Peachland, British Columbia
· No. 1899
· adopted 2009-02-24
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THE CORPORATION OF THE DISTRICT OF PEACHLAND
BYLAW NO. 1899
A Bylaw to provide for the regulation of solid waste
WHEREAS The Corporation of the District of Peachland has established a service to provide for
the management of solid waste;
AND WHEREAS The Corporation of the District of Peachland considers that it is necessary to
provide regulations for the management of solid waste;
NOW THEREFORE THE CORPORATION OF THE DISTRICT OF PEACHLAND IN OPEN
MEETING ASSEMBLED ENACTS AS FOLLOWS:
1.
INTRODUCTION
1.1 TITLE
This bylaw may be cited for all purposes as "The Corporation of the District of Peachland
Solid Waste Management Regulation Bylaw No.1899, 2009".
1.2 INTERPRETATION
In this bylaw, unless the context otherwise requires:
"Change Out" means change out of cart to a larger size or another cart for additional
service.
"Change out Fee" means the fee charged for the Change Out.
"Collection and Solid Waste Reduction Services Fee" means fee for the curb side
collection of Yard Waste, Garbage and Mandatory Recyclable Material plus the fee for
Solid Waste Reduction Services.
"Collection Area" means the area shown on the drawing attached to this bylaw as
Schedule "A".
"Collection Fee" means the fee for the curb side collection of Yard Waste, Garbage
and Mandatory Recyclable Material from each Residential Dwelling Premise.
"Collection Point" means a location where one or more Garbage, Recyclables or Yard
Waste Carts and/or Garbage bags with Tag-a-Bag Tags are placed for collection by the
District of Peachland.
"Co-mingled Containers" means metal food and beverage containers, and all
household plastic containers displaying #1 - 7 recycling symbols and including plastic
film, but does not include beverage containers under deposit as part of the Provincial
container deposit and refund system.
"Excess Producer" refers to Owners which at any time require more Garbage and/or
Mandatory Recyclable Material collection services than the Garbage and/or Recyclables
Cart service provided by the District of Peachland.
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"Garbage" means and includes all rubbish, non-recyclable materials, trade waste,
ashes, household waste, discarded matter, rejected abandoned or discarded waste or
vegetable or animal food, and other materials deemed non-recyclable.
"Garbage Cart" means a wheeled container owned and supplied by the District of
Peachland and used for the collection of Garbage from Residential Dwelling Premises.
"Large Cart" means a cart larger than the designated size for the service the cart is
provided for.
"Large Cart Fee" means the fee for the Large Cart.
"Manager of Development and Environmental Services" means the person
appointed as such by the District of Peachland and includes his or her lawful delegate.
"Mandatory Recyclable Material" includes:
(a) "Mandatory Residential Recyclable Material", being materials such as Co
mingled Containers, Recyclable Corrugated Cardboard, Mixed Waste Paper, and
other materials approved for pick-up as part of the District of Peachland
recyclables collection system
"Mixed Waste Paper" includes, but is not limited to, co-mingled boxboard, paper
shopping bags, white and coloured ledger paper, wrapping paper, envelopes with or
without windows, sticky notes, computer paper, third class mail, flyers, magazines,
catalogues, telephone books, paper egg cartons, newspapers and any other 100%
paper fibre products.
"Non-Recyclable Material" includes but is not limited to Garbage and may include
items that previously were recyclable but no longer have any recyclable value or
purpose.
"Owner" means the registered owner of any lands and premises situated within the
District of Peachland and shall, where applicable, include the agent, executor or
administrator of such Owner or the lessee or occupier of the premises.
"Recyclables Cart" means a wheeled container owned and supplied by the District of
Peachland, and used for the collection of Mandatory Residential Recyclable Material
from Residential Dwelling Premises.
"Recyclable Corrugated Cardboard" means a container for goods which is composed
of an inner fluting (wave-like) of material and one or two outer liners of material
(linerboard) which is not lined with contaminants such as wax, plastic or foam, and is
free from contaminants such as oil, grease and food.
"Recyclable Gypsum" means source-separated gypsum board or wall board, including
new construction off-cuts or scraps, and old wallboard that has been painted, covered in
wallpaper, vinyl or ceramic tiles and is removed during renovation, but excluding lathe
masonry gypsum wallboard, wallboard associated with asbestos and wallboard
contaminated with any other waste.
"Recyclable Materials" means all Mandatory Recyclable Materials.
"The District" means The Corporation of the District of Peachland.
