Port Coquitlam, British Columbia
· No. 1091
· adopted 1971-06-14
· summary & facts
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THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF PORT COQUITLAM
BYLAW NO. 1091
CONSOLIDATED FOR CONVENIENCE ONLY
A Bylaw to provide for the connection of sanitary
sewers and storm drains from buildings and
structures to the sanitary sewers and storm drains
of The Corporation of the City of Port Coquitlam.
The Municipal Council of The Corporation of the City of Port Coquitlam, in open
meeting assembled, enacts as follows:
1. In this Bylaw, unless the context otherwise requires, the following words
and terms shall have the meaning hereinafter assigned to them:
(a) "City" means the municipal area comprised within the boundaries of The
Corporation of the City of Port Coquitlam, as the context may require.
(b) "Sanitary Sewer" shall mean the sanitary sewer system under the control
of the City which is intended and used for the collection, conveyance,
and disposal of sewage.
(c) "Sanitary Building Sewer" shall mean the sanitary sewer pipe extending
from the property line at the property concerned to the building
situated thereon, and joining the sanitary sewer connection to the
plumbing system at the building.
(d) "Sanitary Sewer Connection" shall mean the sanitary sewer pipe
extending from the street sanitary sewer to the property line of the
property being served or about to be served.
(e) "Storm Drain" shall mean any storm drain under the control of the City
which is intended and used for the impounding, conveying, and
discharging of surface and other waters.
(f) "Storm Building Drain" shall mean the storm drain pipe extending from
the property line of the property concerned to the building situated
thereon and joining the storm drain connection to the storm water
disposal system at the building.
(g) "Storm Drain Connection" shall mean the storm drain pipe extending from
the street storm drain to the property line of the property being
served or about to be served.
2. (a) If a parcel of land, upon which there is situated a building occupied
or used by one or more persons, abuts a street, lane, or right-of-way
upon or under which there is laid a sanitary sewer, or if such parcel
of land is within 150 feet of such sanitary sewer, the owner or
occupant of such parcel shall connect or cause to be connected the said
lands and premises with the sanitary sewer in the manner provided by
this Bylaw.
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(b) If a parcel of land abuts a street, lane or right-of-way upon or under
which there is laid a storm drain or if such parcel of land is within
150 feet of such storm drain, the owner or occupant of such parcel of
land shall connect or cause to be connected the said land and premises
with the storm drain in the manner provided by this Bylaw; provided
that a connection shall not be required if the City Engineer of the
City is satisfied that an effective alternate method for the disposal
of storm water is available and is being utilized.
3. (a) Before any connection is made the owner or occupier of the lands and
premises in question or his agent shall make application at the office
of the City Engineer in the form of Schedule "A" to this Bylaw for a
permit to connect the said lands and premises to the sanitary sewer or
storm sewer as the case may be and shall deposit with the City a sewer
connection fee or storm drain connection fee said to be calculated at
the estimated cost of installing the sewer connection or storm drain
connection.
(b) The issuance of a permit to connect building sewers in excess of six
(6") inches in diameter to the sanitary sewer or storm drain, as the
case may be, shall be conditional upon the determination of the
capacity of the sanitary sewer or storm drain. No such connection
shall be permitted, if in the opinion of the City, the sanitary sewer
or storm drain is incapable of carrying away the wastes emanating from
the lands and premises.
(c) Separate fees shall be payable for connections to the sanitary sewer
system and storm drain system.
(d) Where a storm drain system is being provided as a work of local
improvement one connection shall be provided to each property liable to
be specially charged for the work of local improvement without payment
of the connection fee specified herein.
4. Where it is not possible to grant an application for a connection to the
sanitary sewer system or storm drain system or where it would be contrary to
good engineering practice so to do, the applicant shall be so informed
together with the reasons therefor and any fee deposited according to
Section 3 of this Bylaw shall be forthwith repaid to the applicant.
5. Upon receipt of the application to connect to the sanitary sewer system or
storm drain system and of the fee required under Section 3 hereof, the City
shall cause to be laid (unless already laid) a sewer connection extending
from the sanitary sewer system or storm drain system to the applicant's
property line. Thereupon the owner shall connect his sanitary building
sewer or storm building sewer, as the case may be, to the sewer or storm
connection provided, in accordance with the regulations contained herein.
6. (a) The connection fee deposited in accordance with Section 3 above, does
not embrace works within the property of the applicant, except as to
the inspection of the applicant's sanitary building sewer or storm
building sewer.
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(b) No person, other than the City, its employees or its contractors shall
install or cause to be installed any part of the sewer connection on
any public highway or right-of-way or in any way, to break, interfere
or tamper with any sanitary sewer system or storm drain system of the
City.
7. Every person who makes application in the form of Schedule "A" to this Bylaw
shall allow, suffer, and permit any person authorized by the City (either
generally or in any particular instance) to enter in and upon the premises
set forth in the said application, for the purpose of inspecting sewer or
storm drain system of the said premises. Every owner shall keep the
sanitary building sewer or storm building sewer on his land in good order
and repair.
