Water Service System Bylaw No. 1320 (1999, consolidated) — full text

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CONSOLIDATED CITY OF PARKSVILLE BYLAW NO. 1320 Consolidated to include Bylaw No. 1320.1, 1320.5, 1320.10, 1320.11, 1320.15, 1320.16, 1320.17, 1320.18, 1320.19, 1320.20, 1320.22, 1320.23, 1320.24, 1320.25, 1320.26, 1320.27, 1320.28, 1320.29, 1320.30, 1320.31, 1320.32, 1320.33, 1320.34, 1320.35, 1320.36, 1320.37, 1494.1 and 1529 WATER SERVICE SYSTEM BYLAW WHEREAS the Municipal Council of the City of Parksville is authorized by Section 601(1) of the Municipal Act to establish the rates and terms under which water may be supplied and used; NOW THEREFORE the Municipal Council of the City of Parksville in open meeting assembled enacts as follows: PART I - GENERAL PROVISIONS TITLE AND DEFINITIONS Title 1. City of Parksville Water Service System Bylaw, 1999, No. 1320. Bylaw 1320.1 adopted May 10, 2000 added Section 43.1, deleting Sections 1 & 3 on Schedule C and substituting, adding inspection fee to Section 4 Bylaw No. 1320.5 adopted July 19, 2004 added the following definition: "fire line". Bylaw No. 1320.10 adopted August 9, 2006 Deleted Section 7, Water Use Restrictions, in its entirety and substituted. Bylaw 1320.11 adopted August 20, 2007 added the following definitions: Back-flow, Cross- connection, Director of Finance. Bylaw 1320.11 deleted the definition for "Collector" and wherever the word appeared in the bylaw, replaced it with "Director of Finance". Bylaw 1320.15 adopted October 5, 2009 added the following definitions: mixed use building, deleting the definition for "residential dwelling" and replacing it with "residential property". Bylaw 1320.16 adopted January 18, 2010 added the following definitions: "dependent child", "immediate family" and "large family". Bylaw 1320.17 adopted February 15, 2010 added the following definitions: "accessory carriage house". Bylaw 1320.18 adopted October 4, 2010 replaced item (e) of Part 2, Section 7, Water Use Restrictions Bylaw 1320.19 adopted July 4, 2011 added the definition for "water conservation levels" and replaced subsection 7. Under Part 2 in its entirety and added Schedule "B" Water Conservation Levels Bylaw 1320.20 adopted July 18, 2011 replaced Schedule "A" - User Rates, Connection Charges and Parcel Taxes in its entirety with a new Schedule "A" Bylaw 1320.22 adopted January 21, 2013 replaced Schedule "A" - User Rates, Connection Charges and Parcel Taxes in its entirety with a new Schedule "A" Bylaw No. 1320 - Consolidated - Page 2 Bylaw 1320.23 adopted March 3, 2014 replaced Schedule "A" - User Rates, Connection Charges and Parcel Taxes in its entirety with a new Schedule "A" Bylaw 1320.24 adopted March 16, 2015, replaced Schedule "A" clauses 1, 2 and 3 in its entirety with new clause 1, 2 and 3 in Schedule "A". Bylaw 1320.25 adopted July 20, 2015, amended Part 2 - Use of Water System, Section 7; Part 8 - Inspection, Section 48; and Part 9 - Penalties, Section 49. Bylaw 1320.26 adopted February 15, 2016, replaced Schedule "A" clauses 1, 2 and 3 in its entirety with new clause 1, 2 and 3 in Schedule "A". Bylaw 1320.27 adopted March 17, 2016, replaced Schedule "B" in its entirety with a new Schedule "B". Bylaw 1320.28 adopted March 6, 2017, replaced Schedule "A" clauses 1, 2 and 3 in its entirety with new clause 1, 2 and 3 in Schedule "A". Bylaw 1320.29 adopted December 18, 2017, replaced Schedule "A" clauses 1, 2 and 3 in its entirety with new clause 1, 2 and 3 in Schedule "A". Bylaw 1529 adopted July 18, 2016, repealed the definitions of "Backflow" and "Cross-Connection" as well as Section 27 in its entirety. Bylaw 1320.30 adopted May 20, 2020, replaced Schedule "A" clauses 1, 2 and 3 in its entirety with new clause 1, 2 and 3 in Schedule "A". Bylaw 1320.31 adopted May 2, 2022, replaced Schedule "A" clauses 1, 2 and 3 in its entirety with new clause 1, 2 and 3 in Schedule "A". Bylaw 1320.32 adopted May 8, 2023, replaced Schedule "A" clauses 1, 2 and 3 in its entirety with new clause 1, 2 and 3 in Schedule "A". Bylaw 1320.33 adopted May 6, 2024, replaced Schedule "A" clauses 1, 2 and 3 in its entirety with new clause 1, 2 and 3 in Schedule "A". Bylaw 1320.34 adopted February 3, 2025, added the following definitions: "drip irrigation" and "micro-irrigation" and replaced Schedule "B" in its entirety with a new Schedule "B". Bylaw 1320.35 adopted May 8, 2025, replaced Schedule "A" clauses 1, 2 and 3 in its entirety with new clause 1, 2 and 3 in Schedule "A". Bylaw 1320.36 adopted September 15, 2025, replaced Schedule "A" clause 3 in its entirety with a new clause 3 in Schedule "A". Bylaw 1320.37 adopted May 6, 2026, replaced Schedule "A" clauses 1, 2 and 3 in its entirety with new clause 1, 2 and 3 in Schedule "A". Definitions 2. In this bylaw: "accessory carriage house" means a dwelling unit which is contained in a building separate from a single family dwelling on the same lot and which is intended as a fixed place of accommodation and home life and excludes any tourist accommodation. "applicant" means an owner or his or her agent making application for a water service connection. Bylaw No. 1320 - Consolidated - Page 3 Bylaw 1529 adopted July 18, 2016, repealed the definition of "Backflow" in its entirety "Backflow" means the flow of water or other liquids, mixtures, or substances into the distribution of pipes of a potable supply of water from any source or sources other than its intended source. "Building Inspector" means the Building Inspector of the City of Parksville and his or her duly authorized representatives. "business unit" means a self-contained unit with a separate entrance intended or used for commercial or industrial purposes and, without limitation, includes a retail store, office, restaurant, Laundromat, service station, car wash, processing plant, beer parlour, campground, hotel, motel, boarding house. "City" means the City of Parksville. "consumer" means any person to whom water is supplied by the City. "Council" means the Municipal Council of the City of Parksville. Bylaw 1529 adopted July 18, 2016, repealed the definition of "Cross-Connection" in its entirety "Cross-Connection" means any temporary, permanent or potential water connection between the potable public water supply and a source of contamination or pollution. "curb stop" means a shut off valve installed by the City on a service connection with a protective housing to the ground surface. "dependent child" means any biological or legally dependent child under 18 that is wholly dependent on the parent(s). A dependent child would also include a biological or legally dependent child under 25 that is in full time attendance at high school or a post-secondary institution and living at the family home while attending said institution. "Director" means the Director of Engineering and Operations for the City and his or her duly authorized representative. 