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CITY OF RICHMOND
NUISANCE PROHIBITION
BYLAW NO. 6983
EFFECTIVE DATE - FEBRUARY 22, 1999
CONSOLIDATED FOR CONVENIENCE ONLY
This is a consolidation of the bylaws below. The amendment bylaws have been combined with
the original bylaw for convenience only. This consolidation is not a legal document. Certified
copies of the original bylaws should be consulted for all interpretations and applications of the
bylaws on this subject.
AMENDMENT BYLAW
DATE OF ADOPTION
EFFECTIVE DATE
(If different from Date of Adoption)
Bylaw No. 9718
October 23, 2017
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CITY OF RICHMOND
NUISANCE PROHIBITION BYLAW NO. 6983
The Council of the City of Richmond, in open meeting assembled, enacts as follows:
PART ONE: GENERAL PROVISIONS
1.1
A person must not do any act, or cause or permit any act to be done, which constitutes
a nuisance at law.
1.2
The responsibility for laying the necessary information, pursuant to the Offence Act,
rests with the complainant which means an informant or his legal counsel or agent, and
the City will not provide resources to pursue an action brought under this bylaw.
PART TWO: VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES
2.1
Any person who:
(a)
violates or contravenes any provision of this bylaw, or who causes or allows
any provision of this bylaw to be violated or contravened; or
(b)
fails to comply with any of the provisions of this bylaw, any other City bylaw,
or any applicable statute; or
(c)
neglects or refrains from doing anything required under the provisions of this
bylaw; or
(d)
makes any false or misleading statement,
commits an offence and upon conviction shall be liable to a fine of not more than Ten
Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00), in addition to the costs of the prosecution, and where
the offence is a continuing one, each day that the offence is continued shall constitute a
separate offence.
PART THREE: PREVIOUS BYLAW REPEAL
3.1
Nuisance Bylaw No. 2828 (adopted on March 13th, 1972), is hereby repealed in its
entirety.
PART FOUR: CITATION
4.1
This Bylaw is cited as "Nuisance Prohibition Bylaw No. 6983".