"Residential Dwelling Premise" means an individual dwelling unit with direct access to
and from the outdoors, which could include single-family dwellings, two family dwellings,
residential triplexes or fourplexes, manufactured homes, or individually serviced units of
apartments or condominiums. For clarification, Residential Dwelling Premise does not
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include, for the purposes of this bylaw, stratified properties to which access to each
individual unit is only available via common strata property.
"Solid Waste Reduction Services" means landfill disposal costs, waste reduction
activities, recycle depots and recycle processing facilities.
"Solid Waste Reduction Services Fee" means the fee for Solid Waste Reduction
Services.
"Standard Garbage Bag" means durable plastic bags, which shall contain not more
than 95 litres, and must not weigh more than 23 kg when full, used for the collection of
Garbage when tagged with Tag-a-Bag Tags from Residential Dwelling Premises.
"Tag-a-Bag Tag" means a tag that must be placed on all Garbage bags that exceed the
quantity limits for Garbage removal outlined in this bylaw, with such tags being made
available by the District of Peachland for a fee.
"Director Of Finance" means the person appointed as such by the District of
Peachland and includes his or her lawful delegate.
"White Goods" means large metal appliances such as washers, dryers, stoves, hot
water tanks, air conditioners, refrigerators and freezers, including those containing
ozone-depleting substances.
"Wood Waste" means clean, organic, source-separated material including, but not
necessarily limited to:
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kiln-dried dimensional lumber (such as wood pallets, and demolition wood
waste);
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branches or prunings greater than 20 centimetres (8 inches) in diameter;
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plywood;
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particle board; and,
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pressed board
provided such material is free of chemical treatments, creosote, rocks, metals (other
than nails and screws), heavy coats of paint, wire, fibreglass, asphalt materials, and
other non-wood materials.
"Yard Waste" means green waste including but not necessarily limited to grass and
hedge clippings, leaves, grass, flowers, vegetable stalks, woody or herbaceous waste,
fruit and vegetable waste, and prunings that can be effectively composted.
Includes
prunings up to 1 metre in length and 5 centimetres in circumference.
"Yard Waste Cart" means a wheeled container owned and supplied by the District of
Peachland and used for the collection of Yard Waste from Residential Dwelling
Premises.
2.
COLLECTION SYSTEMS
2.1 GARBAGE,
YARD WASTE AND MANDATORY RESIDENTIAL RECYCLABLE
MATERIAL COLLECTION SYSTEMS
2.1.1
Every Owner of a Residential Dwelling Premise within the Collection Area shall
use the Garbage, Yard Waste and Mandatory Residential Recyclable Material
collection systems established by the District of Peachland pursuant to this bylaw
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and shall pay the rates and fees set out in Schedule "B'' to this bylaw, except
those who have been granted a waiver of service by the Director of Operations.
2.1.2
The District, or a contractor acting on behalf of the District, shall pick up all
Garbage, Yard Waste and Mandatory Residential Recyclable Material set out at
Residential Dwelling Premises within the Collection Area on the designated day
of collection, provided it conforms to the terms of this bylaw and meets the
Garbage, Yard Waste and Mandatory Residential Recyclable Materials Cart size
limits and rates outlined in Schedule "B".
2.1.3
Notwithstanding Sections 2.1.1 and 2.1.2 of this bylaw, the Director of Operations
reserves the right to alter or exclude a Residential Dwelling Premise from the
Garbage, Yard Waste and Mandatory Residential Recycling collection systems if
collection costs, access routes or location are unsafe or unreasonable.
2.1.4 The District of Peachland reserves the right to refuse to remove all material that
is not Garbage, Yard Waste or Mandatory Residential Recyclable Material, as
defined by this bylaw.
2.1.5
Recyclables Carts containing materials not identifiable as Mandatory Residential
Recyclable Material will not be collected.
2.1.6
Residents of stratified residential properties to which access to each individual
unit is only available via common strata property (for example, bare land strata or
ordinary strata developments) may utilize the Garbage, Yard Waste and
Mandatory Residential Recyclable Material collection systems established by the
District of Peachland pursuant to this bylaw, upon application to and approval by
the Director of Operations. Applications will only be accepted from the strata
corporation, and only on behalf of the entire development.
Applicants must
demonstrate the suitability of the proposed pick-up location and access thereto,
such that the District of Peachland or its contractor shall be able to collect
materials set out for collection pursuant to the terms of this bylaw.
Such
properties shall participate in the system, and shall pay all respective fees and
charges, as if each strata lot were a Residential Dwelling Premise as defined by
this bylaw.