'Director of Finance" means the Director of Finance for the City of Parksville and his or her duly authorized representative. "distribution system" means all mains and appurtenances thereto, including fire hydrants, pumping stations, reservoirs, pressure reducing stations, meters and service connections installed within any highway, municipal right of way or easement, or municipal property. Bylaw 1320.34 adopted February 3, 2025, added the following definition of "drip irrigation": "drip irrigation" means any irrigation system in which water is delivered to the root zone of a plant using less than 20 gallons per hour at less than 25 PSI, and specifically excludes soaker hoses or weeper hoses. Bylaw No. 1320 - Consolidated - Page 4 "dwelling unit" means a self-contained suite of rooms, including kitchen facilities, used or intended as a residence for one family. "Fire Chief" means the municipal Fire Chief of the City and his or her duly authorized representative. "fire hydrant" means a device equipped with special threaded connections installed by the City within a highway, municipal right of way, easement, or on municipal property, connected to a water main to supply water for fire protection purposes. "fire line" means a pipe that is intended solely for the purpose of providing a stand-by supply of water for fire protection. "immediate family" means parent(s) with dependent children living in a dwelling unit. Grandparents do not qualify as immediate family for purposes of this bylaw unless they are the legal guardians of the dependent children. "institutional building" means a building intended for public use on a non-profit basis to provide health, educational, recreational or government services, and specifically includes schools, hospitals, rest rooms, places of worship, government offices or social clubs. "large family" means five or more persons from the same immediate family living in a single dwelling unit. Dependent children living in two homes cannot qualify twice as dependents to create a 2nd large family designation. "latecomers charges" means a charge levied against a property for the rights to connect to a water, sewer or drainage system provided by a private body and deemed to be "excess or extended service" by the City pursuant to Section 939 of the Municipal Act. "main" means a pipe, including valves, fittings, and other appurtenances in the water system other than a water service connection, pumping station, treatment plant or reservoir. "meter" means a device used to measure and indicate the volume of water passing through the device and shall include remote reading accessories. "metered accounts" means those accounts of which the water consumption is measured through a meter. Bylaw 1320.34 adopted February 3, 2025, added the following definition of "micro-irrigation": "micro-irrigation" means the same as "drip irrigation" for the purposes of this bylaw. "mixed use building" means a building or complex that has both business and residential units within the building or complex and both are serviced by the same water meter. Bylaw No. 1320 - Consolidated - Page 5 "owner" shall have the meaning assigned to it by Section 1 of the Municipal Act. "parcel" means any lot, block or other area in which land is held or into which land is subdivided. "person" means and shall include not only a natural person, but also a corporation, firm, or partnership. "residential property" means a self-contained unit with a separate entrance, intended for year round occupancy, and specifically includes a single dwelling unit, one-half of a duplex, apartment building units, each townhouse, whether rented or owned, mobile home, or any other self-contained residential dwelling. "service connection" means a pipe and the necessary valves and protective boxes, connections, thaw wires, meters and any other material necessary and actually used to connect to the water main to a curb stop. "strata development" means a multiple lot complex created by the deposit of a strata plan in the Land Title Office pursuant to the Condominium Act. "unit" means any business unit, institutional building or residential dwelling. Bylaw 1320.19 adopted July 4, 2011 added the definition for "water conservation levels" "water conservation level" means the conservation measures prescribed by Schedule 'B' attached hereto and forming part of this bylaw. "water service" means a pipe, including all valves, connections and taps connecting a curb stop to any building or structure and includes the tail nut of the curb stop. "water system" means the entire water distribution system of the City of Parksville. PART 2 - USE OF WATER SYSTEM Tampering With Water System 3. No person shall make any connection to the water system or in any way tamper with, operate, remove, or make any alteration to any hydrant, meter, curb stop, valve, pumping station, reservoir, chamber or other fixture or appurtenance connected with the water system without first obtaining written permission from the Director, or use a hydrant without first obtaining written permission from the Director. No person shall, without lawful excuse, break, damage, destroy, uncover, deface, mar, or tamper with any part of the water system. Liability 4. It is a condition of the supply of water that: Bylaw No. 1320 - Consolidated - Page 6 (a) In the event that the supply of water to any consumer shall fail, whether from natural causes or accident or from any other cause whatsoever, the City shall not be liable for damage by reason of such failure. (b) The City shall not be liable for any injury or damage to any person or property arising or occurring from the use of water from the water system. (c) The City does not guarantee that water supplied by it is free of any impurity that would affect a manufacturing or commercial process. Termination of Water Supply 5. The Director may order the termination of the water supply to any consumer on thirty (30) days written notice for: (a) violation of any of the provisions of this bylaw; (b) failure to maintain the water service in good condition without any leaks; (c) the non-payment of rates when due; (d) refusal to provide for the proper installation of a meter. (e) detection of an illegally obtained water service. Sale of Water 6. It shall be unlawful for any consumer to sell, dispose of or give away City water for use other than on his or her premises