solid waste generated by the tenant or occupant; and ii. stores such solid waste containers in accordance with the requirements of this bylaw. 24. The owner or occupant of a residential dwelling must put solid waste containers out for collection on the collection day designated in the Collection Calendar in accordance with the following requirements, except as otherwise authorized by the General Manager of Engineering pursuant to section 17(f): (a) placed at the curb for collection not earlier than 5:30 a.m. and not later than 7:30 a.m. on the designated collection day and removed from the curb by no later than 9:00 p.m. the same day; (b) not overflowing or filled or compacted such that the contents cannot be completely emptied; (c) placed as near as possible to the road or lane and positioned with cart handles facing the travelled portion of the road or lane and in a location that permits convenient handling from ground level; (d) if picked up from the road, positioned as near as possible and not more than one metre from the curb or edge of pavement, placed on the road (not up at top of curb level), and with at least 1 metre of clearance space on all sides from any parked vehicles or other obstacles and in a manner that not does not interfere with the passage of vehicles, bicycles or pedestrians; (e) if picked up from the lane, placed near to the property line, at ground level and readily accessible from the lane, and with at least 1 metre of clearance space on all sides from any parked vehicles or other obstacles and in a manner that not does not interfere with the passage of vehicles, bicycles or pedestrians; and (f) not exceed the following container limits: Document: 6639818 i) Garbage - maximum of one garbage container (either 140-litre or 240- litre); (Residential dwellings with a secondary suite may utilize either one 240-litre garbage container or two 140-litre garbage containers); ii) Organics - as many 240-litre organic containers as have been paid for in accordance with Schedule A of this bylaw. 25. Any solid waste container placed out for collection in a manner which does not comply with this bylaw will be marked with a non-compliance tag and will not be collected until the requirements of this bylaw are met. Assisted Collection 26. The owner or occupant of a residential dwelling who is unable to comply with the requirements of section 24(a) as a result of limited physical mobility and who does not have an able-bodied person assisting with their household activities may apply to the General Manager of Engineering for assisted collection. If satisfied that the individual requires such assistance, the General Manager of Engineering may authorize the provision of assisted collection by the Collector. The General Manager of Engineering may require an applicant to provide proof of the physical challenge from a physician. Assisted collection may be cancelled by the General Manager of Engineering at any time. PART VIII - BULK CONTAINER COLLECTION SERVICE 27. Multi-family, commercial, industrial and institutional properties must arrange for the removal and disposal of garbage, recyclable material and organics using either the Bulk Container Collection Service provided the District under this bylaw or by a service provided by a commercial solid waste collector, provided however that a property may receive the Curbside Collection Service where approved by the General Manager of Engineering pursuant to subsection 17(a) or (b). 28. Upon acceptance of an application by the owner, the District will provide the Bulk Container Collection Service to multi-family, commercial, industrial and institutional properties with collection in accordance with the terms and conditions and for the cost prescribed in Schedule A. Document: 6639818 Bulk Containers 29. All solid waste collected from any multi-family property or from any commercial, industrial or institutional property must (unless approved for the Curbside Collection Service in accordance with subsection 17(a) or (b) of this bylaw) be put out for collection in bulk containers which meet the following requirements: (a) designed to store and dispose of solid waste and be emptied mechanically by and into a solid waste collection vehicle; (b) constructed of rigid plastic or galvanized or painted steel and equipped with a lid; (c) have a capacity of more than 0.75 cubic metres; (d) installed on a concrete pad and screened from public view; (e) kept with lid closed and maintained so as to prevent access to the contents by wildlife; (f) stored in a manner and location that does not encroach upon or project over a highway or other public place, does not impede or endanger vehicle, bicycle or pedestrian traffic and that is, in the opinion of the General Manager of Engineering, reasonably accessible; and (g) meet such other requirements as may be required by the General Manager of Engineering: 30. Owners and occupants who receive a bulk container collection service, whether or not provided by the District, must have sufficient bulk containers to store and dispose of all solid waste generated on the property in accordance with the requirements of this bylaw. 