2.2 CONTAINER REQUIREMENTS-RESIDENTIAL
2.2.1
Every Owner of Residential Dwelling Premises within the Collection Area shall
maintain in sanitary condition and in good order and repair the Garbage, Yard
Waste and Recyclables Carts.
2.2.2
Garbage, Yard Waste and Recyclables Carts shall be kept on the Owner's
Residential Dwelling Premises at all times and shall not encroach upon or project
over any street, lane or public place except when placed on such street or lane
for the purpose of collection under this bylaw.
2.2.3
Unless exempted by the Director of Operations all Garbage, Yard Waste and
Recyclables Carts shall be made readily accessible and with lids unlocked,
pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.2.4 of this bylaw, for emptying, between
the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. on the day of collection only.
2.2.4
For collection purposes, all Garbage, Yard Waste and Recyclables Carts must be
placed within one metre and with wheels positioned away from the travelled
portion of the lane, or the boulevard, adjacent to the Owner's Residential
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Dwelling Premise, or at a place designated by the Director of Operations. Carts
must also be placed one half (0.5) meter from one another or another obstacle.
2.2.5
If Garbage, Yard Waste and Recyclables Carts are enclosed in a structure, it
shall be built with doors opening upon the pick-up side so said containers can be
readily removed.
2.2.6 All Garbage, Yard Waste and Recyclables Carts shall be kept on the ground
level and shall be readily accessible from the street, or lane abutting the Owners
Residential Dwelling Premises.
2.2.7 Where collection of Garbage or Mandatory Residential Recyclable Material from
a stratified residential development has been approved by the Director of
Operations pursuant to Section 2.1.6 of this bylaw, a ready means of access
shall, on the day of collection, be provided from the public street to the location of
the Garbage, Yard Waste and Recyclables Carts placed out for collection. The
access shall be unobstructed, satisfactorily maintained, and of sufficient size and
kind to enable any authorized employee or contractor of the District of Peachland
to collect using normal collection efforts and procedures.
2.2.8
All Garbage, Yard Waste and Recyclables Carts' lids shall be kept closed.
2.2.9
All Garbage, Yard Waste and Recyclables Carts and any structure used as a
cover for such containers shall, at all times, be kept in good repair, clean and
accessible for inspection at all reasonable hours.
2.2.10 All Mandatory Residential Recyclable Material are to be placed loosely in the
Recyclables Cart, and bagging or bundling of Mandatory Residential Recyclable
Material with string, ties or tape is not permitted.
2.2.11 All Co-mingled Containers must be washed out prior to placement in Recyclables
Cart for collection, or deposit at a Recycling Depot.
2.2.12 All Yard Waste is to be placed loosely in the Yard Waste Cart, and bagging or
bundling of Yard Waste with string, ties or tape is not permitted.
2.2.13 From the beginning of March to the end of November on designated collection
days each Residential Dwelling Premise shall be permitted to place a Yard
Waste Cart at the curb for collection.
2.2.14 The District of Peachland may suspend collection service from properties where
location or design of pick-up facilities are contrary to the provisions of this bylaw,
but such suspension shall not waive any requirement, or abate or waive any
changes or rates under the provision of this bylaw.
2.2.15 Additional Garbage and Recyclables Cart Service
2.2.15.1 An Owner may request in writing that the District of Peachland provide a
Large Cart for Garbage and/or Mandatory Recyclable Material service
or any other additional service under this bylaw;
2.2.15.2 The District of Peachland may allocate to an Excess Producer, Garbage
and/or Recyclables Carts in sufficient size and number to make up the
deficiency between Garbage and/or Mandatory Residential Recyclable
Material produced and Garbage and Recyclables Cart collection
services purchased;
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2.2.15.3 If the request referred to in Subsection 2.2.15.1 is approved by the
Director of Operations, the rates for such services (Large Cart Fee) will
be entered by the Director of Finance on the utility bill.
2.2.16 Requesting a Reduction in Yard Waste and/or Recyclables Cart Service
2.2.16.1 An Owner may request a reduction in the number or volume of Yard
Waste and/or Recyclables Carts; and
2.2.16.2 The District of Peachland may approve the request if the Director of
Operations is satisfied that a reduction will not cause the property to
become an Excess Producer, and
2.2.16.3 The Owner will not receive any reduction in the mandatory service rates
(Schedule "B") per Section 2.1.1 of this bylaw.
2.3 CONTAINER REQUIREMENTS - NON-RESIDENTIAL
2.3.1 Every Owner of premises other than Residential Dwelling Premises shall provide
containers sufficient in size and number to contain all Garbage and Recyclable
Materials without spillage and in a sanitary condition at all times, and all such
containers shall meet zoning and other applicable requirements for size, location
and access.