or to permit it to be taken or carried away by any person or persons unless such consumer is on a metered account, and is conducting a business from the premises concerned in compliance with the bylaws of the City. Bylaw 1320.25 adopted July 20, 2015 replaced Section 7 in its entirety with the following: Water Conservation Levels 7. The Director may issue a notice prohibiting, restricting or limiting the use of water as set out in Schedule "B" attached hereto and forming part of this bylaw. (a) No person shall use or cause or allow to be used water contrary to the water conservation levels as set out in Schedule "B"; (b) No person shall waste or cause or allow water from the system to be wasted by causing or permitting water to run off onto a highway or into a storm sewer system; Bylaw No. 1320 - Consolidated - Page 7 (c) No person shall use or allow to be used, water supplied by the system except in accordance with the provisions of this bylaw. Water May Be Shut Off Without Notice 8. The Director may at any time discontinue, without notice, the supply of water to any premises or to any part of the system when it is necessary, for the construction, alteration, repair, maintenance, inspection or protection of the City water system. The City or the Director will, where possible, give prior notice to the affected customers of intention to discontinue or interrupt the water supply to their premises. PART 3 - SERVICE CONNECTIONS 9. All service connections shall be constructed in accordance with City of Parksville Engineering Standards and Specifications. Illegal Connections 10. No person shall connect or attempt to connect, or allow to be connected, or allow to remain connected to the water system any property or premises otherwise than in accordance with the provisions of this bylaw. Connection Application Bylaw 1320.11 adopted August 20, 2007 deleted subsection 11 in its entirety and substituted the following: 11. No connection to the water system shall be made until an application for a service connection has been approved by the City. Each application for a service connection shall be made to the City by the owner or his/her authorized agent in the form prescribed by the City. Such applicant shall, on making application, pay to the City the applicable connection fee, and latecomers fees where applicable, prescribed in Schedule "A" of this bylaw. If the connection is practicable, the Director shall, within ninety (90) days, weather permitting, provide and install a service connection to the applicant's property. If such connection is not practicable, the Director shall so notify the applicant within sixty (60) days and the City shall refund the charges or fees paid by the applicant. Applicants must connect to the water system within six (6) months of application for a water service unless otherwise approved by the Director. Individual Connections Bylaw 1320.17 adopted February 15, 2010 deleted subsection 12 in its entirety and substituted the following: 12. Each parcel (excluding strata developments) shall have its own service connection which shall be installed by the City. Each building shall have only one service connection except when a Bylaw No. 1320 - Consolidated - Page 8 separate connection is required for fire protection purposes or when a building expansion or zoning or use change makes the addition of a further connection necessary or where a separate connection is requested to service an accessory carriage house. Where two or more buildings exist on one parcel of land and where such parcel of land can be subdivided, each building shall have a separate service connection. Connection Location 13. Service connections will be located as specified by the current City of Parksville Engineering Standards and Specifications adopted by bylaw, unless otherwise approved by the Director of Engineering and Operations. Size of Service Connection 14. The minimum inside diameter of a service connection shall be 19 mm (3/4 inch). The size of the service connection for any premises shall be approved by the Director. If the requested service connection exceeds the then available capacity of the waterworks, the Director may limit the size of the connection. Depth of Bury and Protection Against Settlement 15. All water services on any premises shall be laid and maintained at a depth of not less than 0.9 metres, or such greater depth as may be required by the Director, below the surface of the ground. Where water services pass under or near other excavations, they must be properly protected against settlement. In all cases, water services must be properly protected against frost. All water services on a consumer's premises must be inspected and approved by the Building Inspector before said water services are covered, and no water shall be supplied to any premises until such approval has been obtained. Protection of Water Service 16. No water service shall be laid through, in, or into any body of water, slough, drain, ash-pit, cesspool, manure heap or other place such that in the event of decay or injury to such water service, the water might be fouled or escape without observation. Where the course of any water service leads unavoidably through any such place as is mentioned in this section, the matter shall be brought to the attention of the Director, who may grant permission for the water service to be laid, provided that the water service be passed through an appropriate exterior casing of wrought or cast iron pipe, or other approved material of sufficient length and strength to afford due protection to the service pipe and to render easy detection of any leakage or waste. The cost of such protection to the service pipe shall be borne by the applicant for water service connection and paid for before the water shall be turned on. Bylaw No. 1320 - Consolidated - Page 9 Bylaw 1320.5 adopted July 19, 2004 deleted the entire subsection 17 "Curb Stop" and renumbered the following sections. Work To Be Done By Municipal Employees Bylaw 1320.5 adopted July 19, 2004 deleted the entire paragraph and substituted the following: 18. All connections to the City's water mains or service pipes shall be made by employees or contractors of the City unless otherwise approved. PART 4 - WATER SERVICES Bylaw 1320.11 adopted August 20, 2007 deleted subsection 19 in its entirety and substituted the following: 19. Permission to construct water services on private property shall be applied for by the owner or his/her authorized agent in the form prescribed by the City, installed in accordance with the current City of Parksville Building Bylaw as amended from time to time, and shall be