8. In case any owner or occupier of lands and premises which are required to be
connected to the sanitary sewer system or storm drain system pursuant to
Section 2 of this Bylaw, shall fail or neglect to connect the said lands and
premises to the sanitary sewer system or storm drain system in the manner
prescribed by this Bylaw, the City may serve on the owner a Notice stating
that the said owner shall forthwith comply with all provisions of this Bylaw
and that the connection of this sanitary building sewer or storm building
sewer, as the case may be, shall be completed in accordance with this Bylaw
within Thirty (30) days of the date of mailing of such notice. Service of
such Notice shall be deemed to be made and completed upon the City Clerk of
the City mailing such Notice by registered mail to the owner at his last
address according to the current tax roll of the City. The failure of the
owner to comply with the said Notice shall constitute an infraction of this
Bylaw and the said owner shall be subject to the remedy provided in Section
9 hereof AND to the penalties provided in Section 19 hereof.
9. After the expiration of the thirty (30) day period referred to in Section 8
above, the City may enter upon the property of the said owner and cause the
connection to be made. The total cost and expense of making the connection,
including the cost of installing the sanitary building sewer or storm
building sewer, as the case may be, and the sewer connection, shall be
charged against the owner of the property as follows: a certificate of the
cost entailed in making the said connection shall be prepared by the City
Engineer and filed with the Collector of the City, and the provisions of
Section 377 of the "Municipal Act" being Chapter 255 of the Revised Statutes
of British Columbia, 1960, and Amendments thereto, shall apply thereto.
10. (1) Nothing in this Bylaw shall be construed to permit the connection of
storm, surface, or ground water to the sanitary sewer system. The
connection, either directly, or indirectly, or roof leaders, foundation
drains, field drains, sumps or other collectors of surface or ground
water to the sanitary sewer system is not permitted. The owner of any
property who connects, permits or causes to be connected any such
storm, surface, or ground water from his premises or property to the
sanitary sewer system shall be guilty of an infraction of this Bylaw.
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(2) Nothing in this Bylaw shall be construed to permit the introduction of
sewage effluent into the storm drain system. The connection, either
directly, or indirectly, of sanitary building sewers or any other
collectors of sewage effluent to the storm drain system is not
permitted. The owner of any property who connects, permits or causes
to be connected any such collection system from his premises or
property to the storm drain system shall be guilty of an infraction of
this Bylaw.
11. No gasoline, naptha, or other inflammable liquid or explosive substance, and
no grease, oil, lye, free acid, mud, grit, plaster of paris, lime, clay or
any other trade or industrial waste which may injure, or impair the
efficiency or safety of the sanitary sewer system or storm drain system,
through deposits forming in same or owing to the attacking and weakening of
such sanitary sewer or storm drain, shall be discharged into any sanitary
sewer system or storm drain system within the City.
12. In the case of any commercial or industrial premises where there exists a
possibility that such noxious wastes as are described in Section 11 of this
Bylaw may be discharged into the sanitary sewer system or storm drain
system, a permit to connect to the sanitary sewer or storm drain shall not
be issued until the City has examined fully and approved the layout and
design of the protective devices by means of which the applicant proposes to
prevent or neutralize the discharge of the said noxious wastes into the
sanitary sewer system or storm drain system.
13. The minimum diameter of every sanitary building sewer or storm building
sewer shall be four (4") inches.
14. Each building must be separately and independently connected with the
sanitary sewer system or storm drain system, providing however, that where
two or more buildings are situated on the same building lot, one connection
with respect thereto may, with the approval of the City, be permitted.
15. All sanitary building sewers and storm building sewers from houses and other
buildings shall be installed by and at the cost of the owner and shall be
constructed of one of the following materials:
(a) Vitrified Clay sewer pipe (A.S.T.M. Specification C13-54T); with
approved pre-molded bituminous or plastic joint;
(b) Concrete sewer pipe (A.S.T.M. Specification C14-54); with approved
gasket joint;
(c) Asbestos cement pipe of approved manufacture; with approved gasket or
rubber ring joint; or
(d) Such other materials as the City may from time to time approve.
16. (a) The sanitary building sewer or storm building sewer, as the case may
be, shall be laid to an even slope of not less than one-quarter (1/4")
inch to the foot in the direction of flow in the case of four (4") inch
lines, and not less than one-eighth (1/8") inch to the foot in the case
of six (6") lines.
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(b) The pipe shall be laid not less than 18 inches below the finished
surface of the ground, as measured to the top of the pipe. In cases
where there may be heavy loads over the pipe, the City may require
additional bedding or cast iron pipe.
(c) The pipe shall be laid concentric to each adjacent pipe and the joints
shall be flush, even and free to any internal obstruction.
(d) Couplings shall be installed in accordance with the manufacturer's
specifications.
(e) Where the sanitary building sewer or storm building sewer is laid over
filled ground or in ground which may be subject to settling, the City
may require that cast iron soil pipe or other materials other than
those in Section 15 of this Bylaw be used.
(f) At the point where the sanitary building sewer or storm building sewer
is joined to the sewer connection, at the owner's property line, the
owner shall install a four (4") inch wye with a stopper inserted in the
branch, to serve as a clean out for the sewer connection pipe.