2.4 DISPOSAL REQUIREMENTS WITHIN GARBAGE CONTAINERS - RESIDENTIAL
AND NON-RESIDENTIAL
2.4.1
No liquids shall be put in or be allowed to accumulate in any Garbage, Yard
Waste and Recyclables Carts or in any container for Garbage provided by the
Owner of premises other than a Residential Dwelling Premise.
2.4.2 All materials that might adhere to any container shall be separately contained
within individual disposable wrappings or containers before being placed in a
Garbage Cart, or in any containers for Garbage provided by the Owner of
premises other than Residential Dwelling Premises.
2.4.3 Ashes shall be completely cooled and shall be placed in non-combustible
containers and separate from other Garbage or inflammable material. Hot ashes
from incinerators or burning barrels, any liquid wastes, bulk chemical composition
waste, animal cuttings or wastes or oil, fuel, or other equipment lubricant filters
shall not be placed for residential Garbage collection.
2.4.4 Treated Biomedical Waste and hazardous materials shall be disposed of in
accordance with the landfill regulations.
3.
PROHIBITIONS, OFFENCES AND PENAL TIES
3.1 PROHIBITIONS
3.1.1
No person shall litter or dispose of Garbage, Yard Waste or Recyclable Material
contrary to the provisions of this bylaw.
3.1.2
No person shall dispose of Garbage any place other than a Garbage Cart for
collection as part of the District of Peachland collection system provided for
pursuant to this bylaw, another container scheduled for collection and delivery to
the Landfill or at the Landfill.
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3.1.3
No person shall dispose of Mandatory Recyclable Material any place other than:
a)
a Recyclables Cart, for collection as part of the District of Peachland
collection system provided for pursuant to this bylaw;
b)
another container scheduled for collection and delivery to a Recycling
Depot, Transfer Station or a place designated for the deposit of such at
the Landfill; or
c)
directly at a Recycling Depot or Transfer Station, or at a place designated
for the deposit of such at the Landfill.
3.1.4
No person shall deposit Garbage or Yard Waste to a Recycling Depot.
3.1.5
No person shall place Garbage for pick-up with the Garbage of others or place
Garbage in Garbage Carts owned by others without that Owner's permission.
3.1.6
No person shall deposit Garbage or Recyclable Materials that do not originate
from within the District of Peachland at the Landfill, Transfer Station or a
Recycling Depot unless permitted to do so by the Director of Operations.
3.1.7
No person, other than an authorized District of Peachland employee, contractor,
or designate shall enter or deposit Garbage or Recyclable Material at, a Landfill,
Transfer Station or Recycling Depot other than during operating hours.
3.1.8
No person shall transport Garbage or Recyclable Material from a location other
than a Residential Dwelling Premise, to a Residential Dwelling Premise for
collection pursuant to the District of Peachland collection systems.
3.1.9
No person shall scavenge Garbage or Recyclable Materials, whether placed out
for collection at Residential Dwelling Premises or deposited at a Recycling
Depot, Transfer Station or the Landfill.
3.1.10 No person shall place Mandatory Recyclable Material in Garbage or Yard Waste
Cart or a container for Garbage provided by the Owner of the premises.
3.1.11 No person shall place Garbage in a Recyclables or Yard Waste Cart or a
container for Mandatory Recyclables Material or Yard Waste provided by the
Owner of the premises.
3.1.12 No person shall place Yard Waste in a Garbage or Recyclables Cart or a
container for Garbage or Mandatory Recyclables Material provided by the Owner
of the premises.
3.1.13 No person shall intentionally contaminate Recyclable Materials so as to make
them non-recyclable.
3.2 OFFENCES AND PENAL TIES
3.2.1
No person shall do any act or suffer or permit any act or thing to be done in
contravention of this bylaw.
3.2.2
Every person who violates any provision of this bylaw, or who permits any act or
thing to be done in violation of this bylaw, or who fails to do any act or thing
required by this bylaw, shall be deemed to have committed an offence against
this bylaw and:
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3.2.2.1
Shall be liable to a fine as set out in The Corporation of the District of
Peachland Ticket Information Utilization Bylaw No. 1366, 1997 as
amended; or
3.2.2.2 Shall be liable, upon summary conviction, to the penalties provided
under the Offence Act; or
3.2.2.3
May be prohibited from entering and depositing Garbage or Recyclable
Material at the District of Peachland Approved Waste Management
Facility; or
any combination of these.
3.2.3
Each day that an offence against this bylaw continues shall be deemed a
separate and distinct offence.