constructed by and at the expense of the owner, and shall be approved by the Building Inspector prior to connection being made to the water service at the property line. The City shall install the portion of the water service between the curb stop and property line. Any fittings required to join the City's pipe to the applicant's pipe shall be the applicant's responsibility. Maintenance 20. The water service shall be maintained by the property owner at the owner's sole expense. In the event any defect is suspected in the service connection or water service, the consumer shall immediately notify the City, and the Director will, as soon as practicable, operate the curb stop and determine thereby if the defect exists on the property or in the municipality owned service connection. If the defect is determined to be located in the water service, the property owner shall perform the necessary repairs within ten (10) days. 21. In order to facilitate repairs to the water service, the City will, upon request, and at its earliest convenience during normal working hours, open or close the curb stop at no cost to the property owner. If the property owner requires a curb stop to be operated during hours when the City's waterworks personnel are not normally on duty, the owner shall be billed the actual costs involved in calling out crews and operating the valve. 22. In the event the property owner refuses or neglects to carry out repairs within the specified time, the Director may have the work done by the City's employees or contractors at the expense of the owner, and the City shall recover the cost thereof with interest at a similar rate Bylaw No. 1320 - Consolidated - Page 10 as that charged for municipal taxes in arrears. If these charges are unpaid by December 31, then these charges will be placed on the property tax roll as in the arrears. Maintenance of Water Services 23. If the defect is determined to be in the water service, the property owner shall perform the necessary repairs within ten (10) days. Should the consumer insist that the defect is in the service connection and not in his or her water service, he/she shall deposit with the City a sum of money equal to fifty percent (50%) of the cost of a new connection to cover the cost of excavation and back filling for inspection purposes. In the event the defect is found in the service connection, the City shall carry out repairs and return the deposit to the consumer. If there is no fault or defect found in the service connection, the consumer shall forfeit that portion of the deposit in the amount equal to the actual cost of the work, any surplus being returned to the consumer. Turn On and Turn Off 24. When an owner wishes to turn on or turn off the water supply at the curb stop, the owner shall advise the City and the Director will carry out the work at the City's convenience. If the turn on or turn off is for purposes other than maintenance or the commissioning of a new service, the fee for such turn on or turn off shall be as provided in Schedule "A" of this bylaw. Abandonment 25. When any water service is abandoned, the owner or his/her agent shall notify the City and the Director shall cut off the service connection at the junction with the main. The owner shall be liable for the abandonment charge as specified in Schedule "A" of this bylaw. Frozen Service 26. Pursuant to Section 23, if it is determined that the defect is a frozen water service, it is the owner's responsibility to thaw the pipe. The owner shall be fully responsible for any damage caused by this thawing method. Bylaw 1529 adopted July 18, 2016, repealed Section 27 in its entirety. Cross Connection and Backflow Prevention 27. In the event an owner has more than one City service connection from different distribution pressure zones, underground irrigation systems, sprinkler systems, or other systems, or when the possibility of contamination of the City water system by backflow exists for any reason, the owner shall ensure premise isolation with approved Cross Connection Control devices to the current CAN/CSA B64.10 "Manual for the Selection and Installation of Backflow Prevention Devices" standard. Where a Cross Connection Control device is required, the said device shall be submitted to the City for approval and conform to the current City Engineering Department Bylaw No. 1320 - Consolidated - Page 11 Standards and Specifications. No new service connection for any building, irrigation system or sprinkling system will be given to an owner unless the Director is satisfied that severe or high hazard cross connections do not exist, or unless an approved cross connection control device has been installed by an approved installer. The said installation must then be inspected and approved by the Building Inspector and tested by a Certified Tester of Cross Connection Control devices. The installation, repair and maintenance of all cross connection control devices are the responsibility of the owner who must ensure that the devices are in proper working order. These devices are to be tested by a Certified Tester of Cross Connection Control devices, and the test results, including repairs performed, submitted to the City on an annual basis, or as required by the Director. Where a consumer fails to comply with the direction given by the Director for Cross Connection and Backflow Prevention, the Director may terminate the supply of water to the consumer. Fire Protection Connection 28. Approved water connections required solely to supply a fire protection system shall be installed upon arrival of an application and be based on the rates set out in Schedule "A" of this bylaw. 