(g) The pipe shall not bear on any plant, timber, rock or other unyielding
object, nor shall any such object be placed against the pipe in
backfilling.
(h) Where the sanitary building sewer or storm building sewer is laid near
any shrub or tree whose roots may penetrate the pipe joints, the City
may require that special jointing materials be used.
17. When the owner has completed the installation of his sanitary building sewer
or storm building sewer, as the case may be, but before the same has been
backfilled, he shall inform the City that the installation is completed and
the City shall forthwith have its designated officer make an inspection of
the work. The owner shall test the house connection for watertightness in
the presence of the City's Inspector. The test shall be performed by
sealing the sanitary building sewer or storm building sewer at the property
line, using an approved plug, and then filling the line with water so that a
head of not less than six feet is placed on all sections of the sanitary
building sewer or storm building sewer. The rate at which water escapes
from the sanitary building sewer or storm building sewer, when calculated
under this test, shall not exceed 1/4 gal. per hour for each 10 feet of
sanitary building sewer or storm building sewer. The backfilling of the
sanitary building sewer or storm building sewer shall not be commenced until
the City has signified in writing that it is satisfied that the materials
and workmanship employed are to its satisfaction and that the pertinent
sections of this and other Bylaws have been adhered to.
18. Materials and workmanship which in the opinion of the City are defective or
otherwise not in accordance with the provisions of this Bylaw, shall be
removed and replaced by the owner, at the direction of the City and the
sanitary building sewer or storm building sewer shall not be backfilled
unless and until the said sanitary building sewer or storm building sewer
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has been accepted and approved by the City as provided in Section 17 hereof.
Failure to replace materials or workmanship as provided in this Section
shall be cause for the City to proceed with the issuance of a "Notice to
Connect" as referred to in Section 8 of this Bylaw, and the conditions
imposed by Sections 8 and 9 shall apply.
19. Every person who violates any of the provisions of this Bylaw or who permits
any act or thing to be done in contravention or in violation of any of the
provisions of this Bylaw, or who neglects to do or refrains from doing
anything required to be done by any of the provisions of this Bylaw, or who
does any act which violates any of the provisions of this Bylaw shall be
guilty of an offence punishable on summary conviction and shall be liable to
a fine of not more than $2,000.00 or to imprisonment for not more than six
months, or to both, the penalties being enforced and the fines and costs
being recoverable upon summary conviction in the manner provided by the
Offence Act R.S.B.C. 1979, c. 305 as amended.
20. (1) Bylaw No. 753, cited as the "City of Port Coquitlam Sanitary Sewer
Connections and Regulations Bylaw, 1964" is repealed.
(2) Bylaw No. 1061, cited as the "City of Port Coquitlam Sanitary Sewer
Connections and Regulations Bylaw, 1964, Amendment Bylaw, 1971, No.
1061" is repealed.
21. This Bylaw may be cited for all purposes as the "City of Port Coquitlam
Sanitary Sewer and Storm Drain Connection Bylaw, 1971, No. 1091".
Read a first time by the Municipal Council this 7th day of June, 1971.
Read a second time by the Municipal Council this 7th day of June, 1971.
Read a third time by the Municipal Council this 7th day of June, 1971.
Reconsidered, finally passed and adopted by the Municipal Council of The
Corporation of the City of Port Coquitlam this 14th day of June, 1971.
"M.A. Thompson"
Acting Mayor
"R.A. Freeman"
City Clerk
RECORD OF AMENDMENT
BYLAW NO. AMENDED SECTION
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THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF PORT COQUITLAM
BYLAW NO. 1091
SCHEDULE "A"
"City of Port Coquitlam Sanitary and Storm
Drain Connection Bylaw, 1971, No. 1091"
Application No. Roll No.
APPLICATION FOR CONNECTION
The undersigned being the registered owner/owners (or duly authorized agent) of
real property situated at:
House Number Street City
the legal description being:
, Group 1, N.W.D.,
Lot No. Block District Lot/Section Plan No.
in the City of Port Coquitlam, do hereby apply for:
1.
A inch sanitary sewer connection from the sanitary sewer main to
my nearest property line, and herewith tender the sum of
($ ) Dollars
for such connection.
2.
A inch storm drain connection from the storm drain main to my
nearest property line, and herewith tender the sum of
($ ) Dollars
for such connection.
I/WE hereby authorize the Corporation of the City of Port Coquitlam to install the
said sewer or storm drain service connection, and further agree to duly pay all
annual charges assessed against the aforesaid real property therefor.
I/WE further agree to conform to the provisions contained in the "City of Port
Coquitlam Sanitary Sewer and Storm Drain Connection Bylaw, 1971, No. 1091", and to
await written approval of the City's Inspector upon completion of the installation
of the sanitary building sewer or storm building drain before backfilling of the
trench is commenced.
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DATE
APPLICANT'S SIGNATURE
RECEIPT NO.
APPLICANT'S ADDRESS
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DATE INSTALLED
OWNER'S NAME
OWNER'S ADDRESS
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