3.2.4
Any penalty imposed pursuant to this bylaw shall be in addition to, and not in
substitution for, any other penalty or remedy imposed pursuant to any other
applicable statute, law or legislation.
4.
GENERAL
4.1 SEVERANCE
4.1.1
If a section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this bylaw is for any
reason held to be invalid by the decision of a Court of competent jurisdiction, it
shall be severed and such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining
portions of this bylaw.
4.2 SCHEDULES
4.2.1
Schedules "A" and "B" of this bylaw form part of, and are enforceable in the same
manner as, this bylaw.
4.3 EFFECTIVE DA TE
4.3.1
This bylaw shall come into full force and effect as and from the date of adoption.
4.4 REPEAL
4.4.1
This bylaw repeals The Corporation of the District of Peachland Solid Waste
Management Regulation Bylaw No. 1463, and all amendments thereto.
Read a First, Second and Third time on this 10th day of February, 2009.
Deposit with the Minister of Health on this 16th day of January, 2009.
Reconsidered and Adopted on this 24th day of February, 2009.
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Dated at Peachland, B.C. thisciday of /:lbtWlfij, 2009
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SCHEDULE "A"
COLLECTION AREA
Central Okanagan West Electoral Area
Central Okanagan East Electoral Area
Schedule "A"
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SCHEDULE "B"
CURBSIDE PICK UP LIMITS AND COLLECTION LIMITS
1.0
The following amounts of Garbage, Yard Waste and Mandatory Residential Recyclable
Material may be placed for pick up from Residential Dwelling Premises:
1 .1
One ( 1) 120 litre Garbage Cart or one ( 1) 240 litre Garbage Cart of Garbage per
Residential Dwelling Premise per weekly pick-up.
1.2
Furniture or small appliances that fit within the Garbage Cart or not exceeding 23
kg and 0.5 cubic metres in size, tagged with a Tag-a-Bag Tag and which are not
prohibited by this bylaw, may be considered for collection.
1.3
Notwithstanding Section 1.1 above, a maximum of two (2) additional Garbage
Bags will be picked up provided each of these bags is tagged with Tag-a-Bag
Tags.
1.4
An owner must not fill a Garbage, Yard Waste and Recyclables Cart in its
possession to:
1.4.1 a gross weight that exceeds:
Cart Size
120 litres
240 litres
360 litres
Weight Limit
50 kQ
100 kg
113.5 kg
1.4.2 To the extent that the lid does not close; or
1.4.3 To the extent that the collector cannot easily empty the contents.
2.0
The following fees and charges shall be paid in relation to the removal of Garbage ,
Mandatory Residential Recyclable Material and Yard Waste pursuant to the residential
collection system established under this bylaw:
3.0
2.1
The remainder of 2009 billings will be calculated on an annual bases;
2.2
Effective January 1, 201 O billings will be calculated on quarterly bases.
A utility fee of $196.45 for the current year will be charged for each individual Residential
Dwelling Premise for solid waste collection, tipping fees, District of Peachland solid
waste management and recycling programs, and dept servicing of borrowings for cart
purchases. An additional $72.00 per year Large Cart Fee will be charged for each
individual Residential Dwelling Premise using the 240 litre Cart collection service for
Garbage as per Section 2.2.15.
Notwithstanding this provision, where a waiver of
Schedule "B"
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service has been approved pursuant to Section 2.1 of this bylaw, a Collection Fee shall
not be levied. New accounts will be billed from the date of request for occupancy on a
pro-rated basis.
Residential Dwelling Premises shall be invoiced with a utility bill sent quarterly by the
District of Peachland to cover the costs of the Garbage, Yard Waste and Mandatory
Recyclable Material Collection Fee. The Solid Waste Reduction Services Fee shall be
levied on the annual Property Tax bill. Payments received are applied firstly to arrears,
then to current charges. New accounts are billed from the date of request for final
inspection of the applicable building permit works, on a pro-rated basis.
3.1
$2.50 per tag, for a Tag-a-Bag Tag.
3.2
Each individual Residential Dwelling Premise will receive one free Garbage, Yard Waste
and Recyclables Cart Change Out for different cart sizes as per Sections 2.2.15 and
2.2.16. Additional cart size Change Outs will be assessed a Change Out Fee of $25.00
per Change Out exchange and will be invoiced to the Owner of the Residential Dwelling
Premise.
3.3
If Garbage, Yard Waste and Recyclables Carts become damaged, upon approval by the
Director of Operations, costs of the repairs may be charged to the Owner of the
Residential Dwelling Premise.
Schedule "B"
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