29. A fire protection system shall consist of an automatic sprinkler system, fire main loop with hydrant or connected hose stand pipes located inside or outside of the building, fire protection monitors, or any other equipment used solely for emergency fire protection and suppression and approved by the Fire Chief. PART 5 - METERS Installation of Meters 30. Owners of all lots with a water service shall have installed, at the expense of the owner or agent, a water meter complete with bypass and isolation valves in a location easily accessible to the Director for inspection and reading of the meter. If the water service is to a distribution system not solely for fire protection purposes, the meter shall be located upstream of the connection to the City main and as close as possible to the property line. If no building or structure exists at the location where the meter is to be installed, the property owner shall be responsible for constructing and maintaining the meter vault in accordance with the standards issued by the Director. Bylaw No. 1320.5 adopted July 19, 2004 added the following to Subsection 30: The following requirements shall apply: (a) Meters required on all domestic services; Bylaw No. 1320 - Consolidated - Page 12 (b) Fire meters required on all services where domestic and fire flows are conveyed through a common pipe; (c) Fire meters required for all connections off a common main to on-site fire hydrant; (d) Tattle tale meter required on all fire mains where metered domestic flows are conveyed through a separate domestic water service. Meter Size and Type 31. The Director must approve the size and type of meter required by the property owner for the intended use. Access to Meter 32. The owner shall allow access to the water meter for the purpose of reading the meter and for maintenance during the City's normal working hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday to Friday inclusive. Bylaw 1320.5 adopted July 19, 2004 deleted last sentence in Subsection 32 and replaced with the following: Failure to provide this access for meter reading and maintenance shall result in an extra charge per call after the first call as specified in Schedule "A" of this bylaw. Operation of Bypass 33. No person shall in any way tamper with, operate or remove the water meter or sealed bypass valves after installation without first obtaining the permission of the Director. PART 6 - CHARGES FOR SERVICE Connection and Abandonment Fees 34. The owner or his/her agent shall, on making application for a service connection, a turn on or turn off, or the abandonment of a service connection, pay to the City the applicable fee prescribed in Schedule "A" of this bylaw. Bylaw No. 1320 - Consolidated - Page 13 Addition to Taxes 35. All rates, charges and taxes imposed under this bylaw and all charges for work done or services provided by the City, whether on default or otherwise shall, if unpaid on December 31 in any year, be deemed to be taxes in arrears and shall be entered as such on the property tax roll in respect of the relevant land by the Director of Finance. This section does not apply to user rates charged to customers on the City pre-authorized payment program. User Rate 36. The owner or occupier of real property shall pay, in addition to all other rates, charges and fees for the use of the waterworks, the amounts specified in Schedule "A" of this bylaw, and the rates enumerated are hereby imposed and levied by the City, and all such rates shall be payable at the office of the City on or before the date specified. 37. The user rates as specified shall be applied on the date of occupancy and in the case of un- metered accounts, the rate charged for the first and the final billing period shall be prorated to the nearest full month of service. Bylaw 1320.15 adopted October 5, 2009 deleted subsection 38 in its entirety and substituted the following: 38. The City shall render bills for metered accounts twice annual. A 1% per month interest charge will be added to all amounts that remain unpaid after the due date as establish from time to time. 39. Non-receipt of the utility bill will not be recognized as a valid excuse for failure to pay the rates when due. Bylaw 1494 adopted on May 22, 2013 repealed Sections 40 and 41 in their entirety. 40. Every owner of land or real property in the water service area that fronts or is within 20m of a watermain, and is not connected to the water system, shall pay a parcel tax for the opportunity to use the water system, in accordance with Schedule "A". 41. If a strata development is used solely for storage and has either no water or sewer facilities available, other than to a building or structure on the common property, no parcel tax shall be payable under Section 40. 42. In the instance that a strata property is used solely for the purpose of storage and is not connected to the water system, for the purposes of this bylaw, all of the strata units will be deemed to be one property for the purposes of the parcel tax under Section 40. 43. (a) if a strata development is provided with water service through one or more water meters, at the option of the City, the City shall bill either, the individual owners of the Bylaw No. 1320 - Consolidated - Page 14 strata lots the user rates which are payable under this bylaw, or the City shall bill the strata corporation the user rates which are payable under this bylaw for the number of units within the strata corporation. (b) if the City bills the strata corporation and any portion of the user rates are past due on December 31 in any year, the Director of Finance shall divide the rates equally among all the strata lots, unless the strata council has provided the Director of Finance with a resolution identifying the strata lots whose owners have not contributed to a partial payment of user rates by the strata corporation. (c) a resolution delivered to the Director of Finance under subsection (b) may specify the unit entitlements for the strata lots whose owners have not contributed, in which case the Director of Finance shall divide the unpaid rates in accordance with the unit entitlements. If the unit entitlements are not provided, the Director of Finance shall divide the unpaid charges equally among the strata lots identified in the resolution. (d) the Director of Finance shall immediately enter the unpaid rates on the property tax roll for each strata lot as taxes in arrears. Bylaw No. 1320.1 adopted May 10, 2000 added Section 43.1 as follows: 43.1 Notwithstanding Sections 12 and 37, for the purposes of this bylaw, once a service connection has been provided to a strata development all parcels within the strata development will be deemed to be connected to the water system and user rates as specified shall be applied at the date of connection. 