31. Owners or occupants who receive the District's Bulk Container Collection Service must rent bulk container(s) from the District for the fee prescribed in Schedule A. PART IX - HEALTH ACT PROVISIONS 32. Nothing contained in this bylaw will be construed as prohibiting any owner or occupant of property from disposing of solid waste in any manner permitted pursuant to the Public Health Act, SBC 2008, c. 28, as amended or replaced. Document: 6639818 PART X - FEES, BILLING AND COLLECTION 33. Every owner of a residential dwelling to which Curbside Collection Service is available must pay all applicable collection and other fees and charges set out in Schedule A of this Bylaw, whether or not the owner utilizes the Curbside Collection Service. All annual fees and charges are for the calendar year in which they are payable. All fees and charges set out in Section 1 of Schedule A ("Annual Solid Waste Collection Fees") are due and payable on March 31 of each year, provided that if March 31 is a Saturday, Sunday or statutory holiday in British Columbia, then such fees and charges shall be due and payable on the next business day. Any such fees and charges that remain unpaid on the day immediately following the due date therefor shall be subject to a penalty in an amount equal to 5% of the unpaid fees and charges, which penalty amount shall be payable along with the outstanding fees and charges. Any such fees and charges that remain unpaid on the last business day in May in the year in which they were due shall be subject to an additional penalty in an amount equal to 5% of the unpaid fees and charges, which additional penalty amount shall be payable along with the outstanding fees and charges and the initial penalty amount. All fees, charges and penalties payable hereunder that remain unpaid as of December 31 in the year in which they were due may be collected in the same manner and with the same remedies as property taxes. For the 2025 calendar year only, where a penalty would be payable under this section but payment is received on or before the last business day in May of 2025, such penalty shall not be applied to that portion of the fees and charges received on or before the last business day in May of 2025. (8725) 34. Every owner or occupant to which the Bulk Container Collection Service is provided by the District must pay: (a) the applicable monthly bulk container fees prescribed in Schedule A of this bylaw. Fees are billed monthly in respect of the preceding month and are due and payable within 30 days from the date of the billing. The owner is responsible for the payment of all accounts in arrears and fees are subject to interest if unpaid after the due date at a rate of 2% per month, calculated monthly and not in advance; and (b) the annual environmental fee prescribed in Schedule A of this bylaw which is due and payable at the same time and in the same manner as property taxes Document: 6639818 PART XI - OFFENCES AND ENFORCEMENT Entry 35. Bylaw enforcement officers, environmental protection officers, waste compliance officers and park rangers are authorized, in accordance with section 16 of the Community Charter to enter at any reasonable time onto property to inspect and determine whether the regulations of this bylaw are being met. Obstruction 36. A person must not interfere with, delay, obstruct or impede a bylaw enforcement officer or designate or other person lawfully authorized to enforce this bylaw in the performance of duties under this bylaw. Offences and Penalties 37. (a) A person who: i. contravenes a provision of this bylaw; ii. causes, consents to, allows or permits an act or thing to be done contrary to this bylaw; iii. neglects or refrains from doing anything required by a provision of this bylaw; or iv. fails to comply with any order, direction or notice given under this bylaw, commits an offence and is subject to the penalties imposed by this bylaw and the Offence Act. (b) Each instance that a contravention of a provision of this bylaw occurs and each day that a contravention occurs or continues shall constitute a separate offence. (c) A person found guilty of an offence under this bylaw is subject to a fine of not less than $1,000.00 and not more than $50,000.00 for every instance that an offence occurs or each day that it occurs or continues, plus the costs of prosecution. (8559) 38. Deleted (8559) Document: 6639818 Designation of Bylaw 39. This bylaw is designated under section 264 of the Community Charter as a bylaw that may be enforced by means of a ticket in the form prescribed. Designation of Bylaw Enforcement Officer 40. Bylaw enforcement officers, environmental protection officers, waste compliance officers, park rangers and members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police are designated to enforce this bylaw by means of a ticket under section 264 of the Community Charter. Ticketing 41. Pursuant to Sections 264(1)(c) and 265(1)(a) of the Community Charter, the table below sets out the designated expressions for offences under this bylaw with the corresponding bylaw section number and fine amount: DESIGNATED EXPRESSION SECTION FINE $ Allow prohibited waste to accumulate 3(a) 300 Dump or bury prohibited waste 3(b) 500 Transport unsecured prohibited waste 3(c) 300 Discard of recyclable material as garbage 3(d) 200 Place hazardous waste out for collection 3(e) 500 Scavenge 3(f) 200 Place solid waste at another's property 3(g) 200 Place wet waste in solid waste container 3(h) 150 Allow water to accumulate in solid waste container 3(i) 150 Obstruct or interfere with District employee 3(j) 500 Over-fill solid waste container 3(k) 150 Fail to clean up prohibited