44. In the event an applicant within the City boundary wishes to proceed with a distribution system extension which has not been identified within the City's 20 year Long Term Capital Plan, the Director may proceed with the extension, provided that the applicant shall pay to the City in advance the total cost of construction as estimated by the Director. The final cost to the applicant of the distribution system extension shall be the actual cost to the City of construction. The service connection costs for each parcel of land owned by the applicant or applicants to be served by such an extension shall be as set out in Schedule "A" of this bylaw, and shall be in addition to the said construction costs. Extension Limits 45. Where a water distribution system is extended by other than Council Resolution, the minimum inside diameter shall be 150 mm and shall extend from the most convenient existing water main having sufficient surplus capacity to supply the additional water demand resulting from the said extension, to a point opposite the furthest boundary of the last parcel of land to be served by the extension. Bylaw No. 1320 - Consolidated - Page 15 Extension of Main Outside City Boundary 46. The City of Parksville will not service any properties outside the municipal boundaries. PART 8 - INSPECTION Inspection 47. Water service pipes on private property shall have passed inspection by the Building Inspector prior to connection being made at the property line. Bylaw 1320.25 adopted July 20, 2015 replaced Section 48 in its entirety with the following: 48. In accordance with Section 16 of the Community Charter Act of BC the Director of Operations, employees of the City of Parksville operations department, and Bylaw Compliance Officers of the City of Parksville are hereby authorized to enter on any real property to ascertain whether the owner(s) or occupant(s) of the property are in compliance with the requirements of this bylaw. (a) Any person who shall refuse to allow City employees or Officers any other person duly authorized in that behalf, or any police officer to inspect such house, place or premises, or provide information as requested, shall be guilty of an infraction of this bylaw and liable to the penalties thereof. PART 9 - PENALTIES Bylaw 1320.25 adopted July 20, 2015 replaced Section 49 in its entirety with the following: Penalties 49. Any person who contravenes or violates any provision of this bylaw, or who suffers or permits any act or thing to be done in contravention of or in violation of any provision of this bylaw, or who neglects to do or refrains from doing anything required to be done by any provision of this bylaw, commits an offence, and, where the offence is a continuing one, each day that the offence is continued shall constitute a separate offence. (a) Upon being convicted of an offence under this bylaw, a person shall be liable to pay a maximum fine of not more than $10,000. (b) In addition to any other remedies available at law, this bylaw may be enforced by means of a prosecution under the Offence Act. PART 10 - REPEAL OF PREVIOUS BYLAWS 50. The following bylaw and any amendments thereto are hereby repealed: Bylaw No. 1320 - Consolidated - Page 16 (a) "City of Parksville Water Service System Bylaw, 1998, No. 1301" and all amendments. PART 11 - GENERAL PROVISIONS Bylaw 1320.11 adopted August 20, 2007 deleted subsection 51. in its entirety and substituted the following: 51. Schedule "A" is attached to and forms part of this bylaw. 52. Any enactment referred to herein is a reference to an enactment of British Columbia and regulations thereto, as amended, revised, consolidated or replaced from time to time. 53. If any part, section, sentence, clause, phrase or word of this bylaw is for any reason held to be invalid by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, the invalid portion shall be severed and the decision that it is invalid shall not affect the validity of the remainder which shall continue in full force and effect and be construed as if the bylaw had been adopted without the invalid portion. PART 12 - CITATION 54. This bylaw may be cited for all purposes as "City of Parksville Water Service System Bylaw, 1999, No. 1320". READ A FIRST TIME this 8th day of September 1999 READ A SECOND TIME this 8th day of September 1999 READ A THIRD TIME this 8th day of September 1999 ADOPTED this 20th day of September 1999 Original signed by Julia F. MacDonald Original signed by Shirley E. Hine Mayor Clerk Consolidated under the provisions of the Community Charter to include Bylaws 1320, 1320.1, 1320.5, 1320.10, 1320.11, 1320.15, 1320.16, 1320.17, 1320.18, 1320.19, 1320.20, 1320.22, 1320.23, 1320.24, 1320.25, 1320.26, 1320.27, 1320.28, 1320.29, 1320.30, 1320.31,1320.32, 1320.33, 1320.34, 1320.35, 1320.36, 1320.37 and Bylaw 1494.1 and 1529. Printed under the authority of the Deputy Corporate Officer of the City of Parksville this 6th day of May, 2026. Original signed by S. E. Ross Deputy Corporate Officer Bylaw No. 1320 - Consolidated - Page 17 SCHEDULE "A" USER RATES AND CONNECTION CHARGES Bylaw 1320.17 adopted February 15, 2010 replaces the words Schedule "C" with the words Schedule "A" wherever they appear in the bylaw. Bylaw 1320.23 replaces Schedule "A" with the following: All waterworks user rates under Clauses 1 to 3 are per month and shall be as follows: Bylaw 1320.37 adopted May 6, 2026, deleted Clauses 1, 2 and 3 in entirety and substituted the following: 1. For all residential properties, dwelling units, apartment building units or residential strata lots the following rates apply per unit: (a) base fixed charge for water infrastructure $16.9200 (b) fixed charge for water treatment plant reserve fund $1.6667 (c) for each cubic meter of water consumed up to 10.00 cubic meters $ 0.8704 (d) for each cubic meter of water consumed in excess of 10.00 cubic meters and up to 20.00 cubic meters $ 1.7404 (e) for each cubic meter of water consumed in excess of 20.00 cubic meters and up to 26.666 cubic meters $ 2.9009 (f) for each cubic meter of water consumed in excess of 26.666 cubic meters and up to 66.666 cubic meters $ 4.3516 (g) for each cubic meter of water consumed in excess of 66.666 cubic meters $ 2.4365 2. Upon approval of "large family" status: for all large family residential properties, dwelling units, apartment building units or residential strata lots on their own meter the following rates** apply: (a) base fixed charge for water infrastructure $16.9200 (b) fixed charge for water treatment plant reserve fund $1.6667 (c) for each cubic meter of water consumed up to 13.33 cubic meters $ 0.8704 (d) for each cubic meter of water consumed in excess of 13.33 cubic meters and up to 25.00 cubic meters $ 1.7404 (e) for each cubic meter of water consumed in excess of 25.00 cubic meters and up to 33.333 cubic meters $ 2.9009 (f) for each cubic meter of water consumed in excess of 33.333 cubic meters and up to 66.666 cubic meters $ 4.3516 (g) for each cubic meter of water consumed in excess of 66.666 cubic meters $ 2.4365 Bylaw No. 1320 - Consolidated - Page 18 ** These rates will not apply to properties where multiple units are serviced by the same water meter. 3. For all commercial properties, including commercial stratas, resort properties, mixed use buildings with dwelling units, or care homes, the following rates apply: (a) base fixed charge for water infrastructure $16.9200 (b) fixed charge for water treatment plant reserve fund $1.6667 (c) for each cubic meter of water consumed $2.4365 4. Where one or more meters service one or more residential properties, dwelling units or residential strata lots, the quantity of water delivered to the premises by the City will be divided evenly amongst the properties, dwelling units or strata lots. 5. Water consumed at mixed use buildings, with commercial units and dwelling units that are primarily residential units, is billed on a per unit basis. The quantity of water delivered will be divided evenly amongst the properties' units. Stratas of mixed use buildings that are primarily residential will be given the option of being billed under clause 1 or 3 above so the residential owners are billed at a rate comparable to single family dwellings. Bylaw 1494.1 adopted on April 7, 2014, repealed Section 6 of Schedule "C" in its entirety. 6. The annual parcel tax shall be in the amount of $178.88 per parcel or group of parcels. 7. Inspection Fees: (a) Inspection fee for developer installed water service $85.00 per building (b) Re-inspection of water service to building $55.00 per inspection (c) Water usage fee during construction permit $30.00 per building 8. Disconnection Fee: Fee for disconnection of a service connection will be the actual costs of disconnection plus a provision for administration with a minimum charge of: $110.00 9. Connection Charges (a) Where the service connection was not installed and paid for as part of the servicing requirement of a subdivision, the installation and service charge, complete with meter, shall be: i) for a 19 mm diameter connection less than six metres in length $1,300.00 ii) for a 25 mm diameter connection less than six metres in length $1,500.00 Bylaw No. 1320 - Consolidated - Page 19 iii) for a 38 mm diameter connection less than six metres in length $1,750.00 iv) for a 50 mm diameter connection or greater size, or multiple meters Total actual cost of installation with a minimum charge at time of application of $2,200.00 v) where a connection service pipe exceeds 6 meters in length in (i), (ii) and (iii) above Total actual cost of installation with a minimum charge at time of application of $2,200.00 (b) Where the service connection was installed and paid for as part of a Servicing Agreement requirement of a subdivision, the meter installation and service charge shall be: i) for a 19 mm diameter connection $220.00 ii) for a 25 mm diameter connection $330.00 iii) for a 38 mm diameter connection $550.00 iv) for a 50 mm diameter connection or greater size or multiple meters Total actual cost of installation with a minimum charge at time of application of $1,100.00 (c) Where latecomers' fees apply, they shall be in addition to all other applicable charges. (d) Where a previous application was made but the service was not installed prior to the adoption of this bylaw, the connection charge previously paid will apply. If the owner fails to connect the water service to the municipal system within a 60 day period, then the owner shall be required to reapply. (e) To increase the size of an existing service, the actual cost with a minimum charge at time of application of: $2,200.00 10. Fire Hydrant Service Charge Standard hydrant on private or strata corporation property: $275.00/service 11. Customer Service Charge The fee for turn on or turn off: $35.00 12. Meter Re-Reading Charge and Connection Re-Inspection $55.00 13. Meter Reading Charge and Billing upon property sale or transfer $40.00 Bylaw No. 1320 - Consolidated - Page 20 SCHEDULE "B" Bylaw 1320.27 adopted March 17, 2016, replaced Schedule "B" in its entirety with a new Schedule "B" Bylaw 1320.34 adopted February 3, 2025, replaced Schedule "B" in its entirety with a new Schedule "B" entitled "Water Conservation Levels." WATER RESTRICTION STAGES WATER CONSERVATION LEVELS The director or their delegate may issue a notice prohibiting, restricting or limited the use of water. Such notice shall be sufficiently given if notice is provided on the City of Parksville website or circulating within the City. Any person who refuses or fails to abide by such prohibition, restriction or limitation contained in the notice shall be deemed to have contravened this bylaw. A. Special Watering Permits i. A person who has installed a new lawn, either newly seeded or new sod, may apply to the City of Parksville for a permit which will allow the new lawn to be sprinkled outside of permitted days. The permit shall be conspicuously displayed at the premises for which it is issued. ii. New sod or newly seeded lawn may be sprinkled for 14 days after installation, provided a permit has been issued for the premises at which the new lawn has been installed. iii. After expiration of a permit, a person may apply for and may obtain subsequent permits. iv. Permits will not be issued or be valid during water conservation levels 3 and 4. B. Exemptions i. Strata developments may vary hours of use as required, with prior written permission from the Director, to accomplish maintenance and upkeep in cases where developments have all irrigation systems separately metered and can demonstrate that inadequate times exist within water conservation levels to sustain plant stock. ii. Commercial enterprises which require water use to facilitate normal business activities (i.e. power washing companies, window washing companies, car dealerships, car washes, nurseries, turf farms, tree farms, etc.) are exempt from all water conservation levels. iii. Micro-irrigation and drip-irrigation consists of water delivered to the root zone of a plant and use less than 20 gallons per hour at less than 25 PSI. Soaker hoses and weeper hoses are not considered to be micro-irrigation or drip-irrigation. Bylaw No. 1320 - Consolidated - Page 21 iv. Watering of public parks, open space, and sports fields are exempt from conservation levels as necessary to accomplish proper upkeep of public spaces and City assets. v. The City's water utility is exempt from water conservation levels to allow for proper operations and maintenance of the water utility system. C. Water Conservation Levels The Water Conservation Levels 1 through 4 inclusively are as follows: Bylaw No. 1320 - Consolidated - Page 22 WATER CONSERVATION LEVEL 1 APRIL 1 TO APRIL 30 Unless otherwise advised by the City of Parksville Sprinkler watering Watering of lawns with pop-up spray, rotors and sprinklers is permitted during watering times between 7 pm and 7 am, any day of the week. Vegetable gardens and fruit trees Vegetable gardens and fruit trees are exempt from all watering restrictions. Watering of ornamental shrubs, flowers, trees Ornamental shrubs, flowers