waste 4 200 Use land as disposal site 5 500 Store attractants outdoors not in wildlife resistant container 6(a) 300 Store attractants outdoors not in wildlife resistant enclosure 6(b) 500 Fail to remove fruit 7(a) 250 Fail to manage bird feeder 7(b) 250 Fail to manage compost 7(c) 250 Fail to keep barbecue clean 7(d) 250 Fail to make appliance inaccessible to wildlife 7(e) 300 Fail to store attractants so inaccessible to wildlife 7(f) 500 Fail to manage bees 7(g) 250 Document: 6639818 DESIGNATED EXPRESSION SECTION FINE Fail to comply with notice to remove prohibited waste 8 300 Fail to comply with notice to store solid waste in wildlife resistant enclosure 17(g) 500 Place garbage not in garbage container 22(a) 150 Place organics not in organics container 22(b) 150 Place recyclable material not in recycling container 22(c) 150 Place unacceptable materials out for collection 22(d) 150 Fail to keep solid waste container in sanitary condition 22(e) 150 Fail to bag dust 22(f) 150 Fail to lock lid of solid waste container 22(g) 300 Overweight solid waste container 22(h) 250 Solid waste container encroaching 22(j) 500 Fail to dispose of solid waste per bylaw 23(a) 250 Fail to ensure tenant has solid waste container 23(b)(i) 150 Fail to ensure tenant stores solid waste container per bylaw 23(b)(ii) 150 Place solid waste container out for collection outside times permitted 24(a) First violation: 100 2nd & subsequent Violations: 500 Over-fill solid waste container 24(b) 150 Place solid waste container too far from road 24(c) 150 Place solid waste container improperly on road 24(d) 150 Place solid waste container improperly on lane 24(e) 150 More solid waste containers than permitted 24(f) 150 Obstruct bylaw enforcement officer 36 500 PART XII - MISCELLANEOUS Severability 42. If a section, subsection, paragraph, subparagraph or phrase of this bylaw is for any reason declared invalid by a Court of competent jurisdiction, the decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this bylaw. Repeal 43. Solid Waste Removal Bylaw 7631, 2007 is hereby repealed and all references in other District bylaws to Solid Waste Removal Bylaw 7631, 2007 are hereby amended to refer to Solid Waste Management Bylaw 8436, 2021. Document: 6639818 Schedule A to Bylaw 8436 1. Annual Solid Waste Collection Fees Description Single & Multi- Family Property with Curbside Collection Multi-Family Property without Curbside Collection Garbage and organics collection 240L Garbage and up to two 240L Organics 140L Garbage and up to two 240L Organics Two 140L Garbage and up to two 240L Organics (available only to houses with secondary suites) $346.60 $295.30 $449.00 N/A Additional organics carts, per cart $54.40 N/A Exchange fee for exchange, replacement, return or acquisition of additional Solid Waste Container (per transaction) $50.00 N/A Container Replacement Fee (lost/stolen/damaged) - these fees refunded if container recovered and replacement container returned to District $150 - 240L $140 - 140L N/A Environmental fee $36.20 $22.40 All flat rate annual charges are due and payable at the times and in the manner set out in Section 33 of this Bylaw. Exchanges after December 31, 2025: - For cart additions that result in a collection fee increase, the increased fee will be pro-rated and payable from the first quarter following the change and the pro-rated collection fee increase is payable upon receipt by the District of the change request. - For cart exchanges that result in a collection fee increase, the increased fee will not be pro-rated and payable in the year of the exchange; the increased annual collection fee will apply from January 1st of the following year. - For cart exchanges or returns that result in a collection fee decrease, the decreased fee will be pro- rated and payable commencing in the quarter in which the change occurs and any decrease will be offset against the exchange fee. Any balance owing is payable upon receipt by the District of the change request. Credit balances will be applied to the utility account. Document: 6639818 2. Bulk Container Collection Fees Description Container Size 1 Yard 2 Yard 3 Yard 4 Yard 6 Yard Container Rental (invoiced and payable monthly): Cardboard Container Monthly Rental Fee N/A $65.25 $65.25 $65.25 $65.25 Cardboard Container Monthly Rental Fee with Jitney N/A $96.00 $96.00 $96.00 $96.00 Solid Waste Container Monthly Rental Fee $21.50 $22.50 $24.25 $25.50 $28.00 Solid Waste Container Tipping Fees (Charge per Tip): (a) Residential (i) with 1 - 3 containers $29.50 $36.25 $44.00 $53.00 $65.25 (ii) with 4 - 7 containers N/A $34.25 $42.00 $50.25 $62.00 (iii) with 8 - 11 containers N/A $32.50 $39.50 $47.50 $59.25 (iv) with 12+ containers N/A $28.50 $30.50 $42.75 $52.00 (b) Schools, Churches, Institutional N/A $39.75 $48.00 $58.00 $75.00 (c) Commercial, Industrial (1 tip/ week) N/A $42.75 $53.75 $64.25 $74.50 1 tip/ 2 weeks N/A $48.25 $59.75 $73.25 $77.00 1 tip/ 4 weeks N/A $52.75 $63.50 $74.50 $80.25 On request N/A $56.50 $66.75 $77.00 $82.50 Organic Waste Cart Tipping Fees (Fee per 240 L cart per month, invoiced and payable monthly): First Cart - tipped weekly $99.00 Second, Third and Fourth Cart - tipped weekly $50.00 Five and more Carts - tipped weekly $24.25 Charges per Tip in addition to Container Tipping Fees: (a) Casters $5.75 (b) Locks $1.50 (c) Jitney (Includes Casters) $30.75 Other Fees: Service Requests $50/hour (8603, 8656, 8725, 8768)