and trees are restricted to hand-held container or hose equipped with a shutoff nozzle if watered outside of permitted times. Washing of vehicles, RVs, boats, and buildings (siding) Vehicles, RVs, boats, and exterior building surfaces may be washed using City supplied potable water using a hand-held container or hose equipped with shutoff nozzle. Pressure washing of walkways, driveways, buildings (siding) Persons may use City supplied potable water to wash walkways, driveways, buildings (siding), or parking lots. Swimming pools, wading pools, hot tubs, and water features Swimming pools, wading pools, hot tubs, garden ponds, and water features may be filled with water. Bylaw No. 1320 - Consolidated - Page 23 WATER CONSERVATION LEVEL 2 MAY 1 TO OCTOBER 31 Unless otherwise advised by the City of Parksville Sprinkler watering Odd numbered civic addresses may water on odd numbered days and even numbered civic addresses may water on even numbered days. Watering times are 7 am to 10 am OR 7 pm to 10 pm for a maximum of two hours of total allocated watering per day. Multi-unit strata developments may vary hours of use as required, with prior written permission from the Director, to accomplish maintenance and upkeep in cases where developments have irrigation systems separately metered and can demonstrate that inadequate times exist within water restriction stages to sustain plant stock. Vegetable gardens and fruit trees Vegetable gardens and fruit trees are exempt from all watering restrictions. Watering of ornamental shrubs, flowers, trees Ornamental shrubs, flowers and trees are restricted to hand-held container or hose equipped with a shutoff nozzle if watered outside of permitted times. Washing of vehicles, RVs, boats, and buildings (siding) Anytime on assigned watering day, vehicles, RVs, boats, and exterior building surfaces may be washed on using City supplied potable water using a hand-held container or hose equipped with shutoff nozzle Pressure washing of walkways, driveways, buildings (siding) Anytime on assigned watering day, persons may use City supplied potable water to wash walkways, driveways, buildings (siding), or parking lots. Swimming pools, wading pools, hot tubs, and water features Anytime on assigned watering day, swimming pools, wading pools, hot tubs, garden ponds, and water features may be filled with water. Bylaw No. 1320 - Consolidated - Page 24 WATER CONSERVATION LEVEL 3 As advised by the City of Parksville Water Conservation Level 3 is intended to encourage residents to reduce water use where possible. Sprinkler watering Watering of lawns with pop-up spray, rotors and sprinklers is permitted one day per week only between 7 and 10 am OR 7 and 10 pm for a maximum two hours. - Even numbered houses on Thursdays - Odd numbered houses on Mondays Vegetable gardens and fruit trees Vegetable gardens and fruit trees are exempt from all watering restrictions. Watering of ornamental shrubs, flowers, trees Ornamental shrubs, flowers and trees are restricted to hand-held container or hose equipped with a shutoff nozzle if watered outside of permitted times. Washing of vehicles, RVs, boats and buildings (siding) Between 7 and 10 am OR 7 and 10 pm on your assigned watering day, vehicles, RVs, boats, and exterior building surfaces may be washed using City supplied potable water using a hand-held container or hose equipped with shutoff nozzle. Pressure washing of walkways, driveways, buildings (siding) Between 7 and 10 am OR 7 and 10 pm on assigned watering day, persons may use City supplied potable water to wash walkways, driveways, buildings (siding), or parking lots. Swimming pools, wading pools, hot tubs, and water features Anytime on assigned watering day, swimming pools, wading pools, hot tubs, garden ponds, and water features may be filled with water. Bylaw No. 1320 - Consolidated - Page 25 WATER CONSERVATION LEVEL 4 COMPREHENSIVE WATERING BAN As advised by the City of Parksville Sprinkler watering All outdoor watering is prohibited including newly seeded and sodded lawns. Vegetable gardens and fruit trees Vegetable gardens and fruit trees are exempt from all watering restrictions. Watering of ornamental shrubs, flowers, trees Ornamental shrubs, flowers and trees are restricted to hand-held container or hose equipped with a shutoff nozzle between 7 and 10 am OR 7 and 10 pm. Washing of vehicles, RVs, boats, and buildings (siding) Between 7 and 10 am OR 7 and 10 pm on assigned watering day, vehicles, RVs, and boats may be washed using City supplied potable water using a hand-held container or hose equipped with shutoff nozzle. Washing of exterior building surfaces is banned UNLESS prior to application of paint, preservative, stucco, or sealant. Pressure washing of walkways, driveways, buildings (siding) All washing of walkways, driveways, buildings (siding), and parking lots is banned. Swimming pools, wading pools, hot tubs, and water features Filling of swimming pools, wading pools, hot tubs, and garden pond water features is banned. Bylaw No. 1320 - Consolidated - Page 26 City of Parksville Water Conservation Framework Summary Table Water Conservation Level 3 is intended to encourage residents to reduce water use where possible. NOTE: Vegetable gardens and fruit trees are exempt from all water conservation levels. Conservation Levels 1 2 3 4 Effective Dates April May 1 to October 31 As Advised Frequency Any day Every other day Even # houses = Even # days Odd # houses = Odd # days One day per week Even # houses = Thursdays Odd # houses = Mondays SPRINKLING BAN LAWN WATERING NOT PERMITTED Lawn watering times Between 7 pm and 7am Between 7-10 am OR 7-10 pm for 2 hours MAX (on your watering day) Between 7-10 am OR 7-10 pm for 2 hours MAX (on your watering day) Washing vehicles, RVs, boats, buildings (siding) ANYTIME ANYTIME (on your watering day) Between 7-10 am OR 7-10 pm (on your watering day) Between 7-10 am OR 7-10 pm (on your watering day) Hand-watering, drip irrigation, micro irrigation ANYTIME ANYTIME ANYTIME Between 7-10 am OR 7-10 pm Filling fountains, pools, hot tubs ANYTIME ANYTIME (on your watering day) ANYTIME (on your watering day) NOT PERMITTED Pressure washing walkways, driveways, buildings (siding) ANYTIME ANYTIME (on your watering day) Between 7-10 am OR 7-10 pm (on your watering day) ONLY prior to application of paint, preservative, stucco, or sealant New lawn permits Can apply for permit Can apply for permit NO PERMITS ISSUED NO PERMITS ISSUED Bylaw No. 1320 - Consolidated - Page 27 SCHEDULE "C" Bylaw 1320.17 adopted February 15, 2010 replaces the words Schedule "C" with the words Schedule "A" wherever